1 00:00:15,037 --> 00:00:18,397 [Livia] 'The first rule of power is survival. 2 00:00:19,998 --> 00:00:22,018 'But still it comes for me. 3 00:00:22,118 --> 00:00:25,438 'Even now... when I'm alone in the dark. 4 00:00:26,358 --> 00:00:29,058 'The scent of winter woods. 5 00:00:29,158 --> 00:00:31,338 'The feel of icy stone. 6 00:00:31,438 --> 00:00:33,778 'Sudden burst of blood. 7 00:00:33,879 --> 00:00:36,059 'Because however many men you kill - 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,619 'and I have had to kill many - 9 00:00:38,719 --> 00:00:40,719 'you never forget the first.' 10 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,700 ♪ And you can have a drink from the water... ♪ 11 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,740 [Livia] No way! 12 00:01:07,841 --> 00:01:09,841 No way! [Laughing] 13 00:01:11,641 --> 00:01:13,381 - What's he doing here? - I told you. 14 00:01:13,481 --> 00:01:16,201 There won't be time before the wedding. 15 00:01:22,561 --> 00:01:24,561 Domina. 16 00:01:26,162 --> 00:01:27,902 There's nothing to be scared of. 17 00:01:28,002 --> 00:01:30,002 I know. 18 00:01:30,802 --> 00:01:31,942 I'm not scared. 19 00:01:32,042 --> 00:01:34,042 I'm just tired. 20 00:01:37,202 --> 00:01:38,542 No, wait. Stop. 21 00:01:38,642 --> 00:01:40,582 We'll start with a look at the penis. 22 00:01:40,682 --> 00:01:41,782 What? 23 00:01:41,883 --> 00:01:43,663 You'll thank me for this on your wedding night. 24 00:01:43,763 --> 00:01:44,663 No, I won't. 25 00:01:44,763 --> 00:01:47,083 You can go now, Archias. 26 00:01:50,243 --> 00:01:52,463 We haven't finished yet, Domina. 27 00:01:52,563 --> 00:01:54,623 Yes, we have. 28 00:01:54,723 --> 00:01:56,543 [Door opens] 29 00:01:56,643 --> 00:01:58,643 That's the front door. 30 00:02:00,164 --> 00:02:01,424 [Livius] I've just heard, 31 00:02:01,524 --> 00:02:03,944 there's a secret meeting tonight in the North. 32 00:02:04,044 --> 00:02:06,064 Antonius, Lepidus and Gaius Julius. 33 00:02:06,164 --> 00:02:08,944 [Piso] Ah, the thieves have run out of money. 34 00:02:09,044 --> 00:02:11,784 [Livius] Yes. They need to make a deal. 35 00:02:11,884 --> 00:02:13,224 Mm. 36 00:02:13,324 --> 00:02:15,754 We've just got rid of one dictator, 37 00:02:15,845 --> 00:02:17,625 now we might end up with three. 38 00:02:17,725 --> 00:02:21,285 [Piso] We should kill him - Gaius Julius - at the wedding. 39 00:02:22,165 --> 00:02:23,945 [Livius] My daughter's wedding? 40 00:02:24,045 --> 00:02:25,985 [Piso] What? It's practically a tradition. 41 00:02:26,085 --> 00:02:28,405 And we'll never get a better chance. 42 00:02:29,445 --> 00:02:30,345 [Livius] No. 43 00:02:30,445 --> 00:02:32,945 To butcher one of our own like that, 44 00:02:33,046 --> 00:02:36,126 it's... it's un-Roman. 45 00:02:38,686 --> 00:02:41,006 [Agrippa] It's the middle of fucking nowhere. 46 00:02:41,686 --> 00:02:43,106 It's a secret meeting. 47 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:45,206 That's the point. 48 00:02:57,007 --> 00:03:00,307 They could be waiting inside and we wouldn't stand a chance. 49 00:03:00,407 --> 00:03:01,587 That's the way I'd do it. 50 00:03:01,687 --> 00:03:04,407 Get us out here on our own and finish it. 51 00:03:05,927 --> 00:03:08,027 Yes. 52 00:03:08,128 --> 00:03:10,948 That is the way you'd do it. 53 00:03:11,048 --> 00:03:14,228 I think they'll use us to get what they want, 54 00:03:14,328 --> 00:03:16,608 and then get rid of us afterwards. 55 00:03:17,928 --> 00:03:19,928 That's the way I'd do it. 56 00:03:22,048 --> 00:03:24,128 - Alright, then. - [Chuckles] 57 00:03:30,049 --> 00:03:32,169 Gaius Julius Caesar. 58 00:03:33,929 --> 00:03:36,169 Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. 59 00:03:52,570 --> 00:03:54,570 Daddy? 60 00:03:59,091 --> 00:04:01,091 [Chuckles] 61 00:04:07,731 --> 00:04:10,491 Are you nervous about getting married? 62 00:04:14,532 --> 00:04:17,052 Every Roman girl has to marry sometime. 63 00:04:21,452 --> 00:04:24,692 You're already fifteen, Little Bear. 64 00:04:26,452 --> 00:04:28,752 You've been putting it off two years now. 65 00:04:28,852 --> 00:04:30,852 He's a good man, Nero. 66 00:04:31,853 --> 00:04:34,353 A senator, a cousin. 67 00:04:34,453 --> 00:04:37,813 We went through the list together, more than once. 68 00:04:42,773 --> 00:04:44,773 Livia Drusilla. 69 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:48,653 It's not too late. 70 00:04:49,854 --> 00:04:51,854 It is a bit. 71 00:04:54,414 --> 00:04:56,414 [Laughing] 72 00:04:59,014 --> 00:05:00,554 Marcus Antonius. 73 00:05:00,654 --> 00:05:01,674 You're two days late. 74 00:05:01,774 --> 00:05:03,774 Oh, at least. 75 00:05:11,175 --> 00:05:13,175 - Lepidus. - Gaius. 76 00:05:14,015 --> 00:05:15,835 What a pleasure to see you. 77 00:05:15,935 --> 00:05:17,935 [Chuckling] 78 00:05:19,215 --> 00:05:20,795 I agree to all your terms. 79 00:05:20,895 --> 00:05:23,395 You can have Egypt and the East. 80 00:05:23,496 --> 00:05:25,956 You can have all the rest and I'll take fucking Africa, 81 00:05:26,056 --> 00:05:28,056 thank you very much. 82 00:05:28,576 --> 00:05:29,956 Next... 83 00:05:30,056 --> 00:05:32,056 I'm right out of money. 84 00:05:33,096 --> 00:05:35,916 We're going to need eight hundred million, 85 00:05:36,016 --> 00:05:38,636 at least, to start a war and see it through. 86 00:05:38,737 --> 00:05:40,737 Why do we need to start a war? 87 00:05:41,537 --> 00:05:43,357 Brutus and Cassius have run away. 88 00:05:43,457 --> 00:05:45,557 We can't just leave them sitting in Greece 89 00:05:45,657 --> 00:05:46,717 with a big fucking army. 90 00:05:46,817 --> 00:05:48,877 It was your father they killed. 91 00:05:48,977 --> 00:05:50,977 You can avenge him. 92 00:05:54,577 --> 00:05:56,997 Julius Caesar was my father, and I will avenge him. 93 00:05:57,098 --> 00:05:59,098 What are you suggesting? 94 00:06:00,338 --> 00:06:02,078 I'm suggesting that we think about 95 00:06:02,178 --> 00:06:04,498 the richest Senators and knights in Rome. 96 00:06:05,698 --> 00:06:07,918 All the people behind the murder of Caesar. 97 00:06:08,018 --> 00:06:11,318 Anyone still backing Brutus and Cassius. 98 00:06:11,418 --> 00:06:14,398 Anyone who supports the Republic. 99 00:06:14,499 --> 00:06:17,739 Then we butcher them and seize all their assets. 100 00:06:23,139 --> 00:06:24,519 On some legal pretext. 101 00:06:24,619 --> 00:06:27,359 That would be at least a hundred Senators. 102 00:06:27,459 --> 00:06:29,879 - And what, a thousand knights? - Mm, nearer two. 103 00:06:29,980 --> 00:06:31,980 [Lepidus laughing] 104 00:06:42,020 --> 00:06:44,020 You can't be taking this seriously? 105 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:46,940 This is insane. 106 00:06:50,941 --> 00:06:52,761 I've started a list. 107 00:06:52,861 --> 00:06:55,021 [♪ Theme music] 108 00:07:46,064 --> 00:07:48,064 [Livia] Get away from me! 109 00:07:48,784 --> 00:07:51,404 Don't... don't you dare. 110 00:07:51,504 --> 00:07:52,764 No! 111 00:07:52,864 --> 00:07:54,874 No, I said go away! 112 00:07:56,065 --> 00:07:57,885 Domina. 113 00:07:57,985 --> 00:08:00,205 You're a Roman lady. 114 00:08:00,305 --> 00:08:02,305 All of it has to come off. 115 00:08:03,025 --> 00:08:05,105 Hmm? Every hair. 116 00:08:08,665 --> 00:08:10,665 Is this going to hurt? 117 00:08:11,146 --> 00:08:13,226 We can start with your underarms. 118 00:08:25,186 --> 00:08:27,186 [Livia screams] Ow! 119 00:08:29,387 --> 00:08:32,607 Fuck, Livius, what are you sacrificing? 120 00:08:32,707 --> 00:08:36,447 Sounds like your bride, I'm afraid. 121 00:08:36,547 --> 00:08:38,527 Don't ask. 122 00:08:38,627 --> 00:08:40,087 - You're early. - I brought over 123 00:08:40,187 --> 00:08:42,307 the amended marriage contract for you to sign. 124 00:08:44,147 --> 00:08:46,147 I can see you haven't heard. 125 00:08:47,428 --> 00:08:48,688 Uh... 126 00:08:48,788 --> 00:08:51,488 Gaius Julius has come to terms 127 00:08:51,588 --> 00:08:54,368 with Marcus Antonius and Lepidus. 128 00:08:54,468 --> 00:08:57,668 They've divided up the provinces between themselves. 129 00:08:58,788 --> 00:08:59,848 And where are they now? 130 00:08:59,948 --> 00:09:01,888 Gaius Julius got back last night. 131 00:09:01,989 --> 00:09:03,529 He'll be here in a couple of hours. 132 00:09:03,629 --> 00:09:05,609 Oh, you invited him to my wedding. 133 00:09:05,709 --> 00:09:07,129 I like him. 134 00:09:07,229 --> 00:09:09,289 And I'd like to keep him close. 135 00:09:09,389 --> 00:09:11,049 Another fucking wedding. 136 00:09:11,149 --> 00:09:12,889 As if we don't have enough of our own to go to 137 00:09:12,989 --> 00:09:14,409 without all these other people's as well. 138 00:09:14,509 --> 00:09:18,069 - You're lucky to be invited. - Not as lucky as you. 139 00:09:18,789 --> 00:09:19,969 [Laughing] 140 00:09:20,070 --> 00:09:22,070 Come here. 141 00:09:25,310 --> 00:09:27,290 When's your husband coming home? 142 00:09:27,390 --> 00:09:29,390 [Octavia] Scribonia? Scribonia? 143 00:09:32,470 --> 00:09:35,010 [Scribonia] Octavia. Darling. 144 00:09:35,110 --> 00:09:36,970 I wasn't expecting you so soon. 145 00:09:37,071 --> 00:09:39,431 Neither was my brother, I see. 146 00:09:41,151 --> 00:09:42,611 I hope you're wearing a toga today. 147 00:09:42,711 --> 00:09:44,371 Livius is very informal. 148 00:09:44,471 --> 00:09:47,171 - Don't be ridiculous. - You're lucky to be invited. 149 00:09:47,271 --> 00:09:49,271 Everyone will be there. 150 00:09:52,992 --> 00:09:55,512 OK, fine. I'll go home and change. 151 00:10:08,072 --> 00:10:10,212 How long has this been going on? 152 00:10:10,313 --> 00:10:13,533 Octavia, you know we've always liked each other. 153 00:10:13,633 --> 00:10:17,173 What I know is, my brother is engaged to Clodia Pulchra, 154 00:10:17,273 --> 00:10:19,173 and you're married to Publius Scipio. 155 00:10:19,273 --> 00:10:22,933 I... I want to marry him. Your brother. 156 00:10:23,033 --> 00:10:25,193 I'll wait for you in the atrium. 157 00:10:29,034 --> 00:10:32,454 But a word about my daughter before you go. 158 00:10:32,554 --> 00:10:34,814 Obviously, you hardly know her. 159 00:10:34,914 --> 00:10:38,374 She's attached to a particular slave, a lovely girl. 160 00:10:38,474 --> 00:10:40,014 Antigone. 161 00:10:40,114 --> 00:10:41,414 She was born in this house. 162 00:10:41,514 --> 00:10:43,584 She's got a gift for herbs and medicines. 163 00:10:43,675 --> 00:10:44,655 I... I'm sorry, Livius. 164 00:10:44,755 --> 00:10:47,235 I can't take on another mouth to feed. 165 00:10:47,875 --> 00:10:49,295 And, to be honest, 166 00:10:49,395 --> 00:10:51,815 I'm surprised you would want to encourage a friendship 167 00:10:51,915 --> 00:10:54,275 between my wife and a slave. 168 00:10:55,115 --> 00:10:57,395 I'm afraid you misunderstand me. 169 00:10:58,675 --> 00:11:01,615 - Uh, that's freezing! - It's ice. 170 00:11:01,716 --> 00:11:03,296 It's supposed to be. 171 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:04,576 You're not putting that anywhere else. 172 00:11:04,676 --> 00:11:07,836 Dominus wants his daughter and Antigone. 173 00:11:13,076 --> 00:11:15,076 Livia. 174 00:11:17,116 --> 00:11:20,736 Ah, this is one of my "serious talks". 175 00:11:20,837 --> 00:11:23,017 [Chuckles] 176 00:11:23,117 --> 00:11:24,457 Little Bear... 177 00:11:24,557 --> 00:11:27,617 marriage and children are what Rome expects of you. 178 00:11:27,717 --> 00:11:30,657 But now I think it will ask something else. 179 00:11:30,757 --> 00:11:33,777 Five hundred years ago, we ended the tyranny of kings, 180 00:11:33,877 --> 00:11:36,737 and since then, Rome has always been ruled by two consuls... 181 00:11:36,838 --> 00:11:38,858 Elected each year by its citizens. 182 00:11:38,958 --> 00:11:40,958 The sharing of power has made us great. 183 00:11:41,718 --> 00:11:45,538 Our family fought to establish the Republic. 184 00:11:45,638 --> 00:11:48,578 But now I think we'll have to fight again to keep it. 185 00:11:48,678 --> 00:11:50,258 You said the other factions were split. 186 00:11:50,358 --> 00:11:52,358 They were, until now. 187 00:11:53,959 --> 00:11:57,039 War will come, in the end. 188 00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:02,719 And I will fight with Brutus and Cassius. 189 00:12:05,719 --> 00:12:08,519 It's on honour to give your life for something you believe in. 190 00:12:27,041 --> 00:12:28,701 They were your mother's. 191 00:12:28,801 --> 00:12:30,801 She'd want you to have them. 192 00:12:39,881 --> 00:12:40,981 I haven't forgotten. 193 00:12:41,081 --> 00:12:43,601 I'll see her now. Nero! 194 00:12:52,162 --> 00:12:54,162 Dominus. 195 00:12:55,722 --> 00:12:59,902 As a wedding present to Livia I've arranged for your freedom. 196 00:13:00,003 --> 00:13:03,763 Duly witnessed by Tiberius Claudius Nero. 197 00:13:06,643 --> 00:13:09,863 You are now a Roman citizen, Antigone. 198 00:13:09,963 --> 00:13:12,103 Congratulations. 199 00:13:12,203 --> 00:13:15,323 But... where will I go? 200 00:13:16,204 --> 00:13:17,264 What will become of me? 201 00:13:17,364 --> 00:13:19,984 Well, you can marry if you want. 202 00:13:20,084 --> 00:13:21,584 And I'll provide a dowry. 203 00:13:21,684 --> 00:13:24,544 In the meantime, Nero has generously insisted 204 00:13:24,644 --> 00:13:27,784 that you go to his house with Livia as a companion. 205 00:13:27,884 --> 00:13:29,824 As a freedwoman. 206 00:13:29,924 --> 00:13:32,524 That is, if you want to. 207 00:13:46,285 --> 00:13:48,725 - Thank you. - [Both laughing] 208 00:14:05,006 --> 00:14:07,006 [Whistles] 209 00:14:07,887 --> 00:14:09,067 Are you sure about this? 210 00:14:09,167 --> 00:14:11,067 Why? We're invited. 211 00:14:11,167 --> 00:14:13,747 Livius is on the other side. 212 00:14:13,847 --> 00:14:15,847 Not yet, he isn't. 213 00:14:17,087 --> 00:14:19,087 He will be. Come on. 214 00:14:29,808 --> 00:14:32,308 Not too tight. 215 00:14:32,408 --> 00:14:35,808 It's bad luck if he can't undo it tonight. 216 00:14:51,609 --> 00:14:53,609 Perfect. 217 00:14:57,449 --> 00:14:58,749 Excuse me. 218 00:14:58,850 --> 00:15:01,090 Move. Move. 219 00:15:03,690 --> 00:15:06,250 It's always a mistake to go with a pig. 220 00:15:07,170 --> 00:15:09,170 Far too intelligent. 221 00:15:09,690 --> 00:15:11,690 [Applause] 222 00:15:30,411 --> 00:15:32,071 [Livius] Thank you, Cicero. 223 00:15:32,172 --> 00:15:33,992 [Cicero] Welcome, friends, 224 00:15:34,092 --> 00:15:39,232 to the wedding of Tiberius Claudius Nero 225 00:15:39,332 --> 00:15:42,192 and Livia Drusilla. 226 00:15:42,292 --> 00:15:45,832 Great Juno, Goddess of Marriage and Fertility, 227 00:15:45,932 --> 00:15:49,272 accept this gift of life... 228 00:15:49,373 --> 00:15:51,353 They can sort of sense what's coming. 229 00:15:51,453 --> 00:15:53,573 [Cicero] ...and blood... 230 00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:55,833 Pigs. 231 00:15:55,933 --> 00:15:59,813 ...from this great house of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus. 232 00:16:03,493 --> 00:16:06,993 - Livia Drusilla, are you ready? - Yes. 233 00:16:07,094 --> 00:16:10,794 Tiberius Claudius Nero, do you agree? 234 00:16:10,894 --> 00:16:12,514 I do. 235 00:16:12,614 --> 00:16:14,614 Then she is yours. 236 00:16:23,135 --> 00:16:25,735 Let's witness the contract! 237 00:16:35,575 --> 00:16:38,115 [Nero] Oh, come on Piso, there won't be a war. 238 00:16:38,215 --> 00:16:39,955 Everyone has too much to lose. 239 00:16:40,056 --> 00:16:41,036 [Libo] That's true. 240 00:16:41,136 --> 00:16:42,876 What does Gaius Julius have to lose? 241 00:16:42,976 --> 00:16:46,116 Ha! You see, Livius made the mistake 242 00:16:46,216 --> 00:16:48,996 of teaching his daughter how to think. 243 00:16:49,096 --> 00:16:50,636 She's right. 244 00:16:50,736 --> 00:16:53,536 He's the only one in the game with nothing to lose. 245 00:16:54,936 --> 00:16:56,996 Look at them, Agrippa. 246 00:16:57,097 --> 00:17:01,077 Old, fat, lazy, complacent. 247 00:17:01,177 --> 00:17:02,797 My worry's how to do it. 248 00:17:02,897 --> 00:17:05,597 Killing over two thousand men'll take the best part of a legion 249 00:17:05,697 --> 00:17:07,957 - going into the city at once. - Mm. 250 00:17:08,057 --> 00:17:10,117 It's impossible at night. 251 00:17:10,217 --> 00:17:12,397 Streets are rammed with wagons. 252 00:17:12,497 --> 00:17:14,717 It's impossible in daylight, the streets are jammed with people. 253 00:17:14,818 --> 00:17:16,878 We'll put a price on their heads. A big one. 254 00:17:16,978 --> 00:17:18,038 Their own slaves will betray them. 255 00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:20,718 Their wives, their neighbours. 256 00:17:20,818 --> 00:17:22,818 They'll be torn apart. 257 00:17:23,738 --> 00:17:26,258 All we have to do is block the city gates. 258 00:17:40,099 --> 00:17:41,839 If Livia keeps on staring at you, 259 00:17:41,939 --> 00:17:44,219 even her husband might notice. 260 00:17:45,739 --> 00:17:47,079 I want a house like this. 261 00:17:47,180 --> 00:17:49,720 Well, you can have this one soon. 262 00:17:49,820 --> 00:17:53,680 - I like Livius. - [Agrippa] You were there. 263 00:17:53,780 --> 00:17:56,080 - They want him on the list. - I'll give them Cicero instead. 264 00:17:56,180 --> 00:17:57,800 - Cicero? - Mm. 265 00:17:57,900 --> 00:17:59,000 He's backed us from the start. 266 00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:01,440 I'll get Livius taken off in return. 267 00:18:01,540 --> 00:18:04,340 No, not Livius. You'll never save him. 268 00:18:05,261 --> 00:18:07,261 I can try. 269 00:18:18,461 --> 00:18:20,461 Fuck off. 270 00:18:21,022 --> 00:18:23,822 - Gaius. - [Gaius chuckles] Livius. 271 00:18:25,262 --> 00:18:27,602 - Is that running water? - Yes. 272 00:18:27,702 --> 00:18:29,002 Mm. 273 00:18:29,102 --> 00:18:31,722 We got connected to the aqueduct last year. 274 00:18:31,822 --> 00:18:34,002 - It cost a fortune. - Mm. 275 00:18:34,102 --> 00:18:37,462 But the old pit was unbearable in summer. 276 00:18:38,463 --> 00:18:40,403 Fuck. I hate togas. 277 00:18:40,503 --> 00:18:42,503 Allow me. 278 00:18:47,703 --> 00:18:49,963 Marcus Livius, 279 00:18:50,063 --> 00:18:52,083 I'm asking for your friendship... 280 00:18:52,183 --> 00:18:53,803 and your support. 281 00:18:53,903 --> 00:18:55,563 You have my friendship. 282 00:18:55,664 --> 00:18:57,804 As for my support, 283 00:18:57,904 --> 00:18:59,564 the Republic may not be perfect, 284 00:18:59,664 --> 00:19:02,804 but it's better than the alternative. 285 00:19:02,904 --> 00:19:06,264 Kings, dictators and civil war. 286 00:19:09,144 --> 00:19:11,304 And that's why I'm asking for your support. 287 00:19:12,265 --> 00:19:14,265 It's not too late. 288 00:19:20,505 --> 00:19:24,585 Why didn't you join the plot to kill Caesar? 289 00:19:28,065 --> 00:19:30,005 It was... 290 00:19:30,106 --> 00:19:32,106 un-Roman. 291 00:19:53,507 --> 00:19:55,007 [Scribonia] Gods, he's lucky. 292 00:19:55,107 --> 00:19:57,527 Every man in Rome wanted Livia's dowry. 293 00:19:57,627 --> 00:19:59,567 Over a million in farmland, I heard. 294 00:19:59,667 --> 00:20:03,487 Yes, Livius auditioned them for years. 295 00:20:03,588 --> 00:20:07,368 Someone told me that he caught the pox off an actress. 296 00:20:07,468 --> 00:20:08,728 Who? 297 00:20:08,828 --> 00:20:10,568 Livius? 298 00:20:10,668 --> 00:20:12,868 No, no, stupid. Nero. 299 00:20:13,868 --> 00:20:15,868 [Laughing] 300 00:20:18,188 --> 00:20:20,128 Oh, dear, poor Livia. 301 00:20:20,229 --> 00:20:22,009 Welcome to marriage. 302 00:20:22,109 --> 00:20:23,529 I can let her have some ointment. 303 00:20:23,629 --> 00:20:25,529 But of course with a father like Livius it had to be 304 00:20:25,629 --> 00:20:27,769 a staunch Republican from one of the old families. 305 00:20:27,869 --> 00:20:30,829 There must have been someone without a venereal disease. 306 00:20:35,149 --> 00:20:38,409 Um, I'm younger, prettier and richer than you. 307 00:20:38,510 --> 00:20:40,510 So why are you laughing at me? 308 00:20:41,950 --> 00:20:43,950 You're lucky to be here. 309 00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:47,110 Both of you. 310 00:21:06,951 --> 00:21:08,951 [Moaning] 311 00:21:15,992 --> 00:21:17,992 [Moaning continues] 312 00:21:32,713 --> 00:21:34,713 [Heavy breathing] 313 00:21:41,353 --> 00:21:43,353 [Moaning intensifies] 314 00:22:14,715 --> 00:22:16,455 She's Cicero's wife. 315 00:22:16,555 --> 00:22:18,555 Yes. 316 00:22:19,116 --> 00:22:21,436 I thought Cicero was your friend. 317 00:22:22,116 --> 00:22:24,116 He is. 318 00:22:25,436 --> 00:22:27,616 He married her because her family's rich. 319 00:22:27,716 --> 00:22:29,176 That's why everybody gets married. 320 00:22:29,276 --> 00:22:31,056 Money, power, family. 321 00:22:31,156 --> 00:22:34,216 They're the only things that matter. 322 00:22:34,316 --> 00:22:36,896 Hmm! To the son of a moneylender I'm sure that's true. 323 00:22:36,997 --> 00:22:38,897 Hmm! 324 00:22:38,997 --> 00:22:40,997 Grandson. 325 00:22:56,038 --> 00:22:57,778 [Groans] 326 00:22:57,878 --> 00:22:59,878 That's my bed. 327 00:23:21,319 --> 00:23:22,939 What happened to you? 328 00:23:23,039 --> 00:23:26,179 Your affair with Cicero's wife is indiscreet and unseemly. 329 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:27,940 It will damage you. 330 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,040 That's before we talk about Scribonia. 331 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,820 Do you want to be taken seriously or not? 332 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,920 Grow up. 333 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:42,620 You were right. I can't save Livius. 334 00:23:42,721 --> 00:23:44,721 [Applause] 335 00:23:53,361 --> 00:23:56,101 Gaius Julius put his tongue in my mouth. 336 00:23:56,201 --> 00:23:58,241 Just his tongue? 337 00:24:32,963 --> 00:24:35,283 [Applause] 338 00:25:56,088 --> 00:25:58,488 [Grunting] 339 00:26:08,289 --> 00:26:10,289 [Heavy breathing] 340 00:26:16,090 --> 00:26:18,090 [Moaning] 341 00:26:31,610 --> 00:26:33,610 [Livia gasps] 342 00:26:35,251 --> 00:26:37,331 [Heavy breathing] 343 00:26:47,731 --> 00:26:49,731 [Panting] 344 00:27:26,814 --> 00:27:28,754 [Gaius] Heading south... 345 00:27:28,854 --> 00:27:30,354 for the winter. 346 00:27:30,454 --> 00:27:32,154 What? 347 00:27:32,254 --> 00:27:34,254 The birds. 348 00:27:38,174 --> 00:27:40,344 They're getting out while they can. 349 00:27:41,375 --> 00:27:43,235 Mm. 350 00:27:43,335 --> 00:27:45,495 Is that a good omen? 351 00:27:47,735 --> 00:27:49,735 Of course it is. 352 00:27:55,135 --> 00:27:57,135 Let's do it. 353 00:27:59,576 --> 00:28:01,576 Move! 354 00:28:07,136 --> 00:28:09,136 Close the gate. 355 00:28:23,617 --> 00:28:25,617 [Vinnius] Livius! 356 00:28:26,697 --> 00:28:28,697 Marcus Livius! 357 00:28:35,298 --> 00:28:37,458 We were sent to save your life. 358 00:28:43,058 --> 00:28:45,058 [Banging on door] 359 00:28:46,098 --> 00:28:48,098 [Livius] Livia! 360 00:28:48,499 --> 00:28:49,599 Livia! 361 00:28:49,699 --> 00:28:51,599 - That's the Dominus. - [Banging continues] 362 00:28:51,699 --> 00:28:53,699 Livia! 363 00:28:56,139 --> 00:28:58,139 - Livia? - Daddy? 364 00:28:58,699 --> 00:29:00,699 Who's that? 365 00:29:04,019 --> 00:29:06,839 The war has come, Little Bear. 366 00:29:06,940 --> 00:29:08,360 Livius, what are you doing here? 367 00:29:08,460 --> 00:29:11,280 For the last time, a list of names is going up in the forum. 368 00:29:11,380 --> 00:29:13,200 Senators and knights. 369 00:29:13,300 --> 00:29:15,320 And 100,000 sesterces on every head. 370 00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:17,420 What? Well, am I on it? 371 00:29:17,940 --> 00:29:19,680 No, but I am. 372 00:29:19,780 --> 00:29:22,920 Now, get yourself dressed and warn everyone you can think of. 373 00:29:23,021 --> 00:29:25,021 Start with Piso. 374 00:29:25,821 --> 00:29:27,821 Come on. 375 00:29:29,021 --> 00:29:30,721 Let me come. 376 00:29:30,821 --> 00:29:32,841 I'm going to Greece 377 00:29:32,941 --> 00:29:34,941 to join Brutus and Cassius. 378 00:29:35,621 --> 00:29:38,301 And afterwards, I'll find you. 379 00:29:41,062 --> 00:29:44,502 Remember your family and your duty. 380 00:29:46,142 --> 00:29:48,142 Always. 381 00:29:50,462 --> 00:29:52,462 Father? 382 00:29:54,382 --> 00:29:56,502 Antigone thinks I might be pregnant. 383 00:30:01,023 --> 00:30:03,263 A grandson. 384 00:30:04,743 --> 00:30:07,543 Well, I wouldn't waste your time with a girl. 385 00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:17,264 If she's anything like you, Little Bear, I'll be happy. 386 00:30:41,545 --> 00:30:43,545 [Panting] 387 00:30:50,946 --> 00:30:53,506 [People screaming, shouting] 388 00:30:55,746 --> 00:30:57,746 [Groans] 389 00:31:04,707 --> 00:31:06,707 [Groans] 390 00:31:14,627 --> 00:31:16,867 Hello, Salassus. 391 00:31:27,228 --> 00:31:29,468 Marcus Tullius Cicero. 392 00:31:31,988 --> 00:31:33,988 [Groaning] 393 00:31:44,189 --> 00:31:46,429 It's nothing personal. 394 00:31:47,629 --> 00:31:49,649 [Octavia] Is this really necessary, Gaius? 395 00:31:49,749 --> 00:31:53,189 Depends what you mean by "necessary". 396 00:32:10,631 --> 00:32:12,631 Come back safe. 397 00:33:01,434 --> 00:33:03,434 [Livius] "My Little Bear, 398 00:33:05,794 --> 00:33:08,314 "thank you for your letter. 399 00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:12,674 "I wish you a safe and beautiful birth. 400 00:33:14,634 --> 00:33:18,444 "The army of the Dictators has found us in Greece. 401 00:33:20,355 --> 00:33:24,315 "I saw Gaius Julius, just briefly, on the other side. 402 00:33:26,155 --> 00:33:29,455 "That young scamp at your wedding. 403 00:33:29,555 --> 00:33:32,895 "It's only a year since that day in Rome, 404 00:33:32,995 --> 00:33:35,395 "but it seems like a lifetime. 405 00:33:36,396 --> 00:33:38,536 "Tomorrow we fight again. 406 00:33:38,636 --> 00:33:41,856 "The day will be decisive, one way or the other, 407 00:33:41,956 --> 00:33:43,816 "for the Republic. 408 00:33:43,916 --> 00:33:45,656 "If I should fall, 409 00:33:45,756 --> 00:33:48,296 "come and find me across the river in the Underworld, 410 00:33:48,396 --> 00:33:51,216 "when your time comes. 411 00:33:51,316 --> 00:33:54,356 "I'll be waiting for you with your mother. 412 00:33:55,557 --> 00:33:58,117 "And, unfortunately, hers. 413 00:34:00,877 --> 00:34:02,877 "Your proud father... 414 00:34:05,957 --> 00:34:08,157 "Marcus Livius. 415 00:34:13,678 --> 00:34:18,158 "Dated Philippi, eleven days before the kalends of November." 416 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,719 [Baby crying] 417 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:52,420 [Nero] The armies met in Greece. 418 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,260 Brutus and Cassius are dead. Their armies are scattered. 419 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,420 My father, what happened to him? 420 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,740 - Where is he? - How should I know? 421 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:00,660 We have to go! 422 00:35:00,761 --> 00:35:02,461 There's a new list, and I'm on it. 423 00:35:02,561 --> 00:35:03,781 Go where? 424 00:35:03,881 --> 00:35:07,061 This war, it will bring everyone to their knees! 425 00:35:07,161 --> 00:35:08,981 At the end there'll be big opportunities 426 00:35:09,081 --> 00:35:10,581 for anyone left alive. 427 00:35:10,681 --> 00:35:11,981 Is that why you wouldn't fight? 428 00:35:12,081 --> 00:35:14,641 Livia, the Republic's dead. 429 00:35:16,161 --> 00:35:19,101 It's time to take a different side. 430 00:35:19,202 --> 00:35:21,202 [Baby crying] 431 00:35:22,242 --> 00:35:24,142 You don't have to go with him. 432 00:35:24,242 --> 00:35:26,022 Other wives have stayed behind. 433 00:35:26,122 --> 00:35:28,122 honourably. 434 00:35:28,882 --> 00:35:30,882 That would be un-Roman. 435 00:35:31,962 --> 00:35:33,962 Shh! 436 00:35:35,043 --> 00:35:37,043 [Baby crying] 437 00:35:41,443 --> 00:35:43,443 Come on! 438 00:35:51,284 --> 00:35:53,524 Quickly! Get a bloody move on! 439 00:35:59,524 --> 00:36:01,524 Here. 440 00:36:02,204 --> 00:36:04,204 Hurry! 441 00:36:25,086 --> 00:36:27,086 They're burning it. 442 00:36:29,526 --> 00:36:31,786 Which side do we take now? 443 00:36:31,886 --> 00:36:33,186 Sicily. 444 00:36:33,286 --> 00:36:35,726 - We're going to Sicily. - Sicily? 445 00:36:37,366 --> 00:36:39,586 Sextus Pompeius is holed up there. 446 00:36:39,686 --> 00:36:41,746 His fleet controls the seas, and they can't get to him. 447 00:36:41,847 --> 00:36:42,827 We will be safe there. 448 00:36:42,927 --> 00:36:45,287 - You said that about Perugia. - What? 449 00:36:46,207 --> 00:36:48,467 We're tired of running, Nero. 450 00:36:48,567 --> 00:36:50,827 We can go to Gaius Julius. He's less than a mile away. 451 00:36:50,927 --> 00:36:53,187 I will never crawl in front of that fucking kid! 452 00:36:53,287 --> 00:36:54,307 He'll pardon us. 453 00:36:54,407 --> 00:36:56,527 I don't want his fucking pardon! 454 00:36:57,407 --> 00:36:59,027 Then let me go. I'll speak to him. 455 00:36:59,128 --> 00:37:02,528 I would rather kill you first and the boy! 456 00:37:03,448 --> 00:37:06,728 Sextus will welcome my support. 457 00:37:07,928 --> 00:37:10,128 He hates Gaius as much as I do. 458 00:37:16,849 --> 00:37:18,309 Lord. 459 00:37:18,409 --> 00:37:21,689 Maecenas is here with Sextus Pompeius. 460 00:37:23,769 --> 00:37:25,769 Hmm. 461 00:37:26,369 --> 00:37:29,329 I told you Maecenas could get Sextus to come. 462 00:37:30,689 --> 00:37:32,349 [Sharpening knives] 463 00:37:32,450 --> 00:37:34,430 No. 464 00:37:34,530 --> 00:37:36,730 No, we are not going to kill him. 465 00:37:38,570 --> 00:37:39,870 You might never get another chance. 466 00:37:39,970 --> 00:37:42,630 His fucking fleet's starving Rome to death. 467 00:37:42,730 --> 00:37:44,730 We need a deal. 468 00:37:49,411 --> 00:37:50,311 Ugh! 469 00:37:50,411 --> 00:37:52,411 - Maecenas. - Gaius. 470 00:37:55,171 --> 00:37:56,431 Where's Sextus? 471 00:37:56,531 --> 00:37:57,671 There's just the slightest hitch. 472 00:37:57,771 --> 00:37:59,931 He thinks you're going to kill him. 473 00:38:04,971 --> 00:38:06,971 What? 474 00:38:23,853 --> 00:38:25,853 Sextus! 475 00:38:26,773 --> 00:38:28,473 Gaius. 476 00:38:28,573 --> 00:38:30,693 You're a long way from Sicily! 477 00:38:31,693 --> 00:38:33,693 So are you! 478 00:38:35,973 --> 00:38:37,973 [Laughing] 479 00:38:40,974 --> 00:38:42,974 So are you. 480 00:38:47,174 --> 00:38:49,174 Ah. 481 00:38:58,175 --> 00:38:59,435 [Scribonia] Uh! Octavia! 482 00:38:59,535 --> 00:39:01,875 The Gods! Give me one of those. 483 00:39:01,975 --> 00:39:04,755 Take Marcellus. He's such a lump. 484 00:39:04,855 --> 00:39:06,855 I can manage Marcella. 485 00:39:08,495 --> 00:39:11,315 Wow. How much did this cost? 486 00:39:11,415 --> 00:39:14,635 My brother came into some money, as you know. 487 00:39:14,736 --> 00:39:15,676 Excuse the mess. 488 00:39:15,776 --> 00:39:18,076 Gaius has only just got back to Rome. 489 00:39:18,176 --> 00:39:21,316 He's too busy to bully the builders, so I offered to help. 490 00:39:21,416 --> 00:39:24,116 It helps take my mind off everything. 491 00:39:24,216 --> 00:39:25,116 Do you like it? 492 00:39:25,216 --> 00:39:26,876 I... I do. [Chuckles] 493 00:39:26,976 --> 00:39:29,816 That's good... because you'll be living here soon. 494 00:39:31,417 --> 00:39:33,277 My brother's proposing a marriage to you 495 00:39:33,377 --> 00:39:35,077 as part of the treaty with Sextus. 496 00:39:35,177 --> 00:39:37,177 - Oh. - [Baby crying] 497 00:39:44,417 --> 00:39:47,877 I told you you'd find my family useful. 498 00:39:47,978 --> 00:39:51,858 Of course, negotiations are bound to drag on for months. 499 00:39:54,178 --> 00:39:56,338 That's what Gaius says anyway. 500 00:39:58,178 --> 00:39:59,598 What? 501 00:39:59,698 --> 00:40:02,178 - Aren't you happy for me? - Yes. 502 00:40:03,498 --> 00:40:05,358 Yes. 503 00:40:05,459 --> 00:40:07,199 But I am to marry Marcus Antonius 504 00:40:07,299 --> 00:40:10,299 to seal the truce between him and my brother. 505 00:40:11,579 --> 00:40:13,719 The latest one, anyway. 506 00:40:13,819 --> 00:40:17,319 You're not even half-way through your mourning period. 507 00:40:17,419 --> 00:40:19,479 I could hardly say no to Gaius. 508 00:40:19,579 --> 00:40:22,139 [Baby cries, indistinct comforting] 509 00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:26,200 I must say, 510 00:40:26,300 --> 00:40:29,080 after two children in two years 511 00:40:29,180 --> 00:40:31,880 and losing a husband, 512 00:40:31,980 --> 00:40:33,880 I'd hoped to be left alone. 513 00:40:33,980 --> 00:40:35,980 For a while at least. 514 00:40:37,540 --> 00:40:41,220 And you always worry each birth will be your last. 515 00:40:50,341 --> 00:40:52,781 [Octavia] That's all in the past now, isn't it, Gaius? 516 00:40:58,702 --> 00:41:03,162 Either of you two ever hear what became of Tiberius Nero? 517 00:41:03,262 --> 00:41:06,162 - Nero? - Why do you care about him? 518 00:41:06,262 --> 00:41:08,642 We never found his body in Perugia. 519 00:41:08,742 --> 00:41:10,002 Why? 520 00:41:10,102 --> 00:41:12,722 A lot of stragglers have been washing up in Sicily. 521 00:41:12,823 --> 00:41:14,823 Sextus is taking them in. 522 00:41:15,183 --> 00:41:17,963 He must be dead by now. Surely. 523 00:41:18,063 --> 00:41:21,803 - His wife was gorgeous, though. - Livia? 524 00:41:21,903 --> 00:41:25,203 I've forgotten all about her. The Golden Girl of the Claudii. 525 00:41:25,303 --> 00:41:26,443 Oh, dear. 526 00:41:26,543 --> 00:41:28,663 The arrogance at her wedding. Do you remember? 527 00:41:30,464 --> 00:41:32,364 What a brilliant match that turned out to be. 528 00:41:32,464 --> 00:41:33,484 [Maecenas] It's true, 529 00:41:33,584 --> 00:41:35,284 her husband displayed a rare genius 530 00:41:35,384 --> 00:41:37,124 for picking the wrong side. 531 00:41:37,224 --> 00:41:38,404 [Agrippa] Well... 532 00:41:38,504 --> 00:41:40,364 his Republican principles didn't last long either. 533 00:41:40,464 --> 00:41:43,344 Yes, what would her father have said? 534 00:41:45,784 --> 00:41:47,894 Livius was a man of honour. 535 00:41:47,985 --> 00:41:50,445 He fought to the end at Philippi. 536 00:41:50,545 --> 00:41:52,085 You still took everything he had. 537 00:41:52,185 --> 00:41:54,185 Yes, we did. 538 00:41:56,505 --> 00:41:57,885 Anyway... 539 00:41:57,985 --> 00:41:59,985 poor Livia. 540 00:42:18,306 --> 00:42:19,286 [Livia] Archias! 541 00:42:19,386 --> 00:42:21,426 You can see the smoke. 542 00:42:23,467 --> 00:42:25,707 We've seen nobody in over a week. 543 00:42:31,627 --> 00:42:33,627 They're ready. 544 00:42:34,027 --> 00:42:36,027 They're ready! 545 00:42:41,988 --> 00:42:44,148 His fever's no worse. 546 00:42:47,708 --> 00:42:49,708 It would be kinder to let him die. 547 00:42:50,788 --> 00:42:52,928 We both know it. 548 00:42:53,028 --> 00:42:55,948 Be clear what you ask the Gods for. 549 00:42:59,829 --> 00:43:01,829 Come and eat. 550 00:43:03,789 --> 00:43:06,349 [Indistinct chattering in distance] 551 00:43:10,549 --> 00:43:11,609 [Dacius] Smells good. 552 00:43:11,710 --> 00:43:14,230 [Nero] I'm afraid there isn't much of it. 553 00:43:15,630 --> 00:43:17,630 But, of course, you're welcome. 554 00:43:25,550 --> 00:43:28,150 You're a long way off the main roads up here. 555 00:43:29,191 --> 00:43:31,931 You're lucky it was us that found you. 556 00:43:32,031 --> 00:43:34,271 Loyal veterans. Have we met? 557 00:43:35,391 --> 00:43:38,551 Your face... seems familiar. What's your name? 558 00:43:40,511 --> 00:43:41,891 Gaius Vipsanius Varus. 559 00:43:41,991 --> 00:43:45,351 A relation to the great Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, I assume? 560 00:43:46,192 --> 00:43:47,172 Very distant. 561 00:43:47,272 --> 00:43:49,452 A hard man. 562 00:43:49,552 --> 00:43:52,132 We fought against him at Philippi. 563 00:43:52,232 --> 00:43:54,492 We were part of the 27th, under Brutus. 564 00:43:54,592 --> 00:43:56,332 Were you at Philippi, Lord? 565 00:43:56,432 --> 00:43:59,172 Is that where I know you from? 566 00:43:59,272 --> 00:44:01,272 Marcus Livius Claudianus. 567 00:44:02,073 --> 00:44:04,253 He was at Philippi. 568 00:44:04,353 --> 00:44:06,733 - With the army of Brutus. - Yes. 569 00:44:06,833 --> 00:44:08,833 Yes, he was. 570 00:44:09,713 --> 00:44:11,773 We never heard what became of him. 571 00:44:11,873 --> 00:44:14,013 You knew him, Lady? 572 00:44:14,113 --> 00:44:16,153 My husband was his wine merchant. 573 00:44:18,153 --> 00:44:19,333 You're a wine merchant. 574 00:44:19,434 --> 00:44:21,434 He owes us money. 575 00:44:22,714 --> 00:44:24,714 [Chuckling] 576 00:44:28,074 --> 00:44:30,134 Marcus Livius. 577 00:44:30,234 --> 00:44:32,234 After the battle... 578 00:44:32,754 --> 00:44:34,754 he drove a sword through his guts. 579 00:44:35,795 --> 00:44:37,915 Bled to death. Slowly. 580 00:44:38,995 --> 00:44:40,995 I saw his body. 581 00:44:46,355 --> 00:44:48,355 We won't get our money, then. 582 00:44:50,115 --> 00:44:52,115 But... 583 00:44:53,596 --> 00:44:55,596 he was lucky. 584 00:44:58,156 --> 00:45:00,676 When you think of what happened to all the rest of them. 585 00:45:04,076 --> 00:45:07,096 All those aristocrats in Rome. 586 00:45:07,196 --> 00:45:10,376 Butchered in their own homes. 587 00:45:10,477 --> 00:45:14,417 Running for their lives in the sewers, they say. 588 00:45:14,517 --> 00:45:18,357 And nothing left in the world but the clothes they escaped in. 589 00:45:21,077 --> 00:45:23,077 Fugitives. 590 00:45:29,358 --> 00:45:32,518 A hundred thousand sesterces... 591 00:45:34,038 --> 00:45:36,038 on every head. 592 00:45:40,798 --> 00:45:42,778 Run! 593 00:45:42,878 --> 00:45:44,538 Argh! 594 00:45:44,639 --> 00:45:46,639 [Grunting] 595 00:45:49,399 --> 00:45:51,519 [Grunting continues] 596 00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:07,340 No! 597 00:46:07,440 --> 00:46:09,440 No! 598 00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:18,540 Make it easy, and I won't kill you after. 599 00:46:18,641 --> 00:46:20,641 - [Whimpers] - Open your legs. 600 00:46:22,401 --> 00:46:25,501 Nice and wide. 601 00:46:25,601 --> 00:46:29,761 And afterwards, we'll find your friends. 602 00:46:31,601 --> 00:46:33,601 [Livia grunts] 603 00:46:39,082 --> 00:46:41,082 [Grunting] 604 00:47:09,044 --> 00:47:10,704 Tiberius. 605 00:47:10,804 --> 00:47:12,804 Oh! Hey... 606 00:47:14,604 --> 00:47:16,604 Hey. Hey. 607 00:47:30,765 --> 00:47:33,165 [Sobs gently] 608 00:47:47,966 --> 00:47:49,966 [Sobbing] 609 00:47:59,207 --> 00:48:01,207 Don't worry. 610 00:48:01,647 --> 00:48:02,627 They're dead. 611 00:48:02,727 --> 00:48:04,227 And so is Archias! 612 00:48:04,327 --> 00:48:06,327 But at least you're alright! 613 00:48:38,409 --> 00:48:40,529 What are you doing? 614 00:48:41,649 --> 00:48:43,649 The ground's too hard to bury him. 615 00:48:44,969 --> 00:48:46,669 Did they touch you? 616 00:48:46,769 --> 00:48:48,769 Did they touch you? 617 00:48:50,130 --> 00:48:52,550 Oh, forget it. Forget it! 618 00:48:52,650 --> 00:48:54,670 I told you they could see that fire for miles! 619 00:48:54,770 --> 00:48:56,110 Well, come on! 620 00:48:56,210 --> 00:48:58,210 There might be more of them. 621 00:49:00,010 --> 00:49:01,830 - Wait! - Come on! 622 00:49:01,930 --> 00:49:04,590 Stop, Nero, wait! 623 00:49:04,690 --> 00:49:06,470 Nero! 624 00:49:06,570 --> 00:49:08,570 Nero! 625 00:49:09,291 --> 00:49:11,291 Antigone! 626 00:49:12,571 --> 00:49:13,671 Wait! 627 00:49:13,771 --> 00:49:15,591 Nero! 628 00:49:15,691 --> 00:49:17,691 Nero! 629 00:49:18,771 --> 00:49:20,771 Antigone! 630 00:49:21,211 --> 00:49:23,891 Antigone! 631 00:49:25,772 --> 00:49:27,772 [♪ Theme music]