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Quintus Pompey. Quintus Pompey did not historically exist, although he is most likely an amalgam of several of Pompey Magnus's actual sons. Quintus Pompey is a violent and bloodthirsty character, adept at torture.
The Chief Auger. Early on in the episode, Caesar enters the temple, saying that he cannot enter the city as a dictator unless the auspices are good. As he says, "the Gods know that my intentions are peaceful. The people must know it also." He and Antony offer the Chief Auger money in exchange for a good omen.
They get into a scuffle and knock over the shrine to Janus. It is in this episode that it is revealed that the man that Niobe has been having an affair with in Vorenus' absence is also her brother-in-law (the wife of her sister, Lyde).
When Lyde begins dancing with another man and threatening to tell Vorenus the truth about Evander and Niobe's relationship, Evander and Niobe try to get her out of the party as quietly as possible. In the resulting scuffle, Evander and Lyde accidentally knock over the shrine to Janus--something that symbolizes bad luck and a terrible beginning to Vorenus' new business venture.
He is visiting Servilia. Pullo has already shown up with Quintus Pompey in tow, and news of the gold as well. Caesar claims that he has business to conduct, which Calpurnia finds a bit odd, as it is after dark.
In real life, Servilia was said to be the woman that Caesar loved the most. His seeing her on the show is in keeping with what we know of history.
Never to question him in front of their enemies. Antony questions Caesar's decision to offer a truce to Pompey and the others. However, he questions Caesar's decision in front of one of their enemies, Quintus Pompey.
As Octavian points out later, Caesar's decision does make sense. He offers truce on conditions that the Senate will be able to accept, but on terms that Pompey will be unwilling to accept--thus causing a rift in the faction.
Octavian. When Caesar is talking politics with Octavian, he feels an attack coming on. Octavian rushes Posca and Caesar to a safe, private, room near the kitchen so that no one else will see them.
Crown of Sappho. Althea ends up singing as there are no other music players available. Though Althea's main job is kitchen slave, she has a lovely voice. "Song of Seikilos" was an actual song, "Birth of Venus" is a fabricated one, and "Janus Breaks" is a song from the soundtrack of the Rome series that plays during the party scene in "Stealing from Saturn."
Levi. Levi is Timon's brother, an orthodox Jew who believes devoutly in his religion. Timon, on the other hand, has strayed far from the virtuous path. Levi attempts to put him on the right track, but is having trouble doing so.
Yesh is the name of Timon's son who walks in to see Timon and Levi fighting. Carbo is the German from a previous episode whose nephew was raped.
She doesn't punish him at all. Castor offers to kill himself, and when Atia muses that she should probably have him castrated, he says that he will do so. However, she forgives him and tells him to be more careful in the future.
He's working for Antony. In his will, Caesar gave Posca his freedom. It's unclear whether or not this has been honored because Antony did not give Octavian the money that was promised to him in Caesar's will, either. Whether Posca is working for Antony because he wants to or because he is being forced to is unclear, but either way, he is on Antony's side.
A letter with his seal. Octavian gives Pullo his seal. Pullo later uses it when they get to the slave camp, in order to convince the slave owner to give them the children, as he claims that Octavian especially desires them.
Asks Antony for permission to leave. Vorenus is fighting on Antony's side. Moreover, the series has always depicted Vorenus as having a connection to Antony. It is Antony, for example, who invites Vorenus to join the Evocati, and it is Antony who manages to get Vorenus out of his guilt-ridden stupor after Niobe's death. It makes sense, then, that Vorenus asks for permission before going, rather than simply deserting.
She is a prostitute. Vorenus's daughter is being prostituted. Although we do see a slave who's been crucified and left up on the cross, none of Vorenus's children are dead.
The fact that Vorena the elder was a prostitute will have a damaging effect on her status later on. Back in Roman times, no suitable man would have wanted to marry a woman who had been a prostitute.
Castor. Atia is whipping Castor, her head slave, not because of anything that he has done, but out of frustration with the situation with Caesar.
Eleni is Servilia's body slave and Merula is Atia's body slave.
Three. It is stated that Pompey has three legions in the city, which should be an adequate defense against Caesar, who only has the thirteenth legion with him in Gaul. However, Pompey's legions are made up of veterans who are loyal to Caesar and new, unseasoned young soldiers. It is decided, then, to withdraw from Rome until they can come up with more soldiers--a decision that Cato greatly disapproves of.
Odysseus. Cornelia tells them to be quiet like Odysseus and his men in the cave of the cyclops, as Pompey makes preparations to leave Rome.
Aeneas was the hero of Virgil's Aeneid, a Roman version of the Odyssey. Hercules was a demigod of Roman and Greek mythology, and Hector was a hero of Homer's Iliad.
| After telling Castor to kill her and the others (in the event that the mob breaks down the door), what else does Atia want him to do? | "Rome" - "An Owl in a Thornbush"
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Kill himself. As the mob tries to break down the door to Atia's house, she makes plans to have the slaves kill them--suicide (or assisted suicide, as the case often was) was considered an honorable alternative to being killed by one's enemies. Atia tells Castor to kill himself, too, to which he responds, "I would not think of living, domina."
Servilia and Brutus. Servilia and Brutus come to Atia's house for dinner and find that they are unable to leave when the mob starts gathering outside the house. Caesar and Antony are still in Gaul, making their appearance at Atia's an impossibility. As Pompey is Caesar's enemy now, it is very unlikely that he and his wife would be at Atia's house.
A woman. Pullo and Vorenus also see a slave woman that one of the men kidnapped to bring along. After they kill the men and leave, Pullo asks if they can bring the woman along, as he feels sorry for, but Vorenus refuses. Pullo goes back on his own and rescues the woman, who we later find out is named Eirene. Pullo will eventually fall in love with and marry Eirene.
Pullo and Vorenus do discover the golden eagle, but in the first episode. The white stallion refers to the gift that Octavian is trying to bring to Caesar in the first episode.
| When Timon leaves the house to see that all is clear, there are slogans written on the walls of house. Who does the graffiti concern?
| "Rome" - "An Owl in a Thornbush"
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Atia. Graffiti is a common motif in the show as a whole. In this case, the slogans refer to Atia's promiscuity. One of them says "Atia amat omnes," which is Latin for "Atia loves all."
A Cyrenian. A Cyrenian is a native of African. Servilia is professing her love for Caesar, saying that she will wait for him in Rome. Brutus, believing it more politically expedient to leave Rome with Pompey and the others, tells her that she is deluded by lust, and that he will bring her a Cyrenian.
How they will pay the troops. Cato demands to know about how they will pay the troops because money is a big concern. The treasury has not yet reached them, because, as we have seen, Pompey's men have stolen it. Indeed, it will never reach them.
Cato would never have asked about the ethics of fighting Caesar. Cato believed in the supremacy and divinity of the Republic, and in doing anything possible to save it. In fact, one of the reasons why he wears a black toga is because he is in mourning for the Republic.
Hemp. Jocasta is Octavia's new friend, the daughter of a rich businessman. Atia does not approve of the friendship, and she is not happy that her daughter is smoking hemp in the house, as it makes the whole place smell. She does, however, smoke some hemp with them, while conversing with Jocasta about Macedonia.
Bithynia. Cassius and Brutus go to Bithynia, otherwise known as modern day Turkey, in order to try and raise money and soldiers. Cassius seems to be doing most of the work, as Brutus spends his time getting drunk and arguing about his role in Caesar's assassination.
Duro. Duro is the boy that Servilia hires. He manages to get his way into Atia's household by offering Castor, Atia's head slave, sexual services.
He is gelded. Memmio and Carbo go to Vorenus, asking for justice when Carbo's nephew is violated by Quintus Bubo. Vorenus, deciding that the boy was simply acting as a prostitute, does nothing to help Carbo. In revenge, Memmio has Quintus Bubo castrated.
Octavia always eats with Atia, and his orders are to leave Octavia alone. Servilia seems to still have feelings for Octavia, from when the two were having a relationship. In any case, she does not want the girl to die along with her mother.
Helen of Troy. Cicero writes, "You are Rome's Helen of Troy, but then a woman's role has always suited you best." He is referring to Helen of Troy, the woman whose face launched a thousand ships and whose stunning beauty caused the Trojan War.
That Vorenus's children are alive. Lyde shows up at the very end of the episode, when Pullo and Eirene have returned to the collegium. Lyde tells Pullo that the children are alive, but that they have been enslaved. Pullo then sets off on horseback to find Vorenus and help to set things right.
| Who is Magnus Pompey married to when the series begins? | HBO's "Rome"
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Julius Caesar's daughter, Julia. Caesar's daughter dies in childbirth in the opening scene of "Rome", leaving Pompey a widower. Eager to keep good relations intact, Caesar tries to find Pompey another wife and Caesar's niece, Atia, offers her daughter, Octavia, to him. Octavia is less than thrilled with this arrangement since she is in love with another man. Pompey eventually realizes that his marrying a relative of Caesar would be politically beneficial only to Caesar, so Pompey chooses another wife not of relation to Caesar or Atia.
Atia interfered with Servillia's affair with Caesar. In episode five, "The Ram Has Touched The Wall", Atia thinks that her son, Octavian, has become lovers with Caesar. She also knows that Caesar has been carrying on a long-time affair with Servillia of the Junii and deeply loves her. Because Atia doesn't want to risk her son's status in Caesar's eyes, she launches a smear campaign around Rome with obscene graffiti depicting Caesar and Servillia together.
Caesar's wife becomes enraged when she sees this graffiti and demands Caesar stop seeing Servillia. When Caesar meets with Servillia to end their relationship, things get heated and Caesar strikes her. Servillia is both ashamed and angry and puts a curse on Atia and Caesar.
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