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Fall

Episode number: 1

Overview: Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.

Rise

Episode number: 2

Overview: When an amnesty is declared, a pregnant Livia returns to Rome to rebuild her family fortunes and save her friend.

Family

Episode number: 3

Overview: Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.

Secrets

Episode number: 4

Overview: Livia's marriage to Gaius is compromised when she learns that she can't bear him any children.

Plague

Episode number: 5

Overview: Gaius' illness causes a political crisis and reveals the weakness of Livia's position without him, a problem she must solve.

Nightshade

Episode number: 6

Overview: Livia has no choice but to eliminate Marcellus, who plans to kill her sons and exile her when he assumes Gaius' position.

Treason

Episode number: 7

Overview: As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the family is to be kept together.

Happiness

Episode number: 8

Overview: As Livia tells her sons about their role in her Mission, the truth behind her part in Marcellus' death threatens to come out.