Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty
How ruthless women pulled the strings in the Roman Empire.
Production
Production
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Livia Drusilla, the first Empress of Rome, ruthlessly ensures her son becomes emperor through poison, murder, and political cunning. As Augustus secures the throne, Livia eliminates rivals, even her daughter.
2. Episode 2
Livia, the first empress of Rome, comes to regret the scheming that put her son Tiberius on the throne, as he and his notorious heir Caligula drag the empire into tyranny and depravity.
3. Episode 3
Livia Drusilla's dynasty ends with brutal power struggles. Claudius rises, then is poisoned by his wife. And his psychopathic successor Nero alienates Rome. But Livia's changes the course of history.
Cast
Siân Phillips
Narrator
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