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So, that's it for ROME, after the next two episodes? As much as I disliked the way this season has been unfolding (as many of you have noted, in a very "soap-opera-ish" way) it's better than having nothing "Roman" on TV, besides on the History Channel. ROME is certainly better than The Sopranos. At least it imparts some history, twisted and compressed as it may be for TV reasons. So they have to get Actium, Antony and Cleopatra's suicide, all that stuff done in a measly two episodes? bah-humbug! ah well...it was great while it lasted-too bad we won't get to see Tiberius' villa in Capri. saluti

Can't believe how many people don't know this (and this is no offense to you, so please, take none). I've seen this question on several bulletin boards, and can only assume none of the posters have been to Italy, or have never met Italians, either in Italy proper or anywhere else. The "horns" are a curse/good luck symbol, still used in Italy to this day. It's meaning can vary widly, from cursing someone to hell, or good luck, to its most used present day meaning in Italy, referring to one who is cuckoled- "sei un cornuto" (you are a horned one). You see the "horns" (le corna) all over Italy, plastered on cars, key-chains, necklaces, etc. Hope this helped saluti

Ave Cittadini! this is my first post here, although I have been a long-time lurker, and a huge fan of this site. Regarding the stairs; there was a special feature available trough HBO On Demand, regarding the stairs. It seems that it was designed as a set "prop" to show the entrance to the Aventine Hill, and a feature which will alllow future episodes to show Roma from afar - i.e., one can see the various hills (Palatine, eg) from this view, as dictated by the shot. I saw elsewhere on this BB, that Rome will only have two seasons. Is this confirmed anywhere? There's so much history to go through, I can't imagine it being achieved in a mere 24 episodes (12 from S. 1, and 12 this season). pax