HBO’s Groundbreaking Historical Drama That Paved the Way for Game of Thrones
via screenrant.com
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When HBO greenlit Romein 2005, it elevated the capacity for cinematic television. The seriesdramatized the turbulent transition from Roman Republic to Empire. It also centered on real political figures, while threading the narrative through fictionalized soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo. These characters were loosely inspired by figures mentioned in Caesar’s Commentarii de Bello Gallico.