ROME Season 1 Episode 2 (HBO TV Series 2005)
The second episode of the first season of “Rome” opens with Caesar at his camp at Ravenna discussing troop desertions and loyalties with Posca. Posca warns him that he is in a very precarious position, the men may not follow him to Rome. When Posca asks Caesar what happens to them in January when his proconsulship expires, Caesar snaps back about a slave not understanding the subtleties of troop motivation. Posca questions a receipt for 500,000 and is shocked that it was spent on the Antony for tribune campaign. Posca questions Antony’s suitability for so sacred and dignified an office.the benefit of having Mark Antony in the position of people’s tribune. The purpose of a people’s tribune was to uphold the rights of the plebians and to have veto power over motions proposed by the Senate. Since Caesar will soon have to give up his command and return to the city for trial, he resolves to use Antony and his veto power in the senate.
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