Passover (14 Jan. 2007)

Picking up exactly where Season One left off on the Ides of March, 44 BC, Caesar has been assassinated, stabbed to death, and his bloody corpse lays in the senate. The rapidly spreading ... See full summary »

Director:

Timothy Van Patten

Writers:

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

Stars:

Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin McKidd	...	Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson	...	Titus Pullo
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
Haydn Gwynne	...	Calpurnia
Guy Henry	...	Cassius
Suzanne Bertish	...	Eleni
Anna Francolini	...	Clarissa
Chiara Mastalli	...	Eirene
Lorcan Cranitch	...	Erastes Fulmen
Esther Hall	...	Lyde

Storyline

Picking up exactly where Season One left off on the Ides of March, 44 BC, Caesar has been assassinated, stabbed to death, and his bloody corpse lays in the senate. The rapidly spreading news shocks the city. Even consul Marc Antony must run to the safety of Atia's house where he swears to take bloody revenge on Caesar's murderers, but for the time flees with Caesar's family to the north. But Octavian keeps a cooler head then his mother. Calpurnia insists on the private reading of Caesar's will, which names Gaius Octavian as his adopted son and full heir and makes a gift to each citizen while freeing Posca (the slave who reads it out) with a stipend, but they must fear a rightful tyrannicide will be declared allowing full confiscation. Octavian points out legally declaring Caesar a tyrant would also invalidate all his deeds, including mandates held from him, so Brutus' followers have an interest in a full pardon instead. Hearing about Vorinus accidental killing of Niobe, Pullo rushes ...

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Plot Keywords:

last will and testament | revenge | funeral pyre | breast milk | bath | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Antony's compromise solution of allowing Caesar's promotions to remain in effect meant that Vorenus would have continued to be a senator. For the sake of the storyline, this was conveniently ignored.

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Goofs

After the death of Caesar the slave Posca becomes a freedman and starts working for Mark Antony. However, under the Roman code of patronage freedmen remained in service with their former master and subsequent heir. So Posca should have started working for Octavian, not Mark Antony.

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Quotes

Gaius Octavian: Mother, I must stay in Rome.
Atia of the Julii: Eh?
Gaius Octavian: I must stay in Rome. I am Caesar's son. I must protect my legal rights.
Mark Antony: There's blood? Quite the little Spartan.

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Soundtracks

"Opening Montage (Point Pleasant score)"
by Robert Duncan

User Reviews

A Good Take On Roman History

This is one of the best Roman based shows I've ever seen. I'm a History geek and now a lot on the Roman Empire. The characters and all round story of the show is amazing. They excellent, not well know actors and actresses to portray the characters. The visually stunning scenery was beautiful.

This is a brilliant show and you'll like this if you enjoy shows like this. Though... not all the parts are true to history, it's still worth watching. I recommended seeing if you like shows such as; Xena, Hercules, or Into The West. Hope this helps with your choice to watch it or not, I do recommended though that no children watch this...