The life and rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar is at the heart of Sky's historical drama set in Ancient Rome. Starring Kasia Smutniak as Livia Drusilla.

Following the assassination of Julius Caesar, noblewoman Livia Drusilla is forced to flee to Sicily as Rome descends into civil war.

However, when an amnesty is declared, Livia returns to Rome to reclaim her family's honour.

Eleven years later, she marries Augustus Caesar and uses her position as Empress of Rome to secure her family's legacy.