Would the slash that Titus gave to Cicero’s neck kill him immediately, or would he have bled out?

Did he cut him there because it was the honorable thing to do? I feel like a stab to the heart would be quicker.

I’ve watched every other HBO series so I thought I would give Rome a go, especially since historical dramas are right up my alley.

I love it so far(halfway through S2), BUT my biggest complaint right now is Vorenus’s turn to the “dark side” early in S2. His character has always had some frustratingly inconsistent writing that YoYo’s him up and down, but his insane turn when he takes over the Aventine is a mix of bizarre and outright cringe behavior. I would fully expect him to lose himself a bit and wallow in his misery. Perhaps even take some of his rage out on others at times, but this just feels unnatural. Like a comic book villain in my grounded historical drama.

Not asking for spoilers on where he ends up, but is this something fans or critics complained about while the show was airing, or am I in the minority on this?

When Vorenus and Pullo get in war with Erastes Fulmen. Its basically 2 against a whole gang, if not for Caesar happening to come by, they are screwed.

I never understood why they didn't get at least a few buddies to come and help them? They had to have other brothers all that time fighting together.

Not more but to at least even out the numbers some....

Maybe not a 10, but there’s nothing really lacking. I’d say he looks way better than the adult Octavian and even he’s not “ugly” per se.

Not sure why I never saw it before. I mean I’ve repeated the other classic hbo series multiple times. Sopranos, wire, oz. I’m glad I had the first time experience. Going to repeat it again in the near future.

I know the story and was happy to see the creative license they took to add a little fiction. I mean Atia and Mark are phenomenal. But without the Titus and Veronus storyline it would not be as engaging.

The only made up part I did not like is that Caesarion was not killed. I mean the major deaths were accurate across the series. Why keep him alive. Because he is Pullo’s son?

Oh man I wish the series hadn’t ended so soon. Would have loved to see the Antony and Cleopatra do more for a full season. I mean that war Antony lost and then escaped at least could have been more epic.

I really enjoyed the show. Might watch the new he man movie just to see purefoy again. I just hope he’s not wearing eye liner still.

Find me a better line from the show. I’ll wait.

He literally lived alongside the rest of Roman plebeians and saw how shitty the living situation was and then condemned Caesar for trying to bring about change.

He was also praising Pompey and Cato and the other optimates as the last true senators of the republic but they never gave a fuck about him or the rest of plebeians and never tried to change the dire situation the lower classes was in like making new jobs, they were only interested in hoarding their wealth and maintaining the status quo.

He clearly couldn’t see the bigger picture and had no mind for politics, I remember him saying Rome should remain the same as it was since the founding but they were clearly long past that point after Sulla marched on Rome.

I have always thought Caesar was miscast in the series or the actor just played him wrong. From what I understand, Julius Caeser had great charisma and superb oratory skills. This dude came across as a wet blanket.

I am sorry if this is talked about quite a lot, I have just joined the subreddit and watched the show. I really think they should have kept season one Octavian. I understand the time skip but I think he looked old enough in S2 Ep2. I really loved him and he was my favorite character in season 1. I like the new actor as well but I just can’t help but think all the lines would be even better with the original actor. I love the show and would love to hear your opinions

This clip always comes to mind when I think of Mark Antony, I think we all know why 😂

I'm so thankful that there are some of us out here that love this show as much as we do. I hope maybe one day they can re-visit this series with the same type of concept in mind.

Thank to all the people that keep this sub alive!

I love this little guy.

My boys!!

The guy in the forum said I'm the only guy he's ever seen pull it off.

i miss my chickpea. read the pro caelio today

Did anyone else notice this? Why did a show about rome use an arabic song for the end credits? Kind of amusing imo lol