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More West Wing than Gladiator, the HBO/BBC co-production Rome traces the tumultuous career of Gaius Julius Caesar -- from his rise to power to his assassination by members of the Roman Senate. Meticulously detailed and filmed entirely on location in Italy, the series focuses on Caesar (Ciarán Hinds) and his intimates, including: his mistress Servilia (Lindsay Duncan) and her traitorous son Brutus (Tobias Menzies); his niece Atia (the gleefully wicked Polly Walker), great-nephew Octavian (the fantastic Max Pirkis), and great-niece Octavia (Kerry Condon); the famed general Mark Antony (James Purefoy); and the various principal players of the Senate, such as Cicero (David Bamber), Cato (Karl Johnson), and Scipio (Paul Jesson). Fictional characters afford viewers a rank-and-file perspective on Caesar's takeover of Rome; they include Roman Legion officer Marcus Vorenus (Kevin McKidd); his wife, Niobe (Indira Varma), and their children; and Titus Pullo (Ray Stevenson), a centurion under Vorenus's command. With such a large cast, it can be a challenge to keep track of everyone, so HBO helpfully provides both a printed character guide and a featurette on the actors.
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Product Details
UPC: 883929074617
Source: HBO HOME VIDEO
Region Code: A
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
Editions: Subtitled, Slip Sleeve, Mixed Media Set, Digi-Pak
Time: 22:00:00
Sales Rank: 7,238
This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:
Rome: The Stolen Eagle
Rome: How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic
Rome: An Owl in a Thornbush
Rome: Stealing From Saturn
Rome: The Ram Has Touched the Wall
Rome: Egeria
Rome: Pharsalus
Rome: Caesarion
Rome: Utica
Rome: Triumph
Rome: The Spoils
Rome: The Kalends of February
Rome: Passover
Rome: Son of Hades
Rome: These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Rome: Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)
Rome: Heroes of the Republic
Rome: Philippi
Rome: Death Mask
Rome: A Necessary Fiction
Rome: Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus
Rome: De Patre Vostro
Special Features
22 episodes on 10 discs
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS Digital Surround 2.0, French DTS Digital Surround 2.0, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Castillian DTS Digital Surround 2.0, Polish voiceover DTS Digital Surround 2.0
Enhanced Blu-ray content:
-All Roads Lead to Rome: An in-depth, interactive on-screen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp
-Bloodlines: An interactive on-screen guide highlighting the connections between the soldiers, senate, and families of rome
Bonus content:
-13 audio commentaries by cast and crew
-Four behind-the-scenes featurettes exploring the production
-Three featurettes examining the history of Rome and several of its more famous inhabitants
-Two featurettes detailing the creation of two pivotal scenes
-And much more
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