Nico Toffoli

As the wars in Gaul come to an end, Caesar is faced with both triumph and tribulation. In Rome, Pompey must balance honour and politics as he's urged to carry out an act of betrayal. Atia of the Julii tries to steer her family between the growing divisions of power.

Caesar is making his way towards Rome, though Vorenus is considering why the army's encountered so little resistance during their patrols. In Rome, Pompey orders a retreat of his forces and assigns his best men to take the city's treasury to their planned destination.

Anointed People's Tribune by Caesar, Mark Antony returns to Rome with Octavian's liberators, Vorenus and Pullo. After the Senate rebuffs Caesar's compromise for a heroic return to Rome, Antony learns that Pompey has drafted an ultimatum stripping the general of his powe