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60 mins
8/28/2005
1.
The Stolen Eagle
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Eager to return to Rome after eight long years of war, Gaius Julius Caesar ends his campaign with a resounding triumph in Gaul, and news of a shattering personal loss at home. In Rome, Caesar's old friend Pompey is counselled by the Senate, who worry about Caesar's growing popularity. Two soldiers are enlisted to find the army's stolen gold standard. Atia is careful to play both sides of an escalating power struggle.
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Director:
Michael Apted
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Robert Purvis, John Boswell, Allan Caister-Pearce, Giovanni Calcagno, Fabio Carfora, Alessio Di Cesare, Lydia Leonard, Russell Mabey, Steven Matthew, Bob Mercer
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60 mins
9/4/2005
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How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic
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Anointed People's Tribune by Caesar, Mark Antony returns to Rome with Octavian's liberators, Vorenus and Pullo. After being feted by a grateful Atia, Vorenus heads home to his family, for the first time in eight years, while Pullo heads for the brothels. Pompey drafts an ultimatum stripping the general of his power.
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Director:
Michael Apted
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Robert Purvis, Matt Patresi, Leslie Csuth, Frank Baker, John Boswell, Alessio Di Cesare, Alessandro Inchiappa, Maura Orefici, Sean Madden, Francesco Pini
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60 mins
9/11/2005
3.
An Owl in a Thornbush
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With Caesar quickly advancing toward Rome, Pompey begins ordering a retreat and forces his citizens to pick sides. Timon is forced to do Atia's dirty work and Vorenus cannot understand why no one is resisting while on a scouting mission.
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Director:
Michael Apted
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Robert Purvis, Matt Patresi, Anna Patrick, Eliza Darby, Andrew Greenough, Stu Rosen, Alexandra Stordy, Michele Pettini, Antonio Ragusa, Carla Cagnetti
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60 mins
9/18/2005
4.
Stealing from Saturn
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As Pompey "maneuvers" outside the city, Caesar seeks to consolidate his hold on Rome. Atia throws a party to welcome Caesar home, while Vorenus throws one of his own to usher in his new life as a citizen businessman. Pullo's run of luck continues when he delivers Quintus Pompey to Caesar, who in turn returns Quintus to his father's camp, with an offer of truce he knows Pompey will never accept.
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Director:
Julian Farino
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Maggie McCarthy, Richard Katz, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Steve Ramsden, Barbara Marten, Roger Hammond, Paolo Risi, Antonio Ragusa, Paola Lavini, Kevin Dignam
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60 mins
9/25/2005
5.
The Ram Has Touched the Wall
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Caesar weighs Pompey's counteroffer against Antony's recommendation to chase down Pompey's vulnerable army. Vorenus is forced to reconsider his career choices after a series of business setbacks leave him with little income to support his family. A jealous Atia concocts a clever scheme to separate Caesar from Servilia. Pullo is recruited to tutor Octavian in the art of soldiering, but ends up learning a lesson or two from the boy.
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Director:
Allen Coulter
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Parvez Qadir, Massimo Pupella, Eddie Osei, Sean Madden, Alessio Di Cesare, John Bennett
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60 mins
10/2/2005
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Egeria
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When Caeser finds himself outnumbered by Pompey's legions, he asks Antony to join the fight. Marc Antony is having fun in his new political life while he ponders a counter-offer from Pompey. Atia urges Octavian to take another step toward manhood. Vorenus and Niobe try to bring passion back to their marriage.
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Director:
Alan Poul
Writer:
John Milius
/ Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Lynda Baron, Andrew Scarborough, Norma Atallah, Stan Rosen, Paolo Risi, Manfredi Aliquo, Georgie Glen, Francesca Fowler, Alessio Di Cesare,
Simon Callow
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60 mins
10/9/2005
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Pharsalus
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Pompey attacks an outnumbered Caesar. Vorenus and Pullo are stranded at sea. Atia continues to seek out Servilla's friendship in order to ensure her protection, while Octavia and Servilla's bond grows.
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Director:
Tim Van Patten
Writer:
David Frankel
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Guest starring:
Eliza Darby, Daren Elliot Holmes, David Kennedy, Vincenzo Nicoli, Anna Patrick, Michele Pettini, Francesco Sensi, Steve Swinscoe, Franco Troscia
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60 mins
10/16/2005
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Caesarion
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Having pursued Pompey into Egypt, Caesar arrives in Alexandria and meets the boy king Ptolemy XIII, who offers the general a surprise gift. Vorenus and Pullo play liberators again, freeing Ptolemy's incarcerated sister, Cleopatra. Caesar seeks payment from Egypt for past debts, and ends up forging a strategic union to ensure his legacy.
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Director:
Steve Shill
Writer:
William J. Macdonald
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Guest starring:
Axel Shumacher, Shaka Bunsie, Lyndsey Marshal, David de Keyser,
Kathryn Hunter, David Kennedy, Tony Guilfoyle, Enoch Frost, Grant Masters
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60 mins
10/30/2005
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Utica
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With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus and Pullo's showdown with local thug Erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires.
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Director:
Jeremy Podeswa
Writer:
Alexandra Cunningham
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Guest starring:
Dominic Rickhards, David Quinzi,
Graham McTavish, Adam Levy, Nicholas Hewetson, Roger Hammond, Kevin Dignam, Jonathan Coy, Ewan Bailey
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60 mins
11/6/2005
10.
Triumph
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Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the war over, and prepares for five days of feasting and games honoring his "triumph." No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a pastoral future with Eirene, while Vorenus runs for municipal magistrate, with Posca's help. Meanwhile, Octavian retrieves Octavia from her self-imposed exile. And Servilia invites a revenge-minded Quintus Pompey into her home, to Brutus' dismay.
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Director:
Alan Taylor
Writer:
Adrian Hodges
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Guest starring:
Hugh Sachs, David Quinzi, Abhin Galeya, Peter-Hugo Daly, Dominic Coleman, Giovanni Calcagno, John Boswell
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60 mins
11/13/2005
11.
The Spoils
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Vorenus sees to it that veteran soldiers receives severance on behalf of Caesar, and is then invited along with Niobe to one of Atia's parties.
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Director:
Mikael Salomon
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Robin Sneller, Helen Stirling, Julian Rivett, Danny Midwinter, Michael Nardone, Bruce Mackinnon, Cristina Mantis, Douglas Dean, Peter Eyre, Manfredi Aliquo
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60 mins
11/20/2005
12.
Kalends of February
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Pullo and Vorenus are now heroes in the eyes of the Roman rank and file because of their arena feats. This causes Caesar to bestow rewards to those he might normally punish.
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Director:
Alan Taylor
Writer:
Bruno Heller
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Guest starring:
Peter Gevisser, Simon Gregor, Frank Baker, Lorenza Damiani, Pip Torrens, Luigi Santamaria, David Quinzi
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