Lucius vorenus ou varenus foi um dos dois soldados da 11. Through lost loves and lost innocence, war and horror, owen saw luciuss life flashing before his eyes, and the parallels between their existences. Lucius vorenus im gonna drink all the wine, smoke all the smoke, and fuck every whore in the city. Until then, vorenus was led to believe the boy was his grandson by his eldest daughter vorena the elder. The wife of the soldierturnedsenator lucius vorenus kevin. The fortunes of vorenus and his comrade pullo now fluctuate with the regularity of a soap opera. Son of niobe and evander pulchio, a fact that was hidden from lucius vorenus until the kalends of february. Lucius vorenus, the powerhungry son of hades, controls the aventine but practices a pointless, beastly reign of terror, coming down hard on gang captains for futilities, and nearly ruins his friendship with pullo, whose efforts to calm things down are mistaken for disrespect and disobedience, even starts a fight once he learns the truth about niobe. The story is told primarily through the lens of two roman soldiers, titus pullo and lucius vorenus. See more ideas about ancient rome, rome and rome hbo. Vorenus and pullo appear in the legion tetralogy of the videssos cycle by harry turtledove.
Pullo actually describes vorenus as having gone awry, which is my favorite. Lucius verus was marcus aurelius adopted brother and coemperor, a man whose time on the throne is overshadowed by the reign of the last of the. Take home hbos sprawling look at the fall of rome in this box set featuring all 22 episodes from the series two season run, and a winning collection of bonus materials. Cleopatra arrives in rome to pay her respects to caesarand to attempt to get her young son legitimized. In the very back, vorena the elder, vorena the younger, lucius and lyde are huddled on the. Rome is a semihistorical drama series coproduced by hbo and the bbc. Titus pullo its better to have loved and lost, only depending on how much youve loved and how much money they took craig benzine your best. Vorena the elder daughter vorena the younger daughter lucius son niobe, wife of lucius vorenus, is a fictional character in the hbobbcrai original television series rome, played by indira varma. Niobe of the voreni project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Screenshot of ray stevenson left and kevin mckidd right as titus pullo and lucius vorenus from rome hbo mini series lucius vorenus. Son of hades is the second episode of the second season of the television series rome. Nov 02, 2014 kedia prateeks answer is correct the only real mention we have of voranus in a slightly different spelling was in caesars gallic war. He and pullo run the collegium until vorenus grief gets the better of his good judgement. In the tv rome, lucius vorenus calls himself son of hades. Nov 28, 2016 lucius verus was roman emperor from 161 to 169 ce. Remember when this show started, and vorenus was a pious centurion with a high sense of honor, while pullo was a more base guy who. Cries lucius vorenus kevin mckidd after destroying a statue of concordia, roman goddess of harmony. Such is the situation when two soldiers of caesars th legion, lucius vorenus and titus pullo, are ordered into the wilds of gaul to retrieve their legions stolen standard, the unifying symbol of caesars legion, setting off a chain of circumstances that will entwine them in pivotal events of ancient rome. Meanwhile, a distraught vorenus has his own funeral to arrange, but it will be done without the presence of his daughters or niobes illegitimate son lucius, on whom he has issued a curse. The storyline implies that caesarion is actually the son of titus pullo.
Oct 29, 2012 would have be great to see ceasars son come to some kind of power. Even though his wife and children are avenged by the erastes killing, lucius vorenus keeps mourning for over a month till pullo gets marc antony who scolds him. You will penetrate someone today, or i will burn your wretched books at the yard. And yet, the sky is still above us and the earth still below. Watch this rome video, rome lucius the son of hades, on fanpop and browse other rome videos. The roman husband had control of his entire family through the custom of patria potestas with nearly absolute power held by the father over his household familia. It was a worthwhile sub plot to follow, but how it was presented just didnt feel real to me. Pullo says that the gods will punish vorenus for claiming he is a son of hades. But others may be edging into this territory as well.
Lucius vorenus, the powerhungry son of hades, controls the aventine but practices a pointless, beastly reign of terror, coming down hard on gang captains for futilities, and nearly ruins his friendship with pullo, whose efforts to calm things down are mistaken for disrespect and disobedience, even starts a fight once he learns the truth. I only meant he was cut off by one of vorenus fists hurtling towards him. Vorenus accepts the child in later episodes, happily embracing him after he believed his children were dead. With erastes fulmen gone, the aventine is up for grabs, and rival gangs have taken to the streets in a struggle for control, stabbing each other in the open markets having surrendered to his grief, vorenus refuses to leave his bed, staring catatonically at the head of erastes fulmen, still rotting in a corner. After vorenus found out lucius wasnt his son and caused niobe to commit suicide as a result, he cursed his children to hades and left. Driven to nearmadness, vorenus is rescued by pullo, who has returned to. The rare times he shows much emotion usually occur when. He is depicted as a hedonistic, devilmaycare soldier who discovers hidden ideals and integrity within himself. Its a recurrent line of his, but antonys expression and delivery when octavian confirms that hes already borrowed three million sestertii to give to the plebs makes that particular instance stand out. An enraged lucius vorenus shouts, i am a son of hades. Hbo the denizens of rome are thrust into new allegiances and dire predicaments as season two of hbos hit series. List of rome characters news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Mar 25, 2020 lucius accius, one of the greatest of the roman tragic poets, in the view of his contemporaries. Lucius vorenus survived his wounds and progressed to some great general along with pullo. First, thanks for taking an interest in the saga of one of the largely faceless men who comprised the legions of rome. Tv talk rome son of hades 12107 son of hades spoiler. A professional soldier by trade, vorenus is a stoic catonian bellieving in the divinity of the republic. It follows the lives of real life politicians, socialites, and soldiers in ancient rome starting with caesars conquest of gaul and progressing through the power struggles and ascension of augustus as the first roman emperor. Jan 18, 2007 the wife of the soldierturnedsenator lucius vorenus kevin mckidd lies dead too, a suicide that has sent her husband a tightly wound puppy even in the jolliest of times around the bend. Vorenus replies that the gods can do no more to him, as they have already taken his wife and children. Played by scottish actor kevin mckidd in the series, lucius vorenus is introduced as a main character in the pilot episode, the stolen eagle. His plays more than 40 titles are known, and about 700 lines survive were mostly free translations from greek tragedy, many from euripides, with violent plots, flamboyant characterizations, and. Hades gate is the fifth outing for simon turneys fronto and another fine addition to the series it is. Join facebook to connect with lucius vorenus and others you may know. Rome niobe and lucius vorenus with vorena the elder, vorena the younger, lucius and eirene. Diverted from his post after learning that lucius, his assumed grandson, was in fact niobes illegitimate son, vorenus now descends into nearmadness over his failure to protect caesar, his role in his spouses death, and the rumored murder of his estranged daughters.
This book sees fronto in rome sorting out problems at home while ceaser campaigns in gaul with his legions, the twin story lines working well to keep the story flowing with the action coming thick and fast both in rome, gaul and a brittania. Rome son of hades tv episode 2007 kevin mckidd as lucius vorenus. And most of the other characters are treated with similar understanding and nuance. Titus pullolucius vorenus works archive of our own. An old comrade of pullo and vorenus, he comes to the aventine in son of hades seeking work under vorenus as his third in command behind pullo. Much of this episode is focused on lucius vorenus, whos in a bad way. Having made due provision with the wellbeing and security of my honest and dutiful wife, calpurnia, et cetera, i leave the sum of 75 denarii to every enrolled citizen my name and the remainder o. Our interest in the competition between servilia and atia as romes biggest bitches begins to flag. Mascius, a downonhisluck soldier, is ready to go into hell. This is a list of characters from the hbo series rome. However, the line also works from a roman perspective, since hades plutodis is a rather grim god, and screaming that youre his son would make you sound.
In addition to four featurettes detailing the history of the roman empire, fans also get audio commentary tracks featuring. Mark antony arrives at vorenus house, demands that he get out of bed, and orders that he take fulmens place at the collegium to restore law and order to the aventine. He begins the series as centurion of the th legion, under the command of caesar. Vorenus impresses his fellow crime bosses by, in a rage, destroying a statue of concord, declaring, i fuck concord in her ass. In the percy jackson books witch is based on greek gods hades did have a son and a daughter. Originally written in march 20 i am a son of hades.
Rather than going through a lengthy explanation about the series and how it came about, here are answers to some frequently asked questions about the books below, the first of which is marching with caesar conquest of gaul. Vorenus is honorable to a fault a roman ned stark, if you will, but also excessively jealous of his wife, and cold with his family. Obviously the main candidate for the title is vorenus, who actually proclaims himself a son of hades. Pullo says that that gods will punish vorenus for claiming he is a son of hades. Vorenus has been charged by first counsel mark antony james purefoy to stop a violent street war that has been brewing between. Pullo tries to talk vorenus into a new start, noting the mourning.
The whole lot getting rid of the corrupt roman senate and restoring it to some glory. Romes first consulship was shared by lucius junius brutus and lucius. No, even in the books nico was not persephones son. More son of hades s02e02 is the second episode of season two of rome released on sun jan 21, 2007. Cicero pays a visit to servilia, who is thrilled with the news of octavians bold initiative, certain that the caesarion house divided will destroy itself.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Having gone from being an honorable centurion, to magistrate, and the first plebeian senator, his honorable background makes the other collegians disdain his call to unite their. Lucius vorenus is a semifictional character in the britishitalianamerican historical drama television series rome, a show about the fall of the roman republic and the rise of the roman empire. Now, now, pullo was clearly trying to calm his friend, speaking in that tone he had once told vorenus to use on niobe, the voice one would use when putting a saddle on a spooked horse. The egyptian queens arrival intrigues mark antony and rankles atia, who barely tolerates her new rival and servilia during a. After a battle in which pullo hit him and was clearly drunk, and is now being flogged legionary titus pullo is a hero of the xiii legion, but look at him now. We first meet him as a centurion of the th legion in gaul who has not seen home nor his family for 8 years and wishes for nothing but to go back to them. Rome the complete series by kevin mckidd, ray stevenson.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Season two cleopatra arrives in rome, to atias dismay. Rome the redemption of lucius vorenus episode s02e02 son of hades rome the redemption of lucius vorenus episode s02e02 son of hades skip navigation sign in. The only thing i did not like in this series was how they handled lucius vorenus and his whole self loathing act and how it affected his ruling of the palatine. Sep 24, 2006 it would appear that lucius vorenus and titus pullo have entered the eyes of literature as a pair of useful characters.
Lucius vorenus is a semifictional character in the britishitalianamerican historical drama television series rome, a drama show about the fall of the roman republic and the rise of the roman empire. Titus pullo goes to mark antony to ask him for help with vorenus. Titus pullo is a fictional character from the hbobbc original television series rome, played by ray stevenson. After marrying lucius vorenus and giving birth to their two daughters, she functioned as a single parent when lucius went off to war. He first appears in the spoils, and later returns in son of hades, these being the words of marcus tullius cicero, testudo et lepus the tortoise and the hare, and heroes of the republic.
The line works on modern audiences because it sounds like hes calling himself the son of satan, ie a horrible, monstrous person. Aug 16, 2017 many people feel drawn to certain cultures and times in history, such as ancient rome. Sep, 2009 in percy jackson and the olympians the boy nico is the son of hades in real life, nico is the halfbrother of persephone, not her son. Apr 29, 20 in the percy jackson books witch is based on greek gods hades did have a son and a daughter. I know that this chapter kinda sucked because it wasnt much indetail but i wanted to make guick recap to last season and past of lucius vorenus. They are shown as centurions, serving under quintus cicero, commander of the ninth legion legio ix hispana. Rome son of hades tv episode 2007 kevin mckidd as lucius.
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