Details

Release year: 2005

Storyline

The lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans in the last days of the Roman Republic.

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Cast

Kevin McKidd — Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson — Titus Pullo
Polly Walker — Atia of the Julii
Kerry Condon — Octavia of the Julii

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Awards

7 wins & 8 nominations

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Did you know

• The show's five acres of outdoor "period" sets were the largest standing set in the world to date.

• Five seasons were planned out before the first season aired. However, the show was canceled during season 2 because of its enormous production costs. Much of the material for seasons 3 and 4 was used in the final episodes of the second season to wrap up the show. A proposed movie, to close the story lines, never materialized.

• Fifty-five local extras were cast as "Roman Legionaries" and sent to a two-week boot camp, living in tents, to train as Roman soldiers. Training included military discipline (waking at 5 a.m., bed by 9 p.m.), marching, swordsmanship, camp building and dismantling, group training, and maneuvers (day and night time training). Bathing was restricted to the local lake, without soap, at night. Forty-three extras completed the boot camp.