The year is 44 B.C. Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, first aligning himself with Atia, but comes to blows with her cunning son Octavian. Anointed heir to Caesar, Octavian is also his mother's son, which makes him unstoppable in his quest to rule. Through political guile, bloody force, and with no care to the emotional damage he leaves in his wake, he transitions himself to august emperor of history.Meanwhile Titus Pullo attempts to pull his friend Lucius Vorenus out of the darkness that has engulfed him after the loss of his family. But destiny has something else in store for the two veterans, who will make their way to Egypt backing opposing sides: Pullo for Octavian and Vorenus for Antony. Once again, the fates of these two mismatched soldiers seem inexorably tied to the fate of Rome itself.
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