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Eirene (character of Rome)
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Eirene is a fictional character from the HBO/BBC
/RAI
original television series Rome
, played by Chiara Mastalli
.
. Although Eirene truly loves Pullo, she is dissatisfied with continually being left behind by him. Superstitious, Eirene wishes to leave the house she was enslaved in because it has become "a house of death." Seeing her mistress Niobe of the Voreni
die there, as well as the decapitated head of Erastes Fulmen
on the floor in a corner, she believes any baby conceived or born there would be deformed.
"Eirene" (Greek
) is Greek for peace; a Roman would arbitrarily give a slave a name appropriate to their perceived qualities - Onesimus, Greek for useful, is another.
. After freeing her, Pullo discovers that the cart she was tied to contains the missing treasury gold stolen by Pompey
's recruits.
Now the slave of a love-struck Pullo, Eirene immediately goes missing after a night of drunken debauchery. Finding her the next day, Vorenus must pay the drinking debt owed by Pullo to have her released. Knowing that he will be returning to the Legion, Pullo asks Vorenus to take her. After some convincing, Lucius takes Eirene to his wife, Niobe, who has been asking for more slaves. Niobe is suspicious of Eirene. Believing she may be spying on her for Pullo, she initially distrusts her.
When he returns from war, Pullo frees Eirene from slavery, planning to marry her, but Pullo does not know she is in love with another. When he discovers this, Pullo kills the man on a jealous impulse by smashing his head into a column, while Eirene was changing into the dress Pullo gave her. She hates Pullo for the murder, even contemplating killing a convalescing Pullo in his bed. Time and Pullo's repentance quench her anger, and she marries him in the beginning of the second season. Eirene moves to the Collegium with Pullo and Vorenus, and later becomes pregnant.
Threatened by Gaia's apparent interest in Pullo, Eirene confronts her in Death Mask
and tells her to fetch wood. Gaia refuses and insults Eirene, who demands that Pullo beat the unruly slave. Pullo roughs Gaia up, but with her encouragement ends up having rough sex with her as well. Later, Gaia acquires abortion-inducing herbs
. She gives them to Eirene in a cup of tea in A Necessary Fiction
; Eirene miscarries, and then dies of apparent blood loss. On her death bed, Eirene insists that Pullo bury her as is done in her country (rather than cremate her, as per Roman custom). During Pullo's eulogy her Germanic origins are vaguely revealed: her birth name was Adela (a Germanic name) and her homeland was somewhere "beyond the Rhine".
which historical events occur around 42 B.C. She is still pregnant in Death Mask
, an episode where Octavia marries Mark Antony, which happened in 40 B.C. And then finally dies in A Necessary Fiction
, still pregnant, which must occur in 39 or 38 B.C. judging by other historical events, like the betrothal of Octavian and Livia. The timeline inconsistency occurred when the producers received word that Rome would be cancelled after the second season, thus necessitating rewriting the last few scripts to conclude the series.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
/RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
original television series Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
, played by Chiara Mastalli
Chiara Mastalli
Chiara Mastalli is an Italian film and television actress.She gained recognition for her role as Eirene in the HBO/BBC/RAI original television series Rome...
.
Personality
Quiet and unassuming, Eirene speaks with a foreign accent to show her non-Roman origin and is somewhat of a mystery. Although Eirene's love belonged to a slave who was killed, she has forgiven and married his murderer, Titus PulloTitus Pullo (character of Rome)
Titus Pullo is a fictional character from the HBO/BBC original television series Rome, played by Ray Stevenson. He is depicted as a hedonistic, devil-may-care soldier who discovers hidden ideals and integrity within himself...
. Although Eirene truly loves Pullo, she is dissatisfied with continually being left behind by him. Superstitious, Eirene wishes to leave the house she was enslaved in because it has become "a house of death." Seeing her mistress Niobe of the Voreni
Niobe of the Voreni
Niobe, wife of Lucius Vorenus, is a fictional character in the HBO/BBC/RAI original television series Rome, played by Indira Varma.-Personality:...
die there, as well as the decapitated head of Erastes Fulmen
Erastes Fulmen
Erastes Fulmen is a fictional character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Irish actor Lorcan Cranitch. He is depicted as a ruthless businessman, who over the course of the first season becomes one of the leading figures in the Roman underworld.-Personality:While wearing the...
on the floor in a corner, she believes any baby conceived or born there would be deformed.
"Eirene" (Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
) is Greek for peace; a Roman would arbitrarily give a slave a name appropriate to their perceived qualities - Onesimus, Greek for useful, is another.
Character history
Eirene is a slave of Germanic origin, kidnapped, brutalized, and tied to an ox-drawn wagon by soldiers fleeing the city of Rome, Eirene is rescued by Titus Pullo against the wishes of his superior officer and friend, Lucius VorenusLucius Vorenus (character of Rome)
Lucius Vorenus is a semi-fictional character in the British-Italian-American historical drama television series Rome, a show about the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Played by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd in the series, Lucius Vorenus is introduced as a main character...
. After freeing her, Pullo discovers that the cart she was tied to contains the missing treasury gold stolen by Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (character of Rome)
Gnaeus Pompey Magnus is a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Kenneth Cranham. He is depicted as a legendary general, past the days of his prime, who tries to recapture the glories of his youth as much as to do what is right for the Republic...
's recruits.
Now the slave of a love-struck Pullo, Eirene immediately goes missing after a night of drunken debauchery. Finding her the next day, Vorenus must pay the drinking debt owed by Pullo to have her released. Knowing that he will be returning to the Legion, Pullo asks Vorenus to take her. After some convincing, Lucius takes Eirene to his wife, Niobe, who has been asking for more slaves. Niobe is suspicious of Eirene. Believing she may be spying on her for Pullo, she initially distrusts her.
When he returns from war, Pullo frees Eirene from slavery, planning to marry her, but Pullo does not know she is in love with another. When he discovers this, Pullo kills the man on a jealous impulse by smashing his head into a column, while Eirene was changing into the dress Pullo gave her. She hates Pullo for the murder, even contemplating killing a convalescing Pullo in his bed. Time and Pullo's repentance quench her anger, and she marries him in the beginning of the second season. Eirene moves to the Collegium with Pullo and Vorenus, and later becomes pregnant.
Threatened by Gaia's apparent interest in Pullo, Eirene confronts her in Death Mask
Death Mask (Rome)
"Death Mask" is the seventh episode of the second season of the television series Rome. It aired on March 4, 2007.-Plot summary:Servilia mourns the death of Brutus, killed at Phillipi. She kneels in front of Atia's door chanting repeatedly for justice. Although Atia ignores her initially, the...
and tells her to fetch wood. Gaia refuses and insults Eirene, who demands that Pullo beat the unruly slave. Pullo roughs Gaia up, but with her encouragement ends up having rough sex with her as well. Later, Gaia acquires abortion-inducing herbs
Abortifacient
An abortifacient is a substance that induces abortion. Abortifacients for animals that have mated undesirably are known as mismating shots....
. She gives them to Eirene in a cup of tea in A Necessary Fiction
A Necessary Fiction
"A Necessary Fiction" is the eighth episode of the second season of the television series Rome. The air date is March 11, 2007.-Plot summary:...
; Eirene miscarries, and then dies of apparent blood loss. On her death bed, Eirene insists that Pullo bury her as is done in her country (rather than cremate her, as per Roman custom). During Pullo's eulogy her Germanic origins are vaguely revealed: her birth name was Adela (a Germanic name) and her homeland was somewhere "beyond the Rhine".
Trivia
Eirene remains pregnant for an impossibly long time given the historical events of the series. She first tells Pullo of her condition in PhilippiPhilippi (Rome)
"Philippi" is the sixth episode of the second season of the television series Rome. The episode portrays the civil war between the Second Triumvirate and the combined forces of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, murderers of Julius Caesar...
which historical events occur around 42 B.C. She is still pregnant in Death Mask
Death Mask (Rome)
"Death Mask" is the seventh episode of the second season of the television series Rome. It aired on March 4, 2007.-Plot summary:Servilia mourns the death of Brutus, killed at Phillipi. She kneels in front of Atia's door chanting repeatedly for justice. Although Atia ignores her initially, the...
, an episode where Octavia marries Mark Antony, which happened in 40 B.C. And then finally dies in A Necessary Fiction
A Necessary Fiction
"A Necessary Fiction" is the eighth episode of the second season of the television series Rome. The air date is March 11, 2007.-Plot summary:...
, still pregnant, which must occur in 39 or 38 B.C. judging by other historical events, like the betrothal of Octavian and Livia. The timeline inconsistency occurred when the producers received word that Rome would be cancelled after the second season, thus necessitating rewriting the last few scripts to conclude the series.