I kjernen av Romerriket, omkring år 0, utspiller det seg en familiekonflikt uten sidestykke i verdenshistorien. Det er kamp om den romerske tronen i en av tidenes mest blodige perioder.
A Touch of Murder
S01E01 98 minuuttia
Livia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.
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Waiting in the Wings
S01E02 50 minuuttia
Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.
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What Shall We Do About Claudius?
S01E03 50 minuuttia
Livia has engineered the downfall of Julia, who has been banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome and is joint heir with Postumus. Poor stumbling, stuttering Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews.
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Poison is Queen
S01E04 50 minuuttia
The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat, followed later by Germanicus. Livia has discredited Postumus, who has been banished. Augustus has been feeling unwell, but is avoiding suspicions of poisoning by eating figs from his own garden.
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Some Justice
S01E05 50 minuuttia
As Augustus learned of Livia's plot against Postumus, she took action which resulted in Tiberius becoming emperor. The situation in the East now threatens Tiberius's position.
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Queen of Heaven
S01E06 50 minuuttia
Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Livia has discovered that Caligula helped to poison his father. While Tiberius's perversions have become notorious, his right-hand man Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, gathers more power for himself, including a marriage alliance with Claudius.
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Reign of Terror
S01E07 50 minuuttia
With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife so he can marry Livilla. But he also has powerful enemies and his attempts to consolidate power set in motion a bloody chain of events.
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Zeus, By Jove!
S01E08 50 minuuttia
Claudius has high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess... but Rome officially accepts his divinity.
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Hail Who?
S01E09 50 minuuttia
Caligula's erratic behaviour continues, as he makes his horse a senator and turns the palace into a brothel. Many in the Praetorian Guard grow to realise that their ruler is insane and, fearing the collapse of Rome itself, believe that something needs to be done.
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Fool's Luck
S01E10 50 minuuttia
Claudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.
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A God in Colchester
S01E11 50 minuuttia
Claudius has ruled wisely for a year with the support of Messalina, whom he deeply loves. Convinced of her devotion, he is totally unaware that she is deceiving him.
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Old King Log
S01E12 50 minuuttia
Almost at the end of his family history, Claudius' thoughts turn to the future of Rome.
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Herbert WiseOhjaaja
Derek Jacobi
Brian Blessed
John Hurt
George Baker
Sîan Phillips
Margaret Tyzack
James Faulkner
Patricia Quinn
Patrick Stewart
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