Rome

[firecracker08]

When Pullo dumped the whorebiscuit into the pond, I was like That dude didn't even think twice about it. Turned around and went back to his life

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by firecracker08

When Pullo dumped the whorebiscuit into the pond, I was like That dude didn't even think twice about it. Turned around and went back to his life

That was cold but least he knows the truth.

[eduakator]

Love this show!! Questions - Cleopatra looks real trappy to me! Anybody else feel that way? What does she possess that she gets all the men to kill/change for her? Why is she so light compared to the men of Egypt?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by eduakator

Love this show!! Questions - Cleopatra looks real trappy to me! Anybody else feel that way? What does she possess that she gets all the men to kill/change for her? Why is she so light compared to the men of Egypt?

It's been a while since I've watched Rome, but historically speaking, Cleo is the descendant of Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great's generals. She's not Egyptian by blood, just ruler of Egyptians by birth. I don't think there was a lot of intermarriage between the Hellenic rulers and the Egyptian locals. In fact, they follwed the Pharonic tradition of marrying siblings. Hence why there's a long string of Ptolemy's and Cleopatra's on the throne, they all married each other and named the kids the same thing.

[neosoul]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SERIES IS ENDING TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! dangit!

[eduakator]

Thanks for the clarification about Cleo. They were nasty to intermarry like that.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by eduakator

Thanks for the clarification about Cleo. They were nasty to intermarry like that.

Yeah, the old school pharoahs did it too, although they benefitted from the new blood introduced by concubines (so your husband might only be your half brother, ew) I don't think the Ptolemies continued that practice.

I really want to own the DVDs but HBO makes them so expensive