Rome is a critically acclaimed historical drama, produced for television by HBO and the BBC. The show's first season originally aired on HBO between August 28th and November 20th, 2005, and subsequently broadcast on BBC Two in the UK between November 2nd, 2005 and January 4th, 2006. The main plot is centered set during the last years of Julius Caesar's reign, centered on two Roman soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, and their families.