I Think About Rome* All The Time

Ithink about Rome all the time. Specifically, I think about the big-budget HBO drama Rome that ran from 2005–2007. That magnificent series was a richly realized historical epic that mixed sex and violence and back-stabbing political intrigue and served as a blueprint for the mega-hit series Game of Thrones, which was vastly inferior to its prototype in every way. Rome was a show about power, loyalty, and betrayal set against the greatest empire in human history. Game of Thrones was lots of drinking from goblets, whispering secrets and dragons, and other childish bullshit. Game of Thrones was great fun, but it was always a naughty fairytale for adults. <a href="https://johndevore.medium.com/i-think-about-rome-all-the-time-8e31e5f9ec9">Read More</a>