HBO Rome: Octavian's story

[erroll38]

the music sucks

[VigisKane]

The First EMPEROR!

[Nicollie1062]

I imagine that for some reason I would find Octavian quite attractive if I had been there.

[Evenflowist314]

"I am Caesar himself."

[Lonsoleil]

Did Octavian Augustus Caesar really eff his own sister?

I hope that isn't true. GROSS!!!

[tachikoma747]

@Lonsoleil Historically there are not any accounts of Octavian having sex with Octavia. They took considerable liberties with some of the content in Rome for HBO's typical "shock value" they put in so many of their shows.

[softer26]

@Lonsoleil Of course that artistic figment... history doesn't have such fact.

[johnkerry7]

@Lonsoleil prob not. However sex in the family was not un heard of. Neros mom used to offer herself to Nero to keep him happy... :/

[1101millie97]

@Lonsoleil

If it had, Marc Antony would have ensured we'd never hear the end of it...

[cefanine]

I didn't see the series yet but is that Octavian having sex with a guy at 3:24?

Or I might be mistaken.

[tachikoma747]

@cefanine no thats Marc Antony having sex with Cleopatra.

[MxT4ever]

@cefanine It's Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

[veronicpal]

gorgeous octavian!!!

[peru2010ful]

the greatest politician ever  in history!!!!!

[Rachulie]

ugh the EXACT thing that happened with him and anotony happened with my mom n her husband. it was uncanny. except i didnt call her a whore or spend a lot of money :P i wish i could do something more about it like octavian but :P i dont have an army etc

[Lewcio69Stefcio]

Oktavian was the most powerfull and smart Caeser of Rome.

[dealhit]

How could they cancel this fantastic series !! SHAME ON HBO

[Bunzypoo]

I would fuck him.

[mrsotter19]

@Bunzypoo So would I.

[mrsotter19]

I love Octavian as a character in this series. He always looks like he knows what he's doing. Even when he allowed himself to be seduced by his sister he knew she had an ulterior motive. I don't mind the song. It is a nice contrast to Octavian's cool and restrained personality (at least as shown on Rome).

[Shockate]

Crap music !!

[sirstarwars]

can someone please tell me what is with the wall

[Prowsky]

I am caesar himself!

[gruglet]

was just the music.....

hate it sorry :)

long live free expresion on the NET

apart from that AA+1

[TheAlmostAngel]

OMG! I just had the greates idea! Someone should make a vid about Livia and Octavian and use "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails!!!!! Its not even funny how much that song relates to them!!!!!!!!!!! xD :D

But this a GREAT vid too, i love Octavian! Not only is he smart but he's also very handsome and good looking :)

[mrsotter19]

@TheAlmostAngel I hope you make the video soon. I will scouring youtube for it! ;-)

[TheAlmostAngel]

@mrsotter19

:D lol!!!

The only bad thing is, I've never really made a video before and I don't really know how :P As soon as I know how to make one post it :) I promise!!!! :)

[mrsotter19]

@TheAlmostAngel Hey, thanks. I would make a video but I can't get the video (uncensored) until I travel to the UK or the US or something. They show Rome where I live but even the kisses are edited (however the violent scenes are acepted O_O ).

[liverpool211000]

cool vid nice choice of music. the only emperor to die of natural causes the man who brought peace to the empire.PAX ROMANA.

[underwhelmed07]

Perfect perfect perfect song for him.  Great video.

[TonyDucats]

Octavian probably my favorite historical figure, and Rome was a great T.V. series, gotta love both Caesars, Julius and Augustus. I love how his brilliance shines in this show, he was a masterful leader.

[cefanine]

Is max Pirkis still playing Octavian?

[Annabella56]

you should watch I Claudius!

[Annabella56]

i love Rome! This is a great video!

[MaeveDobson]

I love Octavian. Not just from the series, but from history. Such a fascinating individual... :D

[TheAsharedhett]

Giaus Octavian is really an awesome character. Cleopatra really changed since her first appearance. It's sad to see what she became and why she killed herself.

[3101jimbo]

good video

[Brettisen]

My favourite is Maecenas.. I think that's his name : ) Great series!

[josefburker]

I hate Octavian!!

[nightwind88]

I like Octavian and I think his actor is very good, he does a perfect portrayal of Octavian in the show

[pjzzxxyy]

How do you know that? did you meet the real Octavian? I think not.

[noemislaba]

he has got so interesting eyes

[requelme28]

what a nice scene and song

[juliusyeung0330]

my fave series!

[kanamoon]

Urrrgh, I prefered the young Octavian, the older one gets on my nerves; he's so cold and even more blatantly manipulative than his so-called "father" !

My favourite is Vorenus, hands down ^^ Very nicely constructed video (though the Evanescence singer has much too much of a melodious voice to sound good in this kind of song xD)

[DracoMalfoy87]

They should have cast a better actor for Octavian

[kanamoon]

Hmm, I'd say yes and no- while I find the older Octavian's acting to be quite stiff and completely lacking the intelligent mischief of his younger counterpart, I still think he makes a good "twisted, power-hungry, over-intelligent" leader. He's cold, he's eager, and he's trying to put into action all that he's learnt from the ancients; popularity isn't his main concern, I think. But still, the actor's icy!

(there's also the SM sex scene with his wife xD PERFECT acting. "I like birds...")

[DracoMalfoy87]

The younger one is a way better actor. I doubt the real Octavian was that cold, but I read that they think Octavian's Myer's Briggs personality type was INTJ or "Mastermind" personality which is the coldest, most logical one there is out of the 16 types. I think he was motivated by what had to be done, not so much by fame. What a great leader. I bet he would think Obama and Bush are terrible leaders

[heliotropezzz333]

@DracoMalfoy87 The actor perfectly captures the qualities of Octavian's character. Clever, cold, capable, ruthless - prepared to wait patiently for the perfect opportunity for revenge.

[DracoMalfoy87]

But the younger actor is way better

[ImperialGuard9001]

@kanamoon Vorenus is the Roman Ideal :D

[davestouty]

@ libertyaction. who posted. loving all the rome videos on you-tube. ur right what an awesome 2 series. sex,drugs,scandals and sandals,lol. defo 1 of my favs. hoping thyll make a 3rd,but wont b the same without mark anthony. it looked like vorenus died at the end but he could survive 4 a 3rd series PLSSSSS. send me more vids if u make them pls...thanksx

[MegaVenom777]

One of the Best leaders of time.

[Finchy000]

One would think one upping Julius Caesar would be impossible but Octavian found a way, hats off to him.

[Ivansrbija1989]

Octavian, in my opinion, was the greatest politician who has ever lived!!!

If only all politicians had his enthusiasm, the world would be move towards a brighter future....

This is at least what I believe

[WiseGuy5674]

Great job on this my friend. Great job.

[angeldream2]

Good film, I love Octavian !!

[sociologoufpa]

É valeu a pena ver esse video

[ddd1953]

Why, oh why do you people insist on posting your cute little takes with your selection of music, soft rock or heavy metal, to Rome?

Do you think some Hollywood producer will see it and seek out your genius?

Sad, very sad, it must be very lonely down in that basement.

The dark side of Youtube...

[Mrblancnoir]

Octavian according to the histories I've read and studied was not just a politician, he was a master politician. He knew how to win the loyalty of the army (far far far better than Antony ever could), plus he knew how to wield power, even better than his adopted Father. He was not a general, not interested in conquest for the sake of conquest. He brought peace to a republic at civil war (on and off) for about a hundred years or so. Truly a great leader.

[DraculasHenchwoman]

@Mrblancnoir Amen. Though, essentially, in the process of bringing peace, Octavian destroyed the republic.

[ESP1EMG]

@Mrblancnoir he was able to consolidate all the power in rome. he held the authority of every position in the senate, controlled every providence in the empire and commaned the enitre army.

[ESP1EMG]

he was granted the civic crown and power over all the proconsuls. meaning every providence was his to oversee. after his consulship he was considered "imperium" and control the entire army. He slowly took on the power of every office in the senate without officially claiming it - all was given to him by the senate. he was named pater patriae "father of our country" and titled Augustus and Precep - the revered one.

[liokiko1992]

@Mrblancnoir read res gestae divi augusti.he was oce of a kind indeed. everything he did was planed til the last little thing!!!!

[beepandbop]

Whose the guy at 2:01 Octavian is looking at?

[Istredd33]

It is Mark Anthony himself.

[beepandbop]

I sort of thought that was he, but he grew a beard!

Interesting, apparently he adopted Eastern fashion after style of his new wife.

[krixtaker]

@beepandbop Anthony

[DareiosXerxes]

Octavians pluses: - first and last true "Caesar", "Cisár", "Císař", "Kaiser", "Kaiser", "Tsar", "Imperator", "Emperador" etc

- It looked that nobody could save Rome in that bad age...Octavian did!

-Pax Romana - pact of 200 years long peace

-creator of Praetorian guard.... he was first and last one Imperator, who could count with real loyalty of PG

-rebuilt a town - using marble

Minuses - bloodlust

-not a good war leader

-often ill

- HE DIDNT KICKED THAT BITCH LIVIA OUT OF HIS LIFE!!:D

[yoshiebe]

i like miss young octavian :(

[bootyyyluver]

Excellent video! I just loved the way Octavian cleared the board....He was really born to the purple!

[LScipio]

I prefer the character of Caesar, than Octavian.

[beepandbop]

I think most people do, because Caesar has that charm about of him both a general-turned statesman. Octavian is merely a politician.

And we all tend to feel the same way about politicians. :P

[bluerisk]

A statesman? How, when he wasn't capable of defending his conquers?  The major task awaits you after the victory. To win a crown is one thing, to keep it an other.

[beepandbop]

Fair enough. They're both statesmen in the long run of things, but in this series I think he's just something of a creep.

[bootyyyluver]

Great personalities are always a little different. They think outside of the box. For men like this concepts of good and evil are like farie tales and pixie dust. Octavian balanced that out with piety and a brutish sense of fairness. I wish we had men of vision like this in today's America...too bad TV and media ruin it. They make it near impossible with the niddy-griddy giving people more information that is sometimes false or just unrepresentative of whats really going on in a leader.

[beepandbop]

Fair enough, I suppose. I definitely agree about them perceiving good and evil like "pixie dust."

Definitely like that framing of it.

[delamoxica]

I love this video, it's so well done! I used to favor Octavian before seeing Rome, James Purefoy, the guy who plays Anthony is just too good, he Is Mark Anthony!

[Luxaquitaine]

The USA would almost need a president with the competence like this today.

[bdweightexer]

Octavian was a lot like FDR. He was a political genius and a survivor. But he destroyed the Roman Republic. Which was already on its death throes.

[Bebbe88]

He saved the Roman Way of Life. He saved Rome. Without him the Republic would have fallen and Rome with it.

[beepandbop]

I don't think so. One way or another the Republic would have fallen, Rome would have easily survived. The real key was that the Republic fell into Augustus' hands, not some near sighted fool.

[capacopkilla123]

I disagree with you there. There were many other great romans who could have (if they worked together) achieved what Octavian achieved. He had his achievements but you cant ignore that he was there at the right time and had a very large inheritance

[GetenGeten]

Pity our masters and betters won't allow a modern Augustus to shape the U.S.A and the Western world the way Augustus brought peace and stability to Rome in times of turmoil and chaos.

[hsybcmpny]

Well america is building itself an empire.

[Luxaquitaine]

Doesn't the USA already have an informal empire at least since 1898?

[bootyyyluver]

Yep

[GetenGeten]

Uhm. I kinda see a difference between Octavian and George W Bush. Very subtle but you might recognize it. And the U.S is pretty much run by those that don't care if it survives at all. Octavian at least had the right priorities.

[hsybcmpny]

Well they were both in absolute command of their empires and immune from any justice. They both acted with impunity. At least the Romans had the ability to violently and legitimately despatch their tyrants and despots.

[socalcraigster]

How do you figure, Obamination can't even use his power to game the games for Chicago.

If he did, some of his buddies would have made millions selling their rat-infested apartments to build the Olympic village.

I bet the Iranians are really worried about him.

[CDspartan21]

yes, yes we are.

We are Nova Roma

[wilsonnortheast]

Well their overextending themselves now. They only control Iraqs oil and thats not going to last forever. They would do well to start bowing down a bit more to the Chinese and Russians, its their time now. The Chinese are so superior economically that they dont need to be military superior. Even though all they would have to do is stamp their feet and they would annihilate the rest of the world.

[delamoxica]

The chinese economy is overrated, and very dependant on the western and US economy. All the west or the us has to do is stamp their feet and china and the world would also be annihilated. Western strengt isn't really economics though we rank first in the world, or military, even though our armies are the strongest. It is our beliefs, china is a tolitarian state and a democracy does not bow to tolitarianism. Even if the west were to fall our faliures would still outshine the PRCs successes.

[Ivansrbija1989]

if u reformulated that a bit, then it would sound much more convincing!!!

even though the Chinese are a strong economic power, it's interdependent on Europe and the States, and of course vice versa

[beepandbop]

lol!

[beepandbop]

No, the East Romans were Nova Roma.

[CDspartan21]

through conquest and war ;)

i think that if you want peace, you must have war, especially in this day and age.

[cezcezar]

It's always anoying when they change an actor playing a character especially mid-serise and he's a main character as well. All the more so when they look so different. Still the curly haired boy could'nt have pulled it off like the guy with stairing eyes.

[worrybeunhappy]

man i loved this series but i didnt lik how it ended i meen from the first episode i was looking foward to Octavian being pronounced emperor of the roman empire and having his name changed to Augustus but they didnt show it!!! it onli went up to his victory over Antony?!?!?!? i meen to me it wouldve been an important scene cause it kinda shows how Octavian finishes wat Julius Caesar was not able to fulfill

[kburkert]

U do know he changed his name some time after what happened in HBO Rome, its not like he became emperor and then said "u must all call me Augustus".

[worrybeunhappy]

well thats true u do hav a point but i do think it needed to be shown, its a defining moment in his life and its a title that truly shows his transistion- afterall history doesnt remember him as Octavian but as Augustus. Id b happy with anything seriously, even a blurb at the end of the series acknowledging it would make me satisfied just aslong as they mentioned it

[Marcoantonio0184]

Bellissimo...

[Whatsername1001]

he's my favorite character too! :) very good job, i really enjoyed this vid.

i was so pissed off when i noticed Max Pirkis isn't going to play Octavianus anymore... :P

[Eredinn]

Could you tell me: what scene is at 1:50 and at 2:14?

Thanks!

Ps. Sorry fo my English :)

[Libertyaction]

Year, sure. It's a scene from episode 17 "Heroes of the Republic" and Octavian's painful memories are from episode 14 "Son of Hades". I mixed 'em...

[Eredinn]

Thanks!

I haven`t seen season 2 yet. I read only description and I dont`t know who meet with Octavian at this scene.

Your vid is great. Choice of music was wonderful - I`m a big fan Evanescence :)

Good job! My gratulations!

Ps. Sorry for my English - I have a problem with gramma.

[Quentin0000000000]

Octavian should not be a week boy

[asmodeus585]

In fact he was.

[spacecowboyakir]

nice

[knight1172]

The way Octavian just brutally and coldly avenges Julius Caesar and takes control. Tis awesome.

[histatimaniples]

total hollywood bullshit why does this augustus look of germen blood not of italian the only actor's i didnt like in the series

just like a blonde alexander shame...........

[KingNordy]

Well if they looked like modern italians id say thats just as inacruate

[histatimaniples]

true damn lombards and visisgoths

[Cirifischio88]

Cos Suetonius wrote that Octavius was of fair and very beautiful forms, he had slightly undulated hair and blonds and clear eyes.

Italians don't have all the hair and the black eyes, the average of blondish is 25%.

[histatimaniples]

blondish really wasn't around untill the greman invasions of italy lombards and visigoths from the north and normans from the south yea i've read that before

i'm italian my great grandpa was blonde so italian's are dark and light depends on what region just like the spanish same invasions visigoths from the north moors from the south read up on it jsut take a look at all the back ground actors this show was filmed in italy

[Cirifischio88]

Your knowledges on the ancient world are limited, and the contribution to the Italian genetic patrimony of the people that you have remembered is minimal in reality , as all the genetic studies show.

[histatimaniples]

yea 88? whats that hail hitler right?

[Cirifischio88]

it's science.

[histatimaniples]

ave caesar!

[moakley]

200 years from now all humans will look asian and be bad drivers

[Neikio]

I love this video ;)

[nataliatg]

Very very good job (video & song). Congratulations!!!!!!

[RODERICKMOLASAR]

Marcus Tullius Cicero, you rabble-rousing, passive-aggressive manipulating little weasel, you only got what you deserved in the end. Cheers, mate.

[htereble]

Octavian is wonderful!He's my fav character too and I love how he's so cold and powerful yet somehow mysterious!And I really dislike Antony!Best series I've ever watched although I have only watched up to the 3rd episode of the 2nd season!Great video,the song fits really well!

[JoeKydd757]

I liked both Octavian and Antony, in history and in the series. Antony was my dude! Lol. Badass, he was.

[histatimaniples]

yea antoni was the best!

[VampX13]

Nice. Yeah. I loved his character too. Simon Woods did a really good job. Everyone involved in the series did an amazing job.

They really gave us that authentic Ancient Roman feel. I'm a big fan of the Ancient Roman world and Augustus in general. So... seeing the series and fan-vids like this is so great for me. It really brings the place to life.

Anyways, luverly.

[JoeKydd757]

Indeed. I was only sad that they left it at two seasons. When there is SO much more in Roman history that is definately worthy of HBO.

[VampX13]

I completely agree!

[JoeKydd757]

The best line he ever had said in that show was the morning of Caesar's funeral, when he was in bed and said "I will not rise from this bed until i've fucked something!" I was like hell yes! Lol.

[RossYo]

that was mark antony wasnt it who said that?

[histatimaniples]

it got to expensive thats why the battle always looked so cheap they didnt haev the funds

[usarmykfor]

Long Live Illyria, Land Of the Caesars

[ssj4sesshoumaru1389]

You do realise Illyria is modern day Croatia right?

[AlbanianShqiptari]

Ofcourse Illyria was situated in ancient times...precisely where Croatia, even Bosnia Serbia and Slovenia are located today. Croats and other slavs didnt arrive in the balkans until after the 6 century A.D

So what exactly is your point?

[orleanos]

good!

[observer855]

this was very well done. Congrats.

you might want to let the last scene play out for 2-3 more seconds so that we see octavian sitting and looking out from the throne :)

[pepsichugger8899]

wow. that was an incrediable video. it had some good thought into it! awesome job!