Comments on: Titus Pullo & Lucius Vorenus: Who were these guys? http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » ROME! http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-231201 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » ROME! Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:50:18 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-231201 [...] Those of you who know the history won’t be disappointed—the show forgoes dramatic reportrayals of Antony’s speech to the mob, or Ceasar’s Shakespearean last words. What is so delicious about Rome isn’t just the raw portrayal of the sex and violence of the ancient world, but the way plebian life is portrayed. As wonderful as the I, Claudius series and other previous Roman shows were, their focus was the feuds between the ruling families and military generals. HBO’s Rome surrounds its dramatization of the actual history with the fictional (but usually believable) story of two soldiers Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus, who steal the show once again in the first episode of this season and show the dark underbelly of life in urban Rome. [...] [...] Those of you who know the history won’t be disappointed—the show forgoes dramatic reportrayals of Antony’s speech to the mob, or Ceasar’s Shakespearean last words. What is so delicious about Rome isn’t just the raw portrayal of the sex and violence of the ancient world, but the way plebian life is portrayed. As wonderful as the I, Claudius series and other previous Roman shows were, their focus was the feuds between the ruling families and military generals. HBO’s Rome surrounds its dramatization of the actual history with the fictional (but usually believable) story of two soldiers Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus, who steal the show once again in the first episode of this season and show the dark underbelly of life in urban Rome. [...]

]]> By: Ysgarlad Laconius http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-58744 Ysgarlad Laconius Thu, 05 Jan 2006 02:37:09 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-58744 For reference of where to find the above quotation (just found it): Book V, Section 44 is the entire passage of those two characters. I remember reading it from the Gallic Wars because of their characterization. For reference of where to find the above quotation (just found it): Book V, Section 44 is the entire passage of those two characters. I remember reading it from the Gallic Wars because of their characterization.

]]> By: Burner http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-58737 Burner Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:23:29 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-58737 I didst happen upon a lively tale of these two warriors upon my television. A hearty tale of flouncing wenches and hoary chaps and by god not a rantallion amoung them - and no visual doubt left as to the voracity of that statement! Having travelled the Orient in my youth I would venture to SNOW that if he can't get it in Korea then he be struggling to get it at all! I didst happen upon a lively tale of these two warriors upon my television. A hearty tale of flouncing wenches and hoary chaps and by god not a rantallion amoung them – and no visual doubt left as to the voracity of that statement!

Having travelled the Orient in my youth I would venture to SNOW that if he can’t get it in Korea then he be struggling to get it at all!

]]> By: snow http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-54256 snow Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:24:59 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-54256 This series sounds very interesting, I just wish I could get it in Korea. This series sounds very interesting, I just wish I could get it in Korea.

]]> By: darin http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-54168 darin Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:44:17 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/11/titus-pullo-lucius-vorenus-who-were-these-guys/#comment-54168 I remember from High School and College Latin that we basically knew nothing about the lives of citizens since Joe Roman didn't leave us anything behind in written form. This became a real problem when it came to studying the language -- because as high schoolers, legal court documents were a bit much, and as it being a public school, the bible was generally considered a 'no-no'. We ended-up getting parents to sign release forms to let us read the bible in school. I went to a private college so it wasn't really an issue then. When I was coming to Japan, I was encouraged by my Latin teacher to go to some american school in Rome (I think it was just called American school in Rome, or something like that) for my then major architecture. I can't say I'm regretting coming to Japan, but it would have been cool to go to school in Rome too. I remember from High School and College Latin that we basically knew nothing about the lives of citizens since Joe Roman didn’t leave us anything behind in written form. This became a real problem when it came to studying the language—because as high schoolers, legal court documents were a bit much, and as it being a public school, the bible was generally considered a ‘no-no’. We ended-up getting parents to sign release forms to let us read the bible in school. I went to a private college so it wasn’t really an issue then.
When I was coming to Japan, I was encouraged by my Latin teacher to go to some american school in Rome (I think it was just called American school in Rome, or something like that) for my then major architecture. I can’t say I’m regretting coming to Japan, but it would have been cool to go to school in Rome too.

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