Episode 1 | Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Duration: 59'04''

Synopsis

Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus and mother of Tiberius, whose influence was felt across the Roman world for over 60 years.

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