In the end I regret missing a few episodes — I had trouble getting really into it in the beginning (wonder whether Caesar is quite credible as a virtuoso commander… or maybe it’s just because the first episodes chose to focus so little on the historical figures, giving you the impression the whole series will be shot from the sidelines?) but the ending was worth it. Who knew it would be so tragic?

It’s troubling, though… It only took Roman senators three years to assassinate a rather reasonable tyrant; how on Earth is it possible that nobody around Hitler managed to get a bullet through his head? Have we become too civilized?! I know he had the advantage of being a tried and true psychopath — paranoia saves — but still…