Rome - The Complete Second Season
HBO / Rysher Ent. (2007)
Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
In Collection
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Seen ItYes
026359395628
IMDB   9.0
10 hr 0 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1   TV-MA
Kevin McKidd Lucius Vorenus
Lindsay Duncan Servilia of the Junii
Polly Walker Atia of the Julii
Kerry Condon Octavia of the Julii
Lyndsey Marshal
James Purefoy Mark Antony
Ray Stevenson Titus Pullo
Tobias Menzies Marcus Junius Brutus
Simon Woods
Ian McNeice Newsreader
Coral Amiga Vorena the Elder
Nicholas Woodeson Posca
Rome
Lidia Biondi Merula
Indira Varma Niobe
Suzanne Bertish Eleni
David Bamber Marcus Tullius Cicero 
Chiara Mastalli Eirene
Director
various
Michael Apted
Steve Shill
Producer Frank Yablans
Frank Doelger
Writer John Milius
William J. Macdonald


The year is 44 B.C. Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son and heir. Meanwhile Titus Pullo attempts to pull his friend Lucius Vorenus out of the darkness that has engulfed his soul in the wake of personal tragedy. For once again, the fates of these two mismatched soldiers seem inexorably tied to the fate of Rome itself.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/14/2007  1.  Passover
Things pick up shortly after Caesar's murder. Octavian wants to keep his family from fleeing the city so he devises a plan. News of this makes Antony happy so he tells Brutus. Vorenus mourns Niobe's death but casts aspersions upon his children.
Director:  Timothy Van Patten  Writer:  Bruno Heller 
Guest starring:  Jay Simpson, Roberto Sgarbi, Lidia Biondi, Tim Barlow,  Lee Boardman
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/21/2007  2.  Son of Hades
Cleopatra arrives in Rome to pay her homage to Caesar, and to seek legitimization for Caesarion. Egypt's queen causes further complications between Anthony and Atia, who still struggles with Servilia. Timon's brother arrives from Jerusalem. The death of Erastes throws the underworld, and Rome's river commerce into chaos, and Pullo and Vorenus step into the gap. Octavian and Anthony begin a long and bitter rivalry with a dispute over Caesar's will and sharing of power.
Director:  Allen Coulter  Writer:  Bruno Heller 
Guest starring:  Marco Pollack,  Zuleikha RobinsonRafi GavronLyndsey Marshal, Nigel Lindsay, Michael Nardone, Daniel Cerqueira,  Ian McNeice, Nicolò Brecci
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/28/2007  3.  These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign armies to oppose the Cesarean party. Mark Antony's plans to change his post-consul proconsular governorship from Macedonia to Gaul are derailed when Cicero delivers an in-absentia message to the Senate, and throws his support behind Octavian. Vorenus struggles to contain an all-out gang war in the Aventine Collegium, of his own making,that he blames on Pullo. In the house of the Julii, Octavia passes the hours in a drug induced daze, while a duplicitous youth named Duro, planted amongst the Julii by Servilia, looks for the chance to set a deadly plan in motion.
Director:  Alan Poul  Writer:  Scott Buck 
Guest starring:  Daniel Cerqueira, Michael Nardone,  Zuleikha RobinsonCamilla RutherfordAllen LeechRafi Gavron
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/4/2007  4.  Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise And the Hare)
Pullo races to find Vorenus with news of his family's fate. Servilia's plans to eliminate a rival exact a high price from her. Cicero is astonished when Octavian sends word that his victorious legions are coming home to Rome. In Rome, Timon finally grows weary of Atia's bidding.
Director:  Adam Davidson  Writer:  Todd Ellis Kessler 
Guest starring:  Rafi GavronAlex WyndhamAllen Leech, Lydia Biondi, Guy Henry,  Camilla Rutherford, Simon Woods, Nigel Lindsay
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/11/2007  5.  Heroes of the Republic
Despite Pullo's advice, Vorenus and his family return to the Collegium with his family who is reunited, and cleansed of their ordeal. Octavian is denied a triumph and urges Cicero to endorse his bid to be made Consul in exchange for an agreement to allow Cicero to veto his actions. Octavian takes both Cicero and the Senate by surprise with his first Consular act. Vorenus attempts' to make peace with Memmio and Cotta create suspicions that he has gone soft.
Director:  Alik Sakharov  Writer:  Mere Smith 
Guest starring:  Simon Woods,  Zuleikha Robinson, Guy Henry, Nigel Lindsay,  Allen LeechCamilla RutherfordAlex Wyndham, Michael Nardone,  Ronan Vibert, Daniel Cerqueira
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/18/2007  6.  Philippi
Vorenus receives orders to plunge Rome into a bloodbath the likes that have not been seen since the dictatorship of Sulla. Octavia reveals her secret to Atia, and the armies of the Liberators and the Caesarians clash for the last time, with the fate of Republic in the balance.
Director:  Roger Young  Writer:  Eoghan Mahony 
Guest starring:  Simon Woods,  Nicholas Woodeson, Nigel Lindsay,  Alex WyndhamAllen LeechZuleikha Robinson
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/4/2007  7.  Death Mask
Antony's nature reasserts itself, and challenges his alliance with Octavian. Timon and Levi set themselves against Herod's plans. Servilia's public displays of grief leave Atia unsettled. Gaia uses Pullo's punishment as a weapon against him. His daughter's sudden interest in business matters arouses Vorenus' suspicions. Posca gets married.
Director:  John Maybury  Writer:  Scott Buck 
Guest starring:  Simon Woods,  Nicholas Woodeson
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/11/2007  8.  A Necessary Fiction
Octavian proclaims a new era of virtue in Rome, a program that his family and subordinates find impossible to obey. Vorenus is sent on a mission after a missing shipment of gold to discover who mysteriously hijacked it on its way to the Roman treasury. Pullo's loss and rage are channeled against Memmio, Omnipor and their henchmen. Octavian pursues Livia as an "appropriate" bride, and issues Mark Antony an ultimatum he knows he can't refuse.
Director:  Carl Franklin  Writer:  Todd Ellis Kessler 
Guest starring:  Marco Pollack, Anna Fausta Primiano,  Lyndsey Marshal, Alan Williams,  Ronan Vibert, Michael Nardone,  Ian McNeiceAlex WyndhamZuleikha Robinson
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/18/2007  9.  Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)
The people of Rome are starving. There have been many grain shortages over the past few months, but things have gotten particularly bad. In hopes of keeping the people from openly rebelling, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria in order to negotiate a deal with Mark Antony, though his real reasons for their trip is soon revealed. Meanwhile, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus must try to keep the peace amongst many of the mercenaries who are in Rome.
Director:  Steve Shill  Writer:  Mere Smith 
Guest starring:  Zuleikha RobinsonNicholas WoodesonLyndsey MarshalAllen LeechAlex WyndhamCamilla RutherfordIan McNeice, Alan Williams, Michael Nardone, Daniel Cerqueira, Anna Fausta Primiano, Max Baldry,  Kathryn Hunter, Simon Woods,  Indira Varma
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/25/2007  10.  De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
Following 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.
Director:  Bruno Heller  Writer:  John Maybury 
Guest starring:  Deborah Moore (Alfidia), Sara Kestelman (Old Woman), Kathryn Hunter (Charmian), Alice Henley (Livia), Matthew Eggleton (Egyptian Courtier), Richard Dillane (Centurion Varro), Stefan Brown (Lucius (Older)), Max Baldry (Caesarion (Older)), Lydia Bio
Edition Details
Edition DVD Box Set
Series Rome
Distributor Hbo Home Video
Release Date 8/7/2007
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 5

Features
Disc 01 All Roads Lead To Rome Interactive Onscreen Guide Prepared by the Series' Co-Producer/Historical Consultant, Jonathan Stamp
A Tale Of Two Romes - Ancient Rome Was Two Different Cities for Two Different Classes. See How the Patricians and the Plebs Differed in All Matters, from Jobs to Recreation to Religion.
The Making Of Rome, Season II - Take a Tour of the Production of the Epic Series, from Costumes to Sets to Special Effects - Plus a Detailed Look at the Battle of Philippi
The Rise Of Octavian: Rome's First Emperor - The Larger-Than-Life Story of the Cunning Boy Who Became the Most Powerful Man in Rome.
Antony & Cleopatra - A Revealing Look at One of the Most Famous Love Affairs of All Time
Five Revealing Audio Commentaries with Cast and Crew