Rome
Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)
TV Flash files “Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)” as hour 16 of 22 in the TV Flash guide — Rome (2005–2007) on HBO/BBC, season 2, episode 4, aired 2007-02-04, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E04: listed hour 16 of 22 in the Rome guide, hour 4 of 10 in season 2. It aired 2007-02-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero” (S02E03). Next is “Heroes of the Republic” (S02E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Having learned that Vorenus' children are alive, Pullo sets off to find him in Gaul where he is again a serving soldier in Mark Antony's army. He had hoped to arrive before Octavian and Antony's armies meet in battle. Too late however, he is forced to find what is left of Antony's army in the mountains. He finds Vorenus alive and well, if somewhat battle worn, and they set off to find the children. The victorious Octavian plans his return to Rome. In Western Turkey, Brutus and Cassius amass their own army, now 9 Legions strong. In Rome, Servilia's attempt to kill Atia fails and Atia has her kidnapped tortured beyond what even her henchman Timon can stand.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) sit in the Rome guide?
S02E04 is listed hour 16 of 22 — hour 4 of 10 in season 2, season 2 episode 4.
When did Rome S02E04 air?
Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) aired 2007-02-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
How much Rome is there?
Two seasons (2005–2007). High production costs and network decisions cut short a planned longer historical canvas.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Two soldiers, Vorenus and Pullo, witness the fall of the Republic as Caesar, Antony, and Octavian rewrite the world. Bruno Heller's HBO/BBC co-production made ancient history tactile: mud, politics, street-level views of epochal events. Only two seasons, lavish enough to become a warning about prestige budgets.
Two soldiers, Vorenus and Pullo, watching the Republic fall from the street, and the group chat still doing "what if more seasons" like it's a ship war. (I said spoiler-free. The cancellation is the spoiler.) Bruno Heller, John Milius, and William J. MacDonald's HBO/BBC co-production premiered in 2005 and lasted two seasons through 2007 despite major production scale — twenty-two episodes, mud and marble, blood and backroom empire. Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson lead a street-level view of epochal events beside…
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