By Roman law, a legionary had to be born free. Titus Pullo, the son of a slave, would have been born a slave or a freedman. His mother died when he was young, so he could have joined the Roman army by claiming he was an orphan. See more

Alternate Versions

Because episode three is 37 minutes long, it was hard for BBC2 to schedule in the UK, and it was also felt that the short running time would make the episode feel curiously light. The first three episodes were therefore edited down into episodes one and two for the UK. This was mostly achieved by trimming within existing scenes; few scenes were actually lost. The final two episodes of the first series were also edited into a single double-length episode, possibly because it was around the Christmas period and was easier to fit into the holiday schedule than two regular-length slots. See more