Secondary Characters
| Character name | Portrayed by | Status | Historical basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | |||
| Cleopatra | Lyndsey Marshal | Greco-Egyptian | Cleopatra VII of Egypt |
| Married to her brother Ptolemy XIII, Cleopatra is not above using Pullo to build an alliance with Caesar. In "Rome" she appears as a more alien and exotic figure than in previous film and television recreations. | |||
| 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 Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. However, it is indicated he is actually the son of Cleopatra and 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. His death at the Battle of Philippi prompts Brutus to kill himself. | |||
| 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 | Metellus Scipio |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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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