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Originally Posted by Edward64
My last rewatch was in early-mid 2010s. I've just finished s1.ep3.
For whatever reason, I'm paying more attention to how supposed "normal" life is depicted. How Lucius treats his wife & children when he first gets home. How the nobles treated their slaves/servants (e.g. having "coitus" with servants around them). How Titus has fun in bars & women. How Atia uses her daughter for political gain etc.
I don't know how real this all really is, but it strikes me as more real/true than not.
It would suck to be anyone other than a male noble back then.
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They did a great job trying to portray Roman life without pulling very many punches for the modern sensibilities. Some of the actual history is a little fuzzed over, but the way of life was very close to real.