Rome. 29 B.C.E. The Republic has fallen, and Roman politics are a real hot mess. Octavius Caesar — soon to be known as Augustus — has seized control of the empire, after chasing down the senators who ...

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“Empire,” which debuts Tuesday on ABC with the customary “two-hour special” and runs its course in hour-long installments over the following four weeks, is a perfect summer entertainment, a melodrama ...

One usually doesn't think of politically ambitious Cassius to be the central character in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," but Stephen Weingartner's captivating portrayal of this murderous Roman senator ...