Daniel Cerqueira

Cleopatra arrives in Rome; Vorenus is ordered to assume Erastes' captaincy; Octavian infuriates his mother and Mark Antony.

With an increasingly unstable Vorenus running the Aventine quarter for Mark Antony, Pullo must fight to rein in his old friend's aggressive stance; Octavian wins a powerful ally in his fight to destroy Mark Antony.

While Octavian prepares for his triumphant return to Rome, Mark Antony plots his resurgence. Atia, torn between loyalty to both men, comes up with a plan to deliver an uncertain truce.

With Antony ensconced with Cleopatra in Egypt, Atia is left bereft. As Rome is left suffering by the devastation of the grain supply, Octavian sends Atia to Egypt to plead with her ex-lover.

As Servilia mourns the death of her beloved son, Atia is also devastated by some shocking news; Pullo's infidelity reaps catastrophic results.

With Mark Antony and Octavian uneasily allied, their old enemies Brutus and Cassius make an unexpected resurgence; Vorenus fails to notice the dangerous treachery that his eldest daughter has been drawn into.