Rome, Season One

Monica S. Cyrino is Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of Big Screen Rome (Blackwell, 2005) and In Pandora’s Jar: Lovesickness in Early Greek Poetry (1995), and has appeared as an academic consultant on the television show History vs. Hollywood on The History Channel. Dr. Cyrino was awarded the American Philological Association’s national teaching award in classics (1998–1999).

"As with the series, there is likely to be something for everyone in this book (although both viewer and reader may want more)." (Zentralblatt Math, 2010) "Due to the wide range of subject matter, nearly every serious fan of ancient Rome will find something that piques their interest, if not something they wish to share with their students. The clear prose of all the authors-there is no getting bogged down in excessive film criticism jargon-and the copious notes make this collection useful on its own or as a springboard for further investigations." (The Classical Outlook, Spring 2009)

• List of Illustrations. Notes on Contributors.Episode Guide.Introduction (Monica S. Cyrino).1 Televising Antiquity: From You Are There to Rome (Jon Solomon).2 Making History in Rome: Ancient vs. Modern Perspectives (W. Jeffrey Tatum).3 What I Learned as an Historical Consultant for Rome (Kristina Milnor).4 Rome’s Opening Titles: Triumph, Spectacle and Desire (Holly Haynes).5 The Fog of War: The Army in Rome (Lee L. Brice).6 Caesar’s Soldiers: The Pietas of Vorenus & Pullo (Brian Cooke).7 Becoming Augustus: The Education of Octavian (Barbara Weiden Boyd).8 "Not Some Cheap Murder": Caesar’s Assassination (Alison Futrell).9 Women’s Politics in the Streets of Rome (Antony Augoustakis).10 Atia and the Erotics of Authority (Monica S. Cyrino).11 Her First Roman: A Cleopatra for Rome (Gregory N. Daugherty).12 Gowns and Gossip: Gender and Class Struggle in Rome (Margaret M. Toscano).13 The Gender Gap: Religious Spaces in Rome (J. Mira Seo).14 Staging Interiors in Rome's Villas (Alena Allen).15 Latin in the Movies and Rome (Ward Briggs).16 Spectacle of Sex: Bodies on Display in Rome (Stacie Raucci).17 Vice is Nice: Rome and Deviant Sexuality (Anise K. Strong).Bibliography.Index.