Politicians: From Pompeii to Caesar, from Octavian to Antony and then to Cicero, there are both intrigue, duplicity, and mutual sympathy. At the peak of their power, they were all high-spirited and bossy. The consuls of the Roman Republic are not hereditary but elected by the Senate. In the early days of their administration, the consuls all had political ideas and aristocratic foundations. The vicious circle of tyranny. When Pompey was chased to the sea by Caesar, envious of the freedom of a slave, and when Antony was betrayed by his beloved Cleopatra, politics revealed its hideous face beyond human nature. In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, dying alone in the midst of betrayal and separation is the only fate of the ruler.
Man: I saw the shadow of the Spartan warriors from the two muscular men of Urenas and Polo. Rome not only inherited the culture of Greece, but also inherited the values of Greece. Urinas yearns for power but does not understand politics, loves family but does not cherish it. The concept of the country endows the ancient Roman warriors with too many fetters and too much suffering, and eventually betrayed by the country and abandoned by the family. Polo, a pure and macho brave man, has no brains and lacks faith. During the Roman Republic period where the gods worshipped, he did not know which god he should believe in. Although the ending was also tragic, it didn't have the heavy mental burden and guilt of Urinas, but every part of his love came so real and natural, and he lived a wonderful life.
Women: Since civilized society, women have always been the catalysts for power struggles and the victims of power. Attia and Seville in the play are both powerful and wealthy ladies. Cleopatra (Cleopatra) is also the king of a country, but their power is either built on the bed , or built on ancestors. To maintain power and status, one must deal with all kinds of men, the ups and downs, the ups and downs, the hot and the cold.
"Rome" also illustrates a fact: all republics are democratic skin despotism. The Roman Republic was eventually replaced by the Roman Empire. It cannot be said that the republic or the autocracy is superior. It can only show that in any dynasty, politics is a game of big men. Changing a dynasty is just a change in the people who sit in the village. The rules of the game have to be the same old ones. The common people also have to provide chips for the big shots, and as long as the game goes on, your life won't change.
By the way: HBO's work has always been very pornographic and violent, so that the boring historical themes don't look very tiring. Looking forward to another Roman blockbuster of Emperor Nero on HBO, there must be a lot of shots in the bath center, presumably: fists and pillows flying together, passion and love.
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