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I own the series and watched it some time back (I apologize for coming late to the review party). Despite some of the errors, this is probably the best effort out of any production company to make something accurate, but not so much that the accuracy begins to interfere with the entertainment. For instance, I have heard complaints concerning the expressions (i.e. language) and the way they used their hands and such in communicating in the series, but then, it wouldn't make much sense to have the actors speaking in Latin and saying Latin expressions. At that point, only the few of us who understand that aspect of history will enjoy it, while everyone else will stare at the scree and say "What the hell?" I think that as long as the majority of people are more interested in entertainment rather than accuracy, we'll have Gladiators, Alexanders, and ROMEs. Nonetheless, accuracy has been getting better. Just think of when Spartacus came out, then take another stop at Gladiator and now ROME. It is more accurate.

In any event, the producers, writer, and director did any amazing job with presenting one of the most well known stories, namely the collapse of the Republic and the tragedy of Caesar. They did such an amazing job, in my opinion, that despite the fact I and most everyone knew Caesar would be stabbed to death by Senate conspirators, I will still left stun. When you're telling a story that already exists, it's not what you tell, but how you tell it. I believe that the way the story of ROME was told was simply marvelous.


Oh, and would it likely be unacceptable to wear the helmet from the series at a re-enactment? Despite the fact it was present on Trajan's column? Or is this still a point of controversy? :?