06-03-2009, 09:13 PM
Quite frankly, a perfectly accurate depiction of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey would make for a much less entertaining drama. The sources we have tend to focus on the higher-ups of Roman society, with very little information about what life was like for the average people.
Sure, the plotlines they wrote for the legionaries Vorenus and Pullo are a bit implausible at times, but it's nice to see an authentic, if not entirely accurate, depiction of the ups and downs of everyday life for the average person in Rome during Caesar's time. I'd rather see this than watch simply an account of how glorious the rich and famous folks of the era were.
The acting and cinematography alone make the series worth watching. If you watch the series hoping for a supremely accurate account of the civil war, you're looking for the wrong thing. But if you're interesting in a compelling drama that provides an authentic "feel" of the dynamics in ancient Rome, you'll enjoy it.
Sure, the plotlines they wrote for the legionaries Vorenus and Pullo are a bit implausible at times, but it's nice to see an authentic, if not entirely accurate, depiction of the ups and downs of everyday life for the average person in Rome during Caesar's time. I'd rather see this than watch simply an account of how glorious the rich and famous folks of the era were.
The acting and cinematography alone make the series worth watching. If you watch the series hoping for a supremely accurate account of the civil war, you're looking for the wrong thing. But if you're interesting in a compelling drama that provides an authentic "feel" of the dynamics in ancient Rome, you'll enjoy it.
