#Atia Of The Julii

[spockvarietyhour]

#Rome #Rome HBO #Egeria #Atia of the Julii #Octavian #Gaius Octavian #Danny watches Rome

[pantheonsofgaynessanddespair]

octavian: hey wanna be my bodyguard? agrippa: will i get paid? octavian: ummm... you'll be paid with the most kinkiest, most mind-breaking sex ever. agrippa: oh sweet!! atia at the back: kids these days.

#tagamemnon #roman empire #ancient rome #ancient history #octavian #emperor augustus #marcus agrippa #octavian x agrippa #octagrippa #atia of the julii

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

she served cunt relentlessly

#hbo rome #polly walker #atia of the julii

[naranjapetrificada]

Good morning, crew mates.

Last night when I should have been asleep, I read about the rumored behind the scenes bullshit that tried to take our pirates away from us. This morning, I'm thinking about Batgirl and that Scooby-Doo film that both got canceled despite being almost complete. I'm thinking about Coyote vs. Acme. I'm thinking about Turner Classic Movies.

But also, because of my current WIP set in a similar (but OFMDified) world, I'm thinking about another IP owned by Warner Brothers now. One that even before Zaslav the Destroyer arrived, was canceled earlier than it was meant to be. One that was also groundbreaking in its own ways. One that's offering me a type of consolation in these trying times.

I'm thinking about HBO's Rome.

It was absolutely not perfect, especially around certain things to do with in-world consent and sexual assault. I'm not making this post to litigate that, though I will say that it was made in 2005, when we as a society certainly weren't having mature conversations about consent.

[Also that it was set in a society so patriarchal that daughters didn't receive their own given names, just names that said who their fathers were and designations that told you where they fell in the birth order (i.e. the daughters of Lucius Vorenus are named Vorena the Elder and Vorena the Younger).]

But it did pave the way for the sort of gritty, trope-inverting, epic series we saw different networks take a stab at in its wake. Many people say, correctly, that Rome walked so Game of Thrones could run. And yeah, GoT eventually ran right off a cliff, but the fact remains that networks, including HBO again, became willing to make large initial investments in shows with lavishly and lovingly detailed sets and costumes, top-notch casts, and beautiful but expensive effects in part because of the prestige and lasting praise for Rome.

So what does this have to do with OFMD? Besides being canceled after two seasons when there were plans for more, the way it redefined a setting and genre that previously felt stale, and the way people will probably talk about its unanticipated influence for years? I'm thinking about scenes that I'll never forget, and how both shows have those indelible moments, and how emotionally cathartic certain moments from Rome feel in the context of the cancelation of Our Flag Means Death.

I'm thinking about the rivalry between two characters in particular, Atia of the Julii and Servilia of the Junii, and the way the show depicted their conflict during their bitterest, most desperate, and most devastating moments. Obvious spoiler warnings for the second season below, including the death of a character, but also TW for a brief mention of rape, and for canon-typical (but not especially graphic?) attitudes toward and depiction of suicide. Because Rome was ugly, and if the show had one guiding principle it was to remind viewers that Rome was ugly.

But also: a character reading another for absolute and utter filth, and two truly terrifying curses, in case there are any studio executives you're feeling angry towards.

Firstly, there's the moment when Servilia curses Atia, inspired by IRL lead curse tablets found in Roman Egypt iirc.

"Gods of the inferno, I offer to you his limbs, his head, his mouth, his breath, his speech, his hands, his liver, his heart, his stomach..." indeed.

The second, which I won't embed because it is quite dark, features some things that I'd guess lots of folks have increasingly wished on Zaslav, especially "let [him] taste nothing but ashes and iron" for me.

And last but not least, some hope. Even if our efforts for a reversal of the decision or a move to another network don't come to pass, we will still be here. Artists will keep creating and figuring out new ways to share their work with the world.

Zaslav is not the first executive to destroy an industry but the fundamental human impulse of art is eternal. Remembering that makes it feel much more possible to look at this whole fucked up situation and these fucked up capitalist ghouls who aren't unique at all and point to their predecessors and say "go and look for them now."

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd cancellation #renew as a crew #HBO's Rome #atia of the julii #servilia of the junii #curse david zaslav #like to charge reblog to cast #manifesting 🕯️🕯️🕯️ #ancient rome au #fic writing #polly walker #lindsay duncan #Youtube

[demonhuntingcaterpillar]

If I had to sum up hbo rome season 1 vs season 2, this would be it.

#hbo rome #rome #julius caesar #octavian #octavia #atia of the julii #titus pullo #lucius vorenus #mark antony #hbo #historical drama #hp #hp crossover #crossover #op

[catherinesvalois]

S2E8 // S2E9 If Antony were alive, he would come to me.

#why did i do this #why?? #bc it I think about these parallels all the time #hbo rome #rome hbo #tvfilmsource #tvfilmedit #tvfilmdaily #tvfilmgifs #tvfilmcentral #perioddramaedit #period drama #periodedit #onlyperioddramas #perioddramasource #james purefoy #kerry condon #kevin mckidd #mark antony #atia of the julii #lucius vorenus #gifs: mine

[kkorechika]

#belated Atia 420 post #Atia of the Julii #rome hbo #HBO Rome #polly walker #420

[polly-walker]

POLLY WALKER 1995

#polly walker #bridgerton #rome #atia of the julii #1990's #1990s nostalgia #1990s fashion #90s aesthetic #90s actress #90s fashion #lady featherington #the featheringtons

[homoo-wan-kenobi]

out of all of atia's lines, this one is my favourite. it had me dying laughing for like 30 minutes when I first heard it 💀😭

#polly walker #rome hbo #rome #atia of the julii #atia is the funniest character on the whole show #you can't convince me otherwise

[tastydelight]

Polly ( beautiful ) Walker

#polly walker #bridgerton #lady featherington #portia featherington #the featheringtons #polin #kanthony #hbo rome #atia of the julii #line of duty #restoration #enchanted april #perioddramaedit #1990's #90's astetic #90's

[fuckyeahcostumedramas]

Polly Walker as Atia of the Julii in ‘Rome’ (TV Series, 2005-2007).

#Polly Walker #atia of the julii #rome #perioddramaedit #rome hbo #fashion #red hair #green eyes #1st Century BC #april ferry

[kfanniart]

Atia WIP 🏛️🌿

🎥 Rome, HBO

Instagram: @kalozifanni_art

#art #artists on tumblr #artwork #fanart #ancient rome #drawing #history #atia of the julii #hbo series #hbo rome #hbo #rome hbo #rome

[amvmusicart]

I go first scene from Rome

#amv #video #film #movie #movies #music #audio #films #anime #gaming #atia #atia of the julii #julius caesar #Caesar #rome #rome hbo #hbo rome #emperor augustus #august #augustus #octavia #polly walker #nice #classic #awesome

[nadiaerre]

#rome #atia of the julii

[morewinepod]

Hooray for making it to the weekend! Candi returned this week to celebrate an exciting milestone - Episode 100! To mark this special occasion, we discussed the pilot episode of one of my favorite series of all time, HBO’s Rome.

Many thanks to each and every guest who gave their time to the podcast. Very special thanks to @stickykeys633 for getting me through the tough transition period in fall of 2021.

And many thanks to all of our listeners. Your support is truly appreciated.

Candi and I will definitely be revisiting Rome again soon. In the meantime, check out the bonus section at the end of the episode where we talk about the series beyond the pilot. And true to brand, I had way more wine than food when recording so I’m a wee bit tipsy by the end of the 😬

#dopeblackpods #podsincolor #black tumblr #hbo max #hbo #Rome #hbo rome #rome hbo #ray stevenson #titus pullo #kevin mckidd #lucius vorenus #james purefoy #ciaran hinds #polly walker #atia of the julii #tobias menzies #kerry condon #indira varma #lyndsey marshal #lindsay duncan #pullo x vorenus

[catherinesvalois]

Rome Rewatch Favorite Moments [1/?]

#rome #hbo rome #atia of the julii #marc anthony #mark antony #polly walker #james purefoy #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #periodedit #ancient rome #roman republic #gifshistorical #onlyperioddramas #hbodaily #romeedit #period drama #rome hbo #gifs: mine #I am LOVING this 20th rewatch ya'll