Discs 1-5: "Rome: the complete first series". - "Friends, Romans, countrymen" (introduction to the characters). - Eight commentaries. - "All roads lead to Rome" (interactive guide). - "Gladiators". - "Caesar's triumph". Disc 6: "The rise of Rome" (behind the scenes). - "When in Rome" (featurette). - Photo gallery
English, German and French dialogue, with subtitles in English, French, German and Dutch, and English and German for the hard of hearing
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Karl Johnson, Indira Varma, David Bamber, Max Pirkis, Lee Boardman, Nicholas Woodeson, Suzanne Bertish, Paul Jesson, James Purefoy (Mark Antony), Ciarán Hinds (Caesar)
Credits: directors, Michael Apted (3 episodes), Timothy Van Patten (2 episodes), Steve Shill (2 episodes), Alan Taylor (2 episodes); created by John Milius, William MacDonald, Bruno Heller
"Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, soldier Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome. A serialized drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, husbands and wives, "Rome" chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of a republic and the birth of an empire" (container)
