"Rome" episode 2 now on

[Cush]

anyone else watching?

[deadparrot]

1. Me...

:)

[supernova]

2. I'm recording it

to watch later. The first one was good.

[NewJeffCT]

3. wow, just posted on Rome above

hopefully, you will see my thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3958380

[MrScorpio]

4. Caesar Just Crossed the Rubicon

It's on!

[Moochy]

5. Oh no he didnt!!

Having recently read two different historical novels about this period I'm so ready for this series!

Gotta love the trepanation by that greek surgeon!

[MrScorpio]

6. That was a great part

Curled my toes

[Terran]

7. Me and the husband have been reading up

on the family trees of these characters, trying to figure out who they all are. Are you guys aware little Octavian is the future Emperor Augustus? Having read "I, Claudius" a few times and seen the series, it's weird to see him portrayed as a child. These people shaped the Roman empire for centuries to come.

[BlueJazz]

8. I just tuned in and this Lady was ah..."Riding" this Gentleman.

...Now..if they just have a Chariot race.. :)

[derby378]

9. I have a feeling we're gonna see a lot more of that

The trepanation scene held my attention a lot more. Damn.

[Hardrada]

13. They also showed breast feeding!!

But at least it wasn't in public.

[Aristus]

10. They've got Cato down pretty good.

A self-righteous ultra-conservative prig who wore no tunic beneath his toga because "that's how our forefathers did it." (not a quote from the show.

The actor portraying him doesn't look a thing like him. The real Cato had a very large nose, but otherwise was considered quite handsome.

[JohnLocke]

12. I disagree.

Cato may have been conservative, but at least he wanted to preserve the Republic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_the_Younger

[maveric]

11. Its a little "soap opera'y", but amusing.