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Overview

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6.6/10   819 votes
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Writers:

Sara B. Cooper (writer)
Chip Johannessen (writer)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

28 June 2005 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Drama | History more

Plot:

Epic four-hour series about the rise of Octavius who succeeds Julius Caesar and tangles with Marc Anthony for control of the Roman empire and finally went on to become the emperor Augustus. full summary

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

Roman-style soap opera more (23 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:

360 min (including commercials) (6 parts) | Finland:236 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Victor Garber was the original casting choice for the role of Julius Caesar, but had to bow out, shortly before the show went into production. more

Goofs:

Continuity: During the final battle between Antony's and Octavius's armies, Tyranus removes two silver emblems from his chest to denounce Antony and fight for Octavius. In the next shot, they are there again. Later, they disappear once more. more

Quotes:

Octavius: I promise not to speak of politics if you don't speak of gardening. more

Movie Connections:

Version of Imperium: Augustus (2003) (TV) more


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29 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
Roman-style soap opera, 29 June 2005
3/10
Author: raymondjcolombaro from United States

After all the teasers, I watched the pilot & found it typically Disneyfied. It takes historical characters of late first century BCE and early 1st century CE and weaves a majestic tapestry of fabrication. It then hangs it on a few pegs of historical truth and expects you to swallow the whole story as fact, when it's mostly fiction. Some of this lack of fidelity to history has been pointed out by others already, so I shall not belabor the point. Having the adequate & comely Santiago Cabrera play Octavian or Octavianus, NOT Octavius! is a stretch. The future first emperor of Rome was 18 not 28 in 44 BCE. Given the state of cultural/historical illiteracy today, I am not surprised by 'Empire.' Afterall, it's Disney/ABC and not the History channel or PBS.

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