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Wait till you get to "Caesarion" then! Unflinching sex and wit together.

 

 

Indeed.

 

Although I have to say their interpretation of Cleopatra, and the waif who plays her, leaves me a bit cold.

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Wait till you get to "Caesarion" then! Unflinching sex and wit together.

 

 

Indeed.

 

Although I have to say their interpretation of Cleopatra, and the waif who plays her, leaves me a bit cold.

 

I wass thinking more of Charmains line "let me give you a hand" .

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In the TV Series "Rome" Lucius Vorenus describes Mark Antony's performance as Tribune of Plebs with this paragraph:

 

"He operates with a whore and a dwarf at his side. Even Cincinnatis or the Gracchi would not behave so..."

 

Who was Cincinnatis???

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First Series Premering here in Oz soon. Can't wait

 

Do you know if its the BBC or HBO Version out of curiousity.

 

I didn't know that there was any difference.

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L Q Cinncinatus lived c520 BC, served as Consul (once) and Dictator (twice), deemed to be a model of Roman virtue and dignity, returning to his farm after defeating the Volscians without retaining his dictatorial powers. As a strict Catonian I would have thought Vorenus would be an admirer of his.

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Here. is a useful link.

 

For some reason, the city of Cincinnati, Ohio has a statue in his honour.

 

Does anybody know why?

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First Series Premering here in Oz soon. Can't wait

 

Do you know if its the BBC or HBO Version out of curiousity.

 

I didn't know that there was any difference.

 

BBC has more sex and less politics The truncated episodes being 1,2 , 11 and 12, each of these "pairs" being edited together as single episodes.

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First Series Premering here in Oz soon. Can't wait

 

Do you know if its the BBC or HBO Version out of curiousity.

 

I didn't know that there was any difference.

 

BBC has more sex and less politics The truncated episodes being 1,2 , 11 and 12, each of these "pairs" being edited together as single episodes.

 

I have just registered on this site although I have been reading it as a guest for some time.

So I may need some help navigating at first.

 

 

Could you tell me please is the whole series available on DVD?

I missed many episodes due to work commitments.

Edited by Imperial_Maiden

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The whole thing plus various commentaries and add ons

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rome-Complete-Firs...8&s=gateway

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Ursus, I had a simliar problem too, especially while writing my book, which is set in 120 BC. It was a real struggle to keep it "real" and I don't know if I succeeded or failed. Some liked it, others hated it. I guess you can't please everyone, that's something you learn quickly once you put your work up there to be judged.

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According to the link above George Washington was regarded as a modern Cinncinatus. So if the naming of Cincinnati happened after the Revolutionary War maybe it was another way of honouring GW ???

 

Afterall with the capital city and a major state both named after Washington it would have been an alternative way to praise him. And the statue would fit the name.

 

Just my guess.

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Like Pertinax, I too am puzzled as too why Cinicinnatus would be associated in such a way. Perhaps it was simply a way to bring a famous name into the script to the delight of Romanophiles (or chagrin).

 

As for the city in Ohio...

"In 1778 Losantiville was founded. This was later known as Cincinnati and received its name from General St. Clair, who, while in command of Ft. Washington, changed the name to Cincinnati in honor of the Society of Cincinnati, of which he was a member."

 

Society of Cincinnati History

 

Story of Cincinnatus Livy 3.19

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The original US government system was, in a way, based on the Roman Republican system. Maybe the statue was a tribute to Rome's pre-Imperial government.

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