List of Rome characters
Secondary characters

List of Rome characters

Section Title: Secondary characters
Table Section Text: None

Character name	Portrayed by	Status	Historical basis

Notes

Cleopatra	Lyndsey Marshal	Greco-Egyptian	Cleopatra

Married to her brother Ptolemy XIII, Cleopatra is not above using Pullo to build an alliance with Caesar. Mistress of both Caesar and Antony and mother of Caesarion and Antony's twins Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios.

Ptolemy XIII	Scott Chisolm	Greco-Egyptian	Ptolemy XIII of Egypt

Younger brother and husband of Cleopatra, he is both immature and feckless.

Caesarion	Nicolò Brecci/Max Baldry	Greco-Egyptian	Ptolemy XV of Egypt/Caesarion

Son of Cleopatra. Publicly his father is Julius Caesar but it is strongly implied that his real father is Titus Pullo.

Gaius Maecenas	Alex Wyndham	Plebeian	Gaius Maecenas

Longtime friend of Gaius Octavian and Marcus Agrippa, the poet Maecenas becomes one of the adult Octavian's advisors towards the end of the series.

Livia	Alice Henley	Patrician	Livia Drusilla

Wife of Gaius Octavian.

Alfidia	Deborah Moore	Patrician	Aufidia

Mother of Livia.

Calpurnia	Haydn Gwynne	Patrician	Calpurnia Pisonis

Wife of Caesar.

Cassius	Guy Henry	Patrician	Gaius Cassius Longinus

Is quite successful in his ability to persuade Brutus to consider Caesar's intentions. Following the assassination of Caesar, wages war against Antony and Octavian with Brutus.

Lepidus	Ronan Vibert	Patrician	Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

General under Mark Antony, one of the Second Triumvirate.

Charmian	Kathryn Hunter	Slave	Charmian

Slave and advisor to Cleopatra.

Scipio	Paul Jesson	Patrician	Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica

Comrade and follower of the crusty Cato.

Herod	René Zagger	Jew	Herod the Great

Prince of Judea and Tetrarch of Galilee.

Newsreader	Ian McNeice	Fictional	Works of Quintilian

He announces the latest news as well as a few advertisements.

Posca	Nicholas Woodeson	Slave/Freedman	Fictional

Witty, intelligent, loyal and even sarcastic, he is not only Caesar's slave, but also his confidant.

Eirene	Chiara Mastalli	Slave/Freedman	Fictional

Claimed by Pullo as his slave, but housed by Vorenus, she is the object of Pullo's affection.

Erastes Fulmen	Lorcan Cranitch	Plebeian	Fictional

Crime leader of Rome.

Lyde	Esther Hall	Plebeian	Fictional

Sister of Niobe. Tormented by her sister's betrayal, she longs for the love of her husband, Evander Pulchio.

Gaia	Zuleikha Robinson	Slave	Fictional

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.

Glabius	Roberto Purvis	Patrician	Fictional

First husband of Octavia of the Julii.

Evander Pulchio	Enzo Cilenti	Plebeian	Fictional

The unfaithful husband of Lyde.

Jocasta	Camilla Rutherford	Plebeian	Fictional

Daughter of a wealthy merchant, and friend to Octavia of the Julii.

Mascius	Michael Nardone	Plebeian	Fictional

An old comrade of Pullo and Vorenus, he comes to the Aventine seeking work under Vorenus.

Levi	Nigel Lindsay	Jew	Fictional

Outspoken brother of Timon. Religious and resentful of the Romans, he soon helps a troubled and conflicted Timon rediscover his Judaism.

Vorena the Elder	Coral Amiga	Plebeian	Fictional

Elder daughter of Lucius Vorenus and Niobe.

Vorena the Younger	Anna Fausta Primiano/Valery Usai	Plebeian	Fictional

Younger daughter of Lucius Vorenus and Niobe.

Lucius	Marco Pollack/Alessio Cuna/Stefan Brown	Plebeian	Fictional

Son of Niobe by Evander Pulchio.

Eleni	Suzanne Bertish	Slave	Fictional

A slave completely dedicated to Servilia of the Junii.

Merula	Lydia Biondi	Slave	Fictional

A slave completely dedicated to Atia of the Julii.

Memmio	Daniel Cerqueira	Plebeian	Fictional

Captain of one of the largest underworld gangs, the Caelians; keeps an uneasy alliance with Vorenus, leader of the Aventine.

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Alfidia (historically, Aufidia), portrayed by Deborah Moore.

final_sentence: Alfidia (historically, Aufidia), portrayed by Deborah Moore.