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This generously sized and illustrated book does a good job of echoing the wonderful hbo Rome series and expanding on details of ancient culture, costumes, and customs that were all too brief in the episodes. As a writer and historian myself, I applaud the decision to produce this beautiful book, even though titles of the coffee-table genre are no longer the big sellers they once were. My only quibble? My favorite bit player, the praeco (called "newsreader" in the series) was pictured without any bio information--or any of the fascinating details of his work and the gestures he used, which constituted a meta-language in Greco-Roman times.
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While this book does not really break much new ground, it is a definite addition to a top-notch series. The book contains numerous pictures from the series, character information, and capsule descriptions of the scenes, series notes, and historical information. The inside covers contain a map of the Roman empire.
Whether you just want all things Rome, or you want this book for its artistic and historical value, you will probably enjoy it either way.
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I love this book, it has amazing photos and episode guides for both seasons. I only wish I would have purchased it from Amazon, because I would have saved $20 off the cover price, but it was a spur-of-the-moment purchase at a store. Anyway, I love the book and if you are wondering if you should purchase it or not, go ahead and buy it.
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Rom, the late-lamented HBO series, is now a magnificent coffee table book - the volume is extremely detailed-driven, liberally illustrated with artwork, conceptional drawings and glorious photographs. Every aspect of the show, the actors, the sets, etc., is covered with a keen eye for detail. There is a very good episode guide at the end of the book, and the biographies of the characters are super.
Cancelling Rome has got to be one of the greatest blunders of HBO (not to mention their unceremonious dumping of Carnivale and Deadwood) - the fact that these three superb series were eliminated while the tripe of The Sopranos droned on, is beyond comprehension. Every ingredient that made Rome extraordinary viewing is beautifully captured and preserved in this book. We highly recommend this book, and of course, the DVDs of both seasons.
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I loved the TV series (sadly no longer running) and impressed with the historical content (commentary) on the DVD which was prepared by the BBC historical consultant who has also put this book together.
Its full of the same historical information but also inside information about the production of the TV series which is an artistic triumph of its own! Fantastic visual resource to have with sumptuous images and photos from the TV series and a great companion to the DVD sets.
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