Rome. The complete second season

Author

Polly Walker

Call Number

• DVD TV SERIES (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Polly Walker, James Purefoy, Lindsay Duncan, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Kerry Condon, Simon Woods, Lyndsey Marshal, Tobias Menzies.

Publication Information

[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Home Video, [2007]

Physical Description

5 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

In the year 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.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast on HBO during the 2006-2007 season.

Special features: Disc 1: Audio commentary on episode "Passover;" "A tale of two cities" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette; season 1 recap. Disc 2: "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. Disc 3: "The making of Rome II" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. Disc 4: audio commentary on both episodes; "The rise of Octavian: Rome's first emperor" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette. Disc 5: audio commentary on both episodes; "Antony & Cleopatra" featurette; "All roads lead to Rome" featurette.

Contents

• Disc 1: Passover ; Son of Hades
• Disc 2: These being the words of Marcus Tullius Cicero ; Testudo et Lepus (The tortoise and the hare)
• Disc 3: Heroes of the Republic ; Philippi
• Disc 4: Death mask ; A necessary fiction
• Disc 5: Deus impeditio esuritori nullus (No God can stop a hungry man) ; De patre vostro (About your father).