I'm a little late to the party on this one, but I'm catching up.  The second season of ROME will begin soon.  Tonight, I stumbled on the first 3 episodes of the first year.  It was a good time to sit and watch, and so I did.  Very enjoyable! 
I'll catch up on the rest of the episodes before the second season begins. 
 I love that the two of the lead women have curly red hair (yup, I'm deeply superficial, I am) 

.   Atia is one foxy, cunning, and treacherous babe, and I've only seen 3 episodes.  I can't imagine what other trouble she'll cause.