How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic

Episode aired Sep 4, 2005
TV-MA
50m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Action Drama Romance War

Caesar winters his army in Gaul near the Italian border while his enemies in Rome fear that he will do something no Roman General has done: cross the Rubicon with his army. To counter-balanc... Read allCaesar winters his army in Gaul near the Italian border while his enemies in Rome fear that he will do something no Roman General has done: cross the Rubicon with his army. To counter-balance his opponents, Caesar puts his friend Mark Antony up for office as the people's Consul. ... Read allCaesar winters his army in Gaul near the Italian border while his enemies in Rome fear that he will do something no Roman General has done: cross the Rubicon with his army. To counter-balance his opponents, Caesar puts his friend Mark Antony up for office as the people's Consul. Vorenus and Pullo accompany Mark Antony and Octavian to Rome. For Pullo, it's an opportuni... Read all

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Trivia
Pullo is talking about "smoking all the smoke" in Rome, but he is not talking about tobacco. Tobacco was native to North America. The Ancient Romans smoked opium, which was imported from Egypt.

Goofs
Lucius Vorenus wears shoes with soles. This invention has not been found (archaeologically) BC. Though the shoe itself looks authentic to the archaeological material.

Quotes
Titus Pullo: [giving Vorenus advice on pleasing women] Oh yes, and right above her cunny, there's a button. Pay attention to that button and she'll go wild.
Lucius Vorenus: [horrified] How do you know this of her?
Titus Pullo: They ALL have it. Ask anyone.

Soundtracks
Rome Main Title Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Jeff Beal

User reviews5

Featured review

8/10

The show gets real interesting...

The pilot put a few things in motions, but without being overly interesting or original. This second episode however makes me want to see more of the series for a few different reasons (I had rented the first DVD to see what this was about and might have been ambivalent about continuing to watch Rome if not for the detailed and cohesive treatment this second part received) From the political maneuvering in and out of the senate, to the fitting title and daring approximation of what day-to-day roman life might have been like, this show starts to paint Rome with assured brush strokes easily meshing the landscape with the various portraits from nobility to lower classes (plebes), delving into or mentioning briefly Medellin, marriage, religion, duty, family, fun, warfare, sex, slave trade, treason and personal aspirations.

Besides the heavy weight on crucial complex political games, the story is at its strongest following the life of ordinary men, soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who short of becoming friends show a subdued mutual respect. Vorenus has a whole other twist to his 'glorious' return to Rome as he must meet his wife he had not seen for eight years which is the crux of the show's momentum and gives rise to interesting situations and good acting performances. Now, I will have to watch to see what's next...