good series

Excellent portrayal of the period and scenarios. It's a story told a thousand times but it feels new and exciting. Great sets and a very talented cast make this immersive and exciting. A shame it didn't go on further.

Probably the best portrayal of ancient Rome ever presented on screen. Fantastic sets, acting and action from start to finish.

The second one is weaker than the first one but the whole series is awesome.

Part one: 92 Part Two: 82. Exquisitely vibrant setting. 4 seasons would have been ideal - pre and post assassination, split. I wanted to see the actual military exploits of Pullo and Vorenus. I wanted more of Caesar's earlier campaigns. I did not want any of season 2 Octavian. What a downgrade! The younger actor was such a strength to the plot; his chemistry was compelling. Stoic but subtle. Season two's Octavian was an albatros who effectively killed the momentum. Bit of a sloppy landing.

Great show that ended to soon.

These kinds of shows benefit so much from real production value. The story wasn't anything groundbreaking, but the set pieces were so stunning that it worth watching for that alone.

Not just a gripping historical drama, that manages to offer a fresh take on one of the most well know moments in history, but also a marvelous depiction of ancient roman life, that cleverly uses modern day language and and highlights cultural parallels, making the world feeling more authentic.

After season 1

Masterpiece.

S1 90 S2 70. The willingness with which I push aside the children's TV plot holes and the watery soundtrack is a sign that I've fallen in love: I'm watching those historic dinosaurs - greatly portrayed in their fascist context - like a teenager with a crush, spunging it up. Varenus earns himself a spot in my character Hall of Fame - his stubbornness reaches Sopranos level now and then. -10 for Octavian's schizoid actor change (?!!) in s2 - had to go deep to recover from this cinematic disaster.

lucius vorenus & titus pullo friendship

[through season 2]

There are schlockier moments and the second series is really rushed (due to behind the scenes stuff). But a high quality cast gives this some weight and punch. The adventures of Vorenus and Pullo (RIP Ray) could have been a show in itself.

Really underrated, legendary..

Although the battle scenes are quite few, one of my favorites must be watched.

1. sezon 75, 2. sezon 80.

x2

I love history so this show is among my absolute favorites. The start is slow but it picks up. The two perspectives of a regular person and the main historical players makes the show extremely engrossing. The sets and costumes and dialogue are all amazingly well done. The historical accuracy is a little meh with the order and cause of events. It is extremely, graphically sexist which *is* accurate but the way the show is written def takes it past that into plain old modern sexism.

Rome's lack of focus is its biggest problem. The show would have been better had it chosen either to focus mostly on the major historical figures with the occasional commentary from the plebs Vorenus and Pullo, or on the lives of the plebs Vorenus and Pullo and how they lived during the major events of Rome. By losing focus, we have major events like Caesar being assassinated interspersed with soap opera drama between Vorenus and his wife.

Underrated series. The scenography, builded in Cinecittà and still there if you want to see it, it's part of the greatness. A bit of "it's not porn, it's HBO" it's here yes, with a bit historic unaccuracy too, but still the story is interesting and the usual machinations plot/ family drama of the HBO brand it's perfectly fitted for this piece of history.

Still one of the greatest historyseries available. Great characters, story, action, camerawork...

Just lovely, just so very lovely.

HBO bats another one out of the park. It's too bad the ending was so rushed or this would have received a higher rating. Still, fucking fantastic. The first season, at least, is worth watching, though that's where it peaks.

I've seen both seasons of Rome twice now. Wish they'd make another!

Spartacus is better, lol

Great presentation and fantastic drama but suffers a lot from rushing through history.

First season is easily 90+, second season is noticeably rushed and suffers from it, S2 Octavius is completely forgettable too. If HBO had gotten enough money to make their original 5/6 season show it would have been mind-blowing.

Seen three times now. Excellent.