Death Mask 

Inconsolable at the death of Brutus at Philippi, Servilia makes her final bid to gain the ultimate vengeance against Atia. Meanwhile, Eirene and Gaia have a major falling-out, prompting ... See full summary »

Director:

John Maybury

Writers:

John Milius (created by), William J. MacDonald (created by)

Stars:

Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin McKidd	...	Lucius Vorenus
Ray Stevenson	...	Titus Pullo
Polly Walker	...	Atia of the Julii
Lindsay Duncan	...	Servilia of the Junii
Kerry Condon	...	Octavia of the Julii
Simon Woods	...	Gaius Octavian Caesar
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Gaia
Allen Leech	...	Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Alex Wyndham	...	Gaius Maecenas
Suzanne Bertish	...	Eleni
Chiara Mastalli	...	Eirene
Ian McNeice	...	Newsreader
Camilla Rutherford	...	Jocasta
Lee Boardman	...	Timon
Nigel Lindsay	...	Levi

Storyline

Inconsolable at the death of Brutus at Philippi, Servilia makes her final bid to gain the ultimate vengeance against Atia. Meanwhile, Eirene and Gaia have a major falling-out, prompting Eirene to demand that Pullo properly chastise the slave. When he does, the dynamic between the two of them changes in a violent and unexpected fashion. King Herod engages Mark Antony as a reluctant ally by offering a generous gift of 20,000 pounds of gold, and when Posca is excluded from sharing in the windfall, he engineers a move behind-the-scenes that will once again strain the uneasy truce between Octavian and Antony. Vorenus eldest daughter, Vorena, is blackmailed by Mascius into spying on her father after her tryst with one of his men is discovered. The end of two love affairs and a marriage in the house of Julii have major ramifications for life in the city and on the Aventine when Octavian insists on the courtship between Octavia and Mark Antony which irks both Atia and Agrippa. Also, a ...

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Plot Keywords:

bound and gagged | cleave gag | curse | 1st century b.c. | wedding | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HD Vision Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Goofs

Tea was not yet known in ancient Rome.

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Quotes

Newsreader: All citizens, be aware that the vassal, Prince Herod, Tetra of Galilee, has come to the city. By order of the Triumvirate, during his residency here, all mockery of Jews and their One God shall be kept to an appropriate minimum.

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Soundtracks

Rome Main Title Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Jeff Beal

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