History Awesome / Rome

* After Caesar's assassination, Quintus Pompey tries to murder Marc Antony on the steps of the Senate. Antony barely escapes with his life, but surprises everyone by forming an alliance with Brutus instead of fleeing the city. The two embrace in public to show they're now friends, then a smiling Antony walks over to a puzzled Quintus as if he's going to embrace him as well...and slashes his throat. Antony then casually strolls off while Quintus' men, because of the truce, just stand there gaping.

** No less Awesome Vorenius' actual killing of Fulman. The Mob Boss is relaxing in a steam room when he hears the sound of fighting in the adjoining part of the tavern. After repeatedly shouting at his men to throw who ever is making the racket out a blood drenched Vorenius walks in. Fulman tries to run away to his men only to find that every single member of his crew has been slaughtered by Lucius and Pullo.

* After Caesar's assassination, Quintus Pompey tries to murder Marc Antony on the steps of the Senate. Antony barely escapes with his life, but surprises everyone by forming an alliance with Brutus instead of fleeing the city. The two embrace in public to show they're now friends, then a smiling Antony walks over to a puzzled Quintus as if he's going to embrace him as well...and slashes his throat. Then Antony casually strolls off while Quintus' men, because of the truce, just stand there gaping.

* After Caesar's assassination, Quintus Pompey tries to murder Marc Antony on the steps of the Senate. Antony barely escapes with his life, but surprises everyone by forming an alliance with Brutus instead of fleeing the city. The two embrace in public to show they're now friends, then a smiling Antony walks over to a puzzled Quintus as if he's going to embrace him as well...and slashes his throat.

*** Cicero was not, in real life or in the show, a particularly brave man. His actor can portray the pants soiling terror of death in Cicero's last moments, but you can see his deliberate refusal to cave in to his fear. It's brilliant.

** It's also a great call-back to when Antony beat Octavian up in the first season - you clearly see Octavian's calm and absolute triumph, repaying his shame and humiliation tenfold and knowing that Antony can ''never'' hurt him again.

--> '''Clerk'': "You are certainly not without accomplishments: it is a rare man who can boast of becoming a bankrupt before even coming of age. You have brought upon us war, pestilence and destruction. You are Rome's Helen of Troy. But then... but then..."

* Cicero's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech TakeThat against Antony. The man has Antony pegged down perfectly.
** His death scene is FaceDeathWithDignity at it finest. A worthy death to one of the finest men in Rome.

** Which most likely [[{{MythologyGag}} recalls (or reverse-foreshadows, if you will)]] how [[EvilMatriarch the Livia people saw]] in IClaudius emerged from the PluckyGirl Livia of this series.

-->'''Vorenus''': [[ThisIsSparta I... AM A SON... OF HADES!!!]] '''[[ChewingTheScenery I FUCK CONCORD IN HER ARSE!!!]]'''

* Cicero's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech TakeThat against Anthony. The man as Anthony pegged down perfectly

** His death scene is FaceDeathWithDignity at it finest. A worthy death to one of the finest men in Rome
*** Anthony or Cicero?

* Brutus is, at various times, spoiled, a drunkard, and cowardly, yet gets a crowning moment of awesome [[spoiler:just before his death at the battle of Philippi, which is clearly lost: he thanks his men for their service, kisses the signet ring made from the crown of the Tarquin King his ancestor drove from Rome, and walks off alone to fight an entire regiment of Octavian and Antony's soldiers, knowing full well he'll die in the attempt.]]

** His death scene is FaceDeathWithDignity at it finest. A worthy death to one of the finest men in Rome

-->'''Vorenus''': [[ThisIsSparta I... AM A SON... OF HADES!!!]] '''[[ChewingTheScenery I FUCK CONCORD IN HER ASS!!!]]'''

* Cicero's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech TakeThat against Anthony. The man as Anthony pegged down perfectly

** Which most likely [[{{MythologyGag}} recalls (or reverse-foreshadows, if you will)]] how [[EvilMatriarch the Livia people saw]] in IClaudius emerged from the PluckyGirl Livia of this series.

** Titus Pullo in the same show gets far more than his fair share of awesome. However, probably the most spectacular moment came when a rival mob boss tries to defuse an armed confrontation by suggesting they talk things over like reasonable men. Pullo [[spoiler:bites out his tongue]].

** Which also serves as a {{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}}, if a very violent one...

** And don't forget Servillia. After the death of her son, she parks herself outside Atia's house and calls out "Atia of the Julii, I call for justice" over and over and freaking over again while her servant pours ashes over her. After what seems to be at least twelve solid hours of this, Atia finally has had enough and goes outside, and Servillia has the following to say: "Gods below: I am Servilia of the most ancient and sacred Junii of whose bones the seven hills of Rome are built. I summon you to listen. Curse this woman! Send her bitterness and despair for all of her life. Let her taste nothing but ashes and iron. Gods of the underworld, all that I have left I give to you in sacrifice if you will make it so." Then she stabs herself in the heart, followed by her servant doing the same. Antony's reaction: "Now ''that'' is an exit."
*** Guess they didn't listen though.

**** A proto-[[StepfordSmiler Stepford-Smiler]], anyone?

* When Pullo found out that Gaia [[MurderTheHypotenuse poisoned his pregnant wife that ended up killing her and his unborn child.]] She was lay dying as she told the truth about it. She was dying and seemed sorry for what she did. Did Pullo decide to [[KarmaHoudini let go of it]] and [[EasilyForgiven forgive her?]]. Nope, he strangled her to death. And to top it all of, he threw her body to the river just like that, no tears no prayers no nothing. After all [[BitchInSheepsClothing she had done]], having her killed and then her body disrespectfully thrown away is just satisfying.

** It's also a backhanded, posthumous compliment to ''Servilia''. Atia basically acknowledged the woman as her WorthyOpponent, and Livia was never going to match up.

* Atia giving Livia a perfect verbal smackdown with enough venom in the eyes and steel in the voice to make it really hurt. “I know who you are. I can see you. You're swearing now that, someday, you'll destroy me. Remember that far better women than you have sworn to do the same. Go look for them now.” The best bit? You know that she is in a pretty long spell of self-loathing and self-revelation, and she is the most vulnerable she's ever been. And yet she still bluffs her way to the front of her son's victory parade ahead of his wife.

* When Pullo found out that Gaia [[MurderTheHypotenuse poisoned his pregnant wife that ended up killing her and his unborn child.]] She was lay dying as she told the truth about it. She was dying and seemed sorry for what she did. Did Pullo decide to [[KarmaHoudini let go of it]] and [[EasilyForgiven forgive her?]]. Nope, he strangled her to death. And to top it all of, he threw her body to the river just like that, no tears no prayers no nothing. After all [[BitchInSheepsClothing she had done]], having her killed and then her body disrespectfully thrown away is just satisfying.

* When Pullo found out that Gaia [[MurderTheHypotenuse poisoned his pregnant wife that ended up killing her and his unborn child.]] She was lay dying as she told the truth about it. She was dying and seemed sorry for what she did. Did Pullo decide to [[KarmaHoudini let go of it]] and [[EasilyForgiven forgive her?]]. Nope, he strangled her to death. And to top it all of, he threw her body to the river. After all [[BitchInSheepsClothing she had done]], having her killed and then her body disrespectfully thrown away is just satisfying.

* When Pullo found out that Gaia [[MurderTheHypotenuse poisoned his pregnant wife that ended up killing her and his unborn child.]] She was lay dying as she told the truth about it. She was dying and seemed sorry for what she did. Did Pullo decide to [[EasilyForgiven let go of it and forgive her?]]. Nope, he strangled her to death. And to top it all of, he threw her body to the river. After all [[BitchInSheepsClothing she had done]], having her killed and then her body disrespectfully thrown away is just satisfying.

-->'''Vorenus''': [[ThisIsSparta I... AM A SON... OF HADES!!!]] '''[[ChewingTheScenery I FUCK CONCORD IN HER ASS!!!]]'''