Also, in the event that we are trapped in the house, I rented one of those
> places with a massive entertainment complex inside, so movies to bring along
> are also an option! Suggest off beat stuff to your heart's content!
>
I don't know how off beat it is, but in case you haven't seen it, I highly recommend HBO's Rome: all the sex, violence, and municipal politics (in the dirty sense) you could ever want, set between the last days of the Republic and the rise of Octavian.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."