Alan Williams

Newly appointed Consul of Rome, Mark Antony fights to control an increasingly mutinous city. His personal life is equally precarious, as Cleopatra's arrival in the city sends Atia into a jealous rage. When his bubbling feud with Octavian finally explodes, the scene is set for a fight to the death.

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

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. When she is refused an audience, Octavian finally has the means to turn the people against their beloved hero.

Vorenus and Pullo disgrace themselves when they fail to ensure the safe transportation of Herod's gold. Meanwhile, Mark Antony makes a dramatic decision, with devastating consequences for Atia.