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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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1Episode 1Fall
52 min
Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.
2Episode 2Rise
56 min
When an amnesty is declared, a pregnant Livia returns to Rome to rebuild her family fortunes and save her friend.
3Episode 3Family
51 min
Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.
4Episode 4Secrets
58 min
Livia's marriage to Gaius is compromised when she learns that she can't bear him any children.
5Episode 5Plague
52 min
Gaius' illness causes a political crisis and reveals the weakness of Livia's position without him, a problem she must solve.
6Episode 6Nightshade
57 min
Livia has no choice but to eliminate Marcellus, who plans to kill her sons and exile her when he assumes Gaius' position.
7Episode 7Treason
54 min
As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the family is to be kept together.
8Episode 8Happiness
60 min
As Livia tells her sons about their role in her Mission, the truth behind her part in Marcellus' death threatens to come out.

Kasia Smutniak
Livia Drusilla

Matthew McNulty
Gaius

Liah O'Prey
Julia

Darrell D'Silva
Piso

Alex Lanipekun
Tycho

Benjamin Isaac
Tiberius

Joelle
Vipsania

Ewan Horrocks
Drusus

Mia Jenkins
Ursa

Joseph Ollman
Iullus

David Avery
Domitius

Hannah Chinn
Antonia
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