"Rome" Kalends of February (2005)

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Rome" (2005)

Original Air Date:

20 November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | Romance | War

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Julius Caesar | Soldier | Controversy | Dictator | Treason

Cast

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

Runtime:

47 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | USA:TV-MA | France:-12 (TV rating)

Company:

Insomnia Media Group

Trivia:

During Caesar's assassination, Cassius says: "Thus always for tyrants!". This is the literal translation of the Latin phrase "Sic semper tyrannis", which was also used by John Wilkes Booth when he killed Abraham Lincoln.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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.

Quotes:

Gaius Julius Caesar: All these years together and it still surprises you I can tie my sandals.