The landmark series Rome™ has tested the artistic limits of television. From the menacing, graffiti-covered alleyways of Julius Caesar's Rome to the scheming eunuchs of Cleopatra's Egypt, Rome™ delivers viewers to a fierce pagan world that is as strange and disturbing as it is uncannily familiar.

Following the stories of two legionnaires, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, whose personal lives are tied to the birth of the Roman Empire, the show transforms iconic events - from Caesar crossing the Rubicon to the power struggles between young Octavian and Mark Antony - into a deliciously sexy and suspenseful drama about families and fate. The only complete, official companion to Rome™, this deluxe edition is a chance to savor the exquisitely detailed world imagined by co-creator and chief writer Bruno Heller and his team. Rome™ features essays and commentary throughout by series historian Jonathan Stamp, who provides unprecedented insight and historical knowledge about the show. The book includes original interviews with Rome™'s creative team, descriptions of what is known about daily life in ancient Rome, and a personal narrative of how the show's cast and crew were able to create what many have called the most realistic depiction of the ancient world ever filmed. Rome™ is a must-have for every fan of the show.