BBC's £58m Rome is most violent, explicit and costly drama yet

UK Telegraph ^ | 8/21/05 | Chris Hastings

[Oztrich Boy]

Rome, a drama set in the dying days of the Roman Empire, ... The new series opens in 52BC

And yet there was no Roman Empire before 30BC

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks FairO, for the FReemail about this. I guess it's more a sociology ping, so I'll just add it to the catalog without pinging everyone else (besides managers).

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[JasonC]

Accusations of sexual debauchery are leveled in societies that still care about sexual propriety. They did. What actually was vastly worse in Rome than anyone could possibly stomach today was the casual violence and cruelty. But they won't play that up too much, because only a S and M is it part of their own idea of a good time. They are sick, the Romans were sick, but the sicknesses are different.

[JasonC]

Quite. It was the Republic that was dying, not Roman power in the world.

[SunkenCiv]

Whoops, thanks StayAt HomeMother for the FReemail. Sorry, I just sorted out my mistake.

[SunkenCiv]

Rome (new HBO series)
HBO | August 2005 | some HBO shill
Posted on 09/03/2005 10:52:54 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1476409/posts

Anyone watching ROME on HBO? (HBO HD showing episodes 4 and 5 tonight)
HBO | 25 OCT 05 | DCBRYAN1
Posted on 10/25/2005 7:36:38 PM EDT by DCBryan1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1509185/posts

Season Finale: Rome, Episode 12, Kalends of February 9PM EST---Legio XIII Forever!
HBO | 20 NOV 2005 | dcbryan1
Posted on 11/20/2005 6:52:19 PM EST by DCBryan1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1525803/posts

History Channel to air Ancient Battles [Persians-Greeks-Romans - starts 7/23]
CHN | 7/21/04 | CHN
Posted on 07/21/2004 1:29:52 AM EDT by freedom44
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1175349/posts

Gallic war treasure discovered in southern France
Yahoo News | Nov. 27, 2004 | AFP
Posted on 11/28/2004 12:49:43 AM EST by FairOpinion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1289653/posts