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Rome
Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize a...
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Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome. A serialized drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, husbands and wives, Rome chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of a republic and the birth of an empire. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally broadcast on HBO during the 2005-2007 seasons. Season 1 Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary by Bruno Heller and historical consultant Jonathan Stamp; "Friends, Romans, countrymen"--Introduction to the characters of 'Rome'. Disc 2. Audio commentary for 'The ram has touched the wall' by actor Ray Stevenson. Disc 3. Audio commentary for 'Pharsalus' with Bruno Heller and Jonathan Stamp; Audio commentary for 'Caesarion' with director Steve Shill. Disc 4. Audio commentary for 'Utica' with director Jeremy Podeswa; Shot-x-shot 'Caesar's triumph' - detailing the production of episode 10 triumph scene. Disc 5. Audio commentary for 'The spoils' with actor Kevin McKidd; Audio commentary for 'The Kalends of February' with Bruno Heller and Jonathan Stamp; Shot-x-shot 'Gladiator' - a closer look at episode 11's fight sequence. Discs 1-5. "All roads lead to Rome" interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp; Series index. Season 2 Special features: Disc 1: Audio commentary on "Passover" by Bruno Heller, Jonathan Stamp; "A tale of two Romes" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette; Season 1 recap. Disc 2. "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. Disc 3: "The making of Rome, Season II" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. Disc 4: Audio commentary on "Death mask" by John Maybury, Lindsay Duncan; Audio commentary on "A necessary fiction" by John Melfi, Carl Franklin; "The rise of Octavian: Rome's first emperor" featurette ; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. Disc 5: Audio commentary on "Deus impedito esuritori nullus" by James Purefoy; Audio commentary on "De patre vostro" by Bruno Heller, Jonathan Stamp; "Antony & Cleopatra" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. |
| Physical Description: |
11 videodiscs (approximately 22 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Audience: |
Rated TV-MA. |
| Production Credits: |
Season 1: Production designer, Joseph Bennett ; editors, Sidney Wolinsky, Rick Shaine, Frances Parker, Oral Ottey, Yan Miles ; director of photography, Alik Sakharov, Marco Pontecorvo, Martin Kenzie ; music by Jeff Beal ; consulting producer, Michael Apted ; co-producers, Robert Papazian, James Hirsch, Frank Yablans, Todd London ; co-executive producer, Stan Wlodkowski, Jim Dyer, Eugene Kelly. Season 2: Costume designer, April Ferry ; production designers, Joseph Bennett, Anthony Pratt ; edited by Glenn Farr, David J. Siegel ; director of photography, Alik Sakharov, Marco Pontecorvo, Jonathan Freeman ; music by Jeff Beal ; co-producers, Robert Papzian, James Hirsch, Frank Yablans ; supervising producer, Todd Ellis Kessler ; co-executive producer, Scott Buck, Marco Valerio Pugini, Jim Dyer, Eugene Kelly. |
| ISBN: |
0783135998 9780783135991 0026359395628 0783150415 9780783150413 |