Take Me to Rome

Roman civilization is probably the most famous ancient civilization, and the most researched since it's considered the foundation of all western civilization. And since I'm a bit of a hipster when it comes to historic research, I never really read very much about it.

For the past two weeks I've be entranced by HBO's Rome, which came out a couple years ago. Surprisingly I only heard about it now, considering the amazing quality this show demonstrates. Typical of HBO there's lots of violence and sex, but it really is a fitting depiction of Roman society back then. Everything from the story, to the production design, costume is just wonderful. It's a must watch, even if you're not a historic fanatic like me!

It's so hard not to fall in love with Mark Anthony. The show pretty much kept his story line accurate to historic records. He's such a truthful person, and I just love seeing him with Cleopatra!