Kalends of February (20 Nov. 2005)

Vorenus' defense of Caesar lands him in an unexpected position of power within Rome. Meanwhile, Servilia hurls the final obstacle in her ambitious and complex revenge plan against Atia.

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

John Milius (creator), William J. MacDonald (creator),

Stars:

Ray Stevenson, Kevin McKidd, Polly Walker

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Stevenson	...	Titus Pullo
Kevin McKidd	...	Lucius Vorenus
Polly Walker	...	Atia of the Julii
Lindsay Duncan	...	Servilia of the Junii
Tobias Menzies	...	Marcus Junius Brutus
Kerry Condon	...	Octavia of the Julii
Indira Varma	...	Niobe
David Bamber	...	Marcus Tullius Cicero
Max Pirkis	...	Gaius Octavian
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Posca
Suzanne Bertish	...	Eleni
Chiara Mastalli	...	Eirene
Rick Warden	...	Quintus Pompey
Haydn Gwynne	...	Calpurnia
Coral Amiga	...	Vorena the Elder

Storyline

In the aftermath of their arena exploits, both Pullo and Vorenus have become icons and hero's to the people of Rome. As a result, Vorenus' defense of his actions to Caesar lands him in an unexpected position of power when Caesar, after proclaiming himself dictator for life, makes Vorenus a senator. In the meantime, Pullo's unexpected return to Vorenus' household to recover from his injuries away from a medical hospital, is not appreciated by his former slave Eirene who still holds a grudge against Pullo for killing her boyfriend. Elsewhere, Caesar decides to overhaul the senate by adding some surprising new faces, much to the chagrin of the old guard, including Brutus. As Servilia hurdles the final obstacle to her revenge plan against Caesar by secretly organizing the conspirators to assassinate Caesar in the senate on the Ides of March, she finally reveals her revenge and complex scenario to Atia and Octavian, while her servant learns the scandalous truth about Niobe's baby and ...

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Plot Keywords:

julius caesar | 1st century b.c.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Ancient Roman Suetonius recorded that had Caesar lived, he had planned to enact a series of public works, drain the Promptine marshes, triple the size of all libraries, and build a highway from the Tiber River through the Appenine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea.

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Goofs

There is a sulphur crested cockatoo at Vorenus's house. This bird is native to Australia and New Guinea and would not have been pets in Rome until at least the 1800's.

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Quotes

Mark Antony: [to a panicky Brutus, after the eulogies at Caesar's funeral] Nice speech. Possibly a bit technical for that audience.

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