ROME

produced by HBO & BBC

Family dysfunction. Treachery. Betrayal. Coarse profanity. Brutal violence. Graphic sex. No, it's not the Sopranos, it's ROME, HBO's madly ambitious series that bloodily spatters the glory of Rome. Set in 52 BC (Before Cable), Rome charts the dramatic shifts in the balance of power between former friends Pompey Magnus, leader of the Senate, and Julius Caesar, whose imminent return after eight years to Rome after conquering the Gauls, has the ruling class up in arms.

At the heart of Rome is the odd couple friendship between two soldiers who fortuitously become heroes of the people. Lucius Vorenus is married, honorable, and steadfast. Titus PUllo is an amoral rogue whose philosophy is best summed up, "I kill my enemies, take their gold, and enjoy their women."

-- from Amazon.com