Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestOctavius decides to give up the beautiful Vestal Virgin, Camane, and to devote himself to what he was born to -- the position of Emperor of Rome. The former slave and gladiator, Tyrannus, joins Octavius' forces in the midst of battle to fight against the power-driven Marc Antony, as the fate of Rome and the western world hang in the balance.
As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from those who want to sever Caesar's bloodline once and for all.
Acting
Young Emily Blunt sharpening her villain-whisperer skills.
Production
Rome on a TV budget—ambitious, sweaty, slightly janky.
Costume
Togas that definitely saw a Hot Topic phase.
Christopher Egan
Agrippa
Emily Blunt
Camane
James Frain
Brutus
Jonathan Cake
Tyrannus
Michael Maloney
Cassius
Santiago Cabrera
Octavius
Vincent Regan
Marcus Antonius
Colm Feore
Julius Cäsar
Fiona Shaw
Fulvia
Michael Byrne
Cicero
Graham McTavish
General Rapax
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Panza
Orla Brady
Atia
Stephen Graham
Bazzer
Trudie Styler
Servilia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
ABC cancelled this after 6 episodes despite filming the full season—episodes 3-6 premiered in New Zealand first.
This arrived one year after HBO's Rome and suffered immediate comparison; it's basically the supermarket brand to premium pasta.
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