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Shows like Rome

Not everyone loves Rome for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Rome

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in.

  2. You like Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic.

  3. You like following two ordinary soldiers through great events.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Marco Polo2014

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like the 13th century Mongol court.

  • Roman Empire2016

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like learning Roman history through dramatised scenes.

  • Vikings: Valhalla2022

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like the last age of the Vikings, from Kattegat to England.

  • The Borgias2011

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like Rodrigo Borgia buying votes and making enemies to stay pope.

  • Vikings2013

    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like a farmer's rise to the throne, and the earls and Saxon kings he has to outwit.

  • Spartacus2010

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like ancient Rome, its arenas and its slave markets.

  • Kingdom of Heaven2005

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in

    Good for you if you like the Crusades and 12th century Jerusalem brought to life.

  • Alexander2004

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you want ancient Greece, Persia and Babylon on screen.

  • Barbarians2020

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in

    Good for you if you like seeing the tribes that stopped Rome.

  • Game of Thrones2011

    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like schemers fighting over the Iron Throne, where a whisper can matter more than an army.

  • The Last Kingdom2015

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in
    • Caesar, Pompey and Octavian scheming for the Republic

    Good for you if you like ninth-century England, its kings and its churches.

  • The Last Samurai2003

    • following two ordinary soldiers through great events

    Good for you if you like a broken soldier finding honour.

  • The Last Duel2021

    • ancient Rome shown dirty, loud and lived in

    Good for you if you like a real 14th century trial in mud, steel and castles.

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