To everyone coming to this video to express their condolences for Ray, let me just say that I am honored to provide you a space to do so. He was my favorite actor in my all-time favorite show but he was also a genuinely good man who could make you see humanity in even the most brutish of characters. May we all get to one day meet Ray on the fields of Elysium. And of course... THIRTEENTH!

Long live Legionary Titus Pullo, Long live the Thirteenth Legion!

Long live Stevenson and the 13th!

🥺😭😭😭

Sic transit gloria mundi

awful news, he was great in so many films

​@@gregscrabshack2307not so much news anymore, but yeah

Titus Pullo is the best character to ever appear on television. Even better than Dinklage's Tyrion.

Did he die from the "vaccine"?

My favorite , as well.

He f'ed cleopatra.

​@@GTFBITKCaesarion lives!

May we one day meet him on the fields of Elysium.

@@CERTAIND00M And we all shall greet him with THIRTEENTH!

Young actors are dropping like flies

@@marcuslatrent528 yes. True.

My family last name is Pullo, we are Italian and a direct bloodline to Titus. The bloodline is still strong and nothing has changed with us.

@@itshollywood0726 Oh...:):) OK.

I don't think they spoke english either... *TTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDD*

and caesar said they were "covered with glory,"

Thank you!

im glad some people like history. even if surrounded by fiction

Yup, it was the opening episode. You should see this show with the "All roads lead to rome" factoid pop up bubbles. They answered so much questions viewers have and put in information like Titus and Vorenus

Unfortunately its cancelling was all political. At the time they wanted shows that had a subtext that supported the Hollywood agenda, and this show was the antithesis of that as it was about brotherly love, the value of family, glorified authoritarianism, nationalism, and masculinity and it didn't have enough black people in it. Feminists, SJWs, and other leftists groups whined and whined and it ended up being cancelled despite the tremendous acting, quality of the set, plot, etc. being amazing. Really made me angry.

While that sounds totally plausible and I'm inclined to agree, how do you know this? Is there something written or some proof that this was the case?

I can't find it anymore. It was just one of those youtube opinion piece news channel with insider info about internal struggles and that they were making up the story as they went instead of having a book to draw on and so forth. They didn't word it like I did, and used a more positive spin about how they wanted a more inclusive and diverse cast that wasn't possible in the historic Roman framework, etc.but basically the gist of what I just said in a negative way. And they accomplished that with Game of Thrones, that didn't have to portray the realistic gender roles of the Roman empire as a fantasy series, so women could fight just as well or better than men, they could have an entire race of people of color interacting for a more diverse cast, and so forth with powerful matriarchies and witches that played the male kings like pawns with anti-slavery liberation theme versus Rome's ambivalence or possibly even dismissive attitude as Posca was a slave and yet really just an employee or subject in most respects.

@@BoopSnoot sjws and feminists piss me off. glad to see someone post it in a eloquent way

@@BoopSnoot not true, a big part od the audience to this show are not us. sadly the most part of the "decorum" have burn into they re roma studio, and that juust cost too much for rebuild him.

How did he pass?

That brief humorless half-smile Vorenus gives right before he says it is some of the finest acting I've ever seen. A lot of actors would've hammed that line up and botched the delivery. But when McKidd says it, he's so coldly calm, I almost feel bad for Erastes... *ALMOST...* Because it's right then he and I both know that's not Vorenus smiling at him. That's certain death.

Too bad the scene is ruined right after when they just let Erastes go out like a champ. Like dude spends his final moment gloating and sipping wine and Vorenus just gives him quick clean death.

@@coolsenjoyer I disagree but I love your name too much to explain why. That's one of my all-time favorite Charlie moments and I even have it uploaded to this channel under the title "Greg Plus Among Us".

Kinda puts the scene in an earlier episode into perspective, when Erastes took some guys to Vorenus' home to kill him but was interrupted by a visit from Caesar. Yeah, naw. They might have had a chance against Niobe alone, but Pullo and Vorenus wouldn't have even broken a sweat.

Flavio will be sleeping with the fishes

should've cancelled that fucking show after season 4

Series like arrow, the walking dead, house of cards, everything Netflix produced

Big Boss99 Big Boss99 Hey, don't be harsh. Sense8, Marco Polo, Last Kingdom, The Get Down. Netflix cancels shows all the time, especially the expensive ones.

Yup, still bitter about that.

я Hajji 분쇄하는 Bárbara I have yet to figure that out! I love me some Game of Thrones, but there are a carload of bull crap options getting all sorts of love out there....

That fight in the arena was a moment on television.

@@RickLoiacono1 It was most definitely one of the moments on television

Yes exactly;y , Vorenus was lawful and shrewd, Pullo was reckless.

Except that neither lived in the Roman Empire. During their lives, it was the Roman Republic. Still, I guess we still call it the "Roman Empire," from its founding as a Kingdom, through its republic days and its pinnacle as an empire.

To be correct, as far as "Empire" you are of course right. The word derives from the Latin "imperium". Originally, "imperium" was just "a power", not the exact land, not the territory, but the right to rule the territory. Of course, this right Romans just gave them themselves conquering the land.

@@Raz.C Yes, but this was at a time when the Republic was corrupt, decadent and falling apart. I think many of these scenes do a great job capturing that feeling.

Although near the end Vorenus becomes reckless and it’s Pullo that really saves Vorenus from himself.

Punisher: Warzone. Watch it now (if you haven't already), thank me later.

as Blackbeard in Black Sails season 3 on. a great series. starts with a bit too much t&a (presumably to get the viewing figures up) but just gets better and better. great characters and character arcs, great story, great acting. what more do you need? ;o)

Yeah he was excellent

@@CERTAIND00M Thank you guys all for the excellent suggestions!

I thought Ray Stevenson was outstanding in both series. As grizzly as it was the writers managed to put some humour into their characters & both of them obliged with great performances.

They're like Bill and Ted if you replaced rock music with political intrigue and George Carlin with hardcore sex and violence.

@@CERTAIND00M Um...

@@Nounismisation ;)

It's good that you mention Hornblower, because Erastes (Lorcan Cranitch) was in that series as Wolfe. Great character actors ALWAYS get work in good shows (he's also great in Cracker and Ballykissangel)

"Sharpe and Harper" Steady on Pat.

He's actually the less reasonable of the two...

Actually Pullo is very reasonable. It's just that his reason flows differently than most. He doesn't care about politics, favors, or his own survival. He only cares about helping his friends and punishing those who hurt his friends. That's why politicians and opportunists can't understand him

I wish I had a friend like pullo

You mean "Mr XIII?" The enraged legionnaire and his battle mate from the arena who were the toast of Rome? The one they had plays about? THAT reasonable man?

@@hagamapama Well he cares about those things, and screwing every chick he can find from Carthage to Germania

My family last name is Pullo, we are Italian and a direct bloodline to Titus. The bloodline is still strong and nothing has changed with us.

alexing86 hahaha made my day

Made my day😂😂😂

never happened

dope!

You son of Hades!

Rip

May you one day meet again on the Fields of Elysium.

it was, untill they pulled the plug out of rome after season 2. The story about romans first emperor (augustus) was about to kick off in season 3, a f shame

Rome would’ve needed game of thrones level viewership and ratings to continue because of production costs, Netflix’s Barbarians is almost a spiritual successor to this show.

Spartacus yes.. I love the tv series. I still watch a episode or 3every week if I'm bored..

@@jokester3076 A pale shadow, apart from the authentic Latin.

why don't they reboot it?? It's been 15 years and it still gets a lot of attention. With the right cast and marketing it could be as big as GOT if not better

Flavio's just not coming. Enough said.

They can't just carry him to the appian way, besides, Fulmen provoked Vorenus into killing him quickly

After all, this is the Primus Pilus, the First Centurion of the XIIIth, not any barbarian...

A roman citizen cannot be crusified. Crucifixion was a way of punishment for non citizens who either were hard criminals or traitors to the state. For example, Jesus was crusified because the jewish priests, who thought Jesus as a heretic, blamed him to the roman authorities as a criminal who plans to overthrow roman rule in Judea and name himself ΄΄King΄΄. Another example of crusifixion is for the rebels who followed Spartacus.

He actually didn't murder his children. He sold them into slavery.

Now watch Dog Soldiers. First thing I ever saw him in. Same with Liam Cunningham.

Either that or a junkie.

@@CERTAIND00M they had five seasons planned. But HBO cancelled before season two was finished, so they had to condense it all in the last few episodes

Ray Stevenson (Pullo) is one of my favorite actors and you're absolutely right. His performance in Rome is so perfectly natural and understated, that he can't help but demand your attention in every scene he's in. I've watched Rome all the way through probably 7 or 8 times now and he's still my favorite part. That's why he's the thumbnail for this video even though his name is listed second.

Great, great show. The one buzzkill is that we only got two seasons of it.

And love a mutual understandig XD

I totally Agree ... First and Foremost

Vorenus and Pullo were the original bros make no mistake

Yes, and unwavering loyalty!

@@ambermyers1330 Oh madam, when it comes to a true bro-mance, its all unwavering loyalty. Death may part a married couple, but a true bro-mance lives on. It only ends in this world as a "see you on the other side, fucker."

In second season which was poorly done except for first episode, they totally tore down both characters, in particular Vorenus character. The way they took Vorenus out was ignominious to everything about who they built him up to me. It was shodding writing and disgraceful.

@@taroman7100 It wasn’t that bad. It’s just that they had to cram 4 seasons worth of development into a single season. Had his fall been allowed to happen more naturally over a longer period of time then it would’ve worked. Chiasmic development is a pretty common trajectory for characters in this kind of show.

To be fair Caesar died in a pretty shit way in real life too. Though that has nothing on Aurelian, one of the emperors of Rome during the 3rd century crisis. He basically saved role only to be killed cos a guy was about to be caught being corrupt. Also a load of emperors are just poisended or murdered. Caeser has one for he lord emotiallny impactful death

And the real Titus says, "you did good".....

My family last name is Pullo, we are Italian and a direct bloodline to Titus. The bloodline is still strong and nothing has changed with us.

My family last name is Pullo, we are Italian and a direct bloodline to Titus. The bloodline is still strong and nothing has changed with us.

It's because Rome still feels like that when you visit. Rome was the world's first superpower. Fortunately, the world was their oyster. No Russia, China.

@@taroman7100 Persians were the first superpower centuries before Rome

Agreed ….to this day I still throw on episodes of Rome when I’m bored..

Real close to, "I'm here huckleberry."

There’s low key, there’s high key, and then there’s the way Pullo murders a man.

Steady on, men! No menaces!

It almost makes me happy there were only two seasons honestly - everyone was engaged and at the top of their game for those two seasons. Sometimes - perhaps often? - perfection comes in small packages?

@@timothydavidcurp Agreed: there's a lot of tv that could learn something from that :)

Mario Curcija I know. That line always makes me lol. And then he immediately insults Pullo's best friend. Dude's asking for it at that point.

Him and Ray Stevenson absolutely owned every moment they were on screen. Great fucking actors. I loved all of the characters but I would've still watched the series if it had just been "the Lucius and Pullo show."

Haha that sounds like some quirky sitcom! I can totally see them bantering on some triclinium about the last hilarious attempt of Marc Anthony and Cleoptra to beat Octavian, or telling one of their old Thirteenth stories to their kids :D

Would have been tv.

just one thing. its very humane, we are beasts!!

MEUAR this is like a comment on pornhub lol

They trashed the noble character of Vorenus.

Indeed great time. They should make a new rome series, or start new series under a different name. i mean why not, 2 viking series ( vikings and the last kingdom) are succesfull, why should a new rome serie not be a succes?

Have you seen "Punisher: War Zone"? Ray Stevenson plays the Punisher in it, or as I like to call him, "the Pullonisher". It's one of the greatest things ever, ESPECIALLY if you love Rome and/or absurdly violent comic book movies.

And to show what power that transverse crest had McKidd did well nailing a lengthy spot on Grey's Anatomy.

Lame though it was, I liked that movie.

he did admit in rome he has a gallic look about him when talking to the people

Razar Campbell try reading the book, the movie is vorenus fucking concord in her ass in comparison

Have you watched "the Terror", that miniseries about the British expedition to try and find the northwest passage? Caesar plays the captain in charge of the expedition and Brutus is his first mate I think. There's even an Easter egg for Rome fans: all of the crew get together one night to have a costume party and Brutus arrives dressed as a centurion.

He also is John MacTavish from the Modern Warfare series

Breaking Bad might be the only G.O.A.T. series that WASN'T produced for HBO.

And arguably the greatest cinematic accomplishment for tv, Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers was excellent. Also the miniseries Generation Kill and Six Feet Under probably deserve a mention.

@@malfute : I never saw 6 feet under? Is it comedy or drama?

@@tommyboyindy1157 Hmm.. I'd say it is a dark humor type of comedy drama with psychological stuff sometimes. The show is about a family that runs a funeral home out of LA. Many episodes begin with the recently deceased's last moments. The story of the Fisher family is quite the whirlwind let me tell ya.

definitely better than the final couple seasons of GoT

@@orabera better the every season... GoT was over rated to a scale of 1 billion

@@thedamneddice575 Season 2 of Game of Thrones is amongst the best TV ever made.

@@garymac5571 someone needs a reality check

@@thedamneddice575 The first two seasons of GoT was damn good.

the Williamses Olmert that buddy

2 years later and your comment is still accurate (except for the math, but that's the time-space continuum's fault.)

Cleo didnt act like a heathen. There is much about her that survives. The writers turned her into the trash Roman propagandists portrayed her as. This character sucked at playing Cleo like some modern cheap tart.

The love story is what had filtered down over the centuries. Was a little better at each telling till........

@@taroman7100 More they didn't have time too make her anything else halfway threw writting it he was told yea shows over lol

Pullo and Vorenus' friendship exemplifies the expression "they don't make 'em like they used to." Because the truth is it's kind of difficult to know if your bro is a true ride-or-die homie unless he's literally been willing to ride and die alongside you.