Download Rome Presentation - Roman Archaeology for Historians

By: Sydney Vandewint
Student Number: 100850594
Class: CLCV 3202A
Professor: Shawn Graham
Date: October 17/13
Titus Pullo
Lucius Vorenus
 Follows
two fictional characters through
Julius Caesar’s civil war from 48 BC
 Spans from end of Caesar’s Gallic Wars to
his assignation in March of 44BC
 Octavian also plays a role in the show
 I’ll
focus on Season 1 which follows Julius
Caesar and his army.
 At this time were private armies
• Loyal to commander, NOT state

Formation: Hastati (raw/ inexperienced soldiers)
Principes (Men in there prime)
Triarii (Veteran soldiers, equipt with
long spears instead of the pilum or gladius)
A
clip from the show, showing the
Romans at war fighting the Gauls:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzD
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 Bigger
picture facts!
• Such as the army’s where abouts and dates
 The
formation of the army
 How the Roman’s
thought of their
soldiers
• Should be both the
fighter and the farmer
 Ex: the character Vorenus
 The
swords and helmets were not exactly
accurate.
 It is unlikely Pompey and Caesar would have
worn brown leather Lorica Musculata (a type of
leather breast plate)
and attic style helmets
 The Chain Mail (which
had not been in great
use at the time)
 Executive
Producer Bruno Heller had this
to say about the show:
“This series is much more about how
the psychology of the characters affects
history than simply following the history as
we know it.”
"Ancient Rome." History.com. A&E Television
Networks, n.d.Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome>.
 Harvey, Paul B., Jr. "Rome Yet Again." A Publication of
the Archaeological Institute of America. Archaeology
Archive, 6 Sept. 2005. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
<http://archive.archaeology.org/online/reviews/hbo
rome/>.
 "Rome News." HBO, 01 Aug. 2007. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
<http://web.archive.org/web/20080501085329/http:/
/www.hbo.com/rome/news/pr_executiveproducers.
html>.
 Trede, J. "The Pre Imperial Roman Army." The Pre
Imperial Roman Army. N.p., 2013. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.romanarmy.net/History.shtml>.
