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Rome (2005), part I
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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Gird your togas, it's time for part one of our much-anticipated look back at HBO's 2005 prestige drama series, Rome. A big favorite of ours, we dig into what this show gets about antiquity, from the graffiti-ridden alleys of the Suburra to the partisan gridlock of the Curia. We especially love its marriage of the plebeian with the patrician, how it combines the fancy parties and politicking of the Julii clan with the quotidian troubles of regular people, and how both elements come together to far-reaching effects. Politics, class, religion, medicine, insane penises, disgraced 80's presidential candidates; it's all there.
Released:
Oct 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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