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Rome: The Spoils
Season 1 Episode 11
MA svlan
Starring James Purefoy, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin McKidd
Director Mikael Salomon
Year 2005
Genre Drama
Synopsis When Pullo gets arrested for killing one of Caesar's popular opponents, he condemns himself by refusing to name who hired him, despite Octavian's attempts to defend him. Despite Servilia's surreptitious propaganda depicting Brutus as a tyrant-killer, and the urgings of Cassius and his own doubts, Brutus resists turning against Caesar.
In this Golden Globe nominated exclusive Showcase Original Presentation starring Ciaran Hinds as Julius Caesar, the year is 52 B.C. and Rome is the wealthiest city in the world; a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people and the ruling class has become extravagantly wealthy.
TRIVIA: According to Ancient Roman law, the crowd actually served as the judge in judicial fights. If the audience thought the accused had performed well, then he was free to go. The defendant's crime was against the people, after all, so they alone had the power to grant him clemency.
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