Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

Name: Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty
Released: 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Sîan Phillips

TV Show · Documentary · History

Explores the history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Empress Livia Drusilla, examining the reign of her husband Augustus, as well as the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

2024 · 44m

Starring Sîan Phillips

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

The first Empress of Rome, the ruthless Livia Drusilla, carves a corpse-strewn path to put her own son on the emperor's throne. However, her golden dynasty is to descend into an age of terror and depravity.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Livia, the first empress of Rome, comes to regret the scheming that put her son Tiberius on the throne, as he and his notorious heir Caligula drag the empire into tyranny and depravity.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Claudius rises, but is poisoned by his wife, and his successor, Nero, alienates Rome. Livia Drusilla's dynasty ends with brutal power struggles, but changes the course of history.