This post contains major spoilers for HBO's "Rome."

Rome wasn't built in a day, and in the case of HBO's historical drama "Rome," its well-laid season one foundation had to be hastily rushed with a second and final season. The reasons behind the series' abrupt cancellation were multifold: it was an ambitious collaboration between BBC and HBO (in a pre-"Game of Thrones" era, no less), and cost an exorbitant amount of money to make. Moreover, the year 2005 hadn't yet caught up with the now-normalized existence of streaming services, which either cycle through (and discard) stories at an alarming pace or keep milking profitable titles beyond their potential.

Even with a muddled second season, "Rome" cements itself as prestige TV at its finest, using the lavish budget in its favor t

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