Hbo Rome Gallery
Entry posted by Pertinax
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Ursus produced a top notch review of the First Season;
http://www.unrv.com/hbo-rome-review.php
as usual articulate and perceptive without getting over excited.
A lot of people visit the site in search of this particular topic , and all its collateral baggage. I have therefore kicked off a Gallery devoted to the series:
http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...um&album=67
this album can be as big or small as members wish, what i think might be useful would be to look hard at the historical veracity of the re-created Roman world , this can be in any topic from architecture to costume detail versus weaponry to street mime.
The selection I have posted is right across the board , we see our friends (T.Pullo and L.Vorenus 
) our possible villains (Cato and Pompey (boo! hiss!)) , our beguiling feminine cast ( 
) , our possible heroes (Caesar and Antony 
) and our confused moderates (Cicero and Brutus )...or perhaps the heroes and villains are different?
It cannot be denied that the series looked wonderful , and on ocassions the immediacy of the story was stunningly delivered. I personally feel the real triumph was in the street level detail, and the casting of support roles-McNeice as the newsreader, Posca "Caesars creature" and the wonderfully camp Egyptian Court.
I hope the images add to everyones enjoyment and provoke some comments on accuracy and detailing.
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