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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire	comment	Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire was a six-part Docudrama created for The BBC which aired in 2006. Set in Ancient Rome, the series looks at six important events in Rome's history - namely, the rise of Julius Caesar, the Fire of Rome in the reign of Nero, The Jewish Wars and the rise of the Flavians, the career of the notorious Tiberius Gracchus, the rise of Constantine, and the fall of Rome.It was created in response to the recent popularity of film and TV about the ancient world which played rather fast and loose with the facts, endeavouring to create a series which stuck rather closely to what historical texts tell us, as well as using consultation from some of the most respected ancient historians of the time. The result was rather less well-received than many of the more lavish and less historically-accurate series with which it contended, but it provides some very well-written interpretations of the events it portrays. Highlights include Michael Sheen giving it his all as Nero, as well as the final episode which maintains strong dramatic tension throughout.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_112daba0	comment	Retired Badass: Vespasian, at least initially (the retired part - he never stops being badass)
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_120a6a29	comment	Artistic Licence – History: Despite its best efforts: Julius Caesar never decimated a rebellious legion. By all accounts, he managed to end the depicted rebellion just by speaking the single word "Quirites (Romans)", which reminded them of their duty to the Republic and to Caesar. Lactantius is one of our main sources for the battle of Milvian Bridge, and therefore influences the portrayal of said battle. However, he got a lot of details wrong about the battle, because he was never there, unlike what the show depicts. Likewise, if Constantine had really painted the sign of Christ on every soldier's shield, or forced them to forsake the Eagles and march under his new standard then he would have had a mass mutiny on his hands. Any soldier of any religion would have felt fierce devotion to the Eagles. Constantine more likely allowed his soldiers to openly call upon whatever gods they worshipped before this battle because the stakes were so high. Basically, Constantine was not as callously offensive towards Rome's traditional gods as he is made out to be in his episode. Alaric's destruction of Rome was really not as cataclysmic as it is made out to be: in the series, it's presented as if he burned down everything but the churches, whereas only a few buildings in the historical city centre got significantly damaged in real life.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_1439161f	comment	Heroic BSoD: Gracchus has one after his house is ransacked and his father's death mask is smashed. Constantine has one after an attempt to assassinate him is discovered. Alaric has one after learning the Emperor has betrayed him again.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_1c6ded94	type	Wicked Cultured
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_1c6ded94	comment	Wicked Cultured: Nero.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_2439b588	type	As the Good Book Says...
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_2439b588	comment	As the Good Book Says...: Alaric sprinkles his language with very Christian phrases, such as "Promised Land" and "your souls".
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_259d5879	comment	Anachronism Stew: The series had a habit of reusing footage. Which means that especially expensive scenes will start to crop up repeatedly, even when the people in those scenes look nothing like people of the time period in which they supposedly appeared. Expect to see Late Republican soldiers fighting in the early 5th century, for instance. Small details also stand out, like Vespasian's beekeeping outfit from the Renaissance era, and senators wearing socks with sandals (while the Romans had socks, they never would have worn them with sandals outside Roman Britain, where the unbearable cold made for Fashion Dissonance).
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_28b08686	comment	A Party, Also Known as an Orgy: Nero has one in Athens, complete with him dressing as a satyr and having wine poured on his face by serving-girls. It ends with him castrating a pretty male slave and "marrying" him.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_2a015a74	comment	Beauty Equals Goodness: The more sympathetic characters are usually the prettiest. Contrast Constantia (sweet, virtuous, and cute), Galla Placidia (snobbish but ultimately kind-hearted, she's attractive if rather po-faced), Poppaea (the most sympathetic character in her respective episode), and Gracchus (a handsome young man) with Maxentius (a fat, ugly tyrant), Nasica (old, wrinkly, and heartless), and Caesar (thuggish and brutal).
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_2ed5e99d	comment	Nero is a Depraved Bisexual and extremely camp.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_2fcfd52a	comment	Stock Footage Failure: However, this opens the series up to a lot of Anachronism Stew, as well as crowd characters somehow living for centuries. Also, at one point where Stock Footage of the previous episode would have been useful and relevant (when the fall of Nero is being narrated), for some reason footage of Nero is not used.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_34dcfc96	comment	Nero is shown at the head of a band of thugs beating up street performers for his own amusement.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_3bc88a7f	comment	Foregone Conclusion: Most of the episodes open with a quick run-down of what's about to happen in the episode, so even those with no prior knowledge of Roman history are informed that Nero goes mad, Constantine establishes Christianity, Rome will be sacked by barbarians, etc.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_3e8d9cd3	comment	Historical Hero Upgrade: Alaric is easily the most sympathetic character in the episode where he appears, and he burned Rome to the ground. One has to wonder whether Tiberius Gracchus was nearly as selfless as his episode makes him out to be. Was he genuinely concerned about the welfare of the people he spoke for, or was he doing so to accrue power? Even Nero gets hit with this - despite all the genuinely horrible things he did, you can't help but feel sorry for him as he is about to die. Helped by the fact that his last words are slightly altered so he at least acknowledges the horrors he perpetrated during his reign.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_401d4116	comment	Broken Aesop: Most of Alaric's negotiations are an attempt to show Honorius that he is not an unreasonable thug and that it's better for him if he concedes peacefully and treats them like people. Then his hand is forced and he sacks Rome, leaving Honorius embittered and wailing that the barbarians are nothing but animals.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_40c57041	comment	Manipulative Bastard: Olympius will always get his way despite how horrible his ideas are, because he insists his course of action will make Honorius, a teenage boy, appear strong and uncompromising.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_447d9e50	comment	Xanatos Speed Chess: The entirety of Episode 6, where both the Romans and Goths are attempting to ensure they get their own way and there's manipulation going on between each side and within each side. No wonder Alaric gets frustrated and sacks Rome in the end.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_4856ac40	comment	Stock Footage: Many scenes within the series are reused in multiple episodes, Typically, these will be the more expensive battle scenes which are hard to replicate. Stock Footage Failure: However, this opens the series up to a lot of Anachronism Stew, as well as crowd characters somehow living for centuries. Also, at one point where Stock Footage of the previous episode would have been useful and relevant (when the fall of Nero is being narrated), for some reason footage of Nero is not used.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_49f20c6a	comment	Gory Discretion Shot: Nero kicking Poppaea to death is obscured by a heavy marble table. We can tell just how hard he is kicking her because the table itself moves as he kicks her. Averted in the same episode: When Nero stabs himself in the throat, we get a nice long look as the dagger goes in...
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_52aa0c4a	comment	The Caligula: Nero, obviously.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_559b4bb3	comment	Call to Agriculture: All Alaric and his Goths wanted was a bit of land to settle on and farm...
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_588d766f	comment	Black-and-Grey Morality: Olympius is evil, incompetent, and bigoted and a horrible influence on Honorius, but after he leaves the more reasonable Jovius suggests that they starve Rome simply to make Attalus look bad. Nero and the senators who want him dead, respectively. Constantine is rather ruthless and warmongering, but his enemies are much worse.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_5edb884e	comment	Face of a Thug: Alaric, Berig, Matho, Sarus, even Julius Caesar!
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_62434fe2	comment	Sanity Slippage: The last five years of Nero's life are just him getting progressively more unhinged. Constantine and Alaric look like they could be suffering from a minor case of this.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_643618e5	comment	Replacement Goldfish: Invoked by Nero: he castrates a male slave and refers to him as his late wife, Poppaea, declaring that now his wife's beauty would outlive her.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_69fb91e8	type	Chewing the Scenery
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_69fb91e8	comment	Chewing the Scenery: Michael Sheen seems to be having the time of his life playing Nero.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_6b1caa93	comment	Adipose Rex: Maxentius.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_722b3319	type	Camp Gay
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_722b3319	comment	Camp Gay: Caesar in real life was most definitely not heterosexual (perhaps most simply described as bisexual, although Roman sexual orientation is a lot more complex than ours), but at the same time he was most definitely not as camp as Sean Pertwee portrays him. Nero is a Depraved Bisexual and extremely camp.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_735b4101	comment	Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Often averted; to maintain historical accuracy, many of the Roman armies shown, unlike in other TV shows, often are shown wearing drab greys and tans, unlike the brilliant (and expensive) reds in which they are usually dressed. However, in some cases, this trope is still played straight: Caesar's army incorporate a lot more red into their attire. Constantine's troops wear purple, while his enemies tend to wear red.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_7464705c	comment	Arc Words: "Who will fight with me?" for Caesar. "Rule as the gods rule" and "Not enough" for Nero. "I want to be the mother of Tiberius Gracchus!" for Gracchus.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_7febc23b	type	Establishing Character Moment
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_7febc23b	comment	Establishing Character Moment: Caesar is shown for the first time fighting in the Battle of Alesia. Nero is shown at the head of a band of thugs beating up street performers for his own amusement. Vespasian and Titus are first seen when the latter, clad in full armour, relates news of the war to the former, as he tends to his bees. The young Tiberius Gracchus is seen at his father's funeral, having the imposing legacy of his family impressed upon him, showing us the huge amount of pressure he has had to live up to his bloodline. Ten years later, we see him taking in the sight of Carthage, Rome's long-standing enemy, just before it is destroyed. Constantine is first seen on his march to Rome in the opening, followed soon after by him screaming "One Empire, One God, One Emperor!" Alaric is first seen just before marching on Rome.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_823c6e3e	comment	Large Ham: Rome, after all, is a World of Ham. Michael Sheen as Nero is accompanied with a lot of screaming, melodrama, and Chewing the Scenery. Constantine is rather fond of hamminess. Maxentius has his moments. Nasica would like to calmly and quietly inform you that Tiberius intends to be king.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_957e5fc2	comment	Villainous Breakdown: Nero, Maxentius, Honorius.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_9cc1a329	comment	Upper-Class Twit: Quite a few among the senate at various point, but Honorius and Attalus stand out the most.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_a8a80e26	comment	Small details also stand out, like Vespasian's beekeeping outfit from the Renaissance era, and senators wearing socks with sandals (while the Romans had socks, they never would have worn them with sandals outside Roman Britain, where the unbearable cold made for Fashion Dissonance).
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_b4436246	comment	Primal Stance: Nero hunches threateningly over a plate of cold meats when interrogating the senators.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_b4a7b5ef	comment	The Queen's Latin: Also extends to The Queen's Hebrew and The Queen's Gothic - essentially, anyone with a high social class within their nation will sound like a middle-class Brit. Expect to see lower-class people within the Roman Empire with Greek-sounding names paired with Cockney accents.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_b58b4e3c	comment	Too Dumb to Live: Maxentius - see Hoist by His Own Petard.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_bdb5c651	comment	Real Men Love Jesus: Played straight with Alaric - he was historically an Arian Christian and thus orders his men to spare the churches when he sacks Rome. Zig-zagged with Constantine: he is portrayed as a zealous Christian, but the reasons why he is so eager to support this new cult are questionable.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire / int_dc031fde	comment	Inelegant Blubbering: Nero after killing his wife. There's a lot of screaming and dribbling and tearing of curtains. Honorius after Rome is sacked.
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