Rome Season 2 | 5 Discs | NON-USA Format | Region B Import - Australia

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Status

Available

Call number

791.45

Series

Collection

Publication

Unbranded

Description

In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son and heir. The conspirator Brutus ponders how to curry favor with the masses that have condemned him as a murderer, while his mother Servilia concocts a deadly plot of her own. Meanwhile, Titus Pullo attempts to pull his friend Lucius Vorenus out of the darkness that has engulfed his soul in the wake of personal tragedy. For once again, the fates of these two mismatched soldiers seem inexorably tied to the fate of Rome itself.… (more)

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LibraryThing member ponsonby
The second series continues the story into the time of Octavian. Although some episodes are strong there is also evidence of a good deal of padding, particularly towards the end. A good deal of sex and violence but no more so than in the first series. The sub-plot concerning Vorenus' children
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becomes tedious. The cast no doubt had a lot of fun. It's a bit disconcerting finding the chauffeur from Downton Abbey up to no good with Octavia.
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Original language

English

Original publication date

2007

Physical description

5.31 x 0.55 inches
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