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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Series 1
2021
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01. Fall
2021-05-14
Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.
02. Rise
2021-05-14
When an amnesty is declared, a pregnant Livia returns to Rome to rebuild her family fortunes and save her friend.
03. Family
2021-05-14
Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.
04. Secrets
2021-05-14
Livia's marriage to Gaius is compromised when she learns that she can't bear him any children.
05. Plague
2021-05-14
Gaius' illness causes a political crisis and reveals the weakness of Livia's position without him, a problem she must solve.
06. Nightshade
2021-05-14
Livia has no choice but to eliminate Marcellus, who plans to kill her sons and exile her when he assumes Gaius' position.
07. Treason
2021-05-14
As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the family is to be kept together.
08. Happiness
2021-05-14
As Livia tells her sons about their role in her Mission, the truth behind her part in Marcellus' death threatens to come out.
