Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) (18 Mar. 2007)

Seven years have passed since Antony's departure from Rome, and the former commander, dissipated and debauched - held in thrall by the charms and sexual prowess of his new bride, Cleopatra,... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Shill

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
Kerry Condon	...	Octavia of the Julii
Simon Woods	...	Gaius Octavian Caesar
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Gaia
Indira Varma	...	Niobe
Lyndsey Marshal	...	Cleopatra
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Posca
Allen Leech	...	Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Alex Wyndham	...	Gaius Maecenas
Ian McNeice	...	Newsreader
Camilla Rutherford	...	Jocasta
Daniel Cerqueira	...	Memmio
Michael Nardone	...	Mascius

Storyline

Seven years have passed since Antony's departure from Rome, and the former commander, dissipated and debauched - held in thrall by the charms and sexual prowess of his new bride, Cleopatra, withholds precious shipments of grain from Rome, where people die in the streets from hunger. Unable to incite a war with Antony and Egypt without committing political suicide, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria to mediate and reason with Antony; a strategy which proves predictably unsuccessful. However, former Roman senator Posca and his wife, Jocasta, flee Alexandria with Aita and Octavia to Rome where he provides Octavian with all the ammunition he needs to bring about a war with Antony and Cleopatra. Meanwhile, Pullo has taken over the Avantine gangs of Rome. But later, a fatal blow is stricken to the torrid affair that has continued between Pullo and Gaia, as karmic debt comes to call when she saves him from the sadistic Memmino, but gets fatally wounded, and she lets it slip to ...

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Plot Keywords:

food shortage | sex in public | negotiation | sailing ship | last will and testament | 

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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:

18 March 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Noa Bodner had to have all of her hair shaved off for one day of filming. On the DVD commentary track for this episode, James Purefoy referred to Bodner as 'the bravest actress in England.' Numerous other bit players suffered a similar fate during the filming of the Egyptian scenes, such as the Nubian warriors that feature prominently in this episode.

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