Really was....was originally meant to be 4 or 5 seasons. Was going to end with the rise of Christ in Judea.... with the Roman governor Pontius Pilate trying to arbitrate between the Jewish factions.

Sadly they got word that it was going to be cancelled when filming of 2nd season began...thats why it feels so disjointed towards the end.

Would've been incredible if HBO would've funded the whole original concept. It was one of the first big budget historical dramas for HBO and I think they got cold feet over the cost. Curiously, they later hit gold with Game of Thrones, but I always preferred Rome.