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I, Claudius
Why this pick
Like Rome, it makes imperial power feel intimate and dangerous, following family rivalries, betrayals and shifting loyalties through sharply observed political drama.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE SERIES
SERIES2005 0h 59m / episode USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Rome
DramaAdventureActionRomanceHistoryWar
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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A more visceral ancient-Roman drama, driven by rebellion, erotic court politics and alliances that keep personal survival inseparable from public upheaval.
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Domina
Why this pick
This Roman power drama centres on Livia Drusilla, bringing the same pleasure in dynastic manoeuvring, intimate betrayals and the ruthless birth of an empire.
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The Borgias
Why this pick
Though set in Renaissance Italy, its lavish, earthy world and morally compromised families echo Rome's blend of sex, faith, violence and statecraft.
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Shōgun
Why this pick
Its meticulously built historical world, contested succession and dangerous cross-cultural alliances offer Rome's mix of political strategy and human-scale consequence.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world. The Republic was founded on principals of shared power, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling...and two soldiers unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome. A drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, husbands and wives, Rome chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of a republic and the birth of an empire.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kevin McKidd
Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson
Titus Pullo
Ciarán Hinds
Julius Caesar
Polly Walker
Atia of the Julii
Kenneth Cranham
Pompey Magnus
James Purefoy
Marc Antony
Tobias Menzies
Marcus Junius Brutus
Lindsay Duncan
Servilia of the Junii