Synopsis

News of Germanicus’s death in Antioch spread like wildfire, and his widow Agrippina is certain that Tiberius orchestrated the assassination. Meanwhile, Livia has learned of Caligula's involvement in the poisoning of his own father. While Tiberius’s excesses are well known, his trusted lieutenant Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, consolidates his influence, forging a strategic marriage with Claudius in the process.