The series is great. If you like the show, you would like Colleen McCullough series on ancient Rome, they are very good. It's not so much about everyday life as the history of Rome from Marius through Julius Ceasar. Covers a lot of the territory of the show.
The First Man in Rome 1990
The Grass Crown 1991
Fortune’s Favourites 1993
Caesar’s Women 1996
Caesar 1998
The October Horse 2002
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/McCullough,%20Colleen