Rome Season Two: Trial and Triumph

Set in the turbulent years after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Season Two of the HBO-BBC series Rome lays bare a city shaken by the violent power struggle between Octavian, Caesar's adopted son and heir, and Mark Antony, his most trusted general, bound in the seductive spell of Cleopatra. This is the first academic volume to explore this critically acclaimed and commercially successful drama. Focusing on the series' historical framework, visual and narrative style, thematic overtones, and influence on modern popular culture, this book also engages with the authenticity of the production and considers its place in the tradition of epic films and television series set in ancient Rome. With a foreword by the producer and historical consultant on the series, this volume is both scholarly and entertaining. It will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in Classics and Ancient History as well as Film and Media Studies.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Series Editors’ Preface
pp vii-viii
- By Monica S. Cyrino, Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico, USA., Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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Editor's Acknowledgments
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Contributors
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List of Illustrations
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Episode Listing
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Cast List
pp xviii-xviii
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Introduction: The Trials and Triumphs of Rome, Season Two
pp 1-10
- By Monica S. Cyrino, Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico, USA.
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PART I - POWER AND POLITICS
pp 11-12
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1 - A Touch Too Cerebral: Eulogizing Caesar in Rome
pp 13-24
- By Angeline C. Chiu, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Vermont, USA.
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2 - Discharging Pullo and Vorenus: Veterans in Rome
pp 25-35
- By Lee L. Brice, Associate Professor of Ancient History at Western Illinois University, USA
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3 - Gangsterism in Rome
pp 36-47
- By Arthur J. Pomeroy, Professor of Classics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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4 - Class, Chaos, and Control in Rome
pp 48-60
- By Margaret M. Toscano, Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Utah, USA.
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5 - Earning Immortality: Cicero's Death Scene in Rome
pp 61-73
- By Eran Almagor, Lecturer in General History at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
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6 - The Triumvirate of the Ring in Rome
pp 74-87
- By Barbara Weiden Boyd, Henry Winkley Professor of Latin and Greek at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, USA.
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7 - Jews and Judaism in Rome
pp 88-102
- By Lisa Maurice, Senior Lecturer of Classical Studies at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
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PART II - Sex and Status
pp 103-104
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8 - Revenge and Rivalry in Rome
pp 105-116
- By Stacie Raucci, Associate Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York, USA
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9 - Effigies of Atia and Servilia: Effacing the Female Body in Rome
pp 117-127
- By Antony Augoustakis, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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10 - Livia, Sadomasochism, and the Anti-Augustan Tradition in Rome
pp 128-140
- By Anna McCullough, Assistant Professor of Classics at Ohio State University, USA.
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11 - Windows and Mirrors: Illuminating the Invisible Women of Rome
pp 141-154
- By Kirsten Day, Associate Professor of Classics at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
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12 - Antony and Atia: Tragic Romance in Rome
pp 155-168
- By Juliette Harrisson, Lecturer in Ancient and Classical History at Newman University in Birmingham, UK.
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13 - Problematic Masculinity: Antony and the Political Sphere in Rome
pp 169-181
- By Rachael Kelly, graduate of the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
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14 - Rome, Shakespeare, and the Dynamics of the Cleopatra Reception
pp 182-192
- By Gregory N. Daugherty, Professor in the Liberal Arts and Chair of the Department of Classics at Randolph- Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, USA.
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15 - The Rattle of the Sistrum: “Othering” Cleopatra and Egypt in Rome
pp 193-205
- By John J. Johnston, Vice-Chair of the Egypt Exploration Society and a postgraduate research student at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK
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16 - Gateways to Vice: Drugs and Sex in Rome
pp 206-218
- By Alex McAuley, doctoral student in Classical Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
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17 - Slashing Rome: Season Two Rewritten in Online Fanfiction
pp 219-230
- By Amanda Potter, Research Fellow in Classical Studies with the Open University, UK
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Filmography
pp 231-233
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Bibliography
pp 234-246
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