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The extraordinary rise of Livia Drusilla, who overcame adversity to become the most powerful woman in the world. Follow Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress.
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Episodes
Episode 1 · Fall
Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.
Episode 2 · Rise
When an amnesty is declared, a pregnant Livia returns to Rome to rebuild her family fortunes and save her friend.
Episode 3 · Family
Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.
Episode 4 · Secrets
Livia's marriage to Gaius is compromised when she learns that she can't bear him any children.
Episode 5 · Plague
Gaius' illness causes a political crisis and reveals the weakness of Livia's position without him, a problem she must solve.
Episode 6 · Nightshade
Livia has no choice but to eliminate Marcellus, who plans to kill her sons and exile her when he assumes Gaius' position.
Episode 7 · Treason
As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the family is to be kept together.
Episode 8 · Happiness
As Livia tells her sons about their role in her Mission, the truth behind her part in Marcellus' death threatens to come out.
