The document analyzes the opening title sequence of the TV show Rome, noting various symbols and imagery depicted including skulls representing death, animated drawings and writings on walls, chariot racing, a severed body being dragged through streets, a powerful figure possibly representing sacrifice, references to myths and legends like Medusa, Hippocrates and the Rod of Asclepius, Caesar's assassination, Antony and Cleopatra, Baphomet appearing to sacrifice, Roman numerals and months representing the progression of time, and ultimately concluding with the title of the show being displayed.

1. Analysis of Rome Title Sequence
Lily Saunders

2. Spiritual beliefs - death

3. Zooms into the eye of the skull

5. Animated drawings on the walls

6. Writing on the walls

7. Devilish looking creatures?

8. Chariot racing

9. Following the carriages along the walls

10. Severed body being dragged through
the streets?

11. Powerful looking figure

12. Dark spirituality - Sacrifice

13. Baphomet?

14. Birds flying along the walls and lion
head fountain

15. Men running – Olympics?

16. Ancient Olympics

17. Sexual reference

18. Myths and legends - Medusa

19. Strange man…

20. Pale man – Pan’s Labrynth ?

21. Hippocrates

22. Rod of Ascelpius

23. Caesar's assassination

24. Antony and Cleopatra… ?

25. Evil looking creatures

26. Baphomet – Sacrificing ?

27. Medusa – Myth and legend

28. Rome – Italy, hot country

29. Roman numeral and labour

30. Latin months – progression of time

31. Title displayed