Season 2 of HBO’s “Rome” premieres ... On the other: Mark Antony (James Purefoy), his lover and Caesar’s niece, Atia (Polly Walker), and her precocious son Octavian (Max Pirkis ...

When Atia refuses to sleep with Mark Antony, he proclaims ... but then begrudgingly accepts his proposal nonetheless. HBO's "Rome" exposes a culture in conflict with itself, populated by human ...

Ah, the glory that was Rome. The temples ... And just to keep all her political options open, Atia also becomes Mark Antony's lover. The woman is simply too busy to get dressed.

It was the biggest show ever produced when it premiered on HBO. Filming in exotic international ... Octavian’s mother and Antony’s lover, Atia. All of that, plus the death of Brutus and ...

As a way to endear himself to the people of Rome, Octavian gave much of his inheritance away to the starving plebeians. Atia and Antony did not take this action well, with Antony beating Octavian ...

Rome: Drama series. 9 p.m. Sunday. HBO. Let's be crass for a moment. There's an egregious amount of f -- and killing in "Rome," the bold new dramatic series from HBO. Having already watched half ...

If you’re looking to turn in early on Sunday nights this fall, HBO ... Antony will immediately use the tribune’s veto!”). As if to compensate for these vast tracts of plodding exposition ...

HBO’s Rome was a show built for heroes. Based upon one of the most tumultuous times in the entire span of history, Rome covers a period where people rose and fell at the whims of powerful rulers ...

As Julius Caesar’s conniving niece Atia of the Julii on HBO’s “Rome,” Polly Walker plays a woman who beds powerful men and pimps out her daughter. Walker welcomed the role with open arms.

Watching HBO ... In Rome, Pompey (Kenneth Cranham) is advised by old-guard members of the Senate to seize the power that he shares with Caesar. Caesar’s society matron niece Atia (Polly ...

HBO’s Rome ran for only ... of Rome” (emperor), and Atia (Polly Walker) taking pride in her son’s triumph, even as she quietly mourned the death of Marc Antony (James Purefoy).