TY - ADVS AU - Apted,Michael AU - Cranham,Kenneth AU - Duncan,Lindsay AU - Heller,Bruno AU - Hinds,Ciaran AU - McKidd,Kevin AU - Papazian,Robert A. AU - Pugini,Marco Valerio AU - Purefoy,James AU - Stevenson,Ray AU - Walker,Polly ED - British Broadcasting Corporation. ED - HBO Video (Firm) ED - Home Box Office (Firm) TI - Rome SN - 0783135998 PY - 2006///] CY - [New York] PB - HBO Video KW - Caesar, Julius KW - DVD KW - Emperors KW - Rome KW - Drama KW - Soldiers KW - Italy KW - History KW - Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D KW - Historical television programs KW - Television programs KW - Great Britain KW - United States KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - War television programs KW - Family KW - Television series KW - migfg KW - gsafd KW - Historical KW - Political KW - War N1 - Bonus features: "Friends, Romans, countrymen": introduction to the characters of 'Rome'; eight revealing audio commentaries with cast and crew ; "All roads lead to Rome" interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp ; Shot-x-shot: Gladiator - a closer look at the thrilling episode 11 fight sequence ; Shot-x-shot: Caesar's triumph - detailing the production of the epic episode 10 triumph scene ; "The rise of Rome": behind-the-scenes featurette on sets, wardrobe and actors' boot camp ; "When in Rome" featurette on the culture of ancient Rome ; Photo gallery with over 50 never-before-scene images ; Eight-page Roman character guide booklet featuring names, profiles, relationships and other key historical information; Contains all 12 episodes from the first season; Originally broadcast on HBO during the 2005-2006 season; Disc 1. The stolen eagle / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted ; How Titus Pullo brought down the Republic / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted -- Disc 2. An owl in a thornbush / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted ; Stealing from Saturn / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Julian Farino ; The ram has touched the wall / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Allen Coulter -- Disc 3. Egeria / writer, John Milius and Bruno Heller, director, Alan Poul ; Pharsalus / writer, David Frankel, director, Tim Van Patten ; Caesarion / writer, William J. MacDonald, director, Stephen Shill -- Disc 4. Utica / writer, Alexandra Cunningham, director, Jeremy Podeswa ; Triumph / writer, Adrian Hodges, director, Alan Taylor -- Disc 5. The spoils / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Mikael Salomon ; Kalends of February / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Alan Taylor -- Disc 6. Bonus features; Created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald and Bruno Heller ; editors, Sidney Wolinsky ... [et al.] ; director of photography, Alik Sakharov ... [et al.] ; music, Jeff Beal; Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham, James Purefoy, CiarĂ¡n Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Karl Johnson, Indira Varma, David Bamber; Rated TV-MA N2 - 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, soldiers 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 ER -