1 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:11,272 We're going to need 800 million 2 00:00:11,402 --> 00:00:13,056 to start a war and see it through. 3 00:00:13,187 --> 00:00:15,667 - There won't be a war. - Everyone has too much to lose. 4 00:00:15,798 --> 00:00:17,887 As a wedding present, Olivia, I've arranged for your freedom. 5 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:19,671 Yes! 6 00:00:19,802 --> 00:00:21,673 A list of names is going up in the Forum, 7 00:00:21,804 --> 00:00:24,415 and 100,000 sesterces on every head. 8 00:00:24,546 --> 00:00:25,416 Warn everyone you can think of. 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:29,725 It's nothing personal. 10 00:00:31,596 --> 00:00:33,381 Which side do we take now? 11 00:00:33,511 --> 00:00:35,426 We're going to Sicily. 12 00:00:35,557 --> 00:00:36,601 Open your legs. 13 00:00:36,732 --> 00:00:39,300 Nice and wide. 14 00:00:42,433 --> 00:00:44,261 They're dead. And so are our kids! 15 00:00:44,392 --> 00:00:46,046 But at least you're all right. 16 00:00:47,482 --> 00:00:50,311 Antigone! 17 00:01:17,512 --> 00:01:19,949 - Wine. - Ooh. 18 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,472 I hate this sort of thing. 19 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:23,779 Gaius. 20 00:01:44,495 --> 00:01:46,932 Fuck you. 21 00:01:47,063 --> 00:01:49,370 Fuck you all. 22 00:01:50,632 --> 00:01:54,418 Give us your money and die. 23 00:02:20,618 --> 00:02:25,362 From his hiding place on the island of Sicily, 24 00:02:25,493 --> 00:02:28,844 the rebel Sextus Pompeius 25 00:02:28,974 --> 00:02:32,413 has begged us for peace! 26 00:02:32,543 --> 00:02:35,677 The sea lanes to Rome are open again! 27 00:02:35,807 --> 00:02:38,462 The grain ships are coming! 28 00:02:38,593 --> 00:02:41,465 The famine is over! 29 00:03:04,619 --> 00:03:06,316 Oh, no. 30 00:03:23,507 --> 00:03:25,727 Haven't you finished with me yet? 31 00:03:25,857 --> 00:03:27,859 Haven't you punished me enough? 32 00:03:27,990 --> 00:03:28,904 Livia! 33 00:03:29,818 --> 00:03:31,994 I'm fucking... 34 00:03:32,124 --> 00:03:34,257 fucking... 35 00:03:34,388 --> 00:03:35,345 pregnant. 36 00:03:44,136 --> 00:03:45,616 Livia. 37 00:03:46,617 --> 00:03:47,749 Hey. 38 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:49,664 Are you insane? 39 00:03:50,882 --> 00:03:52,362 How can I be pregnant? 40 00:03:52,493 --> 00:03:53,885 My wife... 41 00:03:54,016 --> 00:03:56,366 smashing up his household shrine, 42 00:03:56,497 --> 00:03:57,933 in front of the slaves, 43 00:03:58,063 --> 00:04:01,806 offending all the gods and our host at the same time! 44 00:04:01,937 --> 00:04:03,547 You haven't been near me. 45 00:04:03,678 --> 00:04:07,029 Haven't you forgotten we are completely... 46 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:08,813 Hey! 47 00:04:08,944 --> 00:04:11,076 We're completely dependent on his charity. 48 00:04:11,207 --> 00:04:13,427 Only that one time. 49 00:04:13,557 --> 00:04:15,559 He's been taking a risk. 50 00:04:15,690 --> 00:04:18,127 Huh? He's taking a risk sheltering us. 51 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,564 Do you understand that? 52 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:24,742 Our enemies are all around us! 53 00:04:24,873 --> 00:04:28,790 Antonius, Lepidus, Gaius. 54 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,794 Sicily is the last refuge left. 55 00:04:32,924 --> 00:04:34,665 This is it for us. 56 00:04:36,885 --> 00:04:39,670 Oh, I know. 57 00:04:39,801 --> 00:04:41,672 Go and explain yourself to Sextus. 58 00:04:41,803 --> 00:04:44,632 He just got back from Rome. 59 00:04:44,762 --> 00:04:46,547 Mama. 60 00:04:46,677 --> 00:04:48,723 Oh, hey. 61 00:04:48,853 --> 00:04:50,464 Oh... 62 00:04:50,594 --> 00:04:51,813 Tiberius. 63 00:04:51,943 --> 00:04:53,162 I'm sorry, Sextus. 64 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:54,990 In your position, I... 65 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,732 probably wouldn't have taken an axe to the gods. 66 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:00,691 What have they ever done for me? 67 00:05:05,261 --> 00:05:06,697 I heard your news. 68 00:05:09,004 --> 00:05:11,789 I have some of my own. 69 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,009 It concerns you both. 70 00:05:14,139 --> 00:05:15,967 You need to hear it. 71 00:05:27,675 --> 00:05:29,459 I hope my wife apologized. 72 00:05:30,852 --> 00:05:32,027 They signed the treaty. 73 00:05:33,637 --> 00:05:35,509 The dictators. 74 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:36,988 Well, I thought that was all dead. 75 00:05:37,119 --> 00:05:40,514 - The treaty with them. - Just dragging on. 76 00:05:40,644 --> 00:05:42,777 Negotiations. 77 00:05:42,907 --> 00:05:45,345 But a winter without food changed their minds. 78 00:05:46,650 --> 00:05:48,913 We're now allies. 79 00:05:49,044 --> 00:05:50,828 My position here has been formally recognized, 80 00:05:50,959 --> 00:05:53,657 and in return I'm raising the blockade on Rome. 81 00:05:53,788 --> 00:05:56,617 Huh! That's good news for you. Of course. 82 00:05:56,747 --> 00:05:58,967 Part of the treaty is an amnesty 83 00:05:59,097 --> 00:06:04,320 for everyone outlawed, exiled during the wars. 84 00:06:04,451 --> 00:06:06,714 Which obviously includes you, Nero. 85 00:06:06,844 --> 00:06:08,716 Hold on. 86 00:06:08,846 --> 00:06:11,022 They agreed an amnesty? 87 00:06:11,153 --> 00:06:12,067 For me? 88 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:15,026 Well, for everyone. 89 00:06:15,984 --> 00:06:17,507 Right. 90 00:06:22,947 --> 00:06:24,732 We can go home? 91 00:06:24,862 --> 00:06:26,037 You can go home. 92 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:20,918 Quite a day. 93 00:07:21,049 --> 00:07:23,443 Maybe you, uh, should offend the gods more often. 94 00:07:23,573 --> 00:07:25,706 Mm, I forgot myself. It won't happen again. 95 00:07:25,836 --> 00:07:27,447 No. 96 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,624 I feel sick. 97 00:07:32,930 --> 00:07:34,584 Good night. 98 00:07:34,715 --> 00:07:35,933 Good night. 99 00:07:58,869 --> 00:08:00,218 Shh. 100 00:08:00,349 --> 00:08:01,872 Is it mine? 101 00:08:03,178 --> 00:08:04,788 I don't think it can be, no. 102 00:08:08,836 --> 00:08:11,142 I'm grateful for what you did. 103 00:08:11,273 --> 00:08:13,754 Forcing the amnesty clause into the treaty. 104 00:08:13,884 --> 00:08:16,670 - It was your idea. - You did it. 105 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,759 You brought Rome to its knees. 106 00:08:23,807 --> 00:08:24,765 How does that feel? 107 00:08:26,027 --> 00:08:27,507 Mm. 108 00:08:34,122 --> 00:08:36,951 You don't have to go back. 109 00:08:37,081 --> 00:08:39,954 You're contracted to marry Scribonia's niece 110 00:08:40,084 --> 00:08:42,565 to seal your alliance with Gaius Julius. 111 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:47,396 And I won't be a mistress. 112 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:50,094 There's nothing for you in Rome. 113 00:08:50,225 --> 00:08:52,662 My house, my inheritance... 114 00:08:53,794 --> 00:08:54,795 my life. 115 00:08:56,057 --> 00:08:59,234 It's all in Rome, Sextus. 116 00:08:59,364 --> 00:09:01,541 And I want it back. 117 00:09:08,243 --> 00:09:11,420 Oh, the gods! I hate being pregnant. 118 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:13,074 Try having three in four years. 119 00:09:13,204 --> 00:09:15,772 Marcus Antonius was always a bull. 120 00:09:15,903 --> 00:09:18,166 Oh, I forgot to tell you, 121 00:09:18,296 --> 00:09:20,298 I had a visit yesterday from my cousin, Libo. 122 00:09:20,429 --> 00:09:22,170 You may not know, 123 00:09:22,300 --> 00:09:23,345 he's now the legal guardian of Livia Drusilla, 124 00:09:23,475 --> 00:09:24,868 now that her father's dead. 125 00:09:24,999 --> 00:09:26,783 He wanted to know if anything could be done 126 00:09:26,914 --> 00:09:28,176 for Livia and her husband. 127 00:09:28,306 --> 00:09:30,221 What? She's still alive? 128 00:09:30,352 --> 00:09:33,181 They're back in Rome, penniless. And they're living at Libo's. 129 00:09:33,311 --> 00:09:36,140 - The amnesty, of course. - Mm. 130 00:09:36,271 --> 00:09:40,188 Libo said they spent the winter in Sicily with Sextus Pompeius. 131 00:09:40,318 --> 00:09:42,973 He's obviously hoping that you'll talk to Gaius. 132 00:09:43,104 --> 00:09:44,932 Yes, they're hoping to get some of their property back. 133 00:09:45,062 --> 00:09:46,107 - What a nerve. - Mm. 134 00:09:46,237 --> 00:09:48,196 I can't just do nothing. 135 00:09:48,326 --> 00:09:51,199 Libo's family. And he wants them out of his house. 136 00:09:51,329 --> 00:09:54,419 Just send them some food and a slave or something. 137 00:09:54,550 --> 00:09:57,292 Where's the fun in that? 138 00:09:57,422 --> 00:09:59,816 You can't have forgotten what she said to us at her wedding. 139 00:09:59,947 --> 00:10:00,991 No. 140 00:10:01,122 --> 00:10:02,906 But that was a long time ago. 141 00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:07,258 Aren't you curious to see Livia again? 142 00:10:07,389 --> 00:10:10,044 Now that you mention it, not really. 143 00:10:10,174 --> 00:10:11,872 Well, I am. 144 00:10:13,308 --> 00:10:14,875 - I'll take this. - You like? 145 00:10:15,005 --> 00:10:16,877 Why? 146 00:10:17,007 --> 00:10:19,619 What have you got in mind? 147 00:10:33,067 --> 00:10:34,895 Mama. 148 00:10:35,025 --> 00:10:37,027 Shh. 149 00:10:37,158 --> 00:10:39,290 Libo. 150 00:10:39,421 --> 00:10:40,988 Did you hear anything back from Scribonia? 151 00:10:41,118 --> 00:10:42,511 Look, Livia... 152 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:44,600 You did go and see her? 153 00:10:44,731 --> 00:10:48,082 Yes, but... I did try to tell you, 154 00:10:48,212 --> 00:10:52,086 she brought up your wedding... again. 155 00:10:52,216 --> 00:10:55,306 And of course, you never really got on. 156 00:10:55,437 --> 00:10:57,091 I mean, frankly I never thought there was any chance 157 00:10:57,221 --> 00:10:58,527 she'd talk to her husband on your behalf, 158 00:10:58,658 --> 00:10:59,963 and if she did that he'd listen. 159 00:11:01,661 --> 00:11:03,227 - Thank you. - I'm sorry. 160 00:11:03,358 --> 00:11:06,056 Livia, come and work the loom with us. 161 00:11:08,189 --> 00:11:11,018 Livia, you can't go out alone. 162 00:11:11,148 --> 00:11:12,802 Husband. 163 00:11:12,933 --> 00:11:14,674 Tycho. 164 00:11:57,978 --> 00:11:58,979 Daddy. 165 00:11:59,109 --> 00:12:01,024 It's me. 166 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:19,434 And here, Little Bear... 167 00:12:21,131 --> 00:12:24,047 is the mausoleum of our family. 168 00:12:24,178 --> 00:12:27,398 All our ancestors are here in these urns. 169 00:12:27,529 --> 00:12:31,272 Twenty-eight consuls and five dictators. 170 00:12:31,402 --> 00:12:33,187 We don't mention the dictators. 171 00:12:33,317 --> 00:12:35,276 No, we don't. 172 00:12:35,406 --> 00:12:37,452 And this is my father. 173 00:12:37,582 --> 00:12:40,237 He'll have the wine. 174 00:12:40,368 --> 00:12:43,937 And today we're also honoring Publius Claudius Pulcher. 175 00:12:44,067 --> 00:12:45,765 250 years ago, 176 00:12:45,895 --> 00:12:48,245 he was the consul in charge of the Roman fleet 177 00:12:48,376 --> 00:12:50,160 before a great sea battle. 178 00:12:50,291 --> 00:12:52,467 And naturally he consulted the gods before he attacked, 179 00:12:52,597 --> 00:12:55,252 but the priests told him 180 00:12:55,383 --> 00:12:58,908 the sacred chickens were refusing to eat. 181 00:13:00,127 --> 00:13:01,476 So what did he do? 182 00:13:01,606 --> 00:13:03,608 Oh, he flew into a temper and roared, 183 00:13:03,739 --> 00:13:06,089 "Then they can fucking well drink!" 184 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:08,178 And then he threw the lot of them into the sea. 185 00:13:11,660 --> 00:13:13,183 He lost the battle 186 00:13:13,314 --> 00:13:15,577 but taught us a valuable lesson. 187 00:13:15,707 --> 00:13:16,796 Never drown chickens. 188 00:13:19,189 --> 00:13:21,452 - Never lose your temper. - Mm-hmm. 189 00:13:28,459 --> 00:13:32,072 I'll be back tomorrow. I've got to look for Antigone. 190 00:13:33,290 --> 00:13:35,336 Libo? Excuse me. 191 00:13:35,466 --> 00:13:38,165 Libo, uh, I need your advice. 192 00:13:38,295 --> 00:13:40,645 As my friend, understand? 193 00:13:40,776 --> 00:13:43,083 Rather than Livia's guardian. 194 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:53,049 Obviously, Livia's family still has important connections, 195 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:55,399 - as you do, Libo. - Yeah. 196 00:13:55,530 --> 00:14:00,013 But Livius is gone and so is all the money. 197 00:14:00,143 --> 00:14:01,536 And with this amnesty, 198 00:14:01,666 --> 00:14:03,799 I'm hoping to get some of my properties back, 199 00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:05,801 but it's obviously going to drag on through the courts, 200 00:14:05,932 --> 00:14:07,411 and these things are always political. 201 00:14:07,542 --> 00:14:11,154 So I was wondering if I should divorce Livia 202 00:14:11,285 --> 00:14:13,417 and marry someone whose family'd be more useful 203 00:14:13,548 --> 00:14:16,116 in the current climate... 204 00:14:16,246 --> 00:14:18,814 less associated with the Republic. 205 00:14:18,945 --> 00:14:23,123 A quiet, obedient widow with plenty of money. 206 00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:24,689 Right. 207 00:14:24,820 --> 00:14:26,343 Let me think about it. 208 00:14:28,258 --> 00:14:30,478 Eh. 209 00:14:30,608 --> 00:14:32,959 It's not like Livia ever tried very hard in bed, 210 00:14:33,089 --> 00:14:35,875 and her father made the mistake of educating her like a boy, 211 00:14:36,005 --> 00:14:38,312 which of course nobody wants in a wife. 212 00:14:38,442 --> 00:14:40,531 Well, quite. 213 00:14:42,664 --> 00:14:45,319 Shall we get a whore before we go back? 214 00:14:45,449 --> 00:14:46,363 There won't be time before dinner. 215 00:15:09,517 --> 00:15:11,954 Prima. 216 00:15:15,392 --> 00:15:17,220 We thought you were dead. 217 00:15:21,442 --> 00:15:22,356 Domina. 218 00:15:25,968 --> 00:15:28,231 - What? - I need to get rid of it. 219 00:15:30,712 --> 00:15:32,366 I've come back for my birthright. 220 00:15:32,496 --> 00:15:35,847 But for that I need a new husband. 221 00:15:35,978 --> 00:15:38,241 Someone with money and influence. 222 00:15:40,374 --> 00:15:43,290 And for that... I need to get rid of this. 223 00:15:43,420 --> 00:15:45,988 Listen, Domina... 224 00:15:46,119 --> 00:15:49,600 if you don't bleed to death, you'll never give birth again. 225 00:15:49,731 --> 00:15:51,994 I'm a pregnant beggar with no dowry. 226 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:55,128 What man will have me like this? 227 00:16:00,394 --> 00:16:01,961 Antigone would know how to do it. 228 00:16:03,614 --> 00:16:06,356 She's back in Rome. Did you know? 229 00:16:08,228 --> 00:16:09,446 No. 230 00:16:09,577 --> 00:16:12,188 - Where? - She was sold. 231 00:16:12,319 --> 00:16:13,581 - In the market. - What? 232 00:16:13,711 --> 00:16:16,236 She'd lost everything. Prima! 233 00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:21,284 There was nothing to be done. 234 00:16:21,415 --> 00:16:23,721 - The Suburra. - I'll come back for you. 235 00:16:29,510 --> 00:16:31,294 Oh! 236 00:16:47,441 --> 00:16:49,443 ...that I just think that a man of my experience... 237 00:16:49,573 --> 00:16:51,358 Oh, there you are, husband. 238 00:16:51,488 --> 00:16:53,403 This slave's just arrived 239 00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:56,232 as a gift for Livia from Scribonia. 240 00:16:56,363 --> 00:16:58,017 From Scribonia? 241 00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:01,977 Livia asked me to approach her privately 242 00:17:02,108 --> 00:17:04,371 to see if she could speak to Gaius Julius on... 243 00:17:04,501 --> 00:17:06,677 - on your behalf. - What? 244 00:17:06,808 --> 00:17:09,463 What was Livia thinking? She knows Scribonia can't stand her. 245 00:17:09,593 --> 00:17:12,205 I told her it was hopeless, but I had to ask. 246 00:17:12,335 --> 00:17:13,075 There's also a note. 247 00:17:21,997 --> 00:17:23,477 I don't believe it. 248 00:17:23,607 --> 00:17:26,784 Well, it is absurdly extravagant. 249 00:17:26,915 --> 00:17:29,352 She could've bought them an apartment for the same money. 250 00:17:31,528 --> 00:17:33,095 I'm afraid she'll have to sleep in your room, Nero. 251 00:17:34,488 --> 00:17:35,358 Oh, where's Livia? 252 00:17:38,361 --> 00:17:39,710 Where is Livia? 253 00:18:46,864 --> 00:18:47,952 Hi! 254 00:18:53,567 --> 00:18:55,525 Darling... 255 00:18:57,571 --> 00:18:59,399 Nice to see some class in here finally. 256 00:19:01,444 --> 00:19:03,142 Good evening, Lady. 257 00:19:05,579 --> 00:19:07,146 Good evening. 258 00:19:07,276 --> 00:19:11,759 Except, you're not quite a lady, are you? 259 00:19:11,889 --> 00:19:14,457 No slaves to guide you, to protect you, 260 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:16,677 to hold your purse. 261 00:19:16,807 --> 00:19:19,506 No rings, no necklace, no jewelry. 262 00:19:19,636 --> 00:19:22,465 Oh, that plain dress from last year's fashion. 263 00:19:28,950 --> 00:19:31,431 I can take you on trial till the Kalends. 264 00:19:31,561 --> 00:19:34,651 You'll have food, wine, and a mattress. 265 00:19:36,479 --> 00:19:37,437 I want a woman. 266 00:19:40,091 --> 00:19:41,441 An African. 267 00:19:41,571 --> 00:19:43,486 Oh. 268 00:19:43,617 --> 00:19:45,401 Apart from that, all I require from you 269 00:19:45,532 --> 00:19:47,316 is obedience and discretion. 270 00:19:49,144 --> 00:19:53,192 Then welcome to the House of Balbina. 271 00:19:54,584 --> 00:19:55,455 Lady. 272 00:19:57,587 --> 00:19:58,893 Please. 273 00:19:59,023 --> 00:20:00,634 She is from Africa. 274 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:05,552 - Mm-mm. - What about her? 275 00:20:05,682 --> 00:20:07,597 Turn, please. 276 00:20:07,728 --> 00:20:09,512 Don't you have any others? 277 00:20:21,698 --> 00:20:23,352 How lovely to see you. 278 00:20:26,573 --> 00:20:28,227 She's from Africa. 279 00:20:28,357 --> 00:20:30,794 We keep her here because she tries to escape. 280 00:20:30,925 --> 00:20:33,014 She'll do. Get out. 281 00:20:33,144 --> 00:20:35,669 Ten asses. 282 00:20:45,853 --> 00:20:46,897 Antigone. 283 00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:49,030 Oh! 284 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,815 Oh, Antigone. Oh, my God. 285 00:20:51,946 --> 00:20:53,730 Oh. Come here. Come here. 286 00:20:53,861 --> 00:20:56,733 Antigone. Antigone. 287 00:20:56,864 --> 00:20:59,562 He took Tiberius and went. 288 00:20:59,693 --> 00:21:01,912 I couldn't find you. I didn't know where you were! 289 00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:05,481 He beat me unconscious in the forest. 290 00:21:05,612 --> 00:21:08,832 When I came around, you'd gone. 291 00:21:08,963 --> 00:21:12,271 I screamed and screamed, but you never came. 292 00:21:12,401 --> 00:21:15,709 I didn't know where you were, so I'm sorry. 293 00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:17,406 I didn't know. 294 00:21:23,891 --> 00:21:26,720 I'll get you out. 295 00:21:26,850 --> 00:21:30,419 Get her. - I don't know how yet, 296 00:21:30,550 --> 00:21:31,464 but I will. 297 00:21:31,594 --> 00:21:32,943 I will! I will! 298 00:21:37,774 --> 00:21:39,080 Livia! 299 00:21:39,210 --> 00:21:40,516 Livia... 300 00:21:40,647 --> 00:21:43,345 Get your fucking hands off me! 301 00:21:43,476 --> 00:21:47,262 No one ever escaped from here, although many have tried! 302 00:21:47,393 --> 00:21:49,830 If you ever come back here again, whoever you are, 303 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,312 We will put you to work for the rest of your fucking life! 304 00:22:04,758 --> 00:22:06,325 Thank you. 305 00:22:15,595 --> 00:22:17,161 Lady, where have you been? 306 00:22:17,292 --> 00:22:19,120 Soap and water. 307 00:22:19,250 --> 00:22:20,817 Quickly. 308 00:22:23,254 --> 00:22:25,039 You could've been killed. 309 00:22:26,170 --> 00:22:27,824 Oh, Livia. 310 00:22:27,955 --> 00:22:30,000 Where have you been? 311 00:22:30,131 --> 00:22:31,959 Out of the house all day and all night. 312 00:22:32,089 --> 00:22:33,613 This is no way for a Roman lady. 313 00:22:35,005 --> 00:22:37,225 Is that my dress? 314 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:39,488 What have you trodden in? 315 00:22:39,619 --> 00:22:40,402 I'm sorry. 316 00:22:43,623 --> 00:22:45,929 Livia... Forgive me, 317 00:22:46,060 --> 00:22:49,716 but I've begun to notice all is not well with your marriage. 318 00:22:49,846 --> 00:22:53,328 And I have even, on occasion, 319 00:22:53,459 --> 00:22:55,809 heard you contradict your husband. 320 00:22:55,939 --> 00:22:57,854 Yes, I have. 321 00:22:57,985 --> 00:23:00,030 Dear Livia, 322 00:23:00,161 --> 00:23:03,904 I beg you to remember your place and consider your conduct. 323 00:23:04,034 --> 00:23:06,994 The duty of every Roman woman 324 00:23:07,124 --> 00:23:10,693 is to bear and raise children for Rome, 325 00:23:10,824 --> 00:23:14,131 to support her husband without question in all things, 326 00:23:14,262 --> 00:23:20,137 and to set an example to others of modesty, chastity and virtue. 327 00:23:21,922 --> 00:23:24,577 Of course, Herennia, you're right. 328 00:23:24,707 --> 00:23:27,057 And if I may say, 329 00:23:27,188 --> 00:23:30,931 helping me with the weaving would be a good start. 330 00:23:31,061 --> 00:23:33,542 The slaves notice these things. 331 00:23:33,673 --> 00:23:35,065 Thank you. 332 00:23:36,371 --> 00:23:37,894 Now, go to your husband. 333 00:23:38,025 --> 00:23:40,549 He has good news. 334 00:23:54,389 --> 00:23:56,173 Uh...? 335 00:23:56,304 --> 00:23:57,436 What's this? 336 00:24:00,787 --> 00:24:02,702 Where have you been all day? 337 00:24:02,832 --> 00:24:04,312 Hmm? 338 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:05,966 I went to look for Antigone. 339 00:24:06,096 --> 00:24:08,447 - Antigone? - Mm. 340 00:24:08,577 --> 00:24:11,450 You're my wife. You can't wander Rome on your own. 341 00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:14,148 So, is she the good news I've been hearing about? 342 00:24:17,194 --> 00:24:19,936 I can't believe you got Libo to approach Scribonia 343 00:24:20,067 --> 00:24:21,721 without even telling me. What were you thinking? 344 00:24:23,810 --> 00:24:25,507 Did she invite us to dinner? 345 00:24:25,638 --> 00:24:29,642 Gaius Julius has invited me to dinner... at his house. 346 00:24:31,905 --> 00:24:34,908 Of course, you'll be expected to go with me. 347 00:24:35,038 --> 00:24:37,345 Of course... 348 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:39,129 you know what this means? 349 00:24:39,260 --> 00:24:41,828 Of course. 350 00:24:41,958 --> 00:24:42,785 I'm back in the game. 351 00:24:45,962 --> 00:24:47,616 What are you smiling about? 352 00:24:49,879 --> 00:24:52,752 I have a bad feeling about tonight. 353 00:24:52,882 --> 00:24:54,797 This is a mistake, Scribonia. 354 00:24:54,928 --> 00:24:56,669 What do you want me to do, cancel? 355 00:24:59,019 --> 00:25:02,065 I'm just concerned you... we... 356 00:25:02,196 --> 00:25:05,416 one might be seen to be gloating. 357 00:25:05,547 --> 00:25:06,983 I'm just inviting them to dinner. 358 00:25:07,114 --> 00:25:08,855 What's so bad about that? 359 00:25:08,985 --> 00:25:10,770 A petty sort of revenge under the guise of kindness. 360 00:25:10,900 --> 00:25:13,294 I just invited them to fucking dinner. 361 00:25:13,424 --> 00:25:15,165 Oh! 362 00:25:15,296 --> 00:25:18,168 Perhaps I know you better than you know yourself. 363 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:20,519 I'll be very nice to Livia, I promise. 364 00:25:21,781 --> 00:25:23,565 All right? 365 00:25:23,696 --> 00:25:26,916 I can't believe they're keeping us waiting. 366 00:25:27,047 --> 00:25:28,962 You shouldn't have worn the toga. 367 00:25:36,099 --> 00:25:36,926 We've met before? 368 00:25:41,148 --> 00:25:42,541 With my father, yes. 369 00:25:44,238 --> 00:25:46,675 The night of the killings. Nero! 370 00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:51,550 Let me do the talking, please. 371 00:25:52,855 --> 00:25:53,769 No need for the toga. 372 00:25:53,900 --> 00:25:55,031 We're very informal here. 373 00:25:55,162 --> 00:25:57,338 Ah... 374 00:25:57,468 --> 00:25:58,948 Livia. 375 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:03,692 I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to see you again. 376 00:26:03,823 --> 00:26:04,824 Thank you. 377 00:26:09,219 --> 00:26:11,613 Livia. You're all grown up. 378 00:26:12,832 --> 00:26:14,050 So are you. 379 00:26:19,012 --> 00:26:21,014 Isn't it funny? 380 00:26:21,144 --> 00:26:24,147 Both of us pregnant at the same time. 381 00:26:24,278 --> 00:26:27,150 And Octavia. It's a nice house. 382 00:26:27,281 --> 00:26:29,370 Is Marcus Antonius here? 383 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,415 He sends his compliments. 384 00:26:31,546 --> 00:26:33,374 Maecenas is here though. 385 00:26:33,504 --> 00:26:34,984 Oh, good. 386 00:26:39,293 --> 00:26:41,600 Very nice. Did you choose the colors? 387 00:26:44,124 --> 00:26:47,736 Of course, it's not as big as your father's house was. 388 00:26:47,867 --> 00:26:49,520 No. 389 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:51,827 I know the family that bought that. 390 00:26:51,958 --> 00:26:53,742 Made a fortune in slaves. 391 00:26:55,744 --> 00:26:58,094 Of course, you would know people like that. 392 00:26:58,225 --> 00:27:00,619 I hope you got a nice discount on the one you sent me. 393 00:27:00,749 --> 00:27:03,273 I actually thought you might have learned a bit of humility. 394 00:27:03,404 --> 00:27:06,929 You've no idea what I've learned. 395 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:10,324 This time it's you that's lucky to be invited. 396 00:27:15,024 --> 00:27:16,896 Livia, when are you due? 397 00:27:17,026 --> 00:27:19,159 Around the end of the year. 398 00:27:19,289 --> 00:27:21,030 - How about you? - Autumn. 399 00:27:21,161 --> 00:27:23,816 And you've got a little boy, too? 400 00:27:23,946 --> 00:27:24,991 The image of his father. 401 00:27:25,121 --> 00:27:27,950 Well, I prefer the fights. 402 00:27:28,081 --> 00:27:30,039 Half the time I think the races are fixed. 403 00:27:30,170 --> 00:27:32,302 Did you see that driver get killed last month? 404 00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:34,348 Not mine at least. That was a mess. 405 00:27:34,478 --> 00:27:37,830 Nero, the thing I can't stand is the fucking theater. 406 00:27:39,788 --> 00:27:43,052 So, do tell us about your travels, Livia. 407 00:27:43,183 --> 00:27:45,011 Been all over since we last saw you. 408 00:27:45,141 --> 00:27:47,840 Yes, we were outlaws on the run for years. 409 00:27:47,970 --> 00:27:50,538 Italy, Athens... 410 00:27:50,669 --> 00:27:52,322 Sicily and Sparta. Anywhere that would have us. 411 00:27:52,453 --> 00:27:54,542 - Hunted like pigs in a forest. - Livia. 412 00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:56,152 With a price on our heads. 413 00:27:56,283 --> 00:27:59,242 Troubled times. Everyone understands that. 414 00:27:59,373 --> 00:28:01,201 Perhaps it's sad I had to lose everything 415 00:28:01,331 --> 00:28:03,899 to gain a little humility and wisdom. 416 00:28:04,030 --> 00:28:06,119 But, as my father always said, 417 00:28:06,249 --> 00:28:09,209 "If you want to watch the races... 418 00:28:09,339 --> 00:28:10,645 you have to pay at the gate." 419 00:28:10,776 --> 00:28:11,994 Didn't he kill himself at Philippi? 420 00:28:16,303 --> 00:28:19,001 You sell yourself short, Livia. 421 00:28:19,132 --> 00:28:21,177 How many wives abandoned their husbands 422 00:28:21,308 --> 00:28:23,266 - when they were outlawed? - Mm, some even betrayed them. 423 00:28:23,397 --> 00:28:26,922 We honor your loyalty and courage. 424 00:28:27,053 --> 00:28:28,141 My father would've expected it. 425 00:28:28,271 --> 00:28:30,099 We honor him, too. 426 00:28:32,145 --> 00:28:33,712 Excuse me. 427 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:44,461 I... I apologize for my wife. 428 00:28:44,592 --> 00:28:46,899 It's okay. Let me. 429 00:28:53,035 --> 00:28:54,776 She provoked me. 430 00:28:54,907 --> 00:28:56,996 You didn't hear what she said to me before dinner. 431 00:28:57,126 --> 00:28:58,867 Did you see her looking at my husband? 432 00:29:00,129 --> 00:29:02,088 Octavia! 433 00:29:02,218 --> 00:29:04,003 I apologize if we upset you. 434 00:29:08,181 --> 00:29:09,399 You didn't. 435 00:29:11,140 --> 00:29:13,142 I had great respect for your father. 436 00:29:14,448 --> 00:29:15,884 I regret what had to happen. 437 00:29:18,408 --> 00:29:23,239 I always used to wonder who warned him before the killings. 438 00:29:23,370 --> 00:29:26,590 We should see if maybe something might be done 439 00:29:26,721 --> 00:29:27,896 for your situation. 440 00:29:30,420 --> 00:29:31,987 I didn't come back here to beg. 441 00:29:32,118 --> 00:29:33,423 Then what did you come back for? 442 00:29:34,729 --> 00:29:36,426 To find a new husband. 443 00:29:39,081 --> 00:29:41,040 Anyone in particular? 444 00:29:43,085 --> 00:29:43,912 Livia. 445 00:29:45,392 --> 00:29:47,655 Thank you both for tonight. 446 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:49,657 We won't keep you up any longer. 447 00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:51,964 Don't forget the leftovers. 448 00:29:52,094 --> 00:29:53,530 Thank you. 449 00:29:56,795 --> 00:29:58,100 Nobody touched the dormice. 450 00:30:00,755 --> 00:30:02,365 Thank you. 451 00:30:02,496 --> 00:30:04,324 You can't be taken in by all of that. 452 00:30:04,454 --> 00:30:07,109 It was all a fucking act. 453 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,157 There are reports of plague in the Suburra. 454 00:30:11,287 --> 00:30:13,289 You didn't hear what she said to me in the atrium. 455 00:30:13,420 --> 00:30:16,118 Octavia's leaving for Greece with her husband, 456 00:30:16,249 --> 00:30:19,078 and I want you to go with her, as far as the sea. 457 00:30:21,297 --> 00:30:22,385 Are you punishing me? 458 00:30:22,516 --> 00:30:25,127 No, it's for your health. 459 00:30:25,258 --> 00:30:26,999 Just for a while. 460 00:30:27,129 --> 00:30:28,478 And the baby's. 461 00:30:36,356 --> 00:30:37,879 You're leaving as well? 462 00:30:39,141 --> 00:30:41,317 Years of war, Gaius, 463 00:30:41,448 --> 00:30:43,972 struggle... and luck, 464 00:30:46,148 --> 00:30:47,541 have brought you here. 465 00:30:48,716 --> 00:30:50,500 To this place. 466 00:30:53,939 --> 00:30:56,245 I'd be very sorry to see you throw it all away... 467 00:30:59,509 --> 00:31:01,250 doing something stupid. 468 00:31:20,661 --> 00:31:22,750 - Get rid of these. - Thank you, Tycho. 469 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:25,057 Well, how'd it go? 470 00:31:26,275 --> 00:31:28,234 Uh... 471 00:31:28,364 --> 00:31:30,279 no Marcus Antonius, 472 00:31:30,410 --> 00:31:32,194 no offer of preferment, 473 00:31:32,325 --> 00:31:34,501 and no mention of getting any property back. 474 00:31:34,631 --> 00:31:37,721 Oh, and - this will surprise you - 475 00:31:37,852 --> 00:31:40,376 Livia embarrassed herself and everyone else 476 00:31:40,507 --> 00:31:42,248 with her big mouth. 477 00:31:42,378 --> 00:31:44,511 And I was the only cunt in a fucking toga! 478 00:31:44,641 --> 00:31:47,731 - Why did he invite you, then? - He didn't. 479 00:31:47,862 --> 00:31:51,126 Don't men know anything? 480 00:31:51,257 --> 00:31:53,172 Do you think she'd marry me? 481 00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:56,915 Livia. 482 00:31:59,395 --> 00:32:02,094 Her family connections... 483 00:32:02,224 --> 00:32:03,399 for someone like me. 484 00:32:03,530 --> 00:32:05,401 She's obviously fertile. 485 00:32:07,229 --> 00:32:08,927 I don't even mind that she's clever. 486 00:32:10,363 --> 00:32:11,973 What do you think? 487 00:32:16,543 --> 00:32:17,936 She couldn't do better. 488 00:32:45,398 --> 00:32:47,269 Goodness, Livia. 489 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,315 You're always looking out the door. 490 00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:50,969 Whatever are you waiting for? 491 00:32:54,146 --> 00:32:55,321 Tiberius! 492 00:32:55,451 --> 00:32:59,325 The boy seems rather odd. 493 00:32:59,455 --> 00:33:01,980 I can never get through to him. Did you breast-feed? 494 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:06,506 There was no wet nurse. 495 00:33:06,636 --> 00:33:09,378 He grew up in woods and fields. 496 00:33:09,509 --> 00:33:12,381 He saw things no one should have to, let alone a child. 497 00:33:14,470 --> 00:33:16,255 But unless you're a mother, you wouldn't understand. 498 00:33:18,735 --> 00:33:23,305 I had three children while you were away from Rome. 499 00:33:25,307 --> 00:33:26,439 But they all died. 500 00:33:28,919 --> 00:33:30,399 Forgive me. 501 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:41,323 Livia? Who's that? 502 00:33:41,454 --> 00:33:43,282 An escort for Livia Drusilla. 503 00:33:43,412 --> 00:33:44,718 Where are you going? Livia? 504 00:34:37,466 --> 00:34:39,729 What? 505 00:34:39,860 --> 00:34:43,559 I'll never be your mistress or anybody else's. 506 00:34:43,690 --> 00:34:45,518 And yet, here you are. 507 00:34:45,648 --> 00:34:48,086 You needed to see what you were buying. 508 00:34:56,006 --> 00:34:57,530 Then state your terms. 509 00:34:58,835 --> 00:35:00,359 I want my inheritance back. 510 00:35:01,664 --> 00:35:03,753 My birthright. 511 00:35:03,884 --> 00:35:06,104 All of it. 512 00:35:06,234 --> 00:35:10,456 Farms, mines, properties, cash, slaves. Everything. 513 00:35:10,586 --> 00:35:11,761 Anything else? 514 00:35:11,892 --> 00:35:14,416 Yes. I want a platoon of soldiers. 515 00:35:18,768 --> 00:35:21,684 Oh, a... a platoon of soldiers. 516 00:35:21,815 --> 00:35:25,253 - That's right. - And, in return what do I get? 517 00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:28,387 You get to divorce Scribonia... 518 00:35:30,215 --> 00:35:32,782 and marry Livia Drusilla of the Claudii - 519 00:35:32,913 --> 00:35:36,699 one of the Five Great Families of Rome. 520 00:35:36,830 --> 00:35:40,486 As you yourself said, there are only three reasons to marry. 521 00:35:40,616 --> 00:35:43,489 Money, power or family. 522 00:35:43,619 --> 00:35:45,621 And you have no family. 523 00:35:45,752 --> 00:35:48,276 - And you have nothing else. - Perfect match, then. 524 00:35:50,626 --> 00:35:53,673 You married Scribonia to seal a peace with Sextus 525 00:35:53,803 --> 00:35:55,414 that will never last. 526 00:35:57,633 --> 00:35:59,548 You can't leave him in Sicily with a fleet 527 00:35:59,679 --> 00:36:01,724 that can cut off your grain supply whenever he wants. 528 00:36:01,855 --> 00:36:04,031 And your families have never been friends. 529 00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:06,338 Scribonia bought you time. 530 00:36:07,469 --> 00:36:08,296 Nothing more. 531 00:36:10,733 --> 00:36:13,171 Does your husband know you're here? 532 00:36:15,564 --> 00:36:18,959 He's secretly planning to divorce me. 533 00:36:19,089 --> 00:36:21,483 Hmm. 534 00:36:21,614 --> 00:36:23,529 He thinks that my family's history 535 00:36:23,659 --> 00:36:25,226 of supporting the Republic 536 00:36:25,357 --> 00:36:26,706 will no longer help what one might laughingly describe 537 00:36:26,836 --> 00:36:28,186 as his political career. 538 00:36:30,623 --> 00:36:32,494 For your political career, however... 539 00:36:34,496 --> 00:36:36,237 it's different. 540 00:36:36,368 --> 00:36:39,109 My ancient patrician lineage gives you the class you need 541 00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:41,677 to buy the Old Families in the Senate. 542 00:36:41,808 --> 00:36:43,462 You... 543 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,857 a provincial nobody... 544 00:36:47,988 --> 00:36:50,686 with no famous ancestors and no death masks in the atrium, 545 00:36:50,817 --> 00:36:53,428 would instantly acquire all the honor and glamour 546 00:36:53,559 --> 00:36:54,908 of my family's history. 547 00:36:55,038 --> 00:36:56,475 You can't buy that. 548 00:36:57,650 --> 00:36:59,217 Apparently you can. 549 00:37:06,833 --> 00:37:08,661 Agrippa will marry you. 550 00:37:08,791 --> 00:37:09,618 Not good enough. 551 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:13,579 No, there... there'd be a scandal. 552 00:37:13,709 --> 00:37:15,058 If you care about that, I don't want to marry you. 553 00:37:15,189 --> 00:37:17,060 Some people might hold me responsible 554 00:37:17,191 --> 00:37:18,236 for your father's death. 555 00:37:21,151 --> 00:37:22,544 He chose his own way. 556 00:37:23,850 --> 00:37:25,504 Now I'm choosing mine. 557 00:37:26,679 --> 00:37:27,506 Let me know. 558 00:37:34,730 --> 00:37:36,558 What do you want the platoon of soldiers for? 559 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:40,127 And remember... 560 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:42,390 you already have my dowry. 561 00:37:50,224 --> 00:37:53,532 - Agrippa! - Gaius. 562 00:37:53,662 --> 00:37:55,708 I'm thinking of divorcing Scribonia. 563 00:37:55,838 --> 00:37:57,275 What? 564 00:37:58,188 --> 00:37:59,799 Why? 565 00:37:59,929 --> 00:38:02,410 To marry Livia. 566 00:38:02,541 --> 00:38:03,933 Livia. 567 00:38:04,064 --> 00:38:05,457 Forgive me. 568 00:38:05,587 --> 00:38:08,851 You're not serious. 569 00:38:08,982 --> 00:38:11,419 Well, it makes sense for us politically. 570 00:38:12,855 --> 00:38:14,248 - Does it? - Mm. 571 00:38:14,379 --> 00:38:15,771 She buys us class. She buys us votes. 572 00:38:15,902 --> 00:38:17,164 She buys me nothing. 573 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,297 She buys you a fucking scandal. 574 00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:24,737 Dumping your pregnant wife 575 00:38:24,867 --> 00:38:26,652 to marry someone else's pregnant wife. 576 00:38:26,782 --> 00:38:29,611 - Is that even legal? - I'll speak to the Pontiffs. 577 00:38:32,005 --> 00:38:35,313 We're hanging by a fucking thread here. 578 00:38:37,097 --> 00:38:40,318 Marcus Antonius, his friends in the Senate, 579 00:38:40,448 --> 00:38:42,624 those other fucks that want the Republic back, 580 00:38:42,755 --> 00:38:44,931 they will cut you off like a fucking leper. 581 00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:47,368 It's the only excuse they need. 582 00:38:49,979 --> 00:38:51,764 What about Sextus? 583 00:38:51,894 --> 00:38:53,635 If you get rid of Scribonia like this, 584 00:38:53,766 --> 00:38:55,376 there's only one way he can take that. 585 00:38:55,507 --> 00:38:59,206 I mean, we've only just announced the fucking treaty. 586 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:02,688 It'll mean war with Sextus. 587 00:39:02,818 --> 00:39:05,168 It'll come to that anyway. 588 00:39:05,299 --> 00:39:07,040 With all of them. 589 00:39:10,783 --> 00:39:12,350 In the end. 590 00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:18,530 I beg you, Livia. 591 00:39:20,836 --> 00:39:22,490 Don't do this. 592 00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:29,497 In Rome, women weave cloth and bear children. 593 00:39:31,020 --> 00:39:33,675 We live quietly without a voice, 594 00:39:33,806 --> 00:39:37,200 dutiful and modest, waiting to be bought, 595 00:39:37,331 --> 00:39:39,289 - sold and married by our men. - Don't. 596 00:39:39,420 --> 00:39:41,204 It's his decision. You know that. 597 00:39:41,335 --> 00:39:43,206 You could stop it. 598 00:39:43,337 --> 00:39:45,557 Divorcing Scribonia. 599 00:39:45,687 --> 00:39:47,036 Marrying you. 600 00:39:48,908 --> 00:39:50,692 It'll pull everything apart. 601 00:39:52,346 --> 00:39:53,869 That's going to happen anyway. 602 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,523 You'll lose your boy. 603 00:39:57,264 --> 00:39:58,787 And the baby. 604 00:40:01,747 --> 00:40:03,401 I knew that from the start. 605 00:40:04,967 --> 00:40:08,231 But if you want to watch the races... 606 00:40:08,362 --> 00:40:10,712 you really do have to pay at the gate. 607 00:40:14,063 --> 00:40:17,066 I'm just looking out for my friend. 608 00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,069 By going to me behind his back? 609 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:27,120 Lucky for you I know how to keep my mouth tight shut. 610 00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:31,429 I think we should be friends. 611 00:40:32,386 --> 00:40:34,083 Know what I mean? 612 00:40:57,890 --> 00:41:00,153 You'll have to wait outside. We're full. 613 00:41:02,895 --> 00:41:04,853 Hey. Wait. 614 00:41:04,984 --> 00:41:07,465 - Wait, wait, wait, wait. - Stay here. 615 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:14,994 Get the chains off! 616 00:41:15,124 --> 00:41:16,648 What's going on? 617 00:41:22,741 --> 00:41:25,047 Get dressed, Antigone. 618 00:41:25,178 --> 00:41:26,745 The gods have finished fucking with us. 619 00:41:36,406 --> 00:41:37,843 Ah. 620 00:41:37,973 --> 00:41:39,801 Balbina. 621 00:41:39,932 --> 00:41:41,847 I paid for this slave. I have the bill of sale. 622 00:41:41,977 --> 00:41:45,067 She was freed, and you had no right to buy her. 623 00:41:45,198 --> 00:41:47,505 That's for you to prove. The law says she's mine. 624 00:41:47,635 --> 00:41:49,507 She's going nowhere without full compensation. 625 00:41:50,290 --> 00:41:52,118 You're right. 626 00:41:52,248 --> 00:41:54,990 She's going nowhere without full compensation. 627 00:41:55,121 --> 00:41:55,817 Take all her money. 628 00:42:03,085 --> 00:42:04,826 You have no idea who you're dealing with. 629 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:08,177 It no longer matters. 630 00:42:16,490 --> 00:42:17,970 This will be home. 631 00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:19,928 You'll be safe here with Gaius Julius 632 00:42:20,059 --> 00:42:22,975 - until I can join you. - Yeah. 633 00:42:23,105 --> 00:42:25,543 - How long? - I'm going to go find out now. 634 00:42:27,806 --> 00:42:29,329 Thank you for the soldiers. 635 00:42:29,459 --> 00:42:31,897 When will we be public? 636 00:42:32,027 --> 00:42:33,551 At the end of the year. 637 00:42:33,681 --> 00:42:35,901 I'll divorce Scribonia when she gives birth, 638 00:42:36,031 --> 00:42:38,773 - and then we can be married. - The Pontiffs agreed? 639 00:42:38,904 --> 00:42:41,210 Mm. 640 00:42:41,341 --> 00:42:43,822 Of course, I have to give your children to their father. 641 00:42:46,172 --> 00:42:48,478 It's the law. 642 00:42:48,609 --> 00:42:51,264 We can keep everything a secret until the end of the year. 643 00:43:39,312 --> 00:43:41,923 Will Marcus Antonius sit still in the East 644 00:43:42,054 --> 00:43:45,448 while we take Sextus out of Sicily? 645 00:43:45,579 --> 00:43:47,102 Or will they take sides against us? 646 00:44:08,602 --> 00:44:10,386 Help me! 647 00:44:17,916 --> 00:44:19,178 I need more water! 648 00:44:19,308 --> 00:44:21,049 Bring more water, quickly! 649 00:44:28,970 --> 00:44:29,971 Who the fuck is that? 650 00:44:30,102 --> 00:44:31,146 I can help. 651 00:44:34,628 --> 00:44:35,934 Get her on her feet. Come on, quickly. 652 00:44:38,980 --> 00:44:41,113 - Okay. - Mm... 653 00:44:42,375 --> 00:44:43,942 Steady now, steady. 654 00:44:44,072 --> 00:44:45,813 It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. 655 00:44:48,381 --> 00:44:50,339 It'd solve a lot of problems if she died. 656 00:44:52,951 --> 00:44:54,735 Just saying. 657 00:44:59,740 --> 00:45:03,962 You're doing good. 658 00:45:04,092 --> 00:45:06,094 Yes, you're doing good. It's fine. 659 00:45:08,270 --> 00:45:09,968 Push. Push. 660 00:45:10,098 --> 00:45:11,447 - It's coming now. - You did good. 661 00:45:14,015 --> 00:45:16,278 Great. Quick. 662 00:45:16,409 --> 00:45:19,107 Good. 663 00:45:24,286 --> 00:45:25,026 You did good. 664 00:45:26,288 --> 00:45:27,855 You did good. 665 00:45:28,987 --> 00:45:30,423 You did it. 666 00:45:32,381 --> 00:45:33,731 I did it. 667 00:45:35,036 --> 00:45:37,865 You did. You did. 668 00:45:39,301 --> 00:45:40,868 How great. 669 00:45:45,046 --> 00:45:46,874 I'm sorry, Lord. 670 00:45:47,005 --> 00:45:47,962 It's a girl. 671 00:45:48,093 --> 00:45:49,485 But the mother will live. 672 00:45:54,839 --> 00:45:58,016 Do you give the child life or death? 673 00:45:59,713 --> 00:46:01,497 - Life. - Good. 674 00:46:07,373 --> 00:46:09,027 Congratulations. 675 00:46:11,333 --> 00:46:13,509 It's like shitting... a statue. 676 00:46:15,381 --> 00:46:18,427 But the girl, thank the gods, is healthy. 677 00:46:20,038 --> 00:46:21,213 Oh. 678 00:46:27,697 --> 00:46:30,265 Gaius gave her life... 679 00:46:30,396 --> 00:46:32,137 and the name Julia. 680 00:46:32,267 --> 00:46:35,444 I hope the voyage East was safe. 681 00:46:37,925 --> 00:46:40,798 Oh, you look grim, Maecenas. What's the matter? 682 00:46:42,669 --> 00:46:44,192 Spit it out. 683 00:46:57,379 --> 00:46:59,294 What's happened? 684 00:46:59,425 --> 00:47:01,514 He's divorced Scribonia. 685 00:47:25,451 --> 00:47:27,279 I don't believe it! 686 00:47:27,409 --> 00:47:29,977 Yes, after all you've done for me. 687 00:47:30,108 --> 00:47:32,414 You whore! 688 00:47:32,545 --> 00:47:34,547 You... Fuck! You whore! 689 00:47:38,246 --> 00:47:39,813 A bit late for the principled stand. 690 00:47:39,944 --> 00:47:42,250 Do you think he's a better bet than me? 691 00:47:42,381 --> 00:47:43,686 How long do you think he'll last 692 00:47:43,817 --> 00:47:45,688 sharing power with Marcus Antonius? 693 00:47:45,819 --> 00:47:47,386 I'm sure you're right. 694 00:47:47,516 --> 00:47:49,475 You always seem to be. 695 00:47:49,605 --> 00:47:51,999 The man who killed your darling, dear father. 696 00:47:54,523 --> 00:47:56,874 You betrayed the Republic, my father, and then me. 697 00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:00,225 From that moment on, you were a ghost. 698 00:48:00,355 --> 00:48:01,574 I just didn't tell you. 699 00:48:04,838 --> 00:48:06,318 But anyway... 700 00:48:06,448 --> 00:48:09,408 I hope you find a quiet, obedient widow. 701 00:48:09,538 --> 00:48:11,323 With plenty of money. 702 00:48:11,453 --> 00:48:12,280 Thank you, Tycho. 703 00:48:18,156 --> 00:48:19,548 Oh, and I found Antigone. 704 00:48:57,499 --> 00:48:59,066 Thank you both for your hospitality. 705 00:49:00,154 --> 00:49:01,068 I won't forget. 706 00:49:03,462 --> 00:49:05,507 Tiberius, 707 00:49:05,638 --> 00:49:07,205 Mummy has to go now. 708 00:49:08,206 --> 00:49:09,337 Hey? 709 00:49:28,269 --> 00:49:30,576 As long as you live, 710 00:49:30,706 --> 00:49:33,883 you will never see either of your children again. 711 00:49:34,014 --> 00:49:36,234 Of course. That is your right. 712 00:49:38,453 --> 00:49:40,455 But nobody lives forever. 713 00:49:47,854 --> 00:49:49,421 It's okay. 714 00:50:20,495 --> 00:50:23,498 Shut the fuck up! This is a respectable house. 715 00:50:23,629 --> 00:50:25,196 Hey! You too! Stop it! 716 00:50:29,852 --> 00:50:31,724 Shh! 717 00:50:35,510 --> 00:50:38,557 Yes, I'm supposed to be gone. 718 00:50:38,687 --> 00:50:41,560 There's always a lot more to pack than what you think. 719 00:50:41,690 --> 00:50:44,345 Did you have to take my husband? 720 00:50:51,439 --> 00:50:52,701 Did you have to invite me to dinner? 721 00:51:04,626 --> 00:51:06,454 Her name's Julia. 722 00:51:08,761 --> 00:51:11,068 We'll look after her. 723 00:51:25,430 --> 00:51:27,345 How quickly one can rise... 724 00:51:29,042 --> 00:51:30,826 when one has no feelings at all. 725 00:51:30,957 --> 00:51:33,090 They're buried at Philippi. 726 00:51:54,067 --> 00:51:56,243 Welcome home, Domina. 727 00:51:57,505 --> 00:51:59,116 Prima. 728 00:52:06,558 --> 00:52:08,255 That's Julia. 729 00:52:15,784 --> 00:52:17,830 The baby, it's coming. 730 00:52:17,960 --> 00:52:19,266 Where's Antigone? 731 00:52:47,076 --> 00:52:48,469 What's wrong? 732 00:53:02,483 --> 00:53:03,310 Antigone! 733 00:53:10,622 --> 00:53:12,363 Breathe, Domina. 734 00:53:12,493 --> 00:53:13,842 Come on. That's it. 735 00:53:16,497 --> 00:53:17,455 Antigone! 736 00:53:19,587 --> 00:53:20,632 Antigone! 737 00:53:25,637 --> 00:53:27,682 It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. 738 00:53:27,813 --> 00:53:29,467 It's fine. I'm here now. 739 00:53:30,990 --> 00:53:32,687 Come on, here. 740 00:53:32,818 --> 00:53:34,646 Hold it here. 741 00:53:35,777 --> 00:53:37,388 You're doing good. 742 00:53:37,518 --> 00:53:38,650 Keep pushing. 743 00:53:38,780 --> 00:53:40,391 One more push. 744 00:53:41,827 --> 00:53:43,524 Come on. 745 00:53:43,655 --> 00:53:46,353 That's it. Come on. One more push. 746 00:53:47,789 --> 00:53:49,487 Push. 747 00:53:49,617 --> 00:53:50,923 Push. 748 00:53:52,185 --> 00:53:53,795 You're doing good. 749 00:53:53,926 --> 00:53:56,363 Right, I can see it. It's almost there. 750 00:53:57,495 --> 00:53:58,496 Great! 751 00:54:00,149 --> 00:54:01,281 Yes. 752 00:54:01,412 --> 00:54:02,369 Got him! 753 00:54:02,500 --> 00:54:03,631 It's a boy. 754 00:54:21,214 --> 00:54:22,259 Livia! 755 00:54:30,005 --> 00:54:31,529 We ask great Saturn... 756 00:54:33,313 --> 00:54:35,707 to whom these days of freedom are devoted 757 00:54:35,837 --> 00:54:37,578 to bring us health and prosperity. 758 00:54:37,709 --> 00:54:39,885 I've been telling you to step in 759 00:54:40,015 --> 00:54:41,669 and stop them bullying Tiberius. 760 00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:43,628 I've spent the last ten years 761 00:54:43,758 --> 00:54:46,283 making friends with Octavia and Scribonia. 762 00:54:46,413 --> 00:54:48,285 It's not a good time to start that fight. 763 00:54:54,203 --> 00:54:55,683 Gaius won't give back power. 764 00:54:55,814 --> 00:54:57,772 Like Caesar, he's defying the Senate. 765 00:54:57,903 --> 00:54:59,296 Anything could happen. 766 00:55:01,036 --> 00:55:03,952 I embraced your father after Philippi. 767 00:55:04,083 --> 00:55:07,608 He asked me to look after you, but you betrayed him. 768 00:55:07,739 --> 00:55:09,654 You married the man who destroyed him 769 00:55:09,784 --> 00:55:12,700 and everything he believed in. 770 00:55:12,831 --> 00:55:14,876 You have nothing left to prove. 771 00:55:15,007 --> 00:55:16,922 Step back and make history 772 00:55:17,052 --> 00:55:19,490 as the Roman who restored the Republic. 773 00:55:21,970 --> 00:55:23,581 I don't want to be a dictator. 774 00:55:25,278 --> 00:55:26,627 I want to be a god. 775 00:55:29,978 --> 00:55:31,328 Then that's what we'll do.