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Timon (character Of Rome)
This is a list of characters from the HBO series ''Rome''. The historical figures upon which certain characters are based are noted where appropriate. Main cast The following are credited in the opening credits when they appear, with only Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon and James Purefoy appearing in every episode. McKidd and Stevenson alternate top billing. Guest actors References {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Rome'' (TV series) characters * Rome Rome Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ... Cultural depictions of Pompey Cultural depictions of Servilia (mother of Brutus) Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus Cultural depictions of Octavia the Younger Cultural depictions of Cato the Younger Cultural depictions of Cicero Depic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome (TV Series)
''Rome'' is an American-British historical drama television series released in 2005–2007 and created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald (producer), William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Roman Republic, Republic to Roman Empire, Empire. The series features a sprawling List of Rome characters, cast of characters, many based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are ultimately two soldiers named Lucius Vorenus (Rome character), Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo (Rome character), Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, the series was filmed in various locations, but most notably in the Cinecittà, Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy. The show, consisting of two seasons for a total of 22 episodes, aired on HBO, and BBC Two from 28 August 2005 to 25 March 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaius Julius Caesar (Rome Character)
This is a list of characters from the HBO series ''Rome''. The historical figures upon which certain characters are based are noted where appropriate. Main cast The following are credited in the opening credits when they appear, with only Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon and James Purefoy appearing in every episode. McKidd and Stevenson alternate top billing. Guest actors References {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Rome'' (TV series) characters * Rome Rome Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ... Cultural depictions of Pompey Cultural depictions of Servilia (mother of Brutus) Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus Cultural depictions of Octavia the Younger Cultural depictions of Cato the Younger Cultural depictions of Cicero D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Woods
Simon Woods (born 7 January 1980) is an English actor and playwright best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British-American television series ''Rome'' and the 2005 '' Pride & Prejudice'' as Charles Bingley. Personal life Woods attended Eton College, then read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he became friends with Chelsea Clinton. After graduating from Oxford, Woods worked briefly at ''The Guardian'' before becoming an actor. While at Oxford in 2000, he was in a relationship with Rosamund Pike that lasted two years. The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in ''Pride & Prejudice''. Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the former chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry. They married in 2012. They have two daughters, Iris and Nell. Filmography Playwright Woods's stage play ''Hansard ''Hansard'' is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Pirkis
Max Pirkis (born 6 January 1989) is an English actor. After appearing in two stage productions during the early 2000s, Pirkis made his film debut in '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003), after the film crew recruited him at his school, Eton College. In a critically praised performance, he won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in an International Film. Two years later, he was cast in the BBC/HBO television series ''Rome'' as Gaius Octavian, a role he held until 2007. Early life and education Pirkis was born in London on 6 January 1989. His mother is a publisher, and he has a sister. After being educated at Eton College, Pirkis began attending St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he read Theology and was captain of the college's football team, in 2009. Career ''Master and Commander'' Pirkis started his acting in school plays while attending Eton, though he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC. He greatly influenced both ancient and modern reception of the Latin language. A substantial part of his work has survived, and he was admired by both ancient and modern authors alike. Cicero adapted the arguments of the chief schools of Hellenistic philosophy in Latin and coined a large portion of Latin philosophical vocabulary via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bamber
David James Bamber (born 19 September 1954) is an English actor. His credits include '' Privates on Parade'' (1983), '' Juliet Bravo'' (1983), '' Crown Court'' (1984), '' Call Me Mister'' (1986), '' The Buddha of Suburbia'' (1993), '' Pride and Prejudice'' (1995), '' Chalk'' (1997), '' Mile High'' (2004), '' Beethoven'' (2005), ''Rome'' (2005-2007), '' Valkyrie'' (2008), '' Psychoville'' (2009-2011), '' The Borgias'' (2011), '' The Hollow Crown'' (2012), '' What Remains'' (2013), '' Darkest Hour'' (2017), '' Borg vs McEnroe'' (2017), '' Peterloo'' (2018), '' A Very English Scandal'' (2018), '' Flesh and Blood'' (2020) and '' The Regime'' (2024). His most notable achievement was winning the 1995 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance as Guy in '' My Night with Reg''. Early years Bamber was born 19 September 1954 in Walkden, Lancashire. His very first stage performance was aged 5 as a pig in ''Tom Tom the Piper's Son''. He joined the Manchester Youth Theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Varma
Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series ''Rome'' (2005–07), Suzie Costello in the BBC series '' Torchwood'' (2006), Zoe Luther in the BBC series '' Luther'' (2010), Ilsa Pucci in '' Human Target'' (2010–11), Ellaria Sand in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'' (2014–2017), and The Bride in the DCU/ Max adult animated series '' Creature Commandos'' (2024–present). In September 2016 she began starring in the ITV/ Netflix series '' Paranoid'' as DS Nina Suresh. She has also worked extensively in the theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in '' Present Laughter'' (2019) and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in '' Oedipus'' (2025). Early life Varma was raised in Bath, Somerset, the only child of an Indian father and a Swiss mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Johnson (actor)
Karl Johnson (born 1 March 1948) is a Welsh actor, who has worked on stage, film and television. His notable roles to date include the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film '' Wittgenstein'', and those of Cato the Younger in the television drama series ''Rome'' and of Twister Turrill in the BBC costume drama '' Lark Rise to Candleford''. Filmography Film * '' Jubilee'' (1978) - Sphinx * ''The Tempest'' (1979) - Ariel, an airy spirit * '' Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987) - Douglas Orton * '' A Prayer for the Dying'' (1987) - Fitzgerald * '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) - Colin * '' Let Him Have It'' (1991) - Parris * '' Wittgenstein'' (1993) - Ludwig Wittgenstein * '' Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' (1998) - John Deakin * '' Tomorrow La Scala'' (2002) - Sydney * '' Pure'' (2002) - Grandad * '' Frozen'' (2005) - Coastguard Bill * '' Heidi'' (2005) - Old Man * '' The Illusionist'' (2006) - Doctor / Old Man * '' Copying Beethoven'' (2006) - Stefan Holtz * '' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavia The Younger
Octavia the Younger (; 69 BC – 11 BC) was the elder sister of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), the half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and the fourth wife of Mark Antony. She was also the great-grandmother of the Emperor Caligula and Empress Agrippina the Younger, maternal grandmother of the Emperor Claudius, and paternal great-grandmother and maternal great-great-grandmother of the Emperor Nero. One of the most prominent women in Roman history, Octavia was respected and admired by contemporaries for her loyalty, nobility and humanity, as well as for maintaining traditional Roman feminine virtues. Life Childhood Octavia was born around 69 BC. Full sister to Augustus, Octavia was the only daughter born of Gaius Octavius' second marriage to Atia, niece of Julius Caesar. Octavia was born in Nola, present-day Italy; her father, a Roman governor and senator, died in 59 BC from natural causes. Her mother later remarried, to the consul Lucius Marcius P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servilia Of The Junii
This is a list of characters from the HBO series ''Rome''. The historical figures upon which certain characters are based are noted where appropriate. Main cast The following are credited in the opening credits when they appear, with only Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon and James Purefoy appearing in every episode. McKidd and Stevenson alternate top billing. Guest actors References {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Rome'' (TV series) characters * Rome Rome Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ... Cultural depictions of Pompey Cultural depictions of Servilia (mother of Brutus) Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus Cultural depictions of Octavia the Younger Cultural depictions of Cato the Younger Cultural depictions of Cicero D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Junius Brutus The Younger
Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of assassination of Julius Caesar, the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by Quintus Servilius Caepio (adoptive father of Brutus), a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal name. He is often referred to simply as Brutus. Early in his political career, Brutus opposed Pompey, who was responsible for Brutus' father's death. He also was close to Caesar. However, Caesar's attempts to evade accountability in the law courts put him at greater odds with his opponents in the Roman elite and the Roman Senate, senate. Brutus eventually came to oppose Caesar and sided with Pompey against Caesar's forces during the Caesar's Civil War, ensuing civil war (49–45 BC). Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48, after which Brutus surrendered to Caesar, who granted him amnesty. With Caesar's increasingly monarchic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
