List of Rome characters
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This list is intended as a guide to most characters for the [[Home Box Office|HBO]] series [[Rome (TV series)|''Rome'']]. More details can be found on the individual character articles linked within the tables, as well as the article [[Minor characters of Rome|Minor characters of ''Rome'']].
The historical figures upon which certain characters are based are noted where appropriate.
Additionally, episode-specific and very minor characters may be listed in each episode's article page.
==Primary characters==
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! Character name !! Portrayed by !! Status !! Historical basis
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| align="center"| [[Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome)|Lucius Vorenus]]
| align="center"| [[Kevin McKidd]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| [[Lucius Vorenus]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Dedicated to his family, he is a moral and ethical man and is introduced as a Roman soldier.
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| align="center"| [[Titus Pullo (character of Rome)|Titus Pullo]]
| align="center"| [[Ray Stevenson (actor)|Ray Stevenson]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| [[Titus Pullo]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Being the true definition of a rogue, Pullo is also friendly, respectful and faithful to his friends. He is introduced as a Roman soldier, under [[Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome)|Vorenus]]
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| align="center"| [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Gaius Julius Caesar]]
| align="center"| [[Ciarán Hinds]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Julius Caesar]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | A Roman general, he is intelligent, calculating and is known for easily accomplishing most of what he sets out to do.
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| align="center"| [[Gnaeus Pompey Magnus (character of Rome)|Pompey Magnus]]
| align="center"| [[Kenneth Cranham]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]<ref>[[Rome series DVD|DVD: ''Rome: The Complete First Season'']] (2005) (Released 2006). The DVD's ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' feature states that Pompey is part of a class called ''Arriviste'', which means he was low-born but gained status through wealth. It is then likely that he is not a [[Patrician]], but a [[Plebs|Plebeian]].</ref>
| align="center"| [[Pompey|Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | As an enemy of [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar's]], he was once his friend. A historic hero, he now is faced with the hazards of war.
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| align="center"| [[Atia of the Julii]]
| align="center"| [[Polly Walker]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Atia#Atia Balba Caesonia|Atia Balba Caesonia]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Manipulative and condescending, she is quite coitally adept. She is very dedicated to her children and promoting her family's status.
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| align="center"| [[Mark Antony (character of Rome)|Mark Antony]]
| align="center"| [[James Purefoy]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]<ref>DVD:''Rome: First Season''. The DVD commentary states that Antony was "high born" so it is likely that he is a [[Patrician]], but when Atia proposes marriage in the sixth episode ,''[[Egeria (Rome)|Egeria]]'', Antony states that he is not noble born. In history, Antony was a [[Plebeian]]; his mother was a Julii and distant cousin of Julius Caesar and thus, a Patrician. But his father was Plebeian, albeit from a wealthy and politically important family (Antony's grandfather had been consul.) Since children took on the lineage of their fathers, Antony was considered a Plebeian regardless of his mother's rank.</ref>
| align="center"| [[Mark Antony]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | An arrogant, but faithful, soldier under [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar]]. Though he easily treats others with disdain and irreverence, his dedication to Caesar often renders him admirable.
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| align="center"| [[Marcus Junius Brutus (character of Rome)|Marcus Junius Brutus]]
| align="center"| [[Tobias Menzies]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Son of [[Servilia of the Junii|Servilia]] and filled with inner conflict. On the one hand he looks upon [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar]] as a father, but he is also a descendant of a founder of the Republic.
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| align="center"| [[Servilia of the Junii]]
| align="center"| [[Lindsay Duncan]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Servilia Caepionis]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | With a flair for diplomacy, she descends directly from the founders of the Republic and is [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar's]] lover.
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| align="center"| [[Niobe of the Voreni|Niobe]]
| align="center"| [[Indira Varma]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Selfish, but hard working, she is a mother of three and the wife of [[Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome)|Vorenus]].
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| align="center"| [[Gaius Octavian (character of Rome)|Gaius Octavian]]
| align="center"| [[Max Pirkis]]/[[Simon Woods]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Caesar Augustus]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Exceptionally intelligent and extensively educated, he is the son of [[Atia of the Julii|Atia]] and is destined to become a great leader.
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| align="center"| [[Octavia of the Julii]]
| align="center"| [[Kerry Condon]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Octavia Minor|Octavia Thurina Minor]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | While she is the daughter of [[Atia of the Julii|Atia]], she is weak in comparison and is easily manipulated by others.
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| align="center"| [[Quintus Valerius Pompey|Quintus Pompey]]
| align="center"| [[Rick Warden]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Uncertain
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Filled with vindictive malice, he is the son of [[Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (character of Rome)|Pompey]] who has a definite planned purpose.
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| align="center"| [[Cato the Younger (character of Rome)|Porcius Cato]]
| align="center"| [[Karl Johnson]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Cato the Younger]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Fiercely conservative leader of the Senate, he is as tough as he is old.
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| align="center"| [[Marcus Tullius Cicero (character of Rome)|Marcus Tullius Cicero]]
| align="center"| [[David Bamber]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| [[Marcus Tullius Cicero]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | A gifted orator, he is the leader of the moderates in the Senate. His contention is for that which is principled and virtuous.
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| align="center"| [[Timon (character of Rome)|Timon]]
| align="center"| [[Lee Boardman]]
| align="center"| [[Jew]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Loyal to [[Atia of the Julii|Atia's]] entire family, he is a thuggish horse trader and will accept payment in a variety of ways.
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| align="center"| [[Marcus Agrippa (character of Rome)|Marcus Agrippa]]
| align="center"| [[Allen Leech]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Longtime friend of [[Gaius Octavian (character of Rome)|Gaius Octavian]] and [[Gaius Maecenas (character of Rome)|Gaius Maecenas]], Agrippa is one of Octavian's chief advisors.
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==Secondary characters==
===Historical===
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| align="center"| [[Cleopatra (character of Rome)|Cleopatra]]
| align="center"| [[Lyndsey Marshal]]
| align="center"| [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Greco-Egyptian]]
| align="center"| [[Cleopatra VII|Cleopatra VII of Egypt]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Married to her brother [[Ptolemy XIII (character of Rome)|Ptolemy XIII]], she is not above using [[Titus Pullo (character of Rome)|Pullo]] to build an alliance with [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar]].
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| align="center"| [[Ptolemy XIII (character of Rome)|Ptolemy XIII]]
| align="center"| [[Scott Chisolm (actor)|Scott Chisolm]]
| align="center"| [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Greco-Egyptian]]
| align="center"| [[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator|Ptolemy XIII of Egypt]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Younger brother and husband of [[Cleopatra (character of Rome)|Cleopatra]], he is both immature and feckless.
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| align="center"| [[Caesarion (character of Rome)|Caesarion]]
| align="center"| [[Nicolò Brecci]]/[[Max Baldry]]
| align="center"| [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Greco-Egyptian]]
| align="center"| [[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV of Egypt/Caesarion]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Son of [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Julius Caesar]] and [[Cleopatra (character of Rome)|Cleopatra]].
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| align="center"| [[Gaius Maecenas (character of Rome)|Gaius Maecenas]]
| align="center"| [[Alex Wyndham]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Gaius Maecenas]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Longtime friend of [[Gaius Octavian (character of Rome)|Gaius Octavian]] and [[Marcus Agrippa (character of Rome)|Marcus Agrippa]], poet Maecenas is one of Octavian's chief advisors.
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| align="center"| [[Livia (character of Rome)|Livia]]
| align="center"| [[Alice Henley]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Livia|Livia Drusilla]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Wife of [[Gaius Octavian (character of Rome)|Gaius Octavian]].
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| align="center"| [[Alfidia (character of Rome)|Alfidia]]
| align="center"| [[Deborah Moore]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Aufidia]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Mother of [[Livia (character of Rome)|Livia]].
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| align="center"| [[Calpurnia (character of Rome)|Calpurnia]]
| align="center"| [[Haydn Gwynne]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Calpurnia Pisonis]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Wife of [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar]].
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| align="center"| [[Gaius Cassius Longinus (character of Rome)|Cassius]]
| align="center"| [[Guy Henry (actor)|Guy Henry]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Is quite successful in his ability to persuade [[Marcus Junius Brutus (character of Rome)|Brutus]] to consider [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar's]] intentions.
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| align="center"| [[Lepidus (character of Rome)|Lepidus]]
| align="center"| [[Ronan Vibert]]
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)|Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | General under [[Mark Antony (character of Rome)|Mark Antony]], one of the [[Second Triumvirate]].
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| align="center"| [[Charmian (character of Rome)|Charmian]]
| align="center"| [[Kathryn Hunter]]
| align="center"| [[Slavery in antiquity|Slave]]
| align="center"| [[Charmian (servant to Cleopatra)|Charmian]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Slave and advisor to [[Cleopatra (character of Rome)|Cleopatra]].
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| align="center"| [[Scipio (character of Rome)|Scipio]]
| align="center"| [[Paul Jesson]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| [[Metellus Scipio]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Comrade and follower of the crusty [[Cato the Younger (character of Rome)|Cato]].
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| align="center"| [[Herod (character of Rome)|Herod]]
| align="center"| [[Rene Zagger]]
| align="center"| [[Jew]]
| align="center"| [[Herod the Great]]
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Prince of Judea and Tetrarch of Galilee.
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| align="center"| [[Newsreader (character of Rome)|Newsreader]]
| align="center"| [[Ian McNeice]]
| align="center"| Fictional
| align="center"| Works of [[Quintilian]]<ref>DVD:''Rome: First Season''. Both the commentary and ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' on the DVD say that the gestures used for the herald were based on ''The Elements for Orators'', written by [[Quintilian]] during the time of [[Nero]]. Though this work was written much later than the time period of the series, the producers imagined that that these gestures were handed down for many years and that it was likely, in their opinion, that they were in use as early as the time of Julius Caesar.</ref>
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Ever busy with his work, he announces to all the latest tidbits of news as well as a few advertisements. No one can best this man in his area of expertise.
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===Fictional===
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! Character name !! Portrayed by !! Status !! Historical basis
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| align="center"| [[Posca (character of Rome)|Posca]]
| align="center"| [[Nicholas Woodeson]]
| align="center"| [[Roman slavery#Slavery in Rome|Slave]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Witty, intelligent, loyal and even sarcastic, he is not only [[Gaius Julius Caesar (character of Rome)|Caesar's]] slave, but also his confidant.
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| align="center"| [[Eirene (character of Rome)|Eirene]]
| align="center"| [[Chiara Mastalli]]
| align="center"| [[Roman slavery#Slavery in Rome|Slave]]/[[Freedman]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Claimed by [[Titus Pullo (character of Rome)|Pullo]] as his slave, but housed by [[Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome)|Vorenus]], she is the object of Pullo's affection.
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| align="center"| [[Erastes Fulmen]]
| align="center"| [[Lorcan Cranitch]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Crime leader of Rome.
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| align="center"| [[Lyde (character of Rome)|Lyde]]
| align="center"| [[Esther Hall]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Tormented by her [[Niobe of the Voreni|sister's]] betrayal, she longs for the love of her husband, [[Evander Pulchio]].
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| align="center"| [[Gaia (character of Rome)|Gaia]]
| align="center"| [[Zuleikha Robinson]]
| align="center"| [[Roman slavery#Slavery in Rome|Slave]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | The former supervisor at a brothel who kept the customers in line, Gaia negotiates a similar job with better pay with Vorenus, now the leader of the Aventine.
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| align="center"| [[Glabius (character of Rome)|Glabius]]
| align="center"| Roberto Purvis
| align="center"| [[Patrician]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | First husband of [[Octavia of the Julii]].
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| align="center"| [[Evander Pulchio]]
| align="center"| [[Enzo Cilenti]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | The unfaithful husband of Lyde.
|- style="background:#000000; height:2px"
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| align="center"| [[Jocasta (character of Rome)|Jocasta]]
| align="center"| [[Camilla Rutherford]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Daughter of a wealthy merchant, and friend to [[Octavia of the Julii]].
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| align="center"| [[Mascius (character of Rome)|Mascius]]
| align="center"| [[Michael Nardone]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | An old comrade of Pullo and Vorenus, he comes to the Aventine seeking work under Vorenus.
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| align="center"| [[Levi (character of Rome)|Levi]]
| align="center"| [[Nigel Lindsay]]
| align="center"| [[Jew]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Outspoken brother of [[Timon (character of Rome)|Timon]]. Religious and resentful of the Romans, he soon helps a troubled and conflicted Timon rediscover his [[Judaism]].
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| align="center"| [[Vorena the Elder]]
| align="center"| [[Coral Amiga]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Elder daughter of [[Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome)|Lucius Vorenus]] and [[Niobe of the Voreni|Niobe]].
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| align="center"| [[Vorena the Younger]]
| align="center"| [[Anna Fausta Primiano]]/[[Valery Usai]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Younger daughter of [[Lucius Vorenus (character of Rome)|Lucius Vorenus]] and [[Niobe of the Voreni|Niobe]].
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| align="center"| [[Minor characters of Rome#Lucius|Lucius]]
| align="center"| [[Marco Pollack]]/[[Alessio Cuna]]/[[Stefan Brown]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Son of [[Niobe of the Voreni|Niobe]] by Evander Pulchio.
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| align="center"| [[Eleni (character of Rome)|Eleni]]
| align="center"| [[Suzanne Bertish]]
| align="center"| [[Roman slavery#Slavery in Rome|Slave]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | A slave completely dedicated to [[Servilia of the Junii]].
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| align="center"| [[Merula (character of Rome)|Merula]]
| align="center"| [[Lydia Biondi]]
| align="center"| [[Roman slavery#Slavery in Rome|Slave]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | A slave completely dedicated to [[Atia of the Julii]].
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| align="center"| [[Memmio]]
| align="center"| [[Daniel Cerqueira]]
| align="center"| [[Plebs|Plebeian]]
| align="center"| Fictional
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| style="background:white" colspan="4" | Captain of one of the largest underworld gangs, the Caelians; keeps an uneasy alliance with Vorenus, leader of the Aventine.
|- style="background:#000000; height:2px"
| colspan="4" |
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==References==
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{{Rome TV Series}}
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[[Category:Lists of television characters|Rome]]