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Rome

HBO TV series

TV seriestelevision seriesQ209878

Also known as Roma

Started: May 28, 2005
Ended: March 25, 2007
Creator: Bruno Heller
, John Milius
, William J. MacDonald
Network: HBO
, BBC Two
, Rai 2
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 22
Cast: Kevin McKidd
, Ray Stevenson
, Polly Walker
, Max Pirkis
+45 more
Genre: historical television series
, drama television series
, historical drama

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Rome is an American-British historical drama television series created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire. The series features a sprawling cast of characters, many based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are two soldiers named Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events.

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Director: Michael Apted
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Tim Van Patten
Website: hbo.com/rome language: English
List of episodes: list of Rome episodes
Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9
Composer: Jeff Beal
Title: Rome
Production company: HBO
Members / parts: Rome, season 1
Rome, season 2
List of characters: list of Rome characters
Characters: Atia of the Julii
Cato the Younger
Cleopatra
Eirene
Erastes Fulmen
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Octavian
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Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
Lucius Vorenus
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Mark Antony
Niobe of the Voreni
Octavia of the Julii
Posca
Quintus Valerius Pompey
Servilia of the Junii
Timon
Titus Pullo
Lucius Vorenus
Titus Pullo
Atia
Clodia
Fulvia
Mark Antony
Servilia
Octavia the Younger
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Marcus Junius Brutus
Augustus
Sextus Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Cato the Younger
Cicero
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Cleopatra
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Caesarion
Gaius Maecenas
Livia
Alfidia
Calpurnia
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Lepidus
Charmion
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
Herod the Great
Antonia Major
Antonia Minor
Publius Servilius Casca
Pothinus
Vercingetorix
Different from: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Set in period: Roman Republic
Narrative location: Rome
Distribution format: video on demand
Distributor: Hulu
HBO Max
Review score: 86%(December 27, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten TomatoesRetrieved 2021-12-27
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97%(December 27, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten TomatoesRetrieved 2021-12-27
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