Rome, Season One: History Makes Television

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Rome, Season One: History Makes Television examines the first season of the HBO-BBC collaboration, Rome, in a collection of thought-provoking essays by some of the world's most influential scholars in the fields of classical antiquity and popular culture.

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• Examines the first season of the HBO-BBC collaboration, Rome, in a collection of 17 thought-provoking essays by some of the world's most influential scholars in the fields of classical antiquity and popular culture
  
• Focuses on the award-winning first season's historical framework, visual and narrative style, contemporary thematic overtones, and influence on popular culture
  
• Addresses the artistic values, and roles of the script, sets, and actors
  
• Reveals how the series Rome 'makes history' in terms of representing the past on screen and producing innovative and influential television.