1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:03,264 We're going to need 800 million 2 00:00:03,394 --> 00:00:05,048 to start a war and see it through. 3 00:00:05,179 --> 00:00:07,659 -There won't be a war. -Everyone has too much to lose. 4 00:00:07,790 --> 00:00:09,879 As a wedding present, Olivia, I've arranged for your freedom. 5 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:11,663 Yes! [Both laughing] 6 00:00:11,794 --> 00:00:13,665 A list of names is going up in the Forum, 7 00:00:13,796 --> 00:00:16,407 and 100,000 sesterces on every head. 8 00:00:16,538 --> 00:00:17,408 Warn everyone you can think of. 9 00:00:18,931 --> 00:00:20,542 [gasping] 10 00:00:20,672 --> 00:00:21,717 It's nothing personal. 11 00:00:23,588 --> 00:00:25,373 -[grunts] -Which side do we take now? 12 00:00:25,503 --> 00:00:27,418 We're going to Sicily. 13 00:00:27,549 --> 00:00:28,593 -[Woman moaning] -Open your legs. 14 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:31,292 -Nice and wide. -[screams] 15 00:00:34,425 --> 00:00:36,253 They're dead. And so are our kids! 16 00:00:36,384 --> 00:00:38,038 But at least you're all right. 17 00:00:39,474 --> 00:00:42,303 Antigone! 18 00:00:58,580 --> 00:01:00,190 [indistinct chattering] 19 00:01:09,504 --> 00:01:11,941 -Wine. -Ooh. 20 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:13,464 I hate this sort of thing. 21 00:01:14,552 --> 00:01:15,771 Gaius. 22 00:01:20,384 --> 00:01:22,082 [Crowd cheering] 23 00:01:36,487 --> 00:01:38,924 Fuck you. 24 00:01:39,055 --> 00:01:41,362 Fuck you all. 25 00:01:42,624 --> 00:01:46,410 Give us your money and die. 26 00:01:50,545 --> 00:01:51,763 [cheering] 27 00:02:02,426 --> 00:02:04,124 [indistinct shouting] 28 00:02:12,610 --> 00:02:17,354 From his hiding place on the island of Sicily, 29 00:02:17,485 --> 00:02:20,836 the rebel Sextus Pompeius 30 00:02:20,966 --> 00:02:24,405 has begged us for peace! 31 00:02:24,535 --> 00:02:27,669 The sea lanes to Rome are open again! 32 00:02:27,799 --> 00:02:30,454 The grain ships are coming! 33 00:02:30,585 --> 00:02:33,457 The famine is over! 34 00:02:33,588 --> 00:02:35,546 [Crowd cheering] 35 00:02:47,471 --> 00:02:48,951 [retches] 36 00:02:49,081 --> 00:02:51,171 [coughs] 37 00:02:56,611 --> 00:02:58,308 Oh, no. 38 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:04,488 -[screaming] -[glass breaking] 39 00:03:11,626 --> 00:03:13,671 [panting] 40 00:03:15,499 --> 00:03:17,719 Haven't you finished with me yet? 41 00:03:17,849 --> 00:03:19,851 Haven't you punished me enough? 42 00:03:19,982 --> 00:03:20,896 Livia! 43 00:03:21,810 --> 00:03:23,986 I'm fucking... 44 00:03:24,116 --> 00:03:26,249 fucking... 45 00:03:26,380 --> 00:03:27,337 pregnant. 46 00:03:36,128 --> 00:03:37,608 Livia. 47 00:03:38,609 --> 00:03:39,741 Hey. 48 00:03:39,871 --> 00:03:41,656 Are you insane? 49 00:03:42,874 --> 00:03:44,354 How can I be pregnant? 50 00:03:44,485 --> 00:03:45,877 My wife... 51 00:03:46,008 --> 00:03:48,358 smashing up his household shrine, 52 00:03:48,489 --> 00:03:49,925 in front of the slaves, 53 00:03:50,055 --> 00:03:53,798 offending all the gods and our host at the same time! 54 00:03:53,929 --> 00:03:55,539 You haven't been near me. 55 00:03:55,670 --> 00:03:59,021 Haven't you forgotten we are completely... 56 00:03:59,151 --> 00:04:00,805 Hey! 57 00:04:00,936 --> 00:04:03,068 We're completely dependent on his charity. 58 00:04:03,199 --> 00:04:05,419 Only that one time. 59 00:04:05,549 --> 00:04:07,551 He's been taking a risk. 60 00:04:07,682 --> 00:04:10,119 Huh? He's taking a risk sheltering us. 61 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:12,556 Do you understand that? 62 00:04:12,687 --> 00:04:14,602 [grunting] 63 00:04:14,732 --> 00:04:16,734 Our enemies are all around us! 64 00:04:16,865 --> 00:04:20,782 Antonius, Lepidus, Gaius. 65 00:04:20,912 --> 00:04:24,786 Sicily is the last refuge left. 66 00:04:24,916 --> 00:04:26,657 This is it for us. 67 00:04:28,877 --> 00:04:31,662 Oh, I know. 68 00:04:31,793 --> 00:04:33,664 Go and explain yourself to Sextus. 69 00:04:33,795 --> 00:04:36,624 He just got back from Rome. 70 00:04:36,754 --> 00:04:38,539 [Tiberius] Mama. 71 00:04:38,669 --> 00:04:40,715 Oh, hey. 72 00:04:40,845 --> 00:04:42,456 Oh... 73 00:04:42,586 --> 00:04:43,805 Tiberius. 74 00:04:43,935 --> 00:04:45,154 I'm sorry, Sextus. 75 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:46,982 [Sextus] In your position, I... 76 00:04:47,112 --> 00:04:49,724 probably wouldn't have taken an axe to the gods. 77 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:52,683 What have they ever done for me? 78 00:04:57,253 --> 00:04:58,689 I heard your news. 79 00:05:00,996 --> 00:05:03,781 I have some of my own. 80 00:05:03,912 --> 00:05:06,001 It concerns you both. 81 00:05:06,131 --> 00:05:07,959 You need to hear it. 82 00:05:11,267 --> 00:05:12,703 [clears throat] 83 00:05:19,667 --> 00:05:21,451 I hope my wife apologized. 84 00:05:22,844 --> 00:05:24,019 They signed the treaty. 85 00:05:25,629 --> 00:05:27,501 The dictators. 86 00:05:27,631 --> 00:05:28,980 Well, I thought that was all dead. 87 00:05:29,111 --> 00:05:32,506 -The treaty with them. -Just dragging on. 88 00:05:32,636 --> 00:05:34,769 Negotiations. 89 00:05:34,899 --> 00:05:37,337 But a winter without food changed their minds. 90 00:05:38,642 --> 00:05:40,905 We're now allies. 91 00:05:41,036 --> 00:05:42,820 My position here has been formally recognized, 92 00:05:42,951 --> 00:05:45,649 and in return I'm raising the blockade on Rome. 93 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:48,609 Huh! That's good news for you. Of course. 94 00:05:48,739 --> 00:05:50,959 Part of the treaty is an amnesty 95 00:05:51,089 --> 00:05:56,312 for everyone outlawed, exiled during the wars. 96 00:05:56,443 --> 00:05:58,706 Which obviously includes you, Nero. 97 00:05:58,836 --> 00:06:00,708 Hold on. 98 00:06:00,838 --> 00:06:03,014 They agreed an amnesty? 99 00:06:03,145 --> 00:06:04,059 For me? 100 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,018 Well, for everyone. 101 00:06:07,976 --> 00:06:09,499 Right. 102 00:06:14,939 --> 00:06:16,724 We can go home? 103 00:06:16,854 --> 00:06:18,029 You can go home. 104 00:06:18,943 --> 00:06:21,424 [Nero laughing] 105 00:06:21,555 --> 00:06:23,774 ♪♪ 106 00:07:10,212 --> 00:07:12,910 Quite a day. 107 00:07:13,041 --> 00:07:15,435 Maybe you, uh, should offend the gods more often. 108 00:07:15,565 --> 00:07:17,698 Mm, I forgot myself. It won't happen again. 109 00:07:17,828 --> 00:07:19,439 No. 110 00:07:20,352 --> 00:07:22,616 I feel sick. 111 00:07:22,746 --> 00:07:23,704 [chuckles nervously] 112 00:07:24,922 --> 00:07:26,576 [whispers] Good night. 113 00:07:26,707 --> 00:07:27,925 Good night. 114 00:07:44,899 --> 00:07:47,118 [Door opens, closes] 115 00:07:50,861 --> 00:07:52,210 Shh. 116 00:07:52,341 --> 00:07:53,864 Is it mine? 117 00:07:55,170 --> 00:07:56,780 I don't think it can be, no. 118 00:08:00,828 --> 00:08:03,134 I'm grateful for what you did. 119 00:08:03,265 --> 00:08:05,746 Forcing the amnesty clause into the treaty. 120 00:08:05,876 --> 00:08:08,662 -It was your idea. -You did it. 121 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:10,751 You brought Rome to its knees. 122 00:08:15,799 --> 00:08:16,757 How does that feel? 123 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:19,499 Mm. 124 00:08:26,114 --> 00:08:28,943 You don't have to go back. 125 00:08:29,073 --> 00:08:31,946 You're contracted to marry Scribonia's niece 126 00:08:32,076 --> 00:08:34,557 to seal your alliance with Gaius Julius. 127 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,388 And I won't be a mistress. 128 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:42,086 There's nothing for you in Rome. 129 00:08:42,217 --> 00:08:44,654 My house, my inheritance... 130 00:08:45,786 --> 00:08:46,787 my life. 131 00:08:48,049 --> 00:08:51,226 It's all in Rome, Sextus. 132 00:08:51,356 --> 00:08:53,533 And I want it back. 133 00:09:00,235 --> 00:09:03,412 Oh, the gods! I hate being pregnant. 134 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:05,066 Try having three in four years. 135 00:09:05,196 --> 00:09:07,764 Marcus Antonius was always a bull. 136 00:09:07,895 --> 00:09:10,158 Oh, I forgot to tell you, 137 00:09:10,288 --> 00:09:12,290 I had a visit yesterday from my cousin, Libo. 138 00:09:12,421 --> 00:09:14,162 You may not know, 139 00:09:14,292 --> 00:09:15,337 he's now the legal guardian of Livia Drusilla, 140 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:16,860 now that her father's dead. 141 00:09:16,991 --> 00:09:18,775 He wanted to know if anything could be done 142 00:09:18,906 --> 00:09:20,168 for Livia and her husband. 143 00:09:20,298 --> 00:09:22,213 What? She's still alive? 144 00:09:22,344 --> 00:09:25,173 They're back in Rome, penniless. And they're living at Libo's. 145 00:09:25,303 --> 00:09:28,132 -The amnesty, of course. -Mm. 146 00:09:28,263 --> 00:09:32,180 Libo said they spent the winter in Sicily with Sextus Pompeius. 147 00:09:32,310 --> 00:09:34,965 He's obviously hoping that you'll talk to Gaius. 148 00:09:35,096 --> 00:09:36,924 Yes, they're hoping to get some of their property back. 149 00:09:37,054 --> 00:09:38,099 -What a nerve. -Mm. 150 00:09:38,229 --> 00:09:40,188 I can't just do nothing. 151 00:09:40,318 --> 00:09:43,191 Libo's family. And he wants them out of his house. 152 00:09:43,321 --> 00:09:46,411 Just send them some food and a slave or something. 153 00:09:46,542 --> 00:09:49,284 Where's the fun in that? 154 00:09:49,414 --> 00:09:51,808 You can't have forgotten what she said to us at her wedding. 155 00:09:51,939 --> 00:09:52,983 No. 156 00:09:53,114 --> 00:09:54,898 But that was a long time ago. 157 00:09:57,031 --> 00:09:59,250 Aren't you curious to see Livia again? 158 00:09:59,381 --> 00:10:02,036 Now that you mention it, not really. 159 00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:03,864 Well, I am. 160 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:06,867 -I'll take this. -You like? 161 00:10:06,997 --> 00:10:08,869 Why? 162 00:10:08,999 --> 00:10:11,611 -What have you got in mind? -[laughs] 163 00:10:14,570 --> 00:10:16,746 [gentle sobs] 164 00:10:25,059 --> 00:10:26,887 [Tiberius] Mama. 165 00:10:27,017 --> 00:10:29,019 Shh. 166 00:10:29,150 --> 00:10:31,282 Libo. 167 00:10:31,413 --> 00:10:32,980 Did you hear anything back from Scribonia? 168 00:10:33,110 --> 00:10:34,503 Look, Livia... 169 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:36,592 You did go and see her? 170 00:10:36,723 --> 00:10:40,074 Yes, but... I did try to tell you, 171 00:10:40,204 --> 00:10:44,078 she brought up your wedding... again. 172 00:10:44,208 --> 00:10:47,298 And of course, you never really got on. 173 00:10:47,429 --> 00:10:49,083 I mean, frankly I never thought there was any chance 174 00:10:49,213 --> 00:10:50,519 she'd talk to her husband on your behalf, 175 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:51,955 and if she did that he'd listen. 176 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,219 -Thank you. -I'm sorry. 177 00:10:55,350 --> 00:10:58,048 Livia, come and work the loom with us. 178 00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:03,010 Livia, you can't go out alone. 179 00:11:03,140 --> 00:11:04,794 [Herennia] Husband. 180 00:11:04,925 --> 00:11:06,666 Tycho. 181 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:50,971 Daddy. 182 00:11:51,101 --> 00:11:53,016 It's me. 183 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,426 [Livius] And here, Little Bear... 184 00:12:13,123 --> 00:12:16,039 is the mausoleum of our family. 185 00:12:16,170 --> 00:12:19,390 All our ancestors are here in these urns. 186 00:12:19,521 --> 00:12:23,264 Twenty-eight consuls and five dictators. 187 00:12:23,394 --> 00:12:25,179 We don't mention the dictators. 188 00:12:25,309 --> 00:12:27,268 No, we don't. 189 00:12:27,398 --> 00:12:29,444 And this is my father. 190 00:12:29,574 --> 00:12:32,229 He'll have the wine. 191 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,929 And today we're also honoring Publius Claudius Pulcher. 192 00:12:36,059 --> 00:12:37,757 250 years ago, 193 00:12:37,887 --> 00:12:40,237 he was the consul in charge of the Roman fleet 194 00:12:40,368 --> 00:12:42,152 before a great sea battle. 195 00:12:42,283 --> 00:12:44,459 And naturally he consulted the gods before he attacked, 196 00:12:44,589 --> 00:12:47,244 but the priests told him 197 00:12:47,375 --> 00:12:50,900 the sacred chickens were refusing to eat. 198 00:12:52,119 --> 00:12:53,468 [Livia] So what did he do? 199 00:12:53,598 --> 00:12:55,600 [Livius] Oh, he flew into a temper and roared, 200 00:12:55,731 --> 00:12:58,081 "Then they can fucking well drink!" 201 00:12:58,212 --> 00:13:00,170 And then he threw the lot of them into the sea. 202 00:13:00,301 --> 00:13:02,433 [laughing] 203 00:13:03,652 --> 00:13:05,175 He lost the battle 204 00:13:05,306 --> 00:13:07,569 but taught us a valuable lesson. 205 00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:08,788 Never drown chickens. 206 00:13:11,181 --> 00:13:13,444 -Never lose your temper. -Mm-hmm. 207 00:13:20,451 --> 00:13:24,064 I'll be back tomorrow. I've got to look for Antigone. 208 00:13:25,282 --> 00:13:27,328 Libo? Excuse me. 209 00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:30,157 Libo, uh, I need your advice. 210 00:13:30,287 --> 00:13:32,637 As my friend, understand? 211 00:13:32,768 --> 00:13:35,075 Rather than Livia's guardian. 212 00:13:41,472 --> 00:13:45,041 Obviously, Livia's family still has important connections, 213 00:13:45,172 --> 00:13:47,391 -as you do, Libo. -Yeah. 214 00:13:47,522 --> 00:13:52,005 But Livius is gone and so is all the money. 215 00:13:52,135 --> 00:13:53,528 And with this amnesty, 216 00:13:53,658 --> 00:13:55,791 I'm hoping to get some of my properties back, 217 00:13:55,922 --> 00:13:57,793 but it's obviously going to drag on through the courts, 218 00:13:57,924 --> 00:13:59,403 and these things are always political. 219 00:13:59,534 --> 00:14:03,146 So I was wondering if I should divorce Livia 220 00:14:03,277 --> 00:14:05,409 and marry someone whose family'd be more useful 221 00:14:05,540 --> 00:14:08,108 in the current climate... 222 00:14:08,238 --> 00:14:10,806 less associated with the Republic. 223 00:14:10,937 --> 00:14:15,115 A quiet, obedient widow with plenty of money. 224 00:14:15,245 --> 00:14:16,681 Right. 225 00:14:16,812 --> 00:14:18,335 Let me think about it. 226 00:14:20,250 --> 00:14:22,470 Eh. 227 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,951 It's not like Livia ever tried very hard in bed, 228 00:14:25,081 --> 00:14:27,867 and her father made the mistake of educating her like a boy, 229 00:14:27,997 --> 00:14:30,304 which of course nobody wants in a wife. 230 00:14:30,434 --> 00:14:32,523 Well, quite. 231 00:14:34,656 --> 00:14:37,311 Shall we get a whore before we go back? 232 00:14:37,441 --> 00:14:38,355 There won't be time before dinner. 233 00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:03,946 [gasps] Prima. 234 00:15:07,384 --> 00:15:09,212 We thought you were dead. 235 00:15:13,434 --> 00:15:14,348 Domina. 236 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,223 -What? -I need to get rid of it. 237 00:15:22,704 --> 00:15:24,358 I've come back for my birthright. 238 00:15:24,488 --> 00:15:27,839 But for that I need a new husband. 239 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:30,233 Someone with money and influence. 240 00:15:32,366 --> 00:15:35,282 And for that... I need to get rid of this. 241 00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:37,980 Listen, Domina... 242 00:15:38,111 --> 00:15:41,592 if you don't bleed to death, you'll never give birth again. 243 00:15:41,723 --> 00:15:43,986 I'm a pregnant beggar with no dowry. 244 00:15:45,292 --> 00:15:47,120 What man will have me like this? 245 00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:53,953 Antigone would know how to do it. 246 00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:58,348 She's back in Rome. Did you know? 247 00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:01,438 No. 248 00:16:01,569 --> 00:16:04,180 -Where? -She was sold. 249 00:16:04,311 --> 00:16:05,573 -In the market. -What? 250 00:16:05,703 --> 00:16:08,228 -She'd lost everything. -[Man] Prima! 251 00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:13,276 There was nothing to be done. 252 00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:15,713 -The Suburra. -I'll come back for you. 253 00:16:21,502 --> 00:16:23,286 Oh! 254 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:41,435 ...that I just think that a man of my experience... 255 00:16:41,565 --> 00:16:43,350 [Herennia] Oh, there you are, husband. 256 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,395 This slave's just arrived 257 00:16:45,526 --> 00:16:48,224 as a gift for Livia from Scribonia. 258 00:16:48,355 --> 00:16:50,009 From Scribonia? 259 00:16:51,575 --> 00:16:53,969 Livia asked me to approach her privately 260 00:16:54,100 --> 00:16:56,363 to see if she could speak to Gaius Julius on... 261 00:16:56,493 --> 00:16:58,669 -on your behalf. -What? 262 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,455 What was Livia thinking? She knows Scribonia can't stand her. 263 00:17:01,585 --> 00:17:04,197 I told her it was hopeless, but I had to ask. 264 00:17:04,327 --> 00:17:05,067 There's also a note. 265 00:17:13,989 --> 00:17:15,469 I don't believe it. 266 00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:18,776 Well, it is absurdly extravagant. 267 00:17:18,907 --> 00:17:21,344 She could've bought them an apartment for the same money. 268 00:17:21,475 --> 00:17:23,390 [sniffing] 269 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,087 I'm afraid she'll have to sleep in your room, Nero. 270 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:27,350 Oh, where's Livia? 271 00:17:30,353 --> 00:17:31,702 Where is Livia? 272 00:17:46,891 --> 00:17:49,198 [moaning] 273 00:17:56,988 --> 00:17:59,339 [Man shouting indistinctly] 274 00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:05,214 [indistinct chattering] 275 00:18:11,481 --> 00:18:13,222 [coughing] 276 00:18:38,856 --> 00:18:39,944 Hi! 277 00:18:40,075 --> 00:18:42,251 [Women moaning] 278 00:18:45,559 --> 00:18:47,517 Darling... 279 00:18:49,563 --> 00:18:51,391 Nice to see some class in here finally. 280 00:18:53,436 --> 00:18:55,134 Good evening, Lady. 281 00:18:57,571 --> 00:18:59,138 Good evening. 282 00:18:59,268 --> 00:19:03,751 Except, you're not quite a lady, are you? 283 00:19:03,881 --> 00:19:06,449 No slaves to guide you, to protect you, 284 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:08,669 to hold your purse. 285 00:19:08,799 --> 00:19:11,498 No rings, no necklace, no jewelry. 286 00:19:11,628 --> 00:19:14,457 Oh, that plain dress from last year's fashion. 287 00:19:20,942 --> 00:19:23,423 I can take you on trial till the Kalends. 288 00:19:23,553 --> 00:19:26,643 You'll have food, wine, and a mattress. 289 00:19:28,471 --> 00:19:29,429 I want a woman. 290 00:19:32,083 --> 00:19:33,433 An African. 291 00:19:33,563 --> 00:19:35,478 Oh. 292 00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:37,393 Apart from that, all I require from you 293 00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:39,308 is obedience and discretion. 294 00:19:41,136 --> 00:19:45,184 Then welcome to the House of Balbina. 295 00:19:46,576 --> 00:19:47,447 Lady. 296 00:19:49,579 --> 00:19:50,885 Please. 297 00:19:51,015 --> 00:19:52,626 She is from Africa. 298 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:57,544 -Mm-mm. -What about her? 299 00:19:57,674 --> 00:19:59,589 Turn, please. 300 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,504 Don't you have any others? 301 00:20:13,690 --> 00:20:15,344 How lovely to see you. 302 00:20:18,565 --> 00:20:20,219 She's from Africa. 303 00:20:20,349 --> 00:20:22,786 We keep her here because she tries to escape. 304 00:20:22,917 --> 00:20:25,006 She'll do. Get out. 305 00:20:25,136 --> 00:20:27,661 Ten asses. 306 00:20:27,791 --> 00:20:29,489 [coins jingling] 307 00:20:37,845 --> 00:20:38,889 Antigone. 308 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,022 Oh! 309 00:20:41,152 --> 00:20:43,807 Oh, Antigone. Oh, my God. 310 00:20:43,938 --> 00:20:45,722 Oh. Come here. Come here. 311 00:20:45,853 --> 00:20:48,725 Antigone. Antigone. 312 00:20:48,856 --> 00:20:51,554 He took Tiberius and went. 313 00:20:51,685 --> 00:20:53,904 I couldn't find you. I didn't know where you were! 314 00:20:54,035 --> 00:20:57,473 He beat me unconscious in the forest. 315 00:20:57,604 --> 00:21:00,824 When I came around, you'd gone. 316 00:21:00,955 --> 00:21:04,263 I screamed and screamed, but you never came. 317 00:21:04,393 --> 00:21:07,701 I didn't know where you were, so I'm sorry. 318 00:21:07,831 --> 00:21:09,398 I didn't know. 319 00:21:09,529 --> 00:21:11,270 [crying] 320 00:21:15,883 --> 00:21:18,712 I'll get you out. 321 00:21:18,842 --> 00:21:22,411 -[Balbina] Get her. -I don't know how yet, 322 00:21:22,542 --> 00:21:23,456 but I will. 323 00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:24,935 I will! I will! 324 00:21:27,808 --> 00:21:29,636 [grunting] 325 00:21:29,766 --> 00:21:31,072 Livia! 326 00:21:31,202 --> 00:21:32,508 Livia... 327 00:21:32,639 --> 00:21:35,337 Get your fucking hands off me! 328 00:21:35,468 --> 00:21:39,254 No one ever escaped from here, although many have tried! 329 00:21:39,385 --> 00:21:41,822 If you ever come back here again, whoever you are, 330 00:21:41,952 --> 00:21:45,304 We will put you to work for the rest of your fucking life! 331 00:21:47,088 --> 00:21:48,611 [grunting] 332 00:21:53,268 --> 00:21:54,704 [Door closes] 333 00:21:56,750 --> 00:21:58,317 Thank you. 334 00:22:07,587 --> 00:22:09,153 Lady, where have you been? 335 00:22:09,284 --> 00:22:11,112 Soap and water. 336 00:22:11,242 --> 00:22:12,809 Quickly. 337 00:22:15,246 --> 00:22:17,031 You could've been killed. 338 00:22:18,162 --> 00:22:19,816 [Herennia] Oh, Livia. 339 00:22:19,947 --> 00:22:21,992 Where have you been? 340 00:22:22,123 --> 00:22:23,951 Out of the house all day and all night. 341 00:22:24,081 --> 00:22:25,605 This is no way for a Roman lady. 342 00:22:26,997 --> 00:22:29,217 Is that my dress? 343 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:31,480 What have you trodden in? 344 00:22:31,611 --> 00:22:32,394 I'm sorry. 345 00:22:35,615 --> 00:22:37,921 Livia... Forgive me, 346 00:22:38,052 --> 00:22:41,708 but I've begun to notice all is not well with your marriage. 347 00:22:41,838 --> 00:22:45,320 And I have even, on occasion, 348 00:22:45,451 --> 00:22:47,801 heard you contradict your husband. 349 00:22:47,931 --> 00:22:49,846 Yes, I have. 350 00:22:49,977 --> 00:22:52,022 Dear Livia, 351 00:22:52,153 --> 00:22:55,896 I beg you to remember your place and consider your conduct. 352 00:22:56,026 --> 00:22:58,986 The duty of every Roman woman 353 00:22:59,116 --> 00:23:02,685 is to bear and raise children for Rome, 354 00:23:02,816 --> 00:23:06,123 to support her husband without question in all things, 355 00:23:06,254 --> 00:23:12,129 and to set an example to others of modesty, chastity and virtue. 356 00:23:13,914 --> 00:23:16,569 Of course, Herennia, you're right. 357 00:23:16,699 --> 00:23:19,049 And if I may say, 358 00:23:19,180 --> 00:23:22,923 helping me with the weaving would be a good start. 359 00:23:23,053 --> 00:23:25,534 The slaves notice these things. 360 00:23:25,665 --> 00:23:27,057 Thank you. 361 00:23:28,363 --> 00:23:29,886 Now, go to your husband. 362 00:23:30,017 --> 00:23:32,541 He has good news. 363 00:23:39,853 --> 00:23:41,681 [clattering] 364 00:23:41,811 --> 00:23:43,552 [snoring] 365 00:23:46,381 --> 00:23:48,165 [muttering] Uh...? 366 00:23:48,296 --> 00:23:49,428 What's this? 367 00:23:52,779 --> 00:23:54,694 Where have you been all day? 368 00:23:54,824 --> 00:23:56,304 Hmm? 369 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:57,958 I went to look for Antigone. 370 00:23:58,088 --> 00:24:00,439 -Antigone? -Mm. 371 00:24:00,569 --> 00:24:03,442 You're my wife. You can't wander Rome on your own. 372 00:24:03,572 --> 00:24:06,140 So, is she the good news I've been hearing about? 373 00:24:09,186 --> 00:24:11,928 I can't believe you got Libo to approach Scribonia 374 00:24:12,059 --> 00:24:13,713 without even telling me. What were you thinking? 375 00:24:15,802 --> 00:24:17,499 Did she invite us to dinner? 376 00:24:17,630 --> 00:24:21,634 Gaius Julius has invited me to dinner... at his house. 377 00:24:23,897 --> 00:24:26,900 Of course, you'll be expected to go with me. 378 00:24:27,030 --> 00:24:29,337 Of course... 379 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,121 you know what this means? 380 00:24:31,252 --> 00:24:33,820 Of course. 381 00:24:33,950 --> 00:24:34,777 I'm back in the game. 382 00:24:37,954 --> 00:24:39,608 What are you smiling about? 383 00:24:41,871 --> 00:24:44,744 I have a bad feeling about tonight. 384 00:24:44,874 --> 00:24:46,789 This is a mistake, Scribonia. 385 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,661 What do you want me to do, cancel? 386 00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:54,057 I'm just concerned you... we... 387 00:24:54,188 --> 00:24:57,408 one might be seen to be gloating. 388 00:24:57,539 --> 00:24:58,975 I'm just inviting them to dinner. 389 00:24:59,106 --> 00:25:00,847 What's so bad about that? 390 00:25:00,977 --> 00:25:02,762 A petty sort of revenge under the guise of kindness. 391 00:25:02,892 --> 00:25:05,286 I just invited them to fucking dinner. 392 00:25:05,416 --> 00:25:07,157 Oh! 393 00:25:07,288 --> 00:25:10,160 Perhaps I know you better than you know yourself. 394 00:25:10,291 --> 00:25:12,511 I'll be very nice to Livia, I promise. 395 00:25:13,773 --> 00:25:15,557 All right? 396 00:25:15,688 --> 00:25:18,908 [Nero] I can't believe they're keeping us waiting. 397 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:20,954 You shouldn't have worn the toga. 398 00:25:28,091 --> 00:25:28,918 We've met before? 399 00:25:33,140 --> 00:25:34,533 With my father, yes. 400 00:25:36,230 --> 00:25:38,667 -The night of the killings. -[Gaius] Nero! 401 00:25:38,798 --> 00:25:41,322 [chuckling] 402 00:25:41,452 --> 00:25:43,542 Let me do the talking, please. 403 00:25:44,847 --> 00:25:45,761 No need for the toga. 404 00:25:45,892 --> 00:25:47,023 We're very informal here. 405 00:25:47,154 --> 00:25:49,330 Ah... [laughs] 406 00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:50,940 Livia. 407 00:25:53,595 --> 00:25:55,684 I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to see you again. 408 00:25:55,815 --> 00:25:56,816 Thank you. 409 00:26:01,211 --> 00:26:03,605 Livia. You're all grown up. 410 00:26:04,824 --> 00:26:06,042 So are you. 411 00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:13,006 Isn't it funny? 412 00:26:13,136 --> 00:26:16,139 Both of us pregnant at the same time. 413 00:26:16,270 --> 00:26:19,142 -And Octavia. -[Nero] It's a nice house. 414 00:26:19,273 --> 00:26:21,362 Is Marcus Antonius here? 415 00:26:21,492 --> 00:26:23,407 He sends his compliments. 416 00:26:23,538 --> 00:26:25,366 Maecenas is here though. 417 00:26:25,496 --> 00:26:26,976 Oh, good. 418 00:26:31,285 --> 00:26:33,592 Very nice. Did you choose the colors? 419 00:26:36,116 --> 00:26:39,728 Of course, it's not as big as your father's house was. 420 00:26:39,859 --> 00:26:41,512 No. 421 00:26:41,643 --> 00:26:43,819 I know the family that bought that. 422 00:26:43,950 --> 00:26:45,734 Made a fortune in slaves. 423 00:26:47,736 --> 00:26:50,086 Of course, you would know people like that. 424 00:26:50,217 --> 00:26:52,611 I hope you got a nice discount on the one you sent me. 425 00:26:52,741 --> 00:26:55,265 I actually thought you might have learned a bit of humility. 426 00:26:55,396 --> 00:26:58,921 You've no idea what I've learned. 427 00:26:59,052 --> 00:27:02,316 This time it's you that's lucky to be invited. 428 00:27:07,016 --> 00:27:08,888 [Octavia] Livia, when are you due? 429 00:27:09,018 --> 00:27:11,151 [Livia] Around the end of the year. 430 00:27:11,281 --> 00:27:13,022 -How about you? -Autumn. 431 00:27:13,153 --> 00:27:15,808 And you've got a little boy, too? 432 00:27:15,938 --> 00:27:16,983 The image of his father. 433 00:27:17,113 --> 00:27:19,942 Well, I prefer the fights. 434 00:27:20,073 --> 00:27:22,031 Half the time I think the races are fixed. 435 00:27:22,162 --> 00:27:24,294 [Maecenas] Did you see that driver get killed last month? 436 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:26,340 -[Agrippa] Not mine at least. -[Maecenas] That was a mess. 437 00:27:26,470 --> 00:27:29,822 Nero, the thing I can't stand is the fucking theater. 438 00:27:29,952 --> 00:27:31,650 [laughing] 439 00:27:31,780 --> 00:27:35,044 So, do tell us about your travels, Livia. 440 00:27:35,175 --> 00:27:37,003 Been all over since we last saw you. 441 00:27:37,133 --> 00:27:39,832 Yes, we were outlaws on the run for years. 442 00:27:39,962 --> 00:27:42,530 Italy, Athens... 443 00:27:42,661 --> 00:27:44,314 Sicily and Sparta. Anywhere that would have us. 444 00:27:44,445 --> 00:27:46,534 -Hunted like pigs in a forest. -Livia. 445 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:48,144 With a price on our heads. 446 00:27:48,275 --> 00:27:51,234 Troubled times. Everyone understands that. 447 00:27:51,365 --> 00:27:53,193 Perhaps it's sad I had to lose everything 448 00:27:53,323 --> 00:27:55,891 to gain a little humility and wisdom. 449 00:27:56,022 --> 00:27:58,111 But, as my father always said, 450 00:27:58,241 --> 00:28:01,201 "If you want to watch the races... 451 00:28:01,331 --> 00:28:02,637 you have to pay at the gate." 452 00:28:02,768 --> 00:28:03,986 Didn't he kill himself at Philippi? 453 00:28:08,295 --> 00:28:10,993 [Maecenas] You sell yourself short, Livia. 454 00:28:11,124 --> 00:28:13,169 How many wives abandoned their husbands 455 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:15,258 -when they were outlawed? -Mm, some even betrayed them. 456 00:28:15,389 --> 00:28:18,914 We honor your loyalty and courage. 457 00:28:19,045 --> 00:28:20,133 My father would've expected it. 458 00:28:20,263 --> 00:28:22,091 We honor him, too. 459 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:25,704 Excuse me. 460 00:28:34,713 --> 00:28:36,453 I... I apologize for my wife. 461 00:28:36,584 --> 00:28:38,891 It's okay. Let me. 462 00:28:45,027 --> 00:28:46,768 She provoked me. 463 00:28:46,899 --> 00:28:48,988 You didn't hear what she said to me before dinner. 464 00:28:49,118 --> 00:28:50,859 Did you see her looking at my husband? 465 00:28:52,121 --> 00:28:54,080 Octavia! 466 00:28:54,210 --> 00:28:55,995 I apologize if we upset you. 467 00:29:00,173 --> 00:29:01,391 You didn't. 468 00:29:03,132 --> 00:29:05,134 I had great respect for your father. 469 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:07,876 I regret what had to happen. 470 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:15,231 I always used to wonder who warned him before the killings. 471 00:29:15,362 --> 00:29:18,582 We should see if maybe something might be done 472 00:29:18,713 --> 00:29:19,888 for your situation. 473 00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:23,979 I didn't come back here to beg. 474 00:29:24,110 --> 00:29:25,415 Then what did you come back for? 475 00:29:26,721 --> 00:29:28,418 To find a new husband. 476 00:29:31,073 --> 00:29:33,032 Anyone in particular? 477 00:29:35,077 --> 00:29:35,904 [Nero] Livia. 478 00:29:37,384 --> 00:29:39,647 Thank you both for tonight. 479 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,649 We won't keep you up any longer. 480 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,956 Don't forget the leftovers. 481 00:29:44,086 --> 00:29:45,522 Thank you. 482 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:50,092 Nobody touched the dormice. 483 00:29:52,747 --> 00:29:54,357 [Livia] Thank you. 484 00:29:54,488 --> 00:29:56,316 You can't be taken in by all of that. 485 00:29:56,446 --> 00:29:59,101 It was all a fucking act. 486 00:29:59,232 --> 00:30:03,149 There are reports of plague in the Suburra. 487 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:05,281 You didn't hear what she said to me in the atrium. 488 00:30:05,412 --> 00:30:08,110 Octavia's leaving for Greece with her husband, 489 00:30:08,241 --> 00:30:11,070 and I want you to go with her, as far as the sea. 490 00:30:13,289 --> 00:30:14,377 Are you punishing me? 491 00:30:14,508 --> 00:30:17,119 No, it's for your health. 492 00:30:17,250 --> 00:30:18,991 Just for a while. 493 00:30:19,121 --> 00:30:20,470 And the baby's. 494 00:30:28,348 --> 00:30:29,871 You're leaving as well? 495 00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:33,309 Years of war, Gaius, 496 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,964 struggle... and luck, 497 00:30:38,140 --> 00:30:39,533 have brought you here. 498 00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:42,492 To this place. 499 00:30:45,931 --> 00:30:48,237 I'd be very sorry to see you throw it all away... 500 00:30:51,501 --> 00:30:53,242 doing something stupid. 501 00:31:05,515 --> 00:31:07,343 [knock on door] 502 00:31:12,653 --> 00:31:14,742 -Get rid of these. -Thank you, Tycho. 503 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:17,049 [Libo] Well, how'd it go? 504 00:31:18,267 --> 00:31:20,226 Uh... 505 00:31:20,356 --> 00:31:22,271 no Marcus Antonius, 506 00:31:22,402 --> 00:31:24,186 no offer of preferment, 507 00:31:24,317 --> 00:31:26,493 and no mention of getting any property back. 508 00:31:26,623 --> 00:31:29,713 Oh, and - this will surprise you - 509 00:31:29,844 --> 00:31:32,368 Livia embarrassed herself and everyone else 510 00:31:32,499 --> 00:31:34,240 with her big mouth. 511 00:31:34,370 --> 00:31:36,503 And I was the only cunt in a fucking toga! 512 00:31:36,633 --> 00:31:39,723 -Why did he invite you, then? -He didn't. 513 00:31:39,854 --> 00:31:43,118 Don't men know anything? 514 00:31:43,249 --> 00:31:45,164 [Agrippa] Do you think she'd marry me? 515 00:31:47,818 --> 00:31:48,907 Livia. 516 00:31:51,387 --> 00:31:54,086 Her family connections... 517 00:31:54,216 --> 00:31:55,391 for someone like me. 518 00:31:55,522 --> 00:31:57,393 She's obviously fertile. 519 00:31:59,221 --> 00:32:00,919 I don't even mind that she's clever. 520 00:32:02,355 --> 00:32:03,965 What do you think? 521 00:32:08,535 --> 00:32:09,928 She couldn't do better. 522 00:32:28,207 --> 00:32:30,078 [banging] 523 00:32:37,390 --> 00:32:39,261 Goodness, Livia. 524 00:32:39,392 --> 00:32:41,307 You're always looking out the door. 525 00:32:41,437 --> 00:32:42,961 Whatever are you waiting for? 526 00:32:46,138 --> 00:32:47,313 Tiberius! 527 00:32:47,443 --> 00:32:51,317 The boy seems rather odd. 528 00:32:51,447 --> 00:32:53,972 I can never get through to him. Did you breast-feed? 529 00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:58,498 There was no wet nurse. 530 00:32:58,628 --> 00:33:01,370 He grew up in woods and fields. 531 00:33:01,501 --> 00:33:04,373 He saw things no one should have to, let alone a child. 532 00:33:06,462 --> 00:33:08,247 But unless you're a mother, you wouldn't understand. 533 00:33:10,727 --> 00:33:15,297 I had three children while you were away from Rome. 534 00:33:17,299 --> 00:33:18,431 But they all died. 535 00:33:20,911 --> 00:33:22,391 Forgive me. 536 00:33:23,653 --> 00:33:25,133 [knock on door] 537 00:33:30,747 --> 00:33:33,315 [Herennia] Livia? Who's that? 538 00:33:33,446 --> 00:33:35,274 [Vinnius] An escort for Livia Drusilla. 539 00:33:35,404 --> 00:33:36,710 Where are you going? Livia? 540 00:33:55,903 --> 00:33:57,339 [Door opens] 541 00:33:58,601 --> 00:34:00,429 [Door slams shut] 542 00:34:03,954 --> 00:34:05,217 [grunts] 543 00:34:29,458 --> 00:34:31,721 What? 544 00:34:31,852 --> 00:34:35,551 I'll never be your mistress or anybody else's. 545 00:34:35,682 --> 00:34:37,510 And yet, here you are. 546 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,078 You needed to see what you were buying. 547 00:34:47,998 --> 00:34:49,522 Then state your terms. 548 00:34:50,827 --> 00:34:52,351 I want my inheritance back. 549 00:34:53,656 --> 00:34:55,745 My birthright. 550 00:34:55,876 --> 00:34:58,096 All of it. 551 00:34:58,226 --> 00:35:02,448 Farms, mines, properties, cash, slaves. Everything. 552 00:35:02,578 --> 00:35:03,753 Anything else? 553 00:35:03,884 --> 00:35:06,408 Yes. I want a platoon of soldiers. 554 00:35:06,539 --> 00:35:08,584 [laughing] 555 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,676 Oh, a... a platoon of soldiers. 556 00:35:13,807 --> 00:35:17,245 -That's right. -And, in return what do I get? 557 00:35:18,768 --> 00:35:20,379 You get to divorce Scribonia... 558 00:35:22,207 --> 00:35:24,774 and marry Livia Drusilla of the Claudii - 559 00:35:24,905 --> 00:35:28,691 one of the Five Great Families of Rome. 560 00:35:28,822 --> 00:35:32,478 As you yourself said, there are only three reasons to marry. 561 00:35:32,608 --> 00:35:35,481 Money, power or family. 562 00:35:35,611 --> 00:35:37,613 And you have no family. 563 00:35:37,744 --> 00:35:40,268 -And you have nothing else. -Perfect match, then. 564 00:35:42,618 --> 00:35:45,665 You married Scribonia to seal a peace with Sextus 565 00:35:45,795 --> 00:35:47,406 that will never last. 566 00:35:49,625 --> 00:35:51,540 You can't leave him in Sicily with a fleet 567 00:35:51,671 --> 00:35:53,716 that can cut off your grain supply whenever he wants. 568 00:35:53,847 --> 00:35:56,023 And your families have never been friends. 569 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:58,330 Scribonia bought you time. 570 00:35:59,461 --> 00:36:00,288 Nothing more. 571 00:36:02,725 --> 00:36:05,163 Does your husband know you're here? 572 00:36:07,556 --> 00:36:10,951 He's secretly planning to divorce me. 573 00:36:11,081 --> 00:36:13,475 Hmm. 574 00:36:13,606 --> 00:36:15,521 He thinks that my family's history 575 00:36:15,651 --> 00:36:17,218 of supporting the Republic 576 00:36:17,349 --> 00:36:18,698 will no longer help what one might laughingly describe 577 00:36:18,828 --> 00:36:20,178 as his political career. 578 00:36:22,615 --> 00:36:24,486 For your political career, however... 579 00:36:26,488 --> 00:36:28,229 it's different. 580 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,101 My ancient patrician lineage gives you the class you need 581 00:36:31,232 --> 00:36:33,669 to buy the Old Families in the Senate. 582 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,454 You... 583 00:36:36,672 --> 00:36:39,849 a provincial nobody... 584 00:36:39,980 --> 00:36:42,678 with no famous ancestors and no death masks in the atrium, 585 00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:45,420 would instantly acquire all the honor and glamour 586 00:36:45,551 --> 00:36:46,900 of my family's history. 587 00:36:47,030 --> 00:36:48,467 You can't buy that. 588 00:36:49,642 --> 00:36:51,209 Apparently you can. 589 00:36:58,825 --> 00:37:00,653 Agrippa will marry you. 590 00:37:00,783 --> 00:37:01,610 Not good enough. 591 00:37:03,656 --> 00:37:05,571 No, there... there'd be a scandal. 592 00:37:05,701 --> 00:37:07,050 If you care about that, I don't want to marry you. 593 00:37:07,181 --> 00:37:09,052 Some people might hold me responsible 594 00:37:09,183 --> 00:37:10,228 for your father's death. 595 00:37:13,143 --> 00:37:14,536 He chose his own way. 596 00:37:15,842 --> 00:37:17,496 Now I'm choosing mine. 597 00:37:18,671 --> 00:37:19,498 Let me know. 598 00:37:26,722 --> 00:37:28,550 What do you want the platoon of soldiers for? 599 00:37:29,812 --> 00:37:32,119 And remember... 600 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:34,382 you already have my dowry. 601 00:37:42,216 --> 00:37:45,524 -Agrippa! -Gaius. 602 00:37:45,654 --> 00:37:47,700 I'm thinking of divorcing Scribonia. 603 00:37:47,830 --> 00:37:49,267 What? 604 00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:51,791 Why? 605 00:37:51,921 --> 00:37:54,402 To marry Livia. 606 00:37:54,533 --> 00:37:55,925 Livia. 607 00:37:56,056 --> 00:37:57,449 Forgive me. 608 00:37:57,579 --> 00:38:00,843 You're not serious. 609 00:38:00,974 --> 00:38:03,411 Well, it makes sense for us politically. 610 00:38:04,847 --> 00:38:06,240 -Does it? -Mm. 611 00:38:06,371 --> 00:38:07,763 She buys us class. She buys us votes. 612 00:38:07,894 --> 00:38:09,156 She buys me nothing. 613 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:11,289 She buys you a fucking scandal. 614 00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:16,729 Dumping your pregnant wife 615 00:38:16,859 --> 00:38:18,644 to marry someone else's pregnant wife. 616 00:38:18,774 --> 00:38:21,603 -Is that even legal? -I'll speak to the Pontiffs. 617 00:38:23,997 --> 00:38:27,305 We're hanging by a fucking thread here. 618 00:38:29,089 --> 00:38:32,310 Marcus Antonius, his friends in the Senate, 619 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,616 those other fucks that want the Republic back, 620 00:38:34,747 --> 00:38:36,923 they will cut you off like a fucking leper. 621 00:38:37,053 --> 00:38:39,360 It's the only excuse they need. 622 00:38:41,971 --> 00:38:43,756 What about Sextus? 623 00:38:43,886 --> 00:38:45,627 If you get rid of Scribonia like this, 624 00:38:45,758 --> 00:38:47,368 there's only one way he can take that. 625 00:38:47,499 --> 00:38:51,198 I mean, we've only just announced the fucking treaty. 626 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:54,680 It'll mean war with Sextus. 627 00:38:54,810 --> 00:38:57,160 It'll come to that anyway. 628 00:38:57,291 --> 00:38:59,032 With all of them. 629 00:39:02,775 --> 00:39:04,342 In the end. 630 00:39:08,998 --> 00:39:10,522 [Agrippa] I beg you, Livia. 631 00:39:12,828 --> 00:39:14,482 Don't do this. 632 00:39:18,138 --> 00:39:21,489 In Rome, women weave cloth and bear children. 633 00:39:23,012 --> 00:39:25,667 We live quietly without a voice, 634 00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:29,192 dutiful and modest, waiting to be bought, 635 00:39:29,323 --> 00:39:31,281 -sold and married by our men. -Don't. 636 00:39:31,412 --> 00:39:33,196 It's his decision. You know that. 637 00:39:33,327 --> 00:39:35,198 You could stop it. 638 00:39:35,329 --> 00:39:37,549 Divorcing Scribonia. 639 00:39:37,679 --> 00:39:39,028 Marrying you. 640 00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:42,684 It'll pull everything apart. 641 00:39:44,338 --> 00:39:45,861 That's going to happen anyway. 642 00:39:45,992 --> 00:39:47,515 You'll lose your boy. 643 00:39:49,256 --> 00:39:50,779 And the baby. 644 00:39:53,739 --> 00:39:55,393 I knew that from the start. 645 00:39:56,959 --> 00:40:00,223 But if you want to watch the races... 646 00:40:00,354 --> 00:40:02,704 you really do have to pay at the gate. 647 00:40:06,055 --> 00:40:09,058 I'm just looking out for my friend. 648 00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,061 By going to me behind his back? 649 00:40:16,892 --> 00:40:19,112 Lucky for you I know how to keep my mouth tight shut. 650 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:23,421 I think we should be friends. 651 00:40:24,378 --> 00:40:26,075 Know what I mean? 652 00:40:30,906 --> 00:40:33,648 [indistinct chattering] 653 00:40:33,779 --> 00:40:36,869 [Woman moaning] 654 00:40:36,999 --> 00:40:39,088 [knocking on door] 655 00:40:47,967 --> 00:40:49,751 [laughing] 656 00:40:49,882 --> 00:40:52,145 You'll have to wait outside. We're full. 657 00:40:54,887 --> 00:40:56,845 Hey. Wait. 658 00:40:56,976 --> 00:40:59,457 -Wait, wait, wait, wait. -Stay here. 659 00:41:06,072 --> 00:41:06,986 Get the chains off! 660 00:41:07,116 --> 00:41:08,640 [Woman] What's going on? 661 00:41:14,733 --> 00:41:17,039 Get dressed, Antigone. 662 00:41:17,170 --> 00:41:18,737 The gods have finished fucking with us. 663 00:41:28,398 --> 00:41:29,835 Ah. 664 00:41:29,965 --> 00:41:31,793 Balbina. 665 00:41:31,924 --> 00:41:33,839 I paid for this slave. I have the bill of sale. 666 00:41:33,969 --> 00:41:37,059 She was freed, and you had no right to buy her. 667 00:41:37,190 --> 00:41:39,497 That's for you to prove. The law says she's mine. 668 00:41:39,627 --> 00:41:41,499 She's going nowhere without full compensation. 669 00:41:42,282 --> 00:41:44,110 You're right. 670 00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:46,982 She's going nowhere without full compensation. 671 00:41:47,113 --> 00:41:47,809 Take all her money. 672 00:41:55,077 --> 00:41:56,818 You have no idea who you're dealing with. 673 00:41:58,472 --> 00:42:00,169 It no longer matters. 674 00:42:08,482 --> 00:42:09,962 This will be home. 675 00:42:10,092 --> 00:42:11,920 You'll be safe here with Gaius Julius 676 00:42:12,051 --> 00:42:14,967 -until I can join you. -Yeah. 677 00:42:15,097 --> 00:42:17,535 -How long? -I'm going to go find out now. 678 00:42:19,798 --> 00:42:21,321 Thank you for the soldiers. 679 00:42:21,451 --> 00:42:23,889 When will we be public? 680 00:42:24,019 --> 00:42:25,543 At the end of the year. 681 00:42:25,673 --> 00:42:27,893 I'll divorce Scribonia when she gives birth, 682 00:42:28,023 --> 00:42:30,765 -and then we can be married. -The Pontiffs agreed? 683 00:42:30,896 --> 00:42:33,202 Mm. 684 00:42:33,333 --> 00:42:35,814 Of course, I have to give your children to their father. 685 00:42:38,164 --> 00:42:40,470 It's the law. 686 00:42:40,601 --> 00:42:43,256 We can keep everything a secret until the end of the year. 687 00:43:14,069 --> 00:43:15,288 [breathing heavily] 688 00:43:31,304 --> 00:43:33,915 Will Marcus Antonius sit still in the East 689 00:43:34,046 --> 00:43:37,440 while we take Sextus out of Sicily? 690 00:43:37,571 --> 00:43:39,094 Or will they take sides against us? 691 00:43:39,225 --> 00:43:41,053 [wailing] 692 00:43:54,588 --> 00:43:56,895 [wailing continues] 693 00:44:00,594 --> 00:44:02,378 [Scribonia] Help me! 694 00:44:05,164 --> 00:44:06,774 [crying out] 695 00:44:09,908 --> 00:44:11,170 [Slave] I need more water! 696 00:44:11,300 --> 00:44:13,041 Bring more water, quickly! 697 00:44:13,172 --> 00:44:16,131 [grunting] 698 00:44:20,962 --> 00:44:21,963 Who the fuck is that? 699 00:44:22,094 --> 00:44:23,138 I can help. 700 00:44:23,269 --> 00:44:26,489 [grunting] 701 00:44:26,620 --> 00:44:27,926 Get her on her feet. Come on, quickly. 702 00:44:28,056 --> 00:44:29,797 [groans] 703 00:44:30,972 --> 00:44:33,105 -Okay. -Mm... 704 00:44:34,367 --> 00:44:35,934 Steady now, steady. 705 00:44:36,064 --> 00:44:37,805 It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. 706 00:44:37,936 --> 00:44:40,242 [groans] 707 00:44:40,373 --> 00:44:42,331 It'd solve a lot of problems if she died. 708 00:44:44,943 --> 00:44:46,727 Just saying. 709 00:44:46,858 --> 00:44:48,686 [wailing] 710 00:44:51,732 --> 00:44:55,954 -[wailing] -You're doing good. 711 00:44:56,084 --> 00:44:58,086 Yes, you're doing good. It's fine. 712 00:45:00,262 --> 00:45:01,960 Push. Push. 713 00:45:02,090 --> 00:45:03,439 -It's coming now. -You did good. 714 00:45:06,007 --> 00:45:08,270 Great. Quick. 715 00:45:08,401 --> 00:45:11,099 -Good. -[wailing] 716 00:45:15,016 --> 00:45:16,148 [Baby crying] 717 00:45:16,278 --> 00:45:17,018 You did good. 718 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:19,847 You did good. 719 00:45:20,979 --> 00:45:22,415 You did it. 720 00:45:24,373 --> 00:45:25,723 [laughs] I did it. 721 00:45:27,028 --> 00:45:29,857 You did. You did. 722 00:45:31,293 --> 00:45:32,860 How great. 723 00:45:37,038 --> 00:45:38,866 I'm sorry, Lord. 724 00:45:38,997 --> 00:45:39,954 It's a girl. 725 00:45:40,085 --> 00:45:41,477 But the mother will live. 726 00:45:41,608 --> 00:45:43,001 [Baby crying] 727 00:45:46,831 --> 00:45:50,008 Do you give the child life or death? 728 00:45:51,705 --> 00:45:53,489 -Life. -Good. 729 00:45:59,365 --> 00:46:01,019 Congratulations. 730 00:46:03,325 --> 00:46:05,501 [Scribonia] It's like shitting... a statue. 731 00:46:07,373 --> 00:46:10,419 But the girl, thank the gods, is healthy. 732 00:46:12,030 --> 00:46:13,205 Oh. 733 00:46:19,689 --> 00:46:22,257 Gaius gave her life... 734 00:46:22,388 --> 00:46:24,129 and the name Julia. 735 00:46:24,259 --> 00:46:27,436 I hope the voyage East was safe. 736 00:46:29,917 --> 00:46:32,790 Oh, you look grim, Maecenas. What's the matter? 737 00:46:34,661 --> 00:46:36,184 Spit it out. 738 00:46:41,102 --> 00:46:42,930 [Baby crying] 739 00:46:49,371 --> 00:46:51,286 What's happened? 740 00:46:51,417 --> 00:46:53,506 He's divorced Scribonia. 741 00:47:17,443 --> 00:47:19,271 I don't believe it! 742 00:47:19,401 --> 00:47:21,969 Yes, after all you've done for me. 743 00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:24,406 You whore! 744 00:47:24,537 --> 00:47:26,539 You... Fuck! You whore! 745 00:47:30,238 --> 00:47:31,805 A bit late for the principled stand. 746 00:47:31,936 --> 00:47:34,242 Do you think he's a better bet than me? 747 00:47:34,373 --> 00:47:35,678 How long do you think he'll last 748 00:47:35,809 --> 00:47:37,680 sharing power with Marcus Antonius? 749 00:47:37,811 --> 00:47:39,378 I'm sure you're right. 750 00:47:39,508 --> 00:47:41,467 You always seem to be. 751 00:47:41,597 --> 00:47:43,991 The man who killed your darling, dear father. 752 00:47:46,515 --> 00:47:48,866 You betrayed the Republic, my father, and then me. 753 00:47:50,432 --> 00:47:52,217 From that moment on, you were a ghost. 754 00:47:52,347 --> 00:47:53,566 I just didn't tell you. 755 00:47:56,830 --> 00:47:58,310 But anyway... 756 00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:01,400 I hope you find a quiet, obedient widow. 757 00:48:01,530 --> 00:48:03,315 With plenty of money. 758 00:48:03,445 --> 00:48:04,272 Thank you, Tycho. 759 00:48:10,148 --> 00:48:11,540 Oh, and I found Antigone. 760 00:48:43,268 --> 00:48:44,922 [indistinct chattering] 761 00:48:49,491 --> 00:48:51,058 Thank you both for your hospitality. 762 00:48:52,146 --> 00:48:53,060 I won't forget. 763 00:48:55,454 --> 00:48:57,499 Tiberius, 764 00:48:57,630 --> 00:48:59,197 Mummy has to go now. 765 00:49:00,198 --> 00:49:01,329 Hey? 766 00:49:20,261 --> 00:49:22,568 As long as you live, 767 00:49:22,698 --> 00:49:25,875 you will never see either of your children again. 768 00:49:26,006 --> 00:49:28,226 Of course. That is your right. 769 00:49:30,445 --> 00:49:32,447 But nobody lives forever. 770 00:49:39,846 --> 00:49:41,413 It's okay. 771 00:50:00,910 --> 00:50:03,000 [laughter] 772 00:50:03,870 --> 00:50:05,654 [Woman screaming] 773 00:50:07,265 --> 00:50:08,266 [Man yelling indistinctly] 774 00:50:12,487 --> 00:50:15,490 [Balbina] Shut the fuck up! This is a respectable house. 775 00:50:15,621 --> 00:50:17,188 Hey! You too! Stop it! 776 00:50:17,318 --> 00:50:19,190 [yelling continues] 777 00:50:21,844 --> 00:50:23,716 -Shh! -[Baby crying] 778 00:50:27,502 --> 00:50:30,549 Yes, I'm supposed to be gone. 779 00:50:30,679 --> 00:50:33,552 There's always a lot more to pack than what you think. 780 00:50:33,682 --> 00:50:36,337 Did you have to take my husband? 781 00:50:43,431 --> 00:50:44,693 Did you have to invite me to dinner? 782 00:50:56,618 --> 00:50:58,446 Her name's Julia. 783 00:51:00,753 --> 00:51:03,060 We'll look after her. 784 00:51:17,422 --> 00:51:19,337 How quickly one can rise... 785 00:51:21,034 --> 00:51:22,818 when one has no feelings at all. 786 00:51:22,949 --> 00:51:25,082 They're buried at Philippi. 787 00:51:39,661 --> 00:51:40,836 [Door slams shut] 788 00:51:46,059 --> 00:51:48,235 Welcome home, Domina. 789 00:51:49,497 --> 00:51:51,108 Prima. 790 00:51:52,413 --> 00:51:53,501 [Baby crying] 791 00:51:58,550 --> 00:52:00,247 That's Julia. 792 00:52:04,817 --> 00:52:07,646 -[gasps] -[Water flowing] 793 00:52:07,776 --> 00:52:09,822 The baby, it's coming. 794 00:52:09,952 --> 00:52:11,258 Where's Antigone? 795 00:52:17,438 --> 00:52:18,787 [Balbina coughing] 796 00:52:22,661 --> 00:52:24,576 [wheezing] 797 00:52:27,666 --> 00:52:28,884 [retching] 798 00:52:30,582 --> 00:52:32,540 [coughing] 799 00:52:34,455 --> 00:52:36,283 [retching] 800 00:52:39,068 --> 00:52:40,461 [Guard] What's wrong? 801 00:52:54,475 --> 00:52:55,302 [Livia] Antigone! 802 00:52:57,348 --> 00:52:59,176 [wailing] 803 00:53:02,614 --> 00:53:04,355 Breathe, Domina. 804 00:53:04,485 --> 00:53:05,834 Come on. That's it. 805 00:53:08,489 --> 00:53:09,447 Antigone! 806 00:53:11,579 --> 00:53:12,624 Antigone! 807 00:53:17,629 --> 00:53:19,674 It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. 808 00:53:19,805 --> 00:53:21,459 It's fine. I'm here now. 809 00:53:22,982 --> 00:53:24,679 Come on, here. 810 00:53:24,810 --> 00:53:26,638 Hold it here. 811 00:53:27,769 --> 00:53:29,380 You're doing good. 812 00:53:29,510 --> 00:53:30,642 Keep pushing. 813 00:53:30,772 --> 00:53:32,383 One more push. 814 00:53:33,819 --> 00:53:35,516 Come on. 815 00:53:35,647 --> 00:53:38,345 That's it. Come on. One more push. 816 00:53:39,781 --> 00:53:41,479 Push. 817 00:53:41,609 --> 00:53:42,915 Push. 818 00:53:44,177 --> 00:53:45,787 You're doing good. 819 00:53:45,918 --> 00:53:48,355 Right, I can see it. It's almost there. 820 00:53:49,487 --> 00:53:50,488 Great! 821 00:53:52,141 --> 00:53:53,273 Yes. 822 00:53:53,404 --> 00:53:54,361 Got him! 823 00:53:54,492 --> 00:53:55,623 It's a boy. 824 00:53:57,538 --> 00:53:58,496 [Baby crying] 825 00:53:59,801 --> 00:54:01,542 [laughing] 826 00:54:13,206 --> 00:54:14,251 [Livius] Livia! 827 00:54:21,997 --> 00:54:23,521 [Gaius] We ask great Saturn... 828 00:54:25,305 --> 00:54:27,699 to whom these days of freedom are devoted 829 00:54:27,829 --> 00:54:29,570 to bring us health and prosperity. 830 00:54:29,701 --> 00:54:31,877 [Antigone] I've been telling you to step in 831 00:54:32,007 --> 00:54:33,661 and stop them bullying Tiberius. 832 00:54:33,792 --> 00:54:35,620 I've spent the last ten years 833 00:54:35,750 --> 00:54:38,275 making friends with Octavia and Scribonia. 834 00:54:38,405 --> 00:54:40,277 It's not a good time to start that fight. 835 00:54:46,195 --> 00:54:47,675 Gaius won't give back power. 836 00:54:47,806 --> 00:54:49,764 Like Caesar, he's defying the Senate. 837 00:54:49,895 --> 00:54:51,288 Anything could happen. 838 00:54:53,028 --> 00:54:55,944 I embraced your father after Philippi. 839 00:54:56,075 --> 00:54:59,600 He asked me to look after you, but you betrayed him. 840 00:54:59,731 --> 00:55:01,646 You married the man who destroyed him 841 00:55:01,776 --> 00:55:04,692 and everything he believed in. 842 00:55:04,823 --> 00:55:06,868 You have nothing left to prove. 843 00:55:06,999 --> 00:55:08,914 Step back and make history 844 00:55:09,044 --> 00:55:11,482 as the Roman who restored the Republic. 845 00:55:13,962 --> 00:55:15,573 I don't want to be a dictator. 846 00:55:17,270 --> 00:55:18,619 I want to be a god. 847 00:55:21,970 --> 00:55:23,320 Then that's what we'll do. 848 00:55:27,933 --> 00:55:30,849 ♪♪