I, Claudius was a great series and it was a more serious historical account. I am not expert enough to pick up costume errors then or now but I would be surprised if they are not accurate in the HBO series. They seem to very attentive to details of the Roman society at the time.

Also, this series covers a different period. It starts (52 B.C.) with the events leading to Caesar's rise to power and will probably end shortly after his death. I don't think a run like the Sopranos is planned for this one

Rome is mostly for entertainment by the addition of the two non-historical characters. One a Centurion and the other an extraordinary Legionnaire that reminds you of Sean Connery. The fictional impact of these two characters on historical events is key to the story line.

Still, they are well integrated into story in a way that is believable enough and changes nothing.

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