The hustle and bustle of Rome

There is not much room for moral judgment in the political game. The elders who advocated the holy republic were just trying to restore their precarious aristocratic privileges, and Caesar, who defended the rights and interests of the common people, was just trying to consolidate his dictatorship with the help of the power at the bottom. Assassinations and electoral fraud, as vile as they are, are better than public bloodshed and massacres. Scenes of vulgar puppet shows on the streets are unbridled in flattery to those in power, but they always cater to the tastes of the public. The brutish and greedy mob, still cheering for Pompeii in the morning, threw at Caesar's feet in the evening and worshipped him as the god Jupiter. As Cicero said: "The people love war more than street theatre, because it is free entertainment, but with real bloodshed" The

moral corruption is comprehensive: the filthy square radiates mixed The stench of livestock and slavery; the brothels filled with prostitutes and vulgar clients from all over the world; casinos crowded with murderers and idlers; clergy who deceive the people and take bribes from political careerists ; Every night from the aristocratic palace comes the shameless moan of the cheater or the whisper of the conspirator - this is the heart of the new empire built on the ruins of the great civilization of ancient Greece, bloodthirsty, pragmatic, And full of energy. It is also in such a noisy and noisy background that the rational spirit of the young Augustus and the awakening of the conscience of the retired veteran Vorenus after deviating from the ideal again and again are precious. What is really touching is the warmth and sadness that appears from time to time on the seemingly reckless Pullo. Behind the huge body and heroism, there is a fragile heart and a pastoral knot... The

director uses two main lines ( The upper-class group represented by Caesar, and the civilian group represented by Vorenus/Pullo) almost perfectly outlines the style of the times, and the processing and shaping of the characters are also convincing. Who would have thought that the real cause of death of the great careerist was not a political conspiracy, but the fanatical revenge of an abandoned grudge. And Brutus, who is known as "Love Caesar but love Rome more" and is admired by future generations, is just a hesitant young noble in the play (and the tears again and again exposed the inner weakness), and finally the motive of betrayal It's just because friendship has been suspicious... There are no nobles and heroes on the stage of history, and the rules of winning and losing will always apply.

Looking forward to the second season...

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