1 00:00:22,979 --> 00:00:26,330 [Livia] The first rule of power is survival. 2 00:00:28,376 --> 00:00:30,552 But still it comes for me. 3 00:00:30,682 --> 00:00:33,555 Even now... when I'm alone in the dark. 4 00:00:34,904 --> 00:00:37,602 The scent of winter woods. 5 00:00:37,733 --> 00:00:40,257 The feel of icy stone. 6 00:00:40,388 --> 00:00:42,651 Sudden burst of blood. 7 00:00:42,781 --> 00:00:45,262 Because however many men you kill -- 8 00:00:45,393 --> 00:00:47,569 and I have had to kill many -- 9 00:00:47,699 --> 00:00:49,223 you never forget the first. 10 00:01:12,855 --> 00:01:15,684 ♪ And you can have a drink from the water... ♪ 11 00:01:15,814 --> 00:01:18,165 [Livia] No way! 12 00:01:18,295 --> 00:01:19,688 No way! [Laughing] 13 00:01:22,473 --> 00:01:24,301 -What's he doing here? -I told you. 14 00:01:24,432 --> 00:01:26,521 There won't be time before the wedding. 15 00:01:33,397 --> 00:01:35,095 Domina. 16 00:01:37,488 --> 00:01:39,142 There's nothing to be scared of. 17 00:01:39,273 --> 00:01:40,187 I know. 18 00:01:41,884 --> 00:01:43,320 I'm not scared. 19 00:01:43,451 --> 00:01:44,495 I'm just tired. 20 00:01:48,717 --> 00:01:50,414 No, wait. Stop. 21 00:01:50,545 --> 00:01:52,242 We'll start with a look at the penis. 22 00:01:52,373 --> 00:01:53,765 What? 23 00:01:53,896 --> 00:01:55,419 You'll thank me for this on your wedding night. 24 00:01:55,550 --> 00:01:56,464 No, I won't. 25 00:01:56,594 --> 00:01:58,640 You can go now, Archias. 26 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,559 We haven't finished yet, Domina. 27 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:05,647 Yes, we have. 28 00:02:06,822 --> 00:02:08,693 [Door opens] 29 00:02:08,824 --> 00:02:11,131 That's the front door. 30 00:02:12,654 --> 00:02:14,438 [Livius] I've just heard, 31 00:02:14,569 --> 00:02:16,658 there's a secret meeting tonight in the North. 32 00:02:16,788 --> 00:02:18,877 Antonius, Lepidus and Gaius Julius. 33 00:02:19,008 --> 00:02:21,880 [Piso] Ah, the thieves have run out of money. 34 00:02:22,011 --> 00:02:24,579 [Livius] Yes. They need to make a deal. 35 00:02:24,709 --> 00:02:26,537 Mm. 36 00:02:26,668 --> 00:02:28,931 We've just got rid of one dictator, 37 00:02:29,061 --> 00:02:31,238 now we might end up with three. 38 00:02:31,368 --> 00:02:34,458 [Piso] We should kill him -- Gaius Julius -- at the wedding. 39 00:02:35,807 --> 00:02:37,635 [Livius] My daughter's wedding? 40 00:02:37,766 --> 00:02:39,681 [Piso] What? It's practically a tradition. 41 00:02:39,811 --> 00:02:41,770 And we'll never get a better chance. 42 00:02:42,901 --> 00:02:44,468 [Livius] No. 43 00:02:44,599 --> 00:02:46,775 To butcher one of our own like that, 44 00:02:46,905 --> 00:02:49,734 it's... it's un-Roman. 45 00:02:52,998 --> 00:02:55,262 [Agrippa] It's the middle of fucking nowhere. 46 00:02:55,871 --> 00:02:57,525 It's a secret meeting. 47 00:02:57,655 --> 00:02:58,656 That's the point. 48 00:03:12,844 --> 00:03:15,543 They could be waiting inside and we wouldn't stand a chance. 49 00:03:15,673 --> 00:03:16,848 That's the way I'd do it. 50 00:03:16,979 --> 00:03:19,460 Get us out here on our own and finish it. 51 00:03:21,113 --> 00:03:23,551 Yes. 52 00:03:23,681 --> 00:03:26,641 That is the way you'd do it. 53 00:03:26,771 --> 00:03:30,471 I think they'll use us to get what they want 54 00:03:30,601 --> 00:03:32,299 and then get rid of us afterwards. 55 00:03:33,822 --> 00:03:35,519 That's the way I'd do it. 56 00:03:37,956 --> 00:03:39,784 -All right, then. -[Chuckles] 57 00:03:46,530 --> 00:03:48,358 Gaius Julius Caesar. 58 00:03:50,578 --> 00:03:52,493 Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. 59 00:04:09,727 --> 00:04:10,815 Daddy? 60 00:04:16,691 --> 00:04:17,605 [Chuckles] 61 00:04:25,961 --> 00:04:28,398 Are you nervous about getting married? 62 00:04:32,968 --> 00:04:35,275 Every Roman girl has to marry sometime. 63 00:04:40,062 --> 00:04:43,326 You're already fifteen, Little Bear. 64 00:04:45,415 --> 00:04:47,635 You've been putting it off two years now. 65 00:04:47,765 --> 00:04:49,419 He's a good man, Nero. 66 00:04:50,812 --> 00:04:53,728 A senator, a cousin. 67 00:04:53,858 --> 00:04:56,774 We went through the list together, more than once. 68 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,433 Livia Drusilla. 69 00:05:06,044 --> 00:05:07,394 It's not too late. 70 00:05:09,700 --> 00:05:10,571 It is a bit. 71 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:16,316 [Laughing] 72 00:05:19,014 --> 00:05:20,798 Marcus Antonius. 73 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:21,799 You're two days late. 74 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:23,453 Oh, at least. 75 00:05:31,940 --> 00:05:33,594 -Lepidus. -Gaius. 76 00:05:34,856 --> 00:05:36,640 What a pleasure to see you. 77 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:38,381 [Chuckling] 78 00:05:40,165 --> 00:05:42,037 I agree to all your terms. 79 00:05:42,167 --> 00:05:45,170 You can have Egypt and the East. 80 00:05:45,301 --> 00:05:47,172 You can have all the rest, and I'll take fucking Africa, 81 00:05:47,303 --> 00:05:48,696 thank you very much. 82 00:05:49,914 --> 00:05:51,699 Next... 83 00:05:51,829 --> 00:05:53,483 I'm right out of money. 84 00:05:54,528 --> 00:05:58,706 We're going to need 800 million, at least, 85 00:05:58,836 --> 00:06:00,621 to start a war and see it through. 86 00:06:00,751 --> 00:06:02,710 Why do we need to start a war? 87 00:06:03,580 --> 00:06:05,800 Brutus and Cassius have run away. 88 00:06:05,930 --> 00:06:07,758 We can't just leave them sitting in Greece 89 00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:08,977 with a big fucking army. 90 00:06:09,107 --> 00:06:10,370 It was your father they killed. 91 00:06:11,327 --> 00:06:12,894 You can avenge him. 92 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:19,770 Julius Caesar was my father, and I will avenge him. 93 00:06:19,901 --> 00:06:20,771 What are you suggesting? 94 00:06:23,165 --> 00:06:25,036 I'm suggesting that we think about 95 00:06:25,167 --> 00:06:27,691 the richest senators and knights in Rome. 96 00:06:28,779 --> 00:06:31,129 All the people behind the murder of Caesar. 97 00:06:31,260 --> 00:06:34,829 Anyone still backing Brutus and Cassius. 98 00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:38,049 Anyone who supports the Republic. 99 00:06:38,180 --> 00:06:40,922 Then we butcher them and seize all their assets. 100 00:06:47,015 --> 00:06:48,886 On some legal pretext. 101 00:06:49,017 --> 00:06:51,715 That would be at least a hundred senators. 102 00:06:51,846 --> 00:06:53,935 -And what, a thousand knights? -Mm, nearer two. 103 00:06:54,065 --> 00:06:55,806 [Lepidus laughing] 104 00:07:06,904 --> 00:07:07,949 You can't be taking this seriously? 105 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:10,691 This is insane. 106 00:07:15,957 --> 00:07:17,698 I've started a list. 107 00:07:17,828 --> 00:07:19,874 ♪♪ 108 00:08:13,188 --> 00:08:14,537 [Livia] Get away from me! 109 00:08:16,234 --> 00:08:18,759 Don't... don't you dare. 110 00:08:18,889 --> 00:08:20,325 No! 111 00:08:20,456 --> 00:08:22,110 No, I said go away! 112 00:08:23,894 --> 00:08:24,678 Domina. 113 00:08:25,940 --> 00:08:28,116 You're a Roman lady. 114 00:08:28,246 --> 00:08:29,726 All of it has to come off. 115 00:08:31,119 --> 00:08:32,947 Hmm? Every hair. 116 00:08:36,994 --> 00:08:38,039 Is this going to hurt? 117 00:08:39,910 --> 00:08:41,651 We can start with your underarms. 118 00:08:54,229 --> 00:08:55,926 [Livia screams] Ow! 119 00:08:58,929 --> 00:09:02,193 Fuck, Livius, what are you sacrificing? 120 00:09:02,324 --> 00:09:05,849 Sounds like your bride, I'm afraid. 121 00:09:05,980 --> 00:09:08,243 Don't ask. 122 00:09:08,373 --> 00:09:09,984 -You're early. -I brought over 123 00:09:10,114 --> 00:09:11,855 the amended marriage contract for you to sign. 124 00:09:14,118 --> 00:09:15,598 I can see you haven't heard. 125 00:09:17,165 --> 00:09:18,775 Uh... 126 00:09:18,906 --> 00:09:21,909 Gaius Julius has come to terms 127 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:25,042 with Marcus Antonius and Lepidus. 128 00:09:25,173 --> 00:09:27,915 They've divided up the provinces between themselves. 129 00:09:29,264 --> 00:09:30,482 And where are they now? 130 00:09:30,613 --> 00:09:32,528 Gaius Julius got back last night. 131 00:09:32,659 --> 00:09:34,269 He'll be here in a couple of hours. 132 00:09:34,399 --> 00:09:36,793 Oh, you invited him to my wedding. 133 00:09:36,924 --> 00:09:39,927 I like him. And I'd like to keep him close. 134 00:09:40,057 --> 00:09:42,190 Another fucking wedding. 135 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,061 As if we don't have enough of our own to go to 136 00:09:44,192 --> 00:09:45,933 without all these other people's as well. 137 00:09:46,063 --> 00:09:49,023 -You're lucky to be invited. -Not as lucky as you. 138 00:09:50,024 --> 00:09:51,155 [Laughing] 139 00:09:51,286 --> 00:09:52,722 Come here. 140 00:09:57,161 --> 00:09:59,120 When's your husband coming home? 141 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:00,861 [Octavia] Scribonia? Scribonia? 142 00:10:04,473 --> 00:10:07,128 [Scribonia] Octavia. Darling. 143 00:10:07,258 --> 00:10:09,217 I wasn't expecting you so soon. 144 00:10:09,347 --> 00:10:11,611 Neither was my brother, I see. 145 00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:14,962 I hope you're wearing a toga today. 146 00:10:15,092 --> 00:10:17,094 Livius is very informal. 147 00:10:17,225 --> 00:10:19,836 -Don't be ridiculous. -You're lucky to be invited. 148 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:20,881 Everyone will be there. 149 00:10:26,016 --> 00:10:28,105 OK, fine. I'll go home and change. 150 00:10:41,553 --> 00:10:44,078 How long has this been going on? 151 00:10:44,208 --> 00:10:47,385 Octavia, you know we've always liked each other. 152 00:10:47,516 --> 00:10:51,128 What I know is, my brother is engaged to Clodia Pulchra, 153 00:10:51,259 --> 00:10:53,261 and you're married to Publius Scipio. 154 00:10:53,391 --> 00:10:57,047 I... I want to marry him. Your brother. 155 00:10:57,178 --> 00:10:59,049 I'll wait for you in the atrium. 156 00:11:03,445 --> 00:11:07,101 But a word about my daughter before you go. 157 00:11:07,231 --> 00:11:09,712 Obviously, you hardly know her. 158 00:11:09,843 --> 00:11:12,976 She's attached to a particular slave, a lovely girl. 159 00:11:13,107 --> 00:11:14,978 Antigone. 160 00:11:15,109 --> 00:11:16,414 She was born in this house. 161 00:11:16,545 --> 00:11:18,373 She's got a gift for herbs and medicines. 162 00:11:18,503 --> 00:11:20,114 I... I'm sorry, Livius. 163 00:11:20,244 --> 00:11:22,159 I can't take on another mouth to feed. 164 00:11:23,073 --> 00:11:24,727 And, to be honest, 165 00:11:24,858 --> 00:11:27,121 I'm surprised you would want to encourage a friendship 166 00:11:27,251 --> 00:11:29,297 between my wife and a slave. 167 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,822 I'm afraid you misunderstand me. 168 00:11:34,432 --> 00:11:37,218 -Uh, that's freezing! -It's ice. 169 00:11:37,348 --> 00:11:39,263 It's supposed to be. 170 00:11:39,394 --> 00:11:40,917 You're not putting that anywhere else. 171 00:11:41,048 --> 00:11:43,790 Dominus wants his daughter and Antigone. 172 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:50,840 Livia. 173 00:11:53,582 --> 00:11:57,107 Ah, this is one of my "serious talks." 174 00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:58,848 [Chuckles] 175 00:11:59,936 --> 00:12:01,503 Little Bear, 176 00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:04,724 marriage and children are what Rome expects of you. 177 00:12:04,854 --> 00:12:08,031 But now I think it will ask something else. 178 00:12:08,162 --> 00:12:11,295 500 years ago, we ended the tyranny of kings, 179 00:12:11,426 --> 00:12:14,081 and since then, Rome has always been ruled by two consuls... 180 00:12:14,211 --> 00:12:16,300 Elected each year by its citizens. 181 00:12:16,431 --> 00:12:18,128 The sharing of power has made us great. 182 00:12:19,173 --> 00:12:23,351 Our family fought to establish the Republic. 183 00:12:23,481 --> 00:12:26,397 But now I think we'll have to fight again to keep it. 184 00:12:26,528 --> 00:12:28,225 You said the other factions were split. 185 00:12:28,356 --> 00:12:29,879 They were, until now. 186 00:12:32,099 --> 00:12:34,884 War will come, in the end. 187 00:12:37,539 --> 00:12:40,934 And I will fight with Brutus and Cassius. 188 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,940 It's on honor to give your life for something you believe in. 189 00:13:06,437 --> 00:13:08,178 They were your mother's. 190 00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:10,050 She'd want you to have them. 191 00:13:19,755 --> 00:13:21,061 I haven't forgotten. 192 00:13:21,191 --> 00:13:23,324 I'll see her now. Nero! 193 00:13:32,463 --> 00:13:33,856 Dominus. 194 00:13:36,641 --> 00:13:40,645 As a wedding present to Livia, I've arranged for your freedom. 195 00:13:40,776 --> 00:13:44,388 Duly witnessed by Tiberius Claudius Nero. 196 00:13:47,739 --> 00:13:51,134 You are now a Roman citizen, Antigone. 197 00:13:51,265 --> 00:13:52,309 Congratulations. 198 00:13:53,528 --> 00:13:56,357 But... where will I go? 199 00:13:57,619 --> 00:13:59,099 What will become of me? 200 00:13:59,229 --> 00:14:01,492 Well, you can marry if you want. 201 00:14:01,623 --> 00:14:03,494 And I'll provide a dowry. 202 00:14:03,625 --> 00:14:06,671 In the meantime, Nero has generously insisted 203 00:14:06,802 --> 00:14:09,674 that you go to his house with Livia as a companion. 204 00:14:09,805 --> 00:14:12,025 As a freedwoman. 205 00:14:12,155 --> 00:14:14,375 That is, if you want to. 206 00:14:29,259 --> 00:14:31,348 -Thank you. -[Both laughing] 207 00:14:48,452 --> 00:14:49,932 [Whistles] 208 00:14:51,542 --> 00:14:53,022 Are you sure about this? 209 00:14:53,153 --> 00:14:55,111 Why? We're invited. 210 00:14:55,242 --> 00:14:57,461 Livius is on the other side. 211 00:14:57,592 --> 00:14:59,333 Not yet, he isn't. 212 00:15:01,248 --> 00:15:02,466 He will be. Come on. 213 00:15:14,391 --> 00:15:17,307 Not too tight. 214 00:15:17,438 --> 00:15:20,397 It's bad luck if he can't undo it tonight. 215 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:38,938 Perfect. 216 00:15:43,203 --> 00:15:44,378 Excuse me. 217 00:15:44,508 --> 00:15:46,946 Move. Move. 218 00:15:49,557 --> 00:15:52,168 It's always a mistake to go with a pig. 219 00:15:53,474 --> 00:15:54,997 Far too intelligent. 220 00:15:55,693 --> 00:15:57,043 [Applause] 221 00:16:17,672 --> 00:16:19,413 [Livius] Thank you, Cicero. 222 00:16:19,543 --> 00:16:21,458 [Cicero] Welcome, friends, 223 00:16:21,589 --> 00:16:26,811 to the wedding of Tiberius Claudius Nero 224 00:16:26,942 --> 00:16:30,250 and Livia Drusilla. 225 00:16:30,380 --> 00:16:33,601 Great Juno, Goddess of Marriage and Fertility, 226 00:16:33,731 --> 00:16:37,431 accept this gift of life... 227 00:16:37,561 --> 00:16:39,476 They can sort of sense what's coming. 228 00:16:39,607 --> 00:16:41,478 [Cicero] ...and blood... 229 00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:44,525 Pigs. 230 00:16:44,655 --> 00:16:48,137 ...from this great house of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus. 231 00:16:52,402 --> 00:16:55,753 -Livia Drusilla, are you ready? -Yes. 232 00:16:55,884 --> 00:16:59,496 Tiberius Claudius Nero, do you agree? 233 00:16:59,627 --> 00:17:01,368 I do. 234 00:17:01,498 --> 00:17:02,499 Then she is yours. 235 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,164 Let's witness the contract! 236 00:17:25,783 --> 00:17:28,395 [Nero] Oh, come on Piso, there won't be a war. 237 00:17:28,525 --> 00:17:30,223 Everyone has too much to lose. 238 00:17:30,353 --> 00:17:31,615 [Libo] That's true. 239 00:17:31,746 --> 00:17:33,313 What does Gaius Julius have to lose? 240 00:17:33,443 --> 00:17:36,620 Ha! You see, Livius made the mistake 241 00:17:36,751 --> 00:17:39,493 of teaching his daughter how to think. 242 00:17:39,623 --> 00:17:41,625 She's right. 243 00:17:41,756 --> 00:17:44,193 He's the only one in the game with nothing to lose. 244 00:17:45,716 --> 00:17:46,630 Look at them, Agrippa. 245 00:17:47,936 --> 00:17:52,245 Old, fat, lazy, complacent. 246 00:17:52,375 --> 00:17:54,508 My worry's how to do it. 247 00:17:54,638 --> 00:17:56,858 Killing over two thousand men'll take the best part of a legion 248 00:17:56,988 --> 00:17:59,426 -going into the city at once. -Mm. 249 00:17:59,556 --> 00:18:01,645 It's impossible at night. 250 00:18:01,776 --> 00:18:04,431 Streets are rammed with wagons. 251 00:18:04,561 --> 00:18:06,650 It's impossible in daylight. The streets are jammed with people. 252 00:18:06,781 --> 00:18:08,652 We'll put a price on their heads. A big one. 253 00:18:08,783 --> 00:18:09,784 Their own slaves will betray them. 254 00:18:09,914 --> 00:18:12,569 Their wives, their neighbors. 255 00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:14,223 They'll be torn apart. 256 00:18:15,877 --> 00:18:18,227 All we have to do is block the city gates. 257 00:18:32,676 --> 00:18:34,635 If Livia keeps on staring at you, 258 00:18:34,765 --> 00:18:36,593 even her husband might notice. 259 00:18:38,465 --> 00:18:40,380 I want a house like this. 260 00:18:40,510 --> 00:18:43,122 Well, you can have this one soon. 261 00:18:43,252 --> 00:18:47,561 -I like Livius. -[Agrippa] You were there. 262 00:18:47,691 --> 00:18:49,476 -They want him on the list. -I'll give them Cicero instead. 263 00:18:49,606 --> 00:18:51,391 -Cicero? -Mm. 264 00:18:51,521 --> 00:18:52,653 He's backed us from the start. 265 00:18:52,783 --> 00:18:55,395 I'll get Livius taken off in return. 266 00:18:55,525 --> 00:18:57,701 No, not Livius. You'll never save him. 267 00:18:58,876 --> 00:19:00,269 I can try. 268 00:19:12,629 --> 00:19:13,413 Fuck off. 269 00:19:15,676 --> 00:19:18,287 -Gaius. -[Gaius chuckles] Livius. 270 00:19:19,897 --> 00:19:22,291 -Is that running water? -Yes. 271 00:19:22,422 --> 00:19:23,814 Mm. 272 00:19:23,945 --> 00:19:26,643 We got connected to the aqueduct last year. 273 00:19:26,774 --> 00:19:28,993 -It cost a fortune. -Mm. 274 00:19:29,124 --> 00:19:32,432 But the old pit was unbearable in summer. 275 00:19:33,781 --> 00:19:35,522 Fuck. I hate togas. 276 00:19:35,652 --> 00:19:36,566 Allow me. 277 00:19:43,399 --> 00:19:45,706 Marcus Livius, 278 00:19:45,836 --> 00:19:47,751 I'm asking for your friendship... 279 00:19:47,882 --> 00:19:49,666 and your support. 280 00:19:49,797 --> 00:19:51,494 You have my friendship. 281 00:19:51,625 --> 00:19:53,844 As for my support, 282 00:19:53,975 --> 00:19:55,803 the Republic may not be perfect, 283 00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:58,936 but it's better than the alternative. 284 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:02,462 Kings, dictators and civil war. 285 00:20:05,813 --> 00:20:07,597 And that's why I'm asking for your support. 286 00:20:08,859 --> 00:20:10,470 It's not too late. 287 00:20:17,912 --> 00:20:21,524 Why didn't you join the plot to kill Caesar? 288 00:20:25,485 --> 00:20:26,573 It was... 289 00:20:27,487 --> 00:20:28,488 un-Roman. 290 00:20:51,989 --> 00:20:53,687 [Scribonia] Gods, he's lucky. 291 00:20:53,817 --> 00:20:56,472 Every man in Rome wanted Livia's dowry. 292 00:20:56,603 --> 00:20:58,518 Over a million in farmland, I heard. 293 00:20:58,648 --> 00:21:02,739 Yes, Livius auditioned them for years. 294 00:21:02,870 --> 00:21:06,352 Someone told me that he caught the pox off an actress. 295 00:21:06,482 --> 00:21:07,614 Who? 296 00:21:07,744 --> 00:21:09,616 Livius? 297 00:21:09,746 --> 00:21:11,792 No, no, stupid. Nero. 298 00:21:12,967 --> 00:21:14,751 [Laughing] 299 00:21:17,754 --> 00:21:19,756 Oh, dear, poor Livia. 300 00:21:19,887 --> 00:21:21,715 Welcome to marriage. 301 00:21:21,845 --> 00:21:23,630 I can let her have some ointment. 302 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,632 But of course with a father like Livius it had to be 303 00:21:25,762 --> 00:21:27,938 a staunch Republican from one of the old families. 304 00:21:28,069 --> 00:21:30,550 There must have been someone without a venereal disease. 305 00:21:35,642 --> 00:21:38,862 Um, I'm younger, prettier and richer than you. 306 00:21:38,993 --> 00:21:40,603 So why are you laughing at me? 307 00:21:42,605 --> 00:21:44,303 You're lucky to be here. 308 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:47,306 Both of you. 309 00:22:08,588 --> 00:22:09,806 [Moaning] 310 00:22:17,945 --> 00:22:19,599 [Moaning continues] 311 00:22:35,092 --> 00:22:36,964 [Heavy breathing] 312 00:22:44,624 --> 00:22:45,755 [Moaning intensifies] 313 00:23:19,049 --> 00:23:20,747 She's Cicero's wife. 314 00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:22,009 Yes. 315 00:23:23,924 --> 00:23:25,839 I thought Cicero was your friend. 316 00:23:26,796 --> 00:23:28,407 He is. 317 00:23:30,365 --> 00:23:32,846 He married her because her family's rich. 318 00:23:32,976 --> 00:23:34,238 That's why everybody gets married. 319 00:23:34,369 --> 00:23:36,197 Money, power, family. 320 00:23:36,327 --> 00:23:39,809 They're the only things that matter. 321 00:23:39,940 --> 00:23:42,029 Hmm! To the son of a moneylender I'm sure that's true. 322 00:23:42,159 --> 00:23:43,552 Hmm! 323 00:23:44,597 --> 00:23:45,989 Grandson. 324 00:24:02,049 --> 00:24:03,920 [Groans] 325 00:24:04,051 --> 00:24:05,705 That's my bed. 326 00:24:28,771 --> 00:24:30,860 What happened to you? 327 00:24:30,991 --> 00:24:33,776 Your affair with Cicero's wife is indiscreet and unseemly. 328 00:24:33,907 --> 00:24:35,735 It will damage you. 329 00:24:35,865 --> 00:24:37,476 That's before we talk about Scribonia. 330 00:24:39,086 --> 00:24:41,610 Do you want to be taken seriously or not? 331 00:24:41,741 --> 00:24:42,698 Grow up. 332 00:24:48,225 --> 00:24:50,750 You were right. I can't save Livius. 333 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,491 [Applause] 334 00:25:02,196 --> 00:25:04,851 Gaius Julius put his tongue in my mouth. 335 00:25:04,981 --> 00:25:06,809 Just his tongue? 336 00:25:43,237 --> 00:25:45,544 [Fingers snap, applause] 337 00:27:10,019 --> 00:27:12,108 [Grunting] 338 00:27:22,858 --> 00:27:24,643 [Heavy breathing] 339 00:27:30,910 --> 00:27:32,651 [Moaning] 340 00:27:46,969 --> 00:27:48,667 [Livia gasps] 341 00:27:50,973 --> 00:27:52,801 [Heavy breathing] 342 00:28:03,856 --> 00:28:05,161 [Panting] 343 00:28:44,331 --> 00:28:46,376 Heading south... 344 00:28:46,507 --> 00:28:48,030 for the winter. 345 00:28:48,161 --> 00:28:50,119 What? 346 00:28:50,250 --> 00:28:51,947 The birds. 347 00:28:56,473 --> 00:28:58,258 They're getting out while they can. 348 00:28:59,389 --> 00:29:01,870 Mm. 349 00:29:02,001 --> 00:29:03,872 Is that a good omen? 350 00:29:06,309 --> 00:29:07,180 Of course it is. 351 00:29:14,187 --> 00:29:15,754 Let's do it. 352 00:29:18,452 --> 00:29:20,062 Move! 353 00:29:26,416 --> 00:29:27,896 Close the gate. 354 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:44,913 [Vinnius] Livius! 355 00:29:47,089 --> 00:29:48,917 Marcus Livius! 356 00:29:56,142 --> 00:29:58,013 We were sent to save your life. 357 00:30:04,106 --> 00:30:05,804 [Banging on door] 358 00:30:07,283 --> 00:30:08,807 [Livius] Livia! 359 00:30:09,416 --> 00:30:11,244 Livia! 360 00:30:11,374 --> 00:30:12,941 -That's the Dominus. -[Banging continues] 361 00:30:13,072 --> 00:30:14,943 Livia! 362 00:30:17,598 --> 00:30:18,947 -Livia? -Daddy? 363 00:30:20,253 --> 00:30:21,167 Who's that? 364 00:30:26,172 --> 00:30:29,001 The war has come, Little Bear. 365 00:30:29,131 --> 00:30:30,916 Livius, what are you doing here? 366 00:30:31,046 --> 00:30:33,440 For the last time, a list of names is going up in the forum. 367 00:30:33,570 --> 00:30:35,572 Senators and knights. 368 00:30:35,703 --> 00:30:37,966 And 100,000 sesterces on every head. 369 00:30:38,097 --> 00:30:39,359 What? Well, am I on it? 370 00:30:40,403 --> 00:30:42,579 No, but I am. 371 00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:45,408 Now, get yourself dressed and warn everyone you can think of. 372 00:30:45,539 --> 00:30:47,236 Start with Piso. 373 00:30:48,455 --> 00:30:49,978 Come on. 374 00:30:52,111 --> 00:30:53,503 Let me come. 375 00:30:53,634 --> 00:30:56,071 I'm going to Greece 376 00:30:56,202 --> 00:30:58,030 to join Brutus and Cassius. 377 00:30:59,205 --> 00:31:01,337 And afterwards, I'll find you. 378 00:31:04,558 --> 00:31:07,996 Remember your family and your duty. 379 00:31:09,606 --> 00:31:10,912 Always. 380 00:31:14,220 --> 00:31:15,961 Father? 381 00:31:18,572 --> 00:31:20,356 Antigone thinks I might be pregnant. 382 00:31:25,318 --> 00:31:27,320 A grandson. 383 00:31:29,496 --> 00:31:32,020 Well, I wouldn't waste your time with a girl. 384 00:31:37,460 --> 00:31:42,030 If she's anything like you, Little Bear, I'll be happy. 385 00:32:07,403 --> 00:32:09,188 [Panting] 386 00:32:17,457 --> 00:32:19,938 [People screaming, shouting] 387 00:32:22,331 --> 00:32:23,245 [Groans] 388 00:32:31,514 --> 00:32:33,081 [Groans] 389 00:32:41,916 --> 00:32:44,266 Hello, Salassus. 390 00:32:55,321 --> 00:32:57,279 Marcus Tullius Cicero. 391 00:33:00,239 --> 00:33:01,196 [Groaning] 392 00:33:12,773 --> 00:33:15,123 It's nothing personal. 393 00:33:16,733 --> 00:33:18,735 [Octavia] Is this really necessary, Gaius? 394 00:33:18,866 --> 00:33:22,130 Depends what you mean by "necessary." 395 00:33:40,453 --> 00:33:42,063 Come back safe. 396 00:34:33,593 --> 00:34:34,681 [Livius] "My Little Bear, 397 00:34:37,858 --> 00:34:40,382 "thank you for your letter. 398 00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:45,083 "I wish you a safe and beautiful birth. 399 00:34:47,563 --> 00:34:51,089 "The army of the Dictators has found us in Greece. 400 00:34:53,569 --> 00:34:57,138 "I saw Gaius Julius, just briefly, on the other side. 401 00:34:59,488 --> 00:35:02,752 "That young scamp at your wedding. 402 00:35:02,883 --> 00:35:06,321 "It's only a year since that day in Rome, 403 00:35:06,452 --> 00:35:08,541 "but it seems like a lifetime. 404 00:35:09,890 --> 00:35:12,458 "Tomorrow we fight again. 405 00:35:12,588 --> 00:35:15,548 "The day will be decisive, one way or the other, 406 00:35:15,678 --> 00:35:17,550 "for the Republic. 407 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:19,813 "If I should fall, 408 00:35:19,943 --> 00:35:22,468 "come and find me across the river in the Underworld, 409 00:35:22,598 --> 00:35:25,558 "when your time comes. 410 00:35:25,688 --> 00:35:28,387 "I'll be waiting for you with your mother. 411 00:35:29,953 --> 00:35:32,260 "And, unfortunately, hers. 412 00:35:35,437 --> 00:35:37,135 "Your proud father... 413 00:35:40,703 --> 00:35:42,618 "Marcus Livius. 414 00:35:49,016 --> 00:35:53,281 "Dated Philippi, eleven days before the kalends of November." 415 00:36:08,601 --> 00:36:09,732 [Baby crying] 416 00:36:27,707 --> 00:36:29,709 [Nero] The armies met in Greece. 417 00:36:29,839 --> 00:36:31,493 Brutus and Cassius are dead. Their armies are scattered. 418 00:36:31,624 --> 00:36:33,539 My father, what happened to him? 419 00:36:33,669 --> 00:36:35,628 -Where is he? -How should I know? 420 00:36:35,758 --> 00:36:37,804 We have to go! 421 00:36:37,934 --> 00:36:39,501 There's a new list, and I'm on it. 422 00:36:39,632 --> 00:36:41,460 Go where? 423 00:36:41,590 --> 00:36:44,637 This war, it will bring everyone to their knees! 424 00:36:44,767 --> 00:36:46,552 At the end there'll be big opportunities 425 00:36:46,682 --> 00:36:48,423 for anyone left alive. 426 00:36:48,554 --> 00:36:49,598 Is that why you wouldn't fight? 427 00:36:49,729 --> 00:36:52,253 Livia, the Republic's dead. 428 00:36:53,994 --> 00:36:56,823 It's time to take a different side. 429 00:36:56,953 --> 00:36:58,694 [Baby crying] 430 00:37:00,522 --> 00:37:02,437 You don't have to go with him. 431 00:37:02,568 --> 00:37:04,352 Other wives have stayed behind. 432 00:37:04,483 --> 00:37:05,614 Honorably. 433 00:37:07,050 --> 00:37:09,227 That would be un-Roman. 434 00:37:10,489 --> 00:37:12,360 Shh! 435 00:37:13,666 --> 00:37:15,363 [Baby crying] 436 00:37:19,976 --> 00:37:21,630 Come on! 437 00:37:30,726 --> 00:37:32,598 Quickly! Get a bloody move on! 438 00:37:38,865 --> 00:37:40,258 Here. 439 00:37:41,824 --> 00:37:43,261 Hurry! 440 00:38:05,805 --> 00:38:07,285 They're burning it. 441 00:38:10,636 --> 00:38:12,638 Which side do we take now? 442 00:38:12,768 --> 00:38:14,509 Sicily. 443 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:16,685 -We're going to Sicily. -Sicily? 444 00:38:18,774 --> 00:38:21,081 Sextus Pompeius is holed up there. 445 00:38:21,211 --> 00:38:22,952 His fleet controls the seas, and they can't get to him. 446 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:24,693 We will be safe there. 447 00:38:24,824 --> 00:38:26,565 -You said that about Perugia. -What? 448 00:38:27,957 --> 00:38:30,612 We're tired of running, Nero. 449 00:38:30,743 --> 00:38:32,919 We can go to Gaius Julius. He's less than a mile away. 450 00:38:33,049 --> 00:38:34,964 I will never crawl in front of that fucking kid! 451 00:38:35,095 --> 00:38:36,531 He'll pardon us. 452 00:38:36,662 --> 00:38:38,707 I don't want his fucking pardon! 453 00:38:39,447 --> 00:38:41,144 Then let me go. I'll speak to him. 454 00:38:41,275 --> 00:38:44,626 I would rather kill you first and the boy! 455 00:38:45,975 --> 00:38:48,891 Sextus will welcome my support. 456 00:38:50,676 --> 00:38:52,504 He hates Gaius as much as I do. 457 00:38:59,728 --> 00:39:01,600 Lord. 458 00:39:01,730 --> 00:39:04,603 Maecenas is here with Sextus Pompeius. 459 00:39:06,822 --> 00:39:08,563 Hmm. 460 00:39:09,651 --> 00:39:12,567 I told you Maecenas could get Sextus to come. 461 00:39:14,003 --> 00:39:15,614 [Sharpening knives] 462 00:39:15,744 --> 00:39:18,138 No. 463 00:39:18,268 --> 00:39:20,445 No, we are not going to kill him. 464 00:39:22,708 --> 00:39:24,013 You might never get another chance. 465 00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:26,625 His fucking fleet's starving Rome to death. 466 00:39:26,755 --> 00:39:28,409 We need a deal. 467 00:39:33,632 --> 00:39:34,720 Ugh! 468 00:39:34,850 --> 00:39:36,504 -Maecenas. -Gaius. 469 00:39:39,768 --> 00:39:41,030 Where's Sextus? 470 00:39:41,161 --> 00:39:42,684 There's just the slightest hitch. 471 00:39:42,815 --> 00:39:44,556 He thinks you're going to kill him. 472 00:39:49,822 --> 00:39:51,432 What? 473 00:40:09,668 --> 00:40:10,930 Sextus! 474 00:40:12,671 --> 00:40:14,673 Gaius. 475 00:40:14,803 --> 00:40:16,588 You're a long way from Sicily! 476 00:40:17,806 --> 00:40:19,417 So are you! 477 00:40:22,028 --> 00:40:23,943 [Laughing] 478 00:40:27,337 --> 00:40:28,861 So are you. 479 00:40:33,822 --> 00:40:35,433 Ah. 480 00:40:45,225 --> 00:40:46,879 [Scribonia] Uh! Octavia! 481 00:40:47,009 --> 00:40:49,185 The Gods! Give me one of those. 482 00:40:49,316 --> 00:40:52,101 Take Marcellus. He's such a lump. 483 00:40:52,232 --> 00:40:54,060 I can manage Marcella. 484 00:40:56,192 --> 00:40:59,195 Wow. How much did this cost? 485 00:40:59,326 --> 00:41:02,634 My brother came into some money, as you know. 486 00:41:02,764 --> 00:41:03,939 Excuse the mess. 487 00:41:04,070 --> 00:41:06,507 Gaius has only just got back to Rome. 488 00:41:06,638 --> 00:41:09,771 He's too busy to bully the builders, so I offered to help. 489 00:41:09,902 --> 00:41:12,644 It helps take my mind off everything. 490 00:41:12,774 --> 00:41:13,645 Do you like it? 491 00:41:13,775 --> 00:41:15,821 I... I do. [Chuckles] 492 00:41:15,951 --> 00:41:18,084 That's good... because you'll be living here soon. 493 00:41:20,216 --> 00:41:22,044 My brother's proposing a marriage to you 494 00:41:22,175 --> 00:41:23,872 as part of the treaty with Sextus. 495 00:41:24,003 --> 00:41:25,613 -Oh. -[Baby crying] 496 00:41:33,882 --> 00:41:37,538 I told you you'd find my family useful. 497 00:41:37,669 --> 00:41:41,063 Of course, negotiations are bound to drag on for months. 498 00:41:43,892 --> 00:41:45,764 That's what Gaius says anyway. 499 00:41:47,896 --> 00:41:49,768 What? 500 00:41:49,898 --> 00:41:51,813 -Aren't you happy for me? -Yes. 501 00:41:53,162 --> 00:41:55,774 Yes. 502 00:41:55,904 --> 00:41:57,515 But I am to marry Marcus Antonius 503 00:41:57,645 --> 00:42:00,518 to seal the truce between him and my brother. 504 00:42:02,041 --> 00:42:04,391 The latest one, anyway. 505 00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:08,047 You're not even half-way through your mourning period. 506 00:42:08,177 --> 00:42:10,266 I could hardly say no to Gaius. 507 00:42:10,397 --> 00:42:12,704 -[Baby cries] -[Indistinct comforting] 508 00:42:14,967 --> 00:42:17,143 I must say, 509 00:42:17,273 --> 00:42:20,102 after two children in two years 510 00:42:20,233 --> 00:42:23,062 and losing a husband, 511 00:42:23,192 --> 00:42:25,107 I'd hoped to be left alone. 512 00:42:25,238 --> 00:42:26,674 For a while at least. 513 00:42:29,198 --> 00:42:32,680 And you always worry each birth will be your last. 514 00:42:42,472 --> 00:42:44,779 [Octavia] That's all in the past now, isn't it, Gaius? 515 00:42:51,394 --> 00:42:55,921 Either of you two ever hear what became of Tiberius Nero? 516 00:42:56,051 --> 00:42:59,011 -Nero? -Why do you care about him? 517 00:42:59,141 --> 00:43:01,100 We never found his body in Perugia. 518 00:43:01,230 --> 00:43:03,276 Why? 519 00:43:03,406 --> 00:43:05,800 A lot of stragglers have been washing up in Sicily. 520 00:43:05,931 --> 00:43:07,106 Sextus is taking them in. 521 00:43:07,976 --> 00:43:11,327 He must be dead by now. Surely. 522 00:43:11,458 --> 00:43:15,375 -His wife was gorgeous, though. -Livia? 523 00:43:15,505 --> 00:43:18,770 I've forgotten all about her. The Golden Girl of the Claudii. 524 00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:20,293 Oh, dear. 525 00:43:20,423 --> 00:43:22,034 The arrogance at her wedding. Do you remember? 526 00:43:24,384 --> 00:43:26,168 What a brilliant match that turned out to be. 527 00:43:26,299 --> 00:43:27,866 [Maecenas] It's true, 528 00:43:27,996 --> 00:43:29,215 her husband displayed a rare genius 529 00:43:29,345 --> 00:43:31,086 for picking the wrong side. 530 00:43:31,217 --> 00:43:32,914 [Agrippa] Well... 531 00:43:33,045 --> 00:43:34,873 his Republican principles didn't last long either. 532 00:43:35,003 --> 00:43:37,223 Yes, what would her father have said? 533 00:43:40,182 --> 00:43:42,315 Livius was a man of honor. 534 00:43:42,445 --> 00:43:45,144 He fought to the end at Philippi. 535 00:43:45,274 --> 00:43:46,754 You still took everything he had. 536 00:43:46,885 --> 00:43:48,626 Yes, we did. 537 00:43:51,106 --> 00:43:52,891 Anyway... 538 00:43:53,021 --> 00:43:54,632 poor Livia. 539 00:44:14,129 --> 00:44:15,130 [Livia] Archias! 540 00:44:15,261 --> 00:44:17,045 You can see the smoke. 541 00:44:19,526 --> 00:44:21,702 We've seen nobody in over a week. 542 00:44:27,969 --> 00:44:29,144 They're ready. 543 00:44:30,276 --> 00:44:32,060 They're ready! 544 00:44:38,937 --> 00:44:40,808 His fever's no worse. 545 00:44:45,073 --> 00:44:46,684 It would be kinder to let him die. 546 00:44:47,989 --> 00:44:50,252 We both know it. 547 00:44:50,383 --> 00:44:53,081 Be clear what you ask the Gods for. 548 00:44:57,259 --> 00:44:58,173 Come and eat. 549 00:45:01,611 --> 00:45:03,918 [Indistinct chattering in distance] 550 00:45:08,488 --> 00:45:10,142 [Dacius] Smells good. 551 00:45:10,272 --> 00:45:12,057 [Nero] I'm afraid there isn't much of it. 552 00:45:14,102 --> 00:45:15,234 But, of course, you're welcome. 553 00:45:24,373 --> 00:45:26,941 You're a long way off the main roads up here. 554 00:45:27,899 --> 00:45:30,945 You're lucky it was us that found you. 555 00:45:31,076 --> 00:45:33,252 Loyal veterans. Have we met? 556 00:45:34,340 --> 00:45:37,735 Your face... seems familiar. What's your name? 557 00:45:40,041 --> 00:45:41,782 Gaius Vipsanius Varus. 558 00:45:41,913 --> 00:45:44,742 A relation to the great Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, I assume? 559 00:45:45,525 --> 00:45:46,874 Very distant. 560 00:45:47,005 --> 00:45:49,224 A hard man. 561 00:45:49,355 --> 00:45:52,140 We fought against him at Philippi. 562 00:45:52,271 --> 00:45:54,403 We were part of the 27th, under Brutus. 563 00:45:54,534 --> 00:45:56,318 Were you at Philippi, Lord? 564 00:45:56,449 --> 00:45:59,234 Is that where I know you from? 565 00:45:59,365 --> 00:46:00,932 Marcus Livius Claudianus. 566 00:46:02,281 --> 00:46:03,891 He was at Philippi. 567 00:46:04,674 --> 00:46:07,068 -With the army of Brutus. -Yes. 568 00:46:07,199 --> 00:46:08,287 Yes, he was. 569 00:46:10,419 --> 00:46:12,291 We never heard what became of him. 570 00:46:12,421 --> 00:46:14,989 You knew him, Lady? 571 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:16,774 My husband was his wine merchant. 572 00:46:19,124 --> 00:46:20,255 You're a wine merchant. 573 00:46:20,386 --> 00:46:22,170 He owes us money. 574 00:46:23,519 --> 00:46:24,912 [Chuckling] 575 00:46:29,351 --> 00:46:30,962 Marcus Livius. 576 00:46:31,527 --> 00:46:32,877 After the battle... 577 00:46:34,443 --> 00:46:36,097 he drove a sword through his guts. 578 00:46:37,403 --> 00:46:39,318 Bled to death. Slowly. 579 00:46:40,580 --> 00:46:42,321 I saw his body. 580 00:46:48,457 --> 00:46:50,155 We won't get our money, then. 581 00:46:52,287 --> 00:46:53,201 But... 582 00:46:56,030 --> 00:46:57,205 he was lucky. 583 00:47:00,992 --> 00:47:03,124 When you think of what happened to all the rest of them. 584 00:47:07,128 --> 00:47:10,175 All those aristocrats in Rome. 585 00:47:10,305 --> 00:47:13,613 Butchered in their own homes. 586 00:47:13,743 --> 00:47:18,183 Running for their lives in the sewers, they say. 587 00:47:18,313 --> 00:47:21,360 And nothing left in the world but the clothes they escaped in. 588 00:47:24,450 --> 00:47:26,060 Fugitives. 589 00:47:33,372 --> 00:47:36,244 A hundred thousand sesterces... 590 00:47:38,246 --> 00:47:39,944 on every head. 591 00:47:45,210 --> 00:47:46,124 Run! 592 00:47:47,255 --> 00:47:48,213 Argh! 593 00:47:49,257 --> 00:47:50,345 [Grunting] 594 00:47:54,306 --> 00:47:56,134 [Grunting continues] 595 00:48:11,149 --> 00:48:12,063 No! 596 00:48:12,628 --> 00:48:13,891 No! 597 00:48:21,594 --> 00:48:24,597 Make it easy, and I won't kill you after. 598 00:48:24,727 --> 00:48:26,207 -[Whimpers] -Open your legs. 599 00:48:28,514 --> 00:48:32,170 Nice and wide. 600 00:48:32,300 --> 00:48:36,087 And afterwards, we'll find your friends. 601 00:48:38,219 --> 00:48:39,307 [Livia grunts] 602 00:48:45,835 --> 00:48:47,185 [Grunting] 603 00:49:17,258 --> 00:49:18,738 Tiberius. 604 00:49:18,868 --> 00:49:21,001 Oh! Hey... 605 00:49:22,698 --> 00:49:24,352 Hey. Hey. 606 00:49:39,585 --> 00:49:42,109 [Sobs gently] 607 00:49:57,603 --> 00:49:59,561 [Sobbing] 608 00:50:09,484 --> 00:50:10,529 Don't worry. 609 00:50:11,791 --> 00:50:13,097 They're dead. 610 00:50:13,227 --> 00:50:14,750 And so is Archias! 611 00:50:14,881 --> 00:50:16,274 But at least you're all right! 612 00:50:50,482 --> 00:50:52,310 What are you doing? 613 00:50:53,876 --> 00:50:55,443 The ground's too hard to bury him. 614 00:50:57,358 --> 00:50:58,968 Did they touch you? 615 00:50:59,099 --> 00:51:00,361 [shouting] Did they touch you? 616 00:51:02,450 --> 00:51:05,453 Oh, forget it. Forget it! 617 00:51:05,584 --> 00:51:07,325 I told you they could see that fire for miles! 618 00:51:07,455 --> 00:51:08,761 Well, come on! 619 00:51:08,891 --> 00:51:10,458 There might be more of them. 620 00:51:12,808 --> 00:51:14,593 -Wait! -Come on! 621 00:51:14,723 --> 00:51:17,465 Stop! Nero, wait! 622 00:51:17,596 --> 00:51:18,640 Nero! 623 00:51:19,554 --> 00:51:21,078 Nero! 624 00:51:22,557 --> 00:51:24,211 Antigone! 625 00:51:25,691 --> 00:51:27,171 Wait! 626 00:51:27,301 --> 00:51:28,259 Nero! 627 00:51:29,260 --> 00:51:30,391 Nero! 628 00:51:32,437 --> 00:51:34,700 Antigone! 629 00:51:34,830 --> 00:51:37,572 Antigone! 630 00:51:39,531 --> 00:51:42,099 ♪♪