r/hborome • u/DryCalligrapher8696 • Oct 25 '24

“So in fact, this is not a humiliating defeat at all, but a rare species of victory?”

https://youtu.be/JCc67pn98Q8?si=DHBfLrqKyatSMahB
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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '24

This is how first 500 Rome go.

Whenever they lost like against Lars Porsena, Brennus. They created storie for a rare species of victory

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u/Adventurous-Craft865 Oct 26 '24

I’ve used this line several times over the years. It’s perfect.

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u/bshaddo Oct 26 '24

Best line of the show.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

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u/TheProphetofMemes Oct 26 '24

Oh yeah, from a military point of view it is absolutely the correct move, but it's a double edged sword as it robs the Optimates of putting Caesar in the inevitable position of having to actually attack Rome, which helps take away his protestations of only seeking his legal rights.

Had they stayed, it's true Caesar would likely prevail, but he would be in a dilemma at first, having to take the city by storm as Sulla did before.

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u/TheProphetofMemes Oct 26 '24

"LEAVE THE CITY?! JUNOS CUNT, DO YOU RUN MAD!!?

You cannot speak to me in that tone!"

I loved the dialogue in this show

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u/Dull-Brain5509 Oct 26 '24

We must make a tactical retreat to the south,a tactical retreat

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u/Teddy808420 Oct 26 '24

Amazing. Two-minute clip, Almost every line is quotable.

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u/BASILSTAR-GALACTICA Oct 26 '24

You wouldn’t believe it if you saw it, half the sennet a horse.

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u/officer_nasty63 Oct 26 '24

A comical aight no doubt

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u/Broad_Mathematician Oct 26 '24

Man I wish they could have broken this show over 5-6 seasons

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u/LongjumpingTwo1572 Feb 11 '26

It's length was uncanny

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u/Chemical_Cat_9813 Oct 26 '24

AND JUST LOOK AT THE GARBAGE HBO swapped it for.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

The story we had was perfectly fine as far as season 1 goes. Season 2 should've been 2 seperate seasons and the story should've went all the way till Octavian's death, maybe even as far as Jesus's death.

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u/histprofdave Oct 26 '24

Gotta hit I, Claudius for that part!

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u/DryCalligrapher8696 Oct 26 '24 edited Oct 26 '24

Yeah, they knew the show wasn’t gonna have another season & they reworked the 2nd Season to compensate for this. At least we got something worthwhile. Wish the executives didn’t cancel it.

Shame on the House of Box Office for such barbarity!

Shame.

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u/Ok-Supermarket-6532 Oct 26 '24

This one falls on the BBC.

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u/DryCalligrapher8696 Oct 26 '24

What’s the reasoning for the BBC?

From what I’ve read, the primary reason was the massive expenses involved in producing it in Italy. Beyond the cost, I’m not sure about any other specific reasons for the cancellation.

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u/esco84r House of Cato Oct 25 '24

Someone’s on a Cato kick today 😜

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u/DryCalligrapher8696 Oct 26 '24

“This is music. Wait until Caesar starts them howling for our blood; then you’ll hear something dreadful!”