Rome

2005

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

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Season 1

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The Stolen Eagle 1

The Stolen Eagle

S1 • E1
The Stolen Eagle
Eager to return to Rome after eight long years of war, Gaius Julius Caesar ends his campaign with a resounding triumph in Gaul, and news of a shattering personal loss at home. In Rome, Caesar's old…
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How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic 2

How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic

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How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic
Anointed People's Tribune by Caesar, Mark Antony returns to Rome with Octavian's liberators, Vorenus and Pullo. After being feted by a grateful Atia, Vorenus heads home to his family, for the first…
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An Owl in a Thornbush 3

An Owl in a Thornbush

S1 • E3
An Owl in a Thornbush
With Caesar quickly advancing toward Rome, Pompey begins ordering a retreat and forces his citizens to pick sides. Timon is forced to do Atia's dirty work and Vorenus cannot understand why no one i…
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Stealing From Saturn 4

Stealing From Saturn

S1 • E4
Stealing From Saturn
As Pompey "maneuvers" outside the city, Caesar seeks to consolidate his hold on Rome. Atia throws a party to welcome Caesar home, while Vorenus throws one of his own to usher in his new life as a c…
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The Ram Has Touched the Wall 5

The Ram Has Touched the Wall

S1 • E5
The Ram Has Touched the Wall
Caesar weighs Pompey's counteroffer against Antony's recommendation to chase down Pompey's vulnerable army. Vorenus is forced to reconsider his career choices after a series of business setbacks le…
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Egeria 6

Egeria

S1 • E6
Egeria
When Caeser finds himself outnumbered by Pompey's legions, he asks Antony to join the fight. Marc Antony is having fun in his new political life while he ponders a counter-offer from Pompey. Atia u…
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Pharsalus 7

Pharsalus

S1 • E7
Pharsalus
Pompey attacks an outnumbered Caesar. Vorenus and Pullo are stranded at sea. Atia continues to seek out Servilla's friendship in order to ensure her protection, while Octavia and Servilla's bond gr…
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Caesarion 8

Caesarion

S1 • E8
Caesarion
Having pursued Pompey into Egypt, Caesar arrives in Alexandria and meets the boy king Ptolemy XIII, who offers the general a surprise gift. Vorenus and Pullo play liberators again, freeing Ptolemy'…
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Utica 9

Utica

S1 • E9
Utica
With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus and Pullo's showdown with local thug Erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia …
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Triumph 10

Triumph

S1 • E10
Triumph
Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the war over, and prepares for five days of feasting and games honoring his "triumph." No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a p…
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The Spoils 11

The Spoils

S1 • E11
The Spoils
Vorenus sees to it that veteran soldiers receives severance on behalf of Caesar, and is then invited along with Niobe to one of Atia's parties.
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Kalends of February 12

Kalends of February

S1 • E12
Kalends of February
Pullo and Vorenus are now heroes in the eyes of the Roman rank and file because of their arena feats. This causes Caesar to bestow rewards to those he might normally punish.

Season 2

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Passover 1

Passover

S2 • E1
Passover
Things pick up shortly after Caesar's murder. Octavian wants to keep his family from fleeing the city so he devises a plan. News of this makes Antony happy so he tells Brutus. Vorenus mourns Niobe'…
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Son of Hades 2

Son of Hades

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Son of Hades
Cleopatra arrives in Rome to pay her homage to Caesar, and to seek legitimization for Caesarion. Egypt's queen causes further complications between Anthony and Atia, who still struggles with Servil…
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These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero 3

These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero

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These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign armies to oppose the Cesarean party. Mark Antony's plans to change his post-consul proconsular governorship from Macedonia to Gaul are derailed when Cic…
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Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) 4

Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)

S2 • E4
Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)
Pullo races to find Vorenus with news of his family's fate. Servilia's plans to eliminate a rival exact a high price from her. Cicero is astonished when Octavian sends word that his victorious legi…
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Heroes of the Republic 5

Heroes of the Republic

S2 • E5
Heroes of the Republic
Despite Pullo's advice, Vorenus and his family return to the Collegium with his family who is reunited, and cleansed of their ordeal. Octavian is denied a triumph and urges Cicero to endorse his bi…
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Philippi 6

Philippi

S2 • E6
Philippi
Vorenus receives orders to plunge Rome into a bloodbath the likes that have not been seen since the dictatorship of Sulla. Octavia reveals her secret to Atia, and the armies of the Liberators and t…
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Death Mask 7

Death Mask

S2 • E7
Death Mask
Antony's nature reasserts itself, and challenges his alliance with Octavian. Timon and Levi set themselves against Herod's plans. Servilia's public displays of grief leave Atia unsettled. Gaia uses…
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A Necessary Fiction 8

A Necessary Fiction

S2 • E8
A Necessary Fiction
Octavian proclaims a new era of virtue in Rome, a program that his family and subordinates find impossible to obey. Vorenus is sent on a mission after a missing shipment of gold to discover who mys…
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Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) 9

Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)

S2 • E9
Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)
The people of Rome are starving. There have been many grain shortages over the past few months, but things have gotten particularly bad. In hopes of keeping the people from openly rebelling, Octavi…
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De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) 10

De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)

S2 • E10
De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
Following his naval defeat at Actium, Marc Antony returns to Egypt, where he and Cleopatra settle into a world of debauchery. Octavian tries to use Pullo as leverage to Vorenus to gain acess to the…