What TV Shows/Movies/Documentaries will you watch til Rome II ??

[Raikou]

I personally am watching HBO's Rome right now and I plan on watching Spartacus all over again

https://www.youtube.com/user/GREATMI...?feature=watch I found this channel pretty useful if you want a Documentary type thing. As far as movies are concerned I'd say Alexander Troy and the movie Spartacus are pretty good

(Sorry if a threads been made for this but I looked it up just in case and found none)

[Spitjaw]

Just finishing watching HBO's Rome, its amazing! Reminds me a bit of Game of Thrones, boobs left and right every few scenes or so
From what i heard, Rome is pretty accurate from a historic perspective, although they did add some fiction in it.

Funny thing is that two main protagonists really existed by name, Caesar mentions them briefly in the 5th book from Commentaries of the Gallic War:

In that legion there were two very brave men, centurions, who were now approaching the first ranks, T. Pullo, and L. Vorenus. These used to have continual disputes between them which of them should be preferred, and every year used to contend for promotion with the utmost animosity. When the fight was going on most vigorously before the fortifications, Pullo, one of them, says, "Why do you hesitate, Vorenus? or what [better] opportunity of signalizing your valor do you seek? This very day shall decide our disputes." When he had uttered these words, he proceeds beyond the fortifications, and rushes on that part of the enemy which appeared the thickest. Nor does Vorenus remain within the rampart, but respecting the high opinion of all, follows close after. Then, when an inconsiderable space intervened, Pullo throws his javelin at the enemy, and pierces one of the multitude who was running up, and while the latter was wounded and slain, the enemy cover him with their shields, and all throw their weapons at the other and afford him no opportunity of retreating. The shield of Pullo is pierced and a javelin is fastened in his belt. This circumstance turns aside his scabbard and obstructs his right hand when attempting to draw his sword: the enemy crowd around him when [thus] embarrassed. His rival runs up to him and succors him in this emergency. Immediately the whole host turn from Pullo to him, supposing the other to be pierced through by the javelin. Vorenus rushes on briskly with his sword and carries on the combat hand to hand, and having slain one man, for a short time drove back the rest: while he urges on too eagerly, slipping into a hollow, he fell. To him, in his turn, when surrounded, Pullo brings relief; and both having slain a great number, retreat into the fortifications amid the highest applause. Fortune so dealt with both in this rivalry and conflict, that the one competitor was a succor and a safeguard to the other, nor could it be determined which of the two appeared worthy of being preferred to the other.

[ptoss1]

I read books now, but unfortunately, some are just as bad as the films. Like really, if you're going to write, at least make it accurate, otherwise what's the point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZJUgsZ56vQ