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Political Rival
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
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A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television | 2007 | Ciarán Hinds
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | 2005 | Polly Walker
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | 2007 | Michele Vigliotta
Outstanding Cinematography for a SingleCamera Series | 2007 | Alik Sakharov
Outstanding Costumes for a Series | 2006 | Augusto Grassi
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series | 2007 | Joseph Bennett
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | 2006 | Barrie Hemsley
Outstanding Art Direction for a SingleCamera Series | 2006 | Joseph Bennett
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night | 2006 | Sergio Ercolessi
Outstanding PeriodFantasy Television Series | 2006 | April Ferry
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | 2006 | Barrie Hemsley
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program | 2008 | Gary Brozenich
SingleCamera Television Series | 2006 | Daniela Giovannoni
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Drama | 2006 | Polly Walker
Best Drama Series | 2008 | Anne Thomopoulos
Best Visual Effects | 2006 | Barrie Hemsley
Best Make Up Hair Design | 2008 | Maurizio Silvi
Best Titles | 2006 | Angus Wall
Best Production Design | 2006 | Joseph Bennett
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series MiniSeries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 2005 | Polly Walker
New Series | 2006 | Alexandra Cunningham
Best MiniSeries | 2006 | William J. MacDonald
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Original Dramatic Score | 2006 | Jeff Beal
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | 2006 | Jeff Beal
Outstanding Costumes for a Series | 2007 | Augusto Grassi
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | 2007 | Gary Brozenich
Outstanding Makeup for a Series NonProsthetic | 2007 | Maurizio Silvi
Outstanding Main Title Design | 2006 | Angus Wall
Best Male Voice | 2006 | Luca Ward
Outstanding PeriodFantasy Television Series | 2008 | April Ferry
Visual Effects Special Effects | 2006 | Billy Budd
Visual Effects Digital Effects | 2006 | Barrie Hemsley
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | 2008 | Giorgio Antonini
Best Edited OneHour Series for NonCommercial Television | 2008 | David Siegel
Outstanding Editing Television | 2007 | David Siegel
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series | 2006 | William Freesh
The show's five acres of outdoor "period" sets were the largest standing set in the world to date.
The main characters, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, are named after real-life historical figures. They are mentioned in Caesars' The Gallic war as two close partners with quarrels between them about each others bravery and who is to be promoted Primus Pilus. They are mentioned as explicitly courageous when Marcus Tullius Cicero's brother was besieged. The audacity of Pullo is also noted, similar to the Pullo in the series.
Fifty-five local extras were cast as "Roman Legionaries" and sent to a two-week boot camp, living in tents, to train as Roman soldiers. Training included military discipline (waking at 5 a.m., bed by 9 p.m.), marching, swordsmanship, camp building and dismantling, group training, and maneuvers (day and night time training). Bathing was restricted to the local lake, without soap, at night. Forty-three extras completed the boot camp.
Five seasons were planned out before the first season aired. However, the show was canceled during season 2 because of its enormous production costs. Much of the material for seasons 3 and 4 was used in the final episodes of the second season to wrap up the show. A proposed movie, to close the story lines, never materialized.
The ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Ostia Antica were used to determine the proper colors of the temples, statues, and streets, plus graffiti and street signage.
"Mark Antony: I really think you should reconsider. Gaius Julius Caesar: Anyone else, certainly. But those 2 - they found my golden standard and survived a storm that killed an army. Now they come face to face with Pompay Magnus. They have powerful Gods on their side. And I will never kill a man with such powerful friends."
"Gaius Julius Caesar: [evaluating his chances against Pompey's more numerous legions] Our men must win or die. Pompey's men have... other options."
