Rome (2005 - 2007)
Rome (2005 - 2007)
Series Info
The Roman Empire's rise gets a royal treatment in this sprawling drama, which begins in 52 B.C., when Julius Caesar finally conquers Gaul, after years of war. Back in Rome, however, the Senate seeks to undermine Caesar's power, setting the stage for inevitable civil war. The HBO-BBC co-production took more than a year to make on acres of sets at Italy's legendary Cinecitta studios.
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Seasons
89%
Critics Consensus:
Pulp meets prestige in Rome's sensational second season -- though its style sometimes outweighs its substance.
2007, HBO, 10 episodes
83%
Critics Consensus:
Rome builds slowly, but a laborious start delivers rich rewards in the form of decadent sets, delicious drama and a surprising amount of intimacy.
2005, HBO, 12 episodes
Cast
Ciarán Hinds
as Gaius Julius Caesar
as Gaius Julius Caesar
Zuleikha Robinson
as Gaia
as Gaia
Kevin Mckidd
as Lucius Vorenus
as Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson
as Titus Pullo
as Titus Pullo
Kenneth Cranham
as Pompey Magnus
as Pompey Magnus
Polly Walker
as Atia of the Julii
as Atia of the Julii
James Purefoy
as Mark Antony
as Mark Antony
Indira Varma
as Niobe
as Niobe

Lindsay Duncan
as Servilia of the Junii
as Servilia of the Junii
Tobias Menzies
as Marcus Junius Brutus
as Marcus Junius Brutus
Lyndsey Marshal
as Cleopatra
as Cleopatra

Max Pirkis
as Gaius Octavian
as Gaius Octavian
Kerry Condon
as Octavia of the Julii
as Octavia of the Julii
Karl Johnson
as Cato
as Cato
David Bamber
as Cicero
as Cicero
Rick Warden
as Quintus Pompey
as Quintus Pompey

Paul Jesson
as Scipio
as Scipio

Lee Boardman
as Timon
as Timon

Anna Patrick
as Cornelia
as Cornelia
Simon Woods
as Gaius Octavian (older)
as Gaius Octavian (older)
David Kennedy
as Lucius Septimius
as Lucius Septimius
Nicholas Woodeson
as Posca
as Posca

Esther Hall
as Lyde
as Lyde
Ian McNeice
as Newsreader
as Newsreader
Michael Nardone
as Mascius
as Mascius
Allen Leech
as Marcus Agrippa
as Marcus Agrippa

Anna Francolini
as Clarissa
as Clarissa

Manfredi Aliquo
as Castor
as Castor
Alex Wyndham
as Gaius Maecenas
as Gaius Maecenas

Eliza Darby
as Daughter of Pompey
as Daughter of Pompey
Guy Henry
as Cassius
as Cassius
Nigel Lindsay
as Levi
as Levi

Daniel Cerqueira
as Memmio
as Memmio

Michele Pettini
as Son of Pompey
as Son of Pompey
Haydn Gwynne
as Calpurnia
as Calpurnia

Camilla Rutherford
as Jocasta
as Jocasta

Alessio Cuna
as Lucius
as Lucius
Suzanne Bertish
as Eleni
as Eleni

Roberto Davide
as Glabius
as Glabius

Paolo Risi
as Cato the Dwarf
as Cato the Dwarf

Vincenzo Nicoli
as Lysandros
as Lysandros

Lydia Biondi
as Merula
as Merula

Anna Fausta Primiano
as Vorena the Younger
as Vorena the Younger

Cosimo Fusco
as Hannibal Cotta
as Hannibal Cotta

Valery Usai
as Vorena the Younger
as Vorena the Younger
Lorcan Cranitch
as Erastes
as Erastes
Max Baldry
as Caesarion
as Caesarion
Ronan Vibert
as Lepidus
as Lepidus
Lydia Leonard
as Julia
as Julia

Francesca Fowler
as Egeria
as Egeria
Rafi Gavron
as Duro
as Duro

Alice Henley
as Livia
as Livia

Rocky Marshall
as Omnipor
as Omnipor

Kathryn Hunter
as Charmian
as Charmian

Stefan Brown
as Lucius (older)
as Lucius (older)

David Quinzi
as Rubio
as Rubio

Giacomo Gonnella
as Carbo
as Carbo

Dominic Atherton
as Yesh
as Yesh

Peter Gevisser
as Casca
as Casca

Clive Riche
as Tyro
as Tyro

Simon Gregor
as Artist
as Artist

Scott Chisholm
as Ptolemy XIII
as Ptolemy XIII

Julianne Liberto
as Mary
as Mary

Frank Baker
as Doctor
as Doctor

Frank Baker
as Doctor
as Doctor

Amy Marston
as Deborah
as Deborah

Lorenza Damiani
as Venus
as Venus

Sara Pasqualone
as Bec
as Bec

Charlie Anson
as Emissary
as Emissary

Lidia Biondi
as Merula
as Merula
Enzo Cilenti
as Evander
as Evander

Pip Torrens
as Cimber
as Cimber

Ewan Bailey
as Pertinax
as Pertinax
Bruce MacKinnon
as Priscus Maevius
as Priscus Maevius
Richard Dillane
as Centurion Varro
as Centurion Varro

Marco Pollack
as Lucius
as Lucius

Matthew Eggleton
as Egyptian Courtier
as Egyptian Courtier

Noa Bodner
as Prostitute
as Prostitute
Graham McTavish
as Urbo
as Urbo

Nicolo Brecci
as Caesarion
as Caesarion

Marco Pollak
as Lucius
as Lucius

Kammy Darweish
as Rhodomantes
as Rhodomantes
Sara Kestelman
as Old Woman
as Old Woman

Edward de Souza
as Rich Merchant
as Rich Merchant
Nuccio Siano
as Saul
as Saul
Jack Ellis
as Bibulus
as Bibulus

Oreste Rotundo
as Aufidius Dento
as Aufidius Dento

Stefano Consolini
as Cantor
as Cantor

Deborah Moore
as Alfidia
as Alfidia

Helen Stirling
as Old Weaver
as Old Weaver

Mimmio Esposito
as Augur
as Augur

Stefano Gragnani
as Old Man
as Old Man

Tyrone Huggins
as Bestiary
as Bestiary

Javier Torrecillas
as Barca
as Barca

Anne Lambton
as Pharmacopolist
as Pharmacopolist
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Rabbi
as Rabbi

Clive Ritchie
as Tyro
as Tyro

Alessandro Ruo
as Pontifex Maximus
as Pontifex Maximus

Jannina Salvetti
as Shopkeeper
as Shopkeeper

René Zagger
as Herod
as Herod
Series Details
TV Network: | HBO |
Genre: | Drama |
Executive Producers: | John Milius, William J. MacDonald, Bruno Heller, Frank Doelger, Anne Thomopoulos, John Melfi |
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