Brutus is kind of a weenie.
Caesar and Pompey are both looking to be growing rather long in the tooth (especially Pompey.) I didn't know they were both considered lookers.
In his youth Pompey was often compared to Alexander the Great, in both appearance and military ability. No one saw the resemblance more clearly than Pompey himself, which is probably what led him to bestow the title of Magnus ("Great") on himself after a few victories quite early in his career.
Yeah, I thought the sexual tone was brushed off as if it was "no big deal," which is (I assume) how things were during the height of Rome's decadence? Even the mother/son relationship was a bit odd. Sure honey, mommy's taking a bath, and totally naked, but come on in and talk to me! don't be shy!
Why not Rome too?![]()
I think of the things you listed, only the Tiberius thing was not shown on I, Claudius.
wouldn't say that the period of Gaius Julius Caesar was the height of Rome's decadence. Admittedly it's a subjective thing, but I'd place that a hundred years later or so with Nero.
Completely off-topic, I wish HBO or even Hollywood would tackle something historical that hasn't been done. I mean, this serious is like, what, the 70th billion Rome thing done on screen? How about the Byzantine Empire? Or the Olmecs or some such... something different, something that really open people up to chunks of history they never think about.
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