Rome is a multiple Emmy Award-winning historical drama, produced in Italy for television by the BBC (UK), HBO (USA), and RAI (Italy). The show's first season originally aired on HBO between August 28 and November 20, 2005, subsequently broadcast on BBC One between November 2, 2005 and January 4, 2006, and on Rai Due between March 17 and April 28, 2006.
The show's second and final season opened on January 14, 2007 and ended on March 25, 2007 in the USA. In the UK the second season started on June 20, 2007, on BBC Two and ended on July 24, 2007.