Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

45min

Documentary

How ruthless women pulled the strings in the Roman Empire.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

45min

23rd Nov 2024

Livia Drusilla, the first Empress of Rome, ruthlessly ensures her son becomes emperor through poison, murder, and political cunning. As Augustus secures the throne, Livia eliminates rivals, even her daughter.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

45min

30th Nov 2024

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

3. Episode 3

45min

7th Dec 2024

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

First air date

23rd Nov 2024

Last air date

7th Dec 2024

Status

Returning Series

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks