Synopsis

Rome now witnessed Octavian’s declaration of a new age of virtue, a course of action that proved stubbornly resistant to the will of his own kin and those who served him. He dispatched Vorenus on a task: to unravel the mystery surrounding a vanished shipment of gold, pilfered en route to the imperial treasury. Pullo, consumed by loss and simmering with rage, directed his ire toward Memmio, Omnipor, and their followers. Meanwhile, Octavian pursued Livia as a suitable bride, and issued Mark Antony