Ancient Rome: the Rise and Fall of an Empire

[Theodosius the Great]

Well, I understand it if they had to cut out something. I mean, the show would have lasted all evening! But I agree with you they left out important parts. I for one would have liked to see more of the York episode and later wars.

They would need two hours at least to make a decent sketch of his entire reign.

They should have chosen a confident man, arrogant even. This was a religious zealot.

That would've been better. He seemed so aloof when he should look always in control, like you said - "confident".

Yes, it was my favourite too, better at least than the last one, which was disappointing.
They always seem to go for the drama instead of the history. But it was the same thing when the BBC did a series on the emperors a few years ago: several of the early ones, then Constantine, then Justinian.

I have that series of the Emperors and I think it was better in the sense that they managed to cover more ground for each ruler. But of course there were no actors like in this new series which I guess could be termed a "docu-drama" ? The older series made a better choice in picking Emperors, IMO. They rightfully didn't end or dwell on the various 5th century sackings of Rome. Rome was reclaimed by the Eastern Empire for several decades afterward.

And very nicely recreated, I must say!

Really ? Can the same be said of anything else you saw? (e.g. Spathae, armor, shields ? )

Very nice. They look like short arrows with a lead ball attached, but they’re getting there. At least yet another leap in movie history!!!

I thought Lucius Metellus was supposed to be making some replicas, but he seems to have disappeared :?

Can you also capture the scene where that soldier kills someone with a plumbata?

It was tough because the action was so fast, so when I try to take stills some come out blurry. I managed to get these though :

In mid-flight :


Dead :


More Dracos:


Vale.

Theo