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A Necessary Fiction

  • Episode aired Mar 11, 2007
  • 57m
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Ray Stevenson in Rome (2005)
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Octavian takes a new bride, Livia, and then introduces her to his family in a startling way... by having her witness the punishment he metes out to Atia and Octavia, for secretly defying the... Read allOctavian takes a new bride, Livia, and then introduces her to his family in a startling way... by having her witness the punishment he metes out to Atia and Octavia, for secretly defying the social constraints established through the facade of Octavia's "marriage" to Mark Antony.Octavian takes a new bride, Livia, and then introduces her to his family in a startling way... by having her witness the punishment he metes out to Atia and Octavia, for secretly defying the social constraints established through the facade of Octavia's "marriage" to Mark Antony.

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    • Carl Franklin
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    • Todd Ellis Kessler
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    • Ray Stevenson
    • Kevin McKidd
    • Polly Walker
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    • Director
      • Carl Franklin
    • Writer
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      • Kevin McKidd
      • Polly Walker
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    Ray Stevenson
    Ray Stevenson
    • Titus Pullo
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Lucius Vorenus
    Polly Walker
    Polly Walker
    • Atia of the Julii
    Kerry Condon
    Kerry Condon
    • Octavia of the Julii
    Simon Woods
    Simon Woods
    • Gaius Octavian Caesar
    Zuleikha Robinson
    Zuleikha Robinson
    • Gaia
    Allen Leech
    Allen Leech
    • Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
    Alex Wyndham
    Alex Wyndham
    • Gaius Maecenas
    Nicholas Woodeson
    Nicholas Woodeson
    • Posca
    Camilla Rutherford
    Camilla Rutherford
    • Jocasta
    Lee Boardman
    Lee Boardman
    • Timon
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Newsreader
    Chiara Mastalli
    Chiara Mastalli
    • Eirene
    Michael Nardone
    Michael Nardone
    • Mascius
    Daniel Cerqueira
    • Memmio
    Ronan Vibert
    Ronan Vibert
    • Lepidus
    Alan Williams
    Alan Williams
    • Acerbo
    Coral Amiga
    Coral Amiga
    • Vorena the Elder
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      Acting debut of Maxim Baldry.
    • Quotes

      Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa: [to Octavia] I would go with you to Hades... to Britain even, if I thought we had the right.

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      Rome Main Title Theme
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      Written by Jeff Beal

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
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      • 1.78 : 1

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