8.063 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestFollowing his naval defeat at Actium, Marc Antony returns to Egypt, where he and Cleopatra settle into a world of debauchery. Octavian tries to use Pullo as leverage to Vorenus to gain acess to the palace, but Vorenus stays loyal to Antony. Finally, it is Cleopatra who dupes Antony, saving her own life by sacrificing her honor. Ceasar Augustus triumphs in Rome.
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Production
$100M for two seasons—every denarius visible on screen.
Acting
Ray Stevenson's Pullo: heart of a series about heartless people.
Writing
Bruno Heller sneaks Shakespeare into HBO grime.
Creators
John Milius, William J. MacDonald, Bruno Heller
Kevin McKidd
Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson
Titus Pullo
Ciarán Hinds
Julius Caesar
James Purefoy
Mark Antony
Polly Walker
Atia of the Julii
Tobias Menzies
Marcus Junius Brutus
Lindsay Duncan
Servilia of the Junii
Nicholas Woodeson
Posca
Kerry Condon
Octavia of the Julii
David Bamber
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Max Pirkis
Gaius Octavian
Chiara Mastalli
Eirene
Lee Boardman
Timon
Ian McNeice
Newsreader
Simon Woods
Gaius Octavian Caesar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
HBO and BBC co-funded; the massive Cinecittà sets burned down in 2007, making Season 3 impossible.
Historians praise its 'vermin perspective'—showing Rome through soldiers and citizens, not just marble busts.
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