Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign money for an army; Cicero sends a message to the Senate in which he gives his support to Octavian.
Vorenus receives orders to execute scores of Rome's elite; Octavia reveals a secret to Atia; two armies clash, with the future of Rome at stake.
Atia turns the tables on Servilia; Octavian wins a battle; Vorenus learns of his children's fate.
Vorenus returns to the Collegium; two former adversaries patch up their differences.
A grain shortage in Rome triggers fresh hostilities between Octavian and Mark Antony.