Your Reviews
You sent in your comments about Episode 5, read a selection below.
"Truly a masterpiece by the BBC."
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"Truly a masterpiece by the BBC yet again. Good casting, good direction and excellent acting. It is a pity we do not see more of this these dramatisations and less of the reality shows. But I suppose like everything else - its money driven."
Steve Wingate, Cork, RoI
"Amongst the numerous inaccuracies, I am particularly bothered in hearing Atia calling her son Octavian. His name was Octavius and he became Octavian only when adopted by Caesar in 45 BC. But this adoption was ratified in Summer 44 and only then was he called Octavian."
Roberto, London
"Generally I am enjoying the series but cringe at Mark Anthony saying 'watcha cock' and last night Titus Pullo said 'innit' several times. Such a shame and so unnecessary, I hope that the makers of the series don't think that this is how the English speak."
Julie, Farnborough
"Why on earth is this excellent programme on at the same time as the even better Life in the Undergrowth. BBC schedulers - what were you thinking?"
Robert Razzell, Shepherds Bush
"What a terrible waste of licence fee and opportunity. I don't object to sex or the violence but the extremely poor quality of the drama where the momentuous political events of the time become a mere backdrop to the EastEnders intrigues of the mundane everyman citizens of Rome. Toshus maximus."
Phil Biggs, North Yorkshire
"Episode five - I have been extremely enjoyings this series. However this episode, as with episode one, had some needlessley sexual moments which could easily have been avoided without compromising the feel or story of the series. This would have allowed it to be acceptable to a larger audience."
Joseph Thomson, UK
"Excellent series. A most interesting insight into one of the greatest empires the world has ever known."
Soline Pearson, Stratford-upon-Avon
"Octavia's role in the series is pure fiction."
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"It seems strange that Bruno Heller* decided to make Atia the evil female lead, when we know nothing about her, whereas there was in Fulvia, Mark Anthony's wife, a tailor made character for that role.
Contempories ascribe most of the conflicts that beset Rome and the late republic to her vaunting ambition. It doesnt say much for the historical research. The trailers for this series, made out that it was centered on Julius Caesar: but in fact he's hardly been in it so far. Most of episodes seem to concentrate on the marital troubles of this rather miserable centurion. He is, I suppose, meant to be a kind of moral compass, but his charcter is so morose, it doesnt work. Octavia was greatly admired by her contempories, but her role so far in the series is pure fiction."
Keri, Oxford
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Actor Biographies
Kevin McKidd
Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson
Titus Pullo
Ciarán Hinds
Julius Caesar
James Purefoy
Mark Antony
Polly Walker
Atia of the Julii
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