I've been wondering this for a while. Until the show came out I had never heard of Lucius Vorenus & Titus Pullo and their wives, or the fact that Cleopatra and Marc Antony had had children. I know that some things have never been truly figured out, like did Cleopatra commit suiced, or was it murder, etc, but for the most part, is Rome historically correct, or is it all ficticious?
2007-03-20 13:47:18 · 6 answers · asked by concretebrunette 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
For the most part it is, but they had to change a few things because after all it is TV (entertainment).... Caesar did mention 2 Centurions in some of his writings, but the names and lives of Vorenus and Pullo are completely fictional. Cleopatra and Antony did have children together and she did commit suicide, but as to the exact manner, historians are still squabbling over that.
2007-03-21 08:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by ty4all 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am, sadly, one of the more frequent folks who answers the specific HBO Rome questions.
The HBO series takes real people and adds additional details, most all the actors portray real people who lived in Rome.
Lucious, Pullo were real they are in Julius Caesar's book on Gaul.
I could go on for hours, one issue is that every high school student has Shakespeare's "Julious Caesar" shoved down upon them: the story is worse than HBO as to being factual, much, much worse.
So it is available even if you cannot read Latin.
Read, watch History Channel, etc.
HBI is not for folks under 18 but I know many do so.
The "sex" is well there, But as with Pullo so is love and brotherhood and loyality and honor (honour).
but here you can ask a simple question or a complex one and get a good answer: I hope the show goes on, BBC did 30 years ago a "mini-series" on Claudis, that started the movement.
I think the consultants do a great job and I hope the viewers realize that.
Enjoy if you are old enough or your parents, "cool" and such.
Soon, the hard times come again and the "Christians"? Well gotta run and feed my lions! :-)
No, good question. It is accurate.
2007-03-20 14:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maximum of the extensive outlines about Julius Caesar, Marc Anthony, and Octavian are correct. for sure the memories concerning Lucius Vorenus and Pullo are thoroughly made up. in spite of the undeniable fact that, they had as an instance how existence replaced into for human beings except aristocrats. And the forms of issues that befell to them did ensue in historic Rome.
2016-12-02 08:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are as historically correct as they can be. Spending over $100 Million dollars per season (all 2 of them). Going so far as to higher actual butchers to work in the meat market, artisits to work in the art galleries etc... They have hired many historians to be as acurate as possible.
2007-03-20 14:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by Billie A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the BBC has a better series staged in Rome.
Anyway, HBO Rome is not really historically correct
2007-03-20 13:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing is that Rome looks far too grandiose. That only came along with Augustus: "I found Rome built of brick and I left ehr built of marble."
2007-03-21 02:58:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋