Rome

The show's five acres of outdoor "period" sets were the largest standing set in the world to date.

In the series, Octavian's mother, Atia, is alive in 31 BC. She died in 43 BC.

Because episode three is 37 minutes long, it was hard for BBC2 to schedule in the UK, and it was also felt that the short running time would make the episode feel curiously light. The first three episodes were therefore edited down into episodes one and two for the UK. This was mostly achieved by trimming within existing scenes; few scenes were actually lost. The final two episodes of the first series were also edited into a single double-length episode, possibly because it was around the Christmas period and was easier to fit into the holiday schedule than two regular-length slots.

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)