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★ 6.5/10•2005•Drama•Mystery
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As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from those who want to sever Caesar's bloodline once and for all.

John Gray · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 28, 2005

Episodes

E143m

Pilot

Caesar watches as the slave and gladiator, Tyrannus, slaughters his competitors, unaware that Cassius and Brutus -- Caesar's "friends" -- plan to assassinate him shortly, an event foretold by the psychic vestal virgin, Camane. After the assassination, Caesar's murderers seek to take over the empire, but standing in their way is a will naming Caesar's nephew, Octavius, as heir. Keeping a promise made to Caesar, Tyrannus spirits Octavius away from those who now want him dead.

Jun 28, 2005

E243m

Will

Marc Antony addresses the crowd at Caesar's funeral, where a shroud hides the deceased leader's stab wounds. Octavius' mother, Atia, recently imprisoned by Cassius, is allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral, but she tells the wild crowd that her son is Caesar's true heir. Meanwhile Camane, the psychic vestal virgin, has put her own life at risk by guarding the will, and Tyrannus, fearing for Octavius' life, once again takes the young heir away from the turbulence of Rome.

Jun 28, 2005

E343m

Arkham

Camane posts signs around Rome claiming that Octavius is Caesar's rightful heir. Under Tyrannus's protection Octavius is on the run because Cassius wishes him dead. The two are captured by mercenaries and put into a gladiator's prison where they will face certain death if their true identities are revealed.

Jul 5, 2005

E443m

The Hunt

Though Octavius believes they are safe at Marc Antony's villa, Tyrannus doesn't trust his host and, after arguing with both Octavius and Antony, he leaves the villa. It turns out that Tyrannus had good reason to distrust the ambitious Antony, who arranges to have Octavius bitten by a poisonous snake and leaves him to die.

Jul 12, 2005

E543m

Fortune's Fool

Camane, the beautiful Vestal Virgin, saves Octavius' life after he is bitten by a poisonous snake. When Marc Antony's soldiers arrive suddenly to assassinate Octavius, Camane puts herself in harm's way so the young Emperor can escape and hopefully claim his throne.

Jul 19, 2005

E643m

The Lost Legion

Octavius decides to give up the beautiful Vestal Virgin, Camane, and to devote himself to what he was born to -- the position of Emperor of Rome. The former slave and gladiator, Tyrannus, joins Octavius' forces in the midst of battle to fight against the power-driven Marc Antony, as the fate of Rome and the western world hang in the balance.

Jul 26, 2005

Actors

Christopher Egan

Christopher Egan

Agrippa

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Camane

James Frain

James Frain

Brutus

Jonathan Cake

Jonathan Cake

Tyrannus

Michael Maloney

Michael Maloney

Cassius

Santiago Cabrera

Santiago Cabrera

Octavius

Vincent Regan

Vincent Regan

Marcus Antonius

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Julius Cäsar

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Fulvia

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Cicero

Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish

General Rapax

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Panza

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Atia

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Bazzer

Trudie Styler

Trudie Styler

Servilia

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