Your Reviews
You sent in your comments about Episode 6, read a selection below.
"Rome is so brilliant I'm watching each episode twice."
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"I'm completely hooked. Rome is so brilliant I'm watching each episode twice. Yes, the first episode was confusing, as so many have pointed out. But now it's obvious that the visuals are amazing, so is the detail, the storyline, the characters, everything. I love the peeling paint on the buildings, the sweeping up of leaves, the scenes in the sewer, the rites in the temple, it's wonderful."
Moyra Doorly, London
"Rome is beautifully filmed and the acting is on a par with what is expected. However, I'm still waiting for it to catch fire. It has a strange habit of meandering from one episode to the next without anything actually happening. Its lack of any meaty battle scenes is also a mystery when the reality of ancient Rome was one bloodthirsty battle after another."
Joel Cohen, Liverpool
"What a shame they couldn't show the battle of Pharsalus, between Caesar and Pompey. Probably would have been a logistical nightmare to put together. However the rest of the episode was exquisite. This series is worth a thousand history books on Rome easily. I could well imagine living there. When you can taste and smell a place through a TV production, then you know just how good it is.
The references to Roman paganism are wonderful. I loved Caesar's remark about not killing Pullo and Vorenus because they must have some powerful gods looking after them - very Roman and very pagan. Well done scriptwriters. The sexuality is developing nicely as well, with a little lesbianism thrown in. Very daring BBC, but well done again.
Finally, the killing was good. Vorenus plunging his sword through the Greek's throat, and the execution of Pompey, absolutely marvellous."
Philip, Godalming
"My daughter and I love playing 'Spot the stirrup'."
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"I love the series and the way it brings the period to life. My daughter and I also love playing 'Spot the stirrup' - most of them have been hidden well. We have also learnt much about the Romans but didn't realise they had made contact with the New World - how else might Atia have obtained the Amazon parrot in episode 5? I assume a lowly African Grey would be too commonplace for her."
Mike Komarnyckyj, Glorious Gloucestershire
"Rome is one of the best things to watch on TV at the moment. You have to stay in every Wednesday to watch it, it leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat. I hate having to wait a week for the next episode. Ray Stevenson and Kevin McKidd are quality - in fact they all are!"
Liam Godfrey, Chorley
"Excellent series, it's good entertainment - if I wanted a factual series there are good documentary programmes available. Keep up the good work BBC."
Tony Moore, Coventry
"I look forward to seeing the whole thing without lame introductions and plot spoilers."
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"This rich and exquisite co-production has me hooked. However, this evening's episode was spoiled by an introduction more suited to Bravo TV. To describe a particularly interesting development in the plot as 'girl on girl action' was more suited to Razzle readers. I understand that the language of war and sport share some similarities but to use 'game on' seems completely out of context.
I wish the BBC would try to avoid plot spoilers in the introductions. They seem to have spent considerable time and money on luring a lusty audience to this drama. Such attempts strike me as particularly crass as this production (albeit cut to ribbons) deserves more. I will be buying the region 1 uncut DVD and look forward to seeing the whole thing without lame introductions and plot spoilers."
Karen, Edinburgh
"I detest soaps. In the main they are low-brow and not worthy of the BBC. However, Rome is excellent. Whilst you know certain elements are far fetched, it does provide good viewing. But why did it have to clash with David Attenborough's programme, Life in the Undergrowth?
Dump The Archers and put the money towards the next series of Rome."
Arthur Farrow, Croydon
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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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