promise to be oneof the last of these kind of posts-rome hbo

[Caius Fabius]

I suspect that you know that I was attempting to answer Woad Warrior's request for more specifics about why we did not accept this HBO Rome series as an exact copy of the Roman World at the "Time of Julius Caesar". If you are offended by the nitpicking, just remember why it is being done, to help another reader in his quest for knowledge.

I enjoy many Roman themed films, having 30+ in my collection, and I know that many of them are very badly done. That does not mean that they are unenjoyable. Sometimes I even have films that I can't understand the language, just because they are about Romans.

I usually watch films with a notepad, but only for interesting bits. When I am writing a review, I am usually more 'tongue in cheek', as they say.

Be well