1 00:00:15,058 --> 00:00:18,419 [Livia] 'The first rule of power is survival. 2 00:00:20,019 --> 00:00:22,039 'But still it comes for me. 3 00:00:22,139 --> 00:00:25,459 'Even now... when I'm alone in the dark. 4 00:00:26,379 --> 00:00:29,079 'The scent of winter woods. 5 00:00:29,179 --> 00:00:31,359 'The feel of icy stone. 6 00:00:31,459 --> 00:00:33,800 'Sudden burst of blood. 7 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:36,080 'Because however many men you kill - 8 00:00:36,180 --> 00:00:38,640 'and I have had to kill many - 9 00:00:38,740 --> 00:00:40,740 'you never forget the first.' 10 00:01:02,501 --> 00:01:05,721 ♪ And you can have a drink from the water... ♪ 11 00:01:05,821 --> 00:01:07,762 [Livia] No way! 12 00:01:07,862 --> 00:01:09,862 No way! [Laughing] 13 00:01:11,662 --> 00:01:13,402 - What's he doing here? - I told you. 14 00:01:13,502 --> 00:01:16,222 There won't be time before the wedding. 15 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:24,582 Domina. 16 00:01:26,183 --> 00:01:27,923 There's nothing to be scared of. 17 00:01:28,023 --> 00:01:30,023 I know. 18 00:01:30,823 --> 00:01:31,963 I'm not scared. 19 00:01:32,063 --> 00:01:34,063 I'm just tired. 20 00:01:37,223 --> 00:01:38,563 No, wait. Stop. 21 00:01:38,663 --> 00:01:40,603 We'll start with a look at the penis. 22 00:01:40,703 --> 00:01:41,804 What? 23 00:01:41,904 --> 00:01:43,684 You'll thank me for this on your wedding night. 24 00:01:43,784 --> 00:01:44,684 No, I won't. 25 00:01:44,784 --> 00:01:47,104 You can go now, Archias. 26 00:01:50,264 --> 00:01:52,484 We haven't finished yet, Domina. 27 00:01:52,584 --> 00:01:54,644 Yes, we have. 28 00:01:54,744 --> 00:01:56,564 [Door opens] 29 00:01:56,664 --> 00:01:58,665 That's the front door. 30 00:02:00,185 --> 00:02:01,445 [Livius] I've just heard, 31 00:02:01,545 --> 00:02:03,965 there's a secret meeting tonight in the North. 32 00:02:04,065 --> 00:02:06,085 Antonius, Lepidus and Gaius Julius. 33 00:02:06,185 --> 00:02:08,965 [Piso] Ah, the thieves have run out of money. 34 00:02:09,065 --> 00:02:11,805 [Livius] Yes. They need to make a deal. 35 00:02:11,905 --> 00:02:13,245 Mm. 36 00:02:13,345 --> 00:02:15,766 We've just got rid of one dictator, 37 00:02:15,866 --> 00:02:17,646 now we might end up with three. 38 00:02:17,746 --> 00:02:21,306 [Piso] We should kill him - Gaius Julius - at the wedding. 39 00:02:22,186 --> 00:02:23,966 [Livius] My daughter's wedding? 40 00:02:24,066 --> 00:02:26,006 [Piso] What? It's practically a tradition. 41 00:02:26,106 --> 00:02:28,426 And we'll never get a better chance. 42 00:02:29,466 --> 00:02:30,366 [Livius] No. 43 00:02:30,466 --> 00:02:32,967 To butcher one of our own like that, 44 00:02:33,067 --> 00:02:36,147 it's... it's un-Roman. 45 00:02:38,707 --> 00:02:41,027 [Agrippa] It's the middle of fucking nowhere. 46 00:02:41,707 --> 00:02:43,127 It's a secret meeting. 47 00:02:43,227 --> 00:02:45,227 That's the point. 48 00:02:57,028 --> 00:03:00,328 They could be waiting inside and we wouldn't stand a chance. 49 00:03:00,428 --> 00:03:01,608 That's the way I'd do it. 50 00:03:01,708 --> 00:03:04,428 Get us out here on our own and finish it. 51 00:03:05,948 --> 00:03:08,049 Yes. 52 00:03:08,149 --> 00:03:10,969 That is the way you'd do it. 53 00:03:11,069 --> 00:03:14,249 I think they'll use us to get what they want, 54 00:03:14,349 --> 00:03:16,629 and then get rid of us afterwards. 55 00:03:17,949 --> 00:03:19,949 That's the way I'd do it. 56 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:24,150 - Alright, then. - [Chuckles] 57 00:03:30,070 --> 00:03:32,190 Gaius Julius Caesar. 58 00:03:33,950 --> 00:03:36,190 Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. 59 00:03:52,591 --> 00:03:54,591 Daddy? 60 00:03:59,112 --> 00:04:01,112 [Chuckles] 61 00:04:07,752 --> 00:04:10,512 Are you nervous about getting married? 62 00:04:14,553 --> 00:04:17,073 Every Roman girl has to marry sometime. 63 00:04:21,473 --> 00:04:24,713 You're already fifteen, Little Bear. 64 00:04:26,473 --> 00:04:28,773 You've been putting it off two years now. 65 00:04:28,873 --> 00:04:30,873 He's a good man, Nero. 66 00:04:31,874 --> 00:04:34,374 A senator, a cousin. 67 00:04:34,474 --> 00:04:37,834 We went through the list together, more than once. 68 00:04:42,794 --> 00:04:44,794 Livia Drusilla. 69 00:04:46,674 --> 00:04:48,675 It's not too late. 70 00:04:49,875 --> 00:04:51,875 It is a bit. 71 00:04:54,435 --> 00:04:56,435 [Laughing] 72 00:04:59,035 --> 00:05:00,575 Marcus Antonius. 73 00:05:00,675 --> 00:05:01,695 You're two days late. 74 00:05:01,795 --> 00:05:03,795 Oh, at least. 75 00:05:11,196 --> 00:05:13,196 - Lepidus. - Gaius. 76 00:05:14,036 --> 00:05:15,856 What a pleasure to see you. 77 00:05:15,956 --> 00:05:17,956 [Chuckling] 78 00:05:19,236 --> 00:05:20,816 I agree to all your terms. 79 00:05:20,916 --> 00:05:23,417 You can have Egypt and the East. 80 00:05:23,517 --> 00:05:25,977 You can have all the rest and I'll take fucking Africa, 81 00:05:26,077 --> 00:05:28,077 thank you very much. 82 00:05:28,597 --> 00:05:29,977 Next... 83 00:05:30,077 --> 00:05:32,077 I'm right out of money. 84 00:05:33,117 --> 00:05:35,937 We're going to need eight hundred million, 85 00:05:36,037 --> 00:05:38,658 at least, to start a war and see it through. 86 00:05:38,758 --> 00:05:40,758 Why do we need to start a war? 87 00:05:41,558 --> 00:05:43,378 Brutus and Cassius have run away. 88 00:05:43,478 --> 00:05:45,578 We can't just leave them sitting in Greece 89 00:05:45,678 --> 00:05:46,738 with a big fucking army. 90 00:05:46,838 --> 00:05:48,898 It was your father they killed. 91 00:05:48,998 --> 00:05:50,998 You can avenge him. 92 00:05:54,598 --> 00:05:57,019 Julius Caesar was my father, and I will avenge him. 93 00:05:57,119 --> 00:05:59,119 What are you suggesting? 94 00:06:00,359 --> 00:06:02,099 I'm suggesting that we think about 95 00:06:02,199 --> 00:06:04,519 the richest Senators and knights in Rome. 96 00:06:05,719 --> 00:06:07,939 All the people behind the murder of Caesar. 97 00:06:08,039 --> 00:06:11,339 Anyone still backing Brutus and Cassius. 98 00:06:11,439 --> 00:06:14,420 Anyone who supports the Republic. 99 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,760 Then we butcher them and seize all their assets. 100 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,540 On some legal pretext. 101 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,380 That would be at least a hundred Senators. 102 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,901 - And what, a thousand knights? - Mm, nearer two. 103 00:06:30,001 --> 00:06:32,001 [Lepidus laughing] 104 00:06:42,041 --> 00:06:44,041 You can't be taking this seriously? 105 00:06:44,961 --> 00:06:46,962 This is insane. 106 00:06:50,962 --> 00:06:52,782 I've started a list. 107 00:06:52,882 --> 00:06:55,042 [♪ Theme music] 108 00:07:46,085 --> 00:07:48,085 [Livia] Get away from me! 109 00:07:48,805 --> 00:07:51,425 Don't... don't you dare. 110 00:07:51,525 --> 00:07:52,785 No! 111 00:07:52,885 --> 00:07:54,886 No, I said go away! 112 00:07:56,086 --> 00:07:57,906 Domina. 113 00:07:58,006 --> 00:08:00,226 You're a Roman lady. 114 00:08:00,326 --> 00:08:02,326 All of it has to come off. 115 00:08:03,046 --> 00:08:05,126 Hmm? Every hair. 116 00:08:08,686 --> 00:08:10,686 Is this going to hurt? 117 00:08:11,167 --> 00:08:13,247 We can start with your underarms. 118 00:08:25,207 --> 00:08:27,207 [Livia screams] Ow! 119 00:08:29,408 --> 00:08:32,628 Fuck, Livius, what are you sacrificing? 120 00:08:32,728 --> 00:08:36,468 Sounds like your bride, I'm afraid. 121 00:08:36,568 --> 00:08:38,548 Don't ask. 122 00:08:38,648 --> 00:08:40,108 - You're early. - I brought over 123 00:08:40,208 --> 00:08:42,328 the amended marriage contract for you to sign. 124 00:08:44,168 --> 00:08:46,169 I can see you haven't heard. 125 00:08:47,449 --> 00:08:48,709 Uh... 126 00:08:48,809 --> 00:08:51,509 Gaius Julius has come to terms 127 00:08:51,609 --> 00:08:54,389 with Marcus Antonius and Lepidus. 128 00:08:54,489 --> 00:08:57,689 They've divided up the provinces between themselves. 129 00:08:58,809 --> 00:08:59,869 And where are they now? 130 00:08:59,969 --> 00:09:01,910 Gaius Julius got back last night. 131 00:09:02,010 --> 00:09:03,550 He'll be here in a couple of hours. 132 00:09:03,650 --> 00:09:05,630 Oh, you invited him to my wedding. 133 00:09:05,730 --> 00:09:07,150 I like him. 134 00:09:07,250 --> 00:09:09,310 And I'd like to keep him close. 135 00:09:09,410 --> 00:09:11,070 Another fucking wedding. 136 00:09:11,170 --> 00:09:12,910 As if we don't have enough of our own to go to 137 00:09:13,010 --> 00:09:14,430 without all these other people's as well. 138 00:09:14,530 --> 00:09:18,090 - You're lucky to be invited. - Not as lucky as you. 139 00:09:18,810 --> 00:09:19,991 [Laughing] 140 00:09:20,091 --> 00:09:22,091 Come here. 141 00:09:25,331 --> 00:09:27,311 When's your husband coming home? 142 00:09:27,411 --> 00:09:29,411 [Octavia] Scribonia? Scribonia? 143 00:09:32,491 --> 00:09:35,031 [Scribonia] Octavia. Darling. 144 00:09:35,131 --> 00:09:36,992 I wasn't expecting you so soon. 145 00:09:37,092 --> 00:09:39,452 Neither was my brother, I see. 146 00:09:41,172 --> 00:09:42,632 I hope you're wearing a toga today. 147 00:09:42,732 --> 00:09:44,392 Livius is very informal. 148 00:09:44,492 --> 00:09:47,192 - Don't be ridiculous. - You're lucky to be invited. 149 00:09:47,292 --> 00:09:49,292 Everyone will be there. 150 00:09:53,013 --> 00:09:55,533 OK, fine. I'll go home and change. 151 00:10:08,093 --> 00:10:10,234 How long has this been going on? 152 00:10:10,334 --> 00:10:13,554 Octavia, you know we've always liked each other. 153 00:10:13,654 --> 00:10:17,194 What I know is, my brother is engaged to Clodia Pulchra, 154 00:10:17,294 --> 00:10:19,194 and you're married to Publius Scipio. 155 00:10:19,294 --> 00:10:22,954 I... I want to marry him. Your brother. 156 00:10:23,054 --> 00:10:25,214 I'll wait for you in the atrium. 157 00:10:29,055 --> 00:10:32,475 But a word about my daughter before you go. 158 00:10:32,575 --> 00:10:34,835 Obviously, you hardly know her. 159 00:10:34,935 --> 00:10:38,395 She's attached to a particular slave, a lovely girl. 160 00:10:38,495 --> 00:10:40,035 Antigone. 161 00:10:40,135 --> 00:10:41,435 She was born in this house. 162 00:10:41,535 --> 00:10:43,596 She's got a gift for herbs and medicines. 163 00:10:43,696 --> 00:10:44,676 I... I'm sorry, Livius. 164 00:10:44,776 --> 00:10:47,256 I can't take on another mouth to feed. 165 00:10:47,896 --> 00:10:49,316 And, to be honest, 166 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:51,836 I'm surprised you would want to encourage a friendship 167 00:10:51,936 --> 00:10:54,296 between my wife and a slave. 168 00:10:55,136 --> 00:10:57,416 I'm afraid you misunderstand me. 169 00:10:58,696 --> 00:11:01,637 - Uh, that's freezing! - It's ice. 170 00:11:01,737 --> 00:11:03,317 It's supposed to be. 171 00:11:03,417 --> 00:11:04,597 You're not putting that anywhere else. 172 00:11:04,697 --> 00:11:07,857 Dominus wants his daughter and Antigone. 173 00:11:13,097 --> 00:11:15,097 Livia. 174 00:11:17,137 --> 00:11:20,758 Ah, this is one of my "serious talks". 175 00:11:20,858 --> 00:11:23,038 [Chuckles] 176 00:11:23,138 --> 00:11:24,478 Little Bear... 177 00:11:24,578 --> 00:11:27,638 marriage and children are what Rome expects of you. 178 00:11:27,738 --> 00:11:30,678 But now I think it will ask something else. 179 00:11:30,778 --> 00:11:33,798 Five hundred years ago, we ended the tyranny of kings, 180 00:11:33,898 --> 00:11:36,759 and since then, Rome has always been ruled by two consuls... 181 00:11:36,859 --> 00:11:38,879 Elected each year by its citizens. 182 00:11:38,979 --> 00:11:40,979 The sharing of power has made us great. 183 00:11:41,739 --> 00:11:45,559 Our family fought to establish the Republic. 184 00:11:45,659 --> 00:11:48,599 But now I think we'll have to fight again to keep it. 185 00:11:48,699 --> 00:11:50,279 You said the other factions were split. 186 00:11:50,379 --> 00:11:52,380 They were, until now. 187 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:57,060 War will come, in the end. 188 00:11:59,300 --> 00:12:02,740 And I will fight with Brutus and Cassius. 189 00:12:05,740 --> 00:12:08,541 It's on honour to give your life for something you believe in. 190 00:12:27,062 --> 00:12:28,722 They were your mother's. 191 00:12:28,822 --> 00:12:30,822 She'd want you to have them. 192 00:12:39,902 --> 00:12:41,002 I haven't forgotten. 193 00:12:41,102 --> 00:12:43,623 I'll see her now. Nero! 194 00:12:52,183 --> 00:12:54,183 Dominus. 195 00:12:55,743 --> 00:12:59,924 As a wedding present to Livia I've arranged for your freedom. 196 00:13:00,024 --> 00:13:03,784 Duly witnessed by Tiberius Claudius Nero. 197 00:13:06,664 --> 00:13:09,884 You are now a Roman citizen, Antigone. 198 00:13:09,984 --> 00:13:12,124 Congratulations. 199 00:13:12,224 --> 00:13:15,344 But... where will I go? 200 00:13:16,225 --> 00:13:17,285 What will become of me? 201 00:13:17,385 --> 00:13:20,005 Well, you can marry if you want. 202 00:13:20,105 --> 00:13:21,605 And I'll provide a dowry. 203 00:13:21,705 --> 00:13:24,565 In the meantime, Nero has generously insisted 204 00:13:24,665 --> 00:13:27,805 that you go to his house with Livia as a companion. 205 00:13:27,905 --> 00:13:29,845 As a freedwoman. 206 00:13:29,945 --> 00:13:32,545 That is, if you want to. 207 00:13:46,306 --> 00:13:48,746 - Thank you. - [Both laughing] 208 00:14:05,027 --> 00:14:07,028 [Whistles] 209 00:14:07,908 --> 00:14:09,088 Are you sure about this? 210 00:14:09,188 --> 00:14:11,088 Why? We're invited. 211 00:14:11,188 --> 00:14:13,768 Livius is on the other side. 212 00:14:13,868 --> 00:14:15,868 Not yet, he isn't. 213 00:14:17,108 --> 00:14:19,108 He will be. Come on. 214 00:14:29,829 --> 00:14:32,329 Not too tight. 215 00:14:32,429 --> 00:14:35,829 It's bad luck if he can't undo it tonight. 216 00:14:51,630 --> 00:14:53,630 Perfect. 217 00:14:57,470 --> 00:14:58,771 Excuse me. 218 00:14:58,871 --> 00:15:01,111 Move. Move. 219 00:15:03,711 --> 00:15:06,271 It's always a mistake to go with a pig. 220 00:15:07,191 --> 00:15:09,191 Far too intelligent. 221 00:15:09,711 --> 00:15:11,711 [Applause] 222 00:15:30,432 --> 00:15:32,093 [Livius] Thank you, Cicero. 223 00:15:32,193 --> 00:15:34,013 [Cicero] Welcome, friends, 224 00:15:34,113 --> 00:15:39,253 to the wedding of Tiberius Claudius Nero 225 00:15:39,353 --> 00:15:42,213 and Livia Drusilla. 226 00:15:42,313 --> 00:15:45,853 Great Juno, Goddess of Marriage and Fertility, 227 00:15:45,953 --> 00:15:49,294 accept this gift of life... 228 00:15:49,394 --> 00:15:51,374 They can sort of sense what's coming. 229 00:15:51,474 --> 00:15:53,594 [Cicero] ...and blood... 230 00:15:54,474 --> 00:15:55,854 Pigs. 231 00:15:55,954 --> 00:15:59,834 ...from this great house of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus. 232 00:16:03,514 --> 00:16:07,015 - Livia Drusilla, are you ready? - Yes. 233 00:16:07,115 --> 00:16:10,815 Tiberius Claudius Nero, do you agree? 234 00:16:10,915 --> 00:16:12,535 I do. 235 00:16:12,635 --> 00:16:14,635 Then she is yours. 236 00:16:23,156 --> 00:16:25,756 Let's witness the contract! 237 00:16:35,596 --> 00:16:38,136 [Nero] Oh, come on Piso, there won't be a war. 238 00:16:38,236 --> 00:16:39,977 Everyone has too much to lose. 239 00:16:40,077 --> 00:16:41,057 [Libo] That's true. 240 00:16:41,157 --> 00:16:42,897 What does Gaius Julius have to lose? 241 00:16:42,997 --> 00:16:46,137 Ha! You see, Livius made the mistake 242 00:16:46,237 --> 00:16:49,017 of teaching his daughter how to think. 243 00:16:49,117 --> 00:16:50,657 She's right. 244 00:16:50,757 --> 00:16:53,557 He's the only one in the game with nothing to lose. 245 00:16:54,957 --> 00:16:57,018 Look at them, Agrippa. 246 00:16:57,118 --> 00:17:01,098 Old, fat, lazy, complacent. 247 00:17:01,198 --> 00:17:02,818 My worry's how to do it. 248 00:17:02,918 --> 00:17:05,618 Killing over two thousand men'll take the best part of a legion 249 00:17:05,718 --> 00:17:07,978 - going into the city at once. - Mm. 250 00:17:08,078 --> 00:17:10,138 It's impossible at night. 251 00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:12,418 Streets are rammed with wagons. 252 00:17:12,518 --> 00:17:14,739 It's impossible in daylight, the streets are jammed with people. 253 00:17:14,839 --> 00:17:16,899 We'll put a price on their heads. A big one. 254 00:17:16,999 --> 00:17:18,059 Their own slaves will betray them. 255 00:17:18,159 --> 00:17:20,739 Their wives, their neighbours. 256 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:22,839 They'll be torn apart. 257 00:17:23,759 --> 00:17:26,279 All we have to do is block the city gates. 258 00:17:40,120 --> 00:17:41,860 If Livia keeps on staring at you, 259 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,240 even her husband might notice. 260 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,101 I want a house like this. 261 00:17:47,201 --> 00:17:49,741 Well, you can have this one soon. 262 00:17:49,841 --> 00:17:53,701 - I like Livius. - [Agrippa] You were there. 263 00:17:53,801 --> 00:17:56,101 - They want him on the list. - I'll give them Cicero instead. 264 00:17:56,201 --> 00:17:57,821 - Cicero? - Mm. 265 00:17:57,921 --> 00:17:59,021 He's backed us from the start. 266 00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:01,461 I'll get Livius taken off in return. 267 00:18:01,561 --> 00:18:04,362 No, not Livius. You'll never save him. 268 00:18:05,282 --> 00:18:07,282 I can try. 269 00:18:18,482 --> 00:18:20,482 Fuck off. 270 00:18:21,043 --> 00:18:23,843 - Gaius. - [Gaius chuckles] Livius. 271 00:18:25,283 --> 00:18:27,623 - Is that running water? - Yes. 272 00:18:27,723 --> 00:18:29,023 Mm. 273 00:18:29,123 --> 00:18:31,743 We got connected to the aqueduct last year. 274 00:18:31,843 --> 00:18:34,023 - It cost a fortune. - Mm. 275 00:18:34,123 --> 00:18:37,483 But the old pit was unbearable in summer. 276 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,424 Fuck. I hate togas. 277 00:18:40,524 --> 00:18:42,524 Allow me. 278 00:18:47,724 --> 00:18:49,984 Marcus Livius, 279 00:18:50,084 --> 00:18:52,104 I'm asking for your friendship... 280 00:18:52,204 --> 00:18:53,824 and your support. 281 00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:55,585 You have my friendship. 282 00:18:55,685 --> 00:18:57,825 As for my support, 283 00:18:57,925 --> 00:18:59,585 the Republic may not be perfect, 284 00:18:59,685 --> 00:19:02,825 but it's better than the alternative. 285 00:19:02,925 --> 00:19:06,285 Kings, dictators and civil war. 286 00:19:09,165 --> 00:19:11,325 And that's why I'm asking for your support. 287 00:19:12,286 --> 00:19:14,286 It's not too late. 288 00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:24,606 Why didn't you join the plot to kill Caesar? 289 00:19:28,086 --> 00:19:30,027 It was... 290 00:19:30,127 --> 00:19:32,127 un-Roman. 291 00:19:53,528 --> 00:19:55,028 [Scribonia] Gods, he's lucky. 292 00:19:55,128 --> 00:19:57,548 Every man in Rome wanted Livia's dowry. 293 00:19:57,648 --> 00:19:59,588 Over a million in farmland, I heard. 294 00:19:59,688 --> 00:20:03,509 Yes, Livius auditioned them for years. 295 00:20:03,609 --> 00:20:07,389 Someone told me that he caught the pox off an actress. 296 00:20:07,489 --> 00:20:08,749 Who? 297 00:20:08,849 --> 00:20:10,589 Livius? 298 00:20:10,689 --> 00:20:12,889 No, no, stupid. Nero. 299 00:20:13,889 --> 00:20:15,889 [Laughing] 300 00:20:18,209 --> 00:20:20,150 Oh, dear, poor Livia. 301 00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:22,030 Welcome to marriage. 302 00:20:22,130 --> 00:20:23,550 I can let her have some ointment. 303 00:20:23,650 --> 00:20:25,550 But of course with a father like Livius it had to be 304 00:20:25,650 --> 00:20:27,790 a staunch Republican from one of the old families. 305 00:20:27,890 --> 00:20:30,850 There must have been someone without a venereal disease. 306 00:20:35,170 --> 00:20:38,431 Um, I'm younger, prettier and richer than you. 307 00:20:38,531 --> 00:20:40,531 So why are you laughing at me? 308 00:20:41,971 --> 00:20:43,971 You're lucky to be here. 309 00:20:45,131 --> 00:20:47,131 Both of you. 310 00:21:06,972 --> 00:21:08,972 [Moaning] 311 00:21:16,013 --> 00:21:18,013 [Moaning continues] 312 00:21:32,734 --> 00:21:34,734 [Heavy breathing] 313 00:21:41,374 --> 00:21:43,374 [Moaning intensifies] 314 00:22:14,736 --> 00:22:16,476 She's Cicero's wife. 315 00:22:16,576 --> 00:22:18,577 Yes. 316 00:22:19,137 --> 00:22:21,457 I thought Cicero was your friend. 317 00:22:22,137 --> 00:22:24,137 He is. 318 00:22:25,457 --> 00:22:27,637 He married her because her family's rich. 319 00:22:27,737 --> 00:22:29,197 That's why everybody gets married. 320 00:22:29,297 --> 00:22:31,077 Money, power, family. 321 00:22:31,177 --> 00:22:34,237 They're the only things that matter. 322 00:22:34,337 --> 00:22:36,918 Hmm! To the son of a moneylender I'm sure that's true. 323 00:22:37,018 --> 00:22:38,918 Hmm! 324 00:22:39,018 --> 00:22:41,018 Grandson. 325 00:22:56,059 --> 00:22:57,799 [Groans] 326 00:22:57,899 --> 00:22:59,899 That's my bed. 327 00:23:21,340 --> 00:23:22,960 What happened to you? 328 00:23:23,060 --> 00:23:26,201 Your affair with Cicero's wife is indiscreet and unseemly. 329 00:23:26,301 --> 00:23:27,961 It will damage you. 330 00:23:28,061 --> 00:23:30,061 That's before we talk about Scribonia. 331 00:23:31,301 --> 00:23:33,841 Do you want to be taken seriously or not? 332 00:23:33,941 --> 00:23:35,941 Grow up. 333 00:23:40,141 --> 00:23:42,642 You were right. I can't save Livius. 334 00:23:42,742 --> 00:23:44,742 [Applause] 335 00:23:53,382 --> 00:23:56,122 Gaius Julius put his tongue in my mouth. 336 00:23:56,222 --> 00:23:58,262 Just his tongue? 337 00:24:32,984 --> 00:24:35,305 [Applause] 338 00:25:56,109 --> 00:25:58,510 [Grunting] 339 00:26:08,310 --> 00:26:10,310 [Heavy breathing] 340 00:26:16,111 --> 00:26:18,111 [Moaning] 341 00:26:31,631 --> 00:26:33,632 [Livia gasps] 342 00:26:35,272 --> 00:26:37,352 [Heavy breathing] 343 00:26:47,752 --> 00:26:49,753 [Panting] 344 00:27:26,835 --> 00:27:28,775 [Gaius] Heading south... 345 00:27:28,875 --> 00:27:30,375 for the winter. 346 00:27:30,475 --> 00:27:32,175 What? 347 00:27:32,275 --> 00:27:34,275 The birds. 348 00:27:38,195 --> 00:27:40,356 They're getting out while they can. 349 00:27:41,396 --> 00:27:43,256 Mm. 350 00:27:43,356 --> 00:27:45,516 Is that a good omen? 351 00:27:47,756 --> 00:27:49,756 Of course it is. 352 00:27:55,156 --> 00:27:57,157 Let's do it. 353 00:27:59,597 --> 00:28:01,597 Move! 354 00:28:07,157 --> 00:28:09,157 Close the gate. 355 00:28:23,638 --> 00:28:25,638 [Vinnius] Livius! 356 00:28:26,718 --> 00:28:28,718 Marcus Livius! 357 00:28:35,319 --> 00:28:37,479 We were sent to save your life. 358 00:28:43,079 --> 00:28:45,079 [Banging on door] 359 00:28:46,119 --> 00:28:48,120 [Livius] Livia! 360 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:49,620 Livia! 361 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,620 - That's the Dominus. - [Banging continues] 362 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,720 Livia! 363 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,160 - Livia? - Daddy? 364 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,720 Who's that? 365 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,861 The war has come, Little Bear. 366 00:29:06,961 --> 00:29:08,381 Livius, what are you doing here? 367 00:29:08,481 --> 00:29:11,301 For the last time, a list of names is going up in the forum. 368 00:29:11,401 --> 00:29:13,221 Senators and knights. 369 00:29:13,321 --> 00:29:15,341 And 100,000 sesterces on every head. 370 00:29:15,441 --> 00:29:17,441 What? Well, am I on it? 371 00:29:17,961 --> 00:29:19,701 No, but I am. 372 00:29:19,801 --> 00:29:22,942 Now, get yourself dressed and warn everyone you can think of. 373 00:29:23,042 --> 00:29:25,042 Start with Piso. 374 00:29:25,842 --> 00:29:27,842 Come on. 375 00:29:29,042 --> 00:29:30,742 Let me come. 376 00:29:30,842 --> 00:29:32,862 I'm going to Greece 377 00:29:32,962 --> 00:29:34,962 to join Brutus and Cassius. 378 00:29:35,642 --> 00:29:38,323 And afterwards, I'll find you. 379 00:29:41,083 --> 00:29:44,523 Remember your family and your duty. 380 00:29:46,163 --> 00:29:48,163 Always. 381 00:29:50,483 --> 00:29:52,483 Father? 382 00:29:54,403 --> 00:29:56,524 Antigone thinks I might be pregnant. 383 00:30:01,044 --> 00:30:03,284 A grandson. 384 00:30:04,764 --> 00:30:07,564 Well, I wouldn't waste your time with a girl. 385 00:30:12,365 --> 00:30:17,285 If she's anything like you, Little Bear, I'll be happy. 386 00:30:41,566 --> 00:30:43,566 [Panting] 387 00:30:50,967 --> 00:30:53,527 [People screaming, shouting] 388 00:30:55,767 --> 00:30:57,767 [Groans] 389 00:31:04,728 --> 00:31:06,728 [Groans] 390 00:31:14,648 --> 00:31:16,888 Hello, Salassus. 391 00:31:27,249 --> 00:31:29,489 Marcus Tullius Cicero. 392 00:31:32,009 --> 00:31:34,009 [Groaning] 393 00:31:44,210 --> 00:31:46,450 It's nothing personal. 394 00:31:47,650 --> 00:31:49,670 [Octavia] Is this really necessary, Gaius? 395 00:31:49,770 --> 00:31:53,210 Depends what you mean by "necessary". 396 00:32:10,652 --> 00:32:12,652 Come back safe. 397 00:33:01,455 --> 00:33:03,455 [Livius] "My Little Bear, 398 00:33:05,815 --> 00:33:08,335 "thank you for your letter. 399 00:33:09,575 --> 00:33:12,695 "I wish you a safe and beautiful birth. 400 00:33:14,655 --> 00:33:18,456 "The army of the Dictators has found us in Greece. 401 00:33:20,376 --> 00:33:24,336 "I saw Gaius Julius, just briefly, on the other side. 402 00:33:26,176 --> 00:33:29,476 "That young scamp at your wedding. 403 00:33:29,576 --> 00:33:32,916 "It's only a year since that day in Rome, 404 00:33:33,016 --> 00:33:35,417 "but it seems like a lifetime. 405 00:33:36,417 --> 00:33:38,557 "Tomorrow we fight again. 406 00:33:38,657 --> 00:33:41,877 "The day will be decisive, one way or the other, 407 00:33:41,977 --> 00:33:43,837 "for the Republic. 408 00:33:43,937 --> 00:33:45,677 "If I should fall, 409 00:33:45,777 --> 00:33:48,317 "come and find me across the river in the Underworld, 410 00:33:48,417 --> 00:33:51,237 "when your time comes. 411 00:33:51,337 --> 00:33:54,378 "I'll be waiting for you with your mother. 412 00:33:55,578 --> 00:33:58,138 "And, unfortunately, hers. 413 00:34:00,898 --> 00:34:02,898 "Your proud father... 414 00:34:05,978 --> 00:34:08,178 "Marcus Livius. 415 00:34:13,699 --> 00:34:18,179 "Dated Philippi, eleven days before the kalends of November." 416 00:34:32,740 --> 00:34:34,740 [Baby crying] 417 00:34:50,661 --> 00:34:52,441 [Nero] The armies met in Greece. 418 00:34:52,541 --> 00:34:54,281 Brutus and Cassius are dead. Their armies are scattered. 419 00:34:54,381 --> 00:34:56,441 My father, what happened to him? 420 00:34:56,541 --> 00:34:58,761 - Where is he? - How should I know? 421 00:34:58,861 --> 00:35:00,682 We have to go! 422 00:35:00,782 --> 00:35:02,482 There's a new list, and I'm on it. 423 00:35:02,582 --> 00:35:03,802 Go where? 424 00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:07,082 This war, it will bring everyone to their knees! 425 00:35:07,182 --> 00:35:09,002 At the end there'll be big opportunities 426 00:35:09,102 --> 00:35:10,602 for anyone left alive. 427 00:35:10,702 --> 00:35:12,002 Is that why you wouldn't fight? 428 00:35:12,102 --> 00:35:14,662 Livia, the Republic's dead. 429 00:35:16,182 --> 00:35:19,123 It's time to take a different side. 430 00:35:19,223 --> 00:35:21,223 [Baby crying] 431 00:35:22,263 --> 00:35:24,163 You don't have to go with him. 432 00:35:24,263 --> 00:35:26,043 Other wives have stayed behind. 433 00:35:26,143 --> 00:35:28,143 honourably. 434 00:35:28,903 --> 00:35:30,903 That would be un-Roman. 435 00:35:31,983 --> 00:35:33,984 Shh! 436 00:35:35,064 --> 00:35:37,064 [Baby crying] 437 00:35:41,464 --> 00:35:43,464 Come on! 438 00:35:51,305 --> 00:35:53,545 Quickly! Get a bloody move on! 439 00:35:59,545 --> 00:36:01,545 Here. 440 00:36:02,225 --> 00:36:04,225 Hurry! 441 00:36:25,107 --> 00:36:27,107 They're burning it. 442 00:36:29,547 --> 00:36:31,807 Which side do we take now? 443 00:36:31,907 --> 00:36:33,207 Sicily. 444 00:36:33,307 --> 00:36:35,747 - We're going to Sicily. - Sicily? 445 00:36:37,387 --> 00:36:39,607 Sextus Pompeius is holed up there. 446 00:36:39,707 --> 00:36:41,768 His fleet controls the seas, and they can't get to him. 447 00:36:41,868 --> 00:36:42,848 We will be safe there. 448 00:36:42,948 --> 00:36:45,308 - You said that about Perugia. - What? 449 00:36:46,228 --> 00:36:48,488 We're tired of running, Nero. 450 00:36:48,588 --> 00:36:50,848 We can go to Gaius Julius. He's less than a mile away. 451 00:36:50,948 --> 00:36:53,208 I will never crawl in front of that fucking kid! 452 00:36:53,308 --> 00:36:54,328 He'll pardon us. 453 00:36:54,428 --> 00:36:56,548 I don't want his fucking pardon! 454 00:36:57,428 --> 00:36:59,049 Then let me go. I'll speak to him. 455 00:36:59,149 --> 00:37:02,549 I would rather kill you first and the boy! 456 00:37:03,469 --> 00:37:06,749 Sextus will welcome my support. 457 00:37:07,949 --> 00:37:10,149 He hates Gaius as much as I do. 458 00:37:16,870 --> 00:37:18,330 Lord. 459 00:37:18,430 --> 00:37:21,710 Maecenas is here with Sextus Pompeius. 460 00:37:23,790 --> 00:37:25,790 Hmm. 461 00:37:26,390 --> 00:37:29,350 I told you Maecenas could get Sextus to come. 462 00:37:30,710 --> 00:37:32,371 [Sharpening knives] 463 00:37:32,471 --> 00:37:34,451 No. 464 00:37:34,551 --> 00:37:36,751 No, we are not going to kill him. 465 00:37:38,591 --> 00:37:39,891 You might never get another chance. 466 00:37:39,991 --> 00:37:42,651 His fucking fleet's starving Rome to death. 467 00:37:42,751 --> 00:37:44,751 We need a deal. 468 00:37:49,432 --> 00:37:50,332 Ugh! 469 00:37:50,432 --> 00:37:52,432 - Maecenas. - Gaius. 470 00:37:55,192 --> 00:37:56,452 Where's Sextus? 471 00:37:56,552 --> 00:37:57,692 There's just the slightest hitch. 472 00:37:57,792 --> 00:37:59,952 He thinks you're going to kill him. 473 00:38:04,992 --> 00:38:06,993 What? 474 00:38:23,874 --> 00:38:25,874 Sextus! 475 00:38:26,794 --> 00:38:28,494 Gaius. 476 00:38:28,594 --> 00:38:30,714 You're a long way from Sicily! 477 00:38:31,714 --> 00:38:33,714 So are you! 478 00:38:35,994 --> 00:38:37,994 [Laughing] 479 00:38:40,995 --> 00:38:42,995 So are you. 480 00:38:47,195 --> 00:38:49,195 Ah. 481 00:38:58,196 --> 00:38:59,456 [Scribonia] Uh! Octavia! 482 00:38:59,556 --> 00:39:01,896 The Gods! Give me one of those. 483 00:39:01,996 --> 00:39:04,776 Take Marcellus. He's such a lump. 484 00:39:04,876 --> 00:39:06,876 I can manage Marcella. 485 00:39:08,516 --> 00:39:11,336 Wow. How much did this cost? 486 00:39:11,436 --> 00:39:14,657 My brother came into some money, as you know. 487 00:39:14,757 --> 00:39:15,697 Excuse the mess. 488 00:39:15,797 --> 00:39:18,097 Gaius has only just got back to Rome. 489 00:39:18,197 --> 00:39:21,337 He's too busy to bully the builders, so I offered to help. 490 00:39:21,437 --> 00:39:24,137 It helps take my mind off everything. 491 00:39:24,237 --> 00:39:25,137 Do you like it? 492 00:39:25,237 --> 00:39:26,897 I... I do. [Chuckles] 493 00:39:26,997 --> 00:39:29,837 That's good... because you'll be living here soon. 494 00:39:31,438 --> 00:39:33,298 My brother's proposing a marriage to you 495 00:39:33,398 --> 00:39:35,098 as part of the treaty with Sextus. 496 00:39:35,198 --> 00:39:37,198 - Oh. - [Baby crying] 497 00:39:44,438 --> 00:39:47,899 I told you you'd find my family useful. 498 00:39:47,999 --> 00:39:51,879 Of course, negotiations are bound to drag on for months. 499 00:39:54,199 --> 00:39:56,359 That's what Gaius says anyway. 500 00:39:58,199 --> 00:39:59,619 What? 501 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:02,199 - Aren't you happy for me? - Yes. 502 00:40:03,519 --> 00:40:05,380 Yes. 503 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:07,220 But I am to marry Marcus Antonius 504 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:10,320 to seal the truce between him and my brother. 505 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:13,740 The latest one, anyway. 506 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:17,340 You're not even half-way through your mourning period. 507 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,500 I could hardly say no to Gaius. 508 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:22,161 [Baby cries, indistinct comforting] 509 00:40:24,121 --> 00:40:26,221 I must say, 510 00:40:26,321 --> 00:40:29,101 after two children in two years 511 00:40:29,201 --> 00:40:31,901 and losing a husband, 512 00:40:32,001 --> 00:40:33,901 I'd hoped to be left alone. 513 00:40:34,001 --> 00:40:36,001 For a while at least. 514 00:40:37,561 --> 00:40:41,242 And you always worry each birth will be your last. 515 00:40:50,362 --> 00:40:52,802 [Octavia] That's all in the past now, isn't it, Gaius? 516 00:40:58,723 --> 00:41:03,183 Either of you two ever hear what became of Tiberius Nero? 517 00:41:03,283 --> 00:41:06,183 - Nero? - Why do you care about him? 518 00:41:06,283 --> 00:41:08,663 We never found his body in Perugia. 519 00:41:08,763 --> 00:41:10,023 Why? 520 00:41:10,123 --> 00:41:12,744 A lot of stragglers have been washing up in Sicily. 521 00:41:12,844 --> 00:41:14,844 Sextus is taking them in. 522 00:41:15,204 --> 00:41:17,984 He must be dead by now. Surely. 523 00:41:18,084 --> 00:41:21,824 - His wife was gorgeous, though. - Livia? 524 00:41:21,924 --> 00:41:25,224 I've forgotten all about her. The Golden Girl of the Claudii. 525 00:41:25,324 --> 00:41:26,464 Oh, dear. 526 00:41:26,564 --> 00:41:28,684 The arrogance at her wedding. Do you remember? 527 00:41:30,485 --> 00:41:32,385 What a brilliant match that turned out to be. 528 00:41:32,485 --> 00:41:33,505 [Maecenas] It's true, 529 00:41:33,605 --> 00:41:35,305 her husband displayed a rare genius 530 00:41:35,405 --> 00:41:37,145 for picking the wrong side. 531 00:41:37,245 --> 00:41:38,425 [Agrippa] Well... 532 00:41:38,525 --> 00:41:40,385 his Republican principles didn't last long either. 533 00:41:40,485 --> 00:41:43,365 Yes, what would her father have said? 534 00:41:45,805 --> 00:41:47,906 Livius was a man of honour. 535 00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:50,466 He fought to the end at Philippi. 536 00:41:50,566 --> 00:41:52,106 You still took everything he had. 537 00:41:52,206 --> 00:41:54,206 Yes, we did. 538 00:41:56,526 --> 00:41:57,906 Anyway... 539 00:41:58,006 --> 00:42:00,006 poor Livia. 540 00:42:18,327 --> 00:42:19,307 [Livia] Archias! 541 00:42:19,407 --> 00:42:21,448 You can see the smoke. 542 00:42:23,488 --> 00:42:25,728 We've seen nobody in over a week. 543 00:42:31,648 --> 00:42:33,648 They're ready. 544 00:42:34,048 --> 00:42:36,048 They're ready! 545 00:42:42,009 --> 00:42:44,169 His fever's no worse. 546 00:42:47,729 --> 00:42:49,729 It would be kinder to let him die. 547 00:42:50,809 --> 00:42:52,949 We both know it. 548 00:42:53,049 --> 00:42:55,970 Be clear what you ask the Gods for. 549 00:42:59,850 --> 00:43:01,850 Come and eat. 550 00:43:03,810 --> 00:43:06,370 [Indistinct chattering in distance] 551 00:43:10,570 --> 00:43:11,631 [Dacius] Smells good. 552 00:43:11,731 --> 00:43:14,251 [Nero] I'm afraid there isn't much of it. 553 00:43:15,651 --> 00:43:17,651 But, of course, you're welcome. 554 00:43:25,571 --> 00:43:28,172 You're a long way off the main roads up here. 555 00:43:29,212 --> 00:43:31,952 You're lucky it was us that found you. 556 00:43:32,052 --> 00:43:34,292 Loyal veterans. Have we met? 557 00:43:35,412 --> 00:43:38,572 Your face... seems familiar. What's your name? 558 00:43:40,532 --> 00:43:41,912 Gaius Vipsanius Varus. 559 00:43:42,012 --> 00:43:45,373 A relation to the great Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, I assume? 560 00:43:46,213 --> 00:43:47,193 Very distant. 561 00:43:47,293 --> 00:43:49,473 A hard man. 562 00:43:49,573 --> 00:43:52,153 We fought against him at Philippi. 563 00:43:52,253 --> 00:43:54,513 We were part of the 27th, under Brutus. 564 00:43:54,613 --> 00:43:56,353 Were you at Philippi, Lord? 565 00:43:56,453 --> 00:43:59,193 Is that where I know you from? 566 00:43:59,293 --> 00:44:01,293 Marcus Livius Claudianus. 567 00:44:02,094 --> 00:44:04,274 He was at Philippi. 568 00:44:04,374 --> 00:44:06,754 - With the army of Brutus. - Yes. 569 00:44:06,854 --> 00:44:08,854 Yes, he was. 570 00:44:09,734 --> 00:44:11,794 We never heard what became of him. 571 00:44:11,894 --> 00:44:14,034 You knew him, Lady? 572 00:44:14,134 --> 00:44:16,174 My husband was his wine merchant. 573 00:44:18,174 --> 00:44:19,355 You're a wine merchant. 574 00:44:19,455 --> 00:44:21,455 He owes us money. 575 00:44:22,735 --> 00:44:24,735 [Chuckling] 576 00:44:28,095 --> 00:44:30,155 Marcus Livius. 577 00:44:30,255 --> 00:44:32,255 After the battle... 578 00:44:32,775 --> 00:44:34,775 he drove a sword through his guts. 579 00:44:35,816 --> 00:44:37,936 Bled to death. Slowly. 580 00:44:39,016 --> 00:44:41,016 I saw his body. 581 00:44:46,376 --> 00:44:48,376 We won't get our money, then. 582 00:44:50,136 --> 00:44:52,136 But... 583 00:44:53,617 --> 00:44:55,617 he was lucky. 584 00:44:58,177 --> 00:45:00,697 When you think of what happened to all the rest of them. 585 00:45:04,097 --> 00:45:07,117 All those aristocrats in Rome. 586 00:45:07,217 --> 00:45:10,398 Butchered in their own homes. 587 00:45:10,498 --> 00:45:14,438 Running for their lives in the sewers, they say. 588 00:45:14,538 --> 00:45:18,378 And nothing left in the world but the clothes they escaped in. 589 00:45:21,098 --> 00:45:23,098 Fugitives. 590 00:45:29,379 --> 00:45:32,539 A hundred thousand sesterces... 591 00:45:34,059 --> 00:45:36,059 on every head. 592 00:45:40,819 --> 00:45:42,799 Run! 593 00:45:42,899 --> 00:45:44,560 Argh! 594 00:45:44,660 --> 00:45:46,660 [Grunting] 595 00:45:49,420 --> 00:45:51,540 [Grunting continues] 596 00:46:05,661 --> 00:46:07,361 No! 597 00:46:07,461 --> 00:46:09,461 No! 598 00:46:15,501 --> 00:46:18,562 Make it easy, and I won't kill you after. 599 00:46:18,662 --> 00:46:20,662 - [Whimpers] - Open your legs. 600 00:46:22,422 --> 00:46:25,522 Nice and wide. 601 00:46:25,622 --> 00:46:29,782 And afterwards, we'll find your friends. 602 00:46:31,622 --> 00:46:33,622 [Livia grunts] 603 00:46:39,103 --> 00:46:41,103 [Grunting] 604 00:47:09,065 --> 00:47:10,725 Tiberius. 605 00:47:10,825 --> 00:47:12,825 Oh! Hey... 606 00:47:14,625 --> 00:47:16,625 Hey. Hey. 607 00:47:30,786 --> 00:47:33,186 [Sobs gently] 608 00:47:47,987 --> 00:47:49,987 [Sobbing] 609 00:47:59,228 --> 00:48:01,228 Don't worry. 610 00:48:01,668 --> 00:48:02,648 They're dead. 611 00:48:02,748 --> 00:48:04,248 And so is Archias! 612 00:48:04,348 --> 00:48:06,348 But at least you're alright! 613 00:48:38,430 --> 00:48:40,550 What are you doing? 614 00:48:41,670 --> 00:48:43,670 The ground's too hard to bury him. 615 00:48:44,990 --> 00:48:46,690 Did they touch you? 616 00:48:46,790 --> 00:48:48,790 Did they touch you? 617 00:48:50,151 --> 00:48:52,571 Oh, forget it. Forget it! 618 00:48:52,671 --> 00:48:54,691 I told you they could see that fire for miles! 619 00:48:54,791 --> 00:48:56,131 Well, come on! 620 00:48:56,231 --> 00:48:58,231 There might be more of them. 621 00:49:00,031 --> 00:49:01,851 - Wait! - Come on! 622 00:49:01,951 --> 00:49:04,611 Stop, Nero, wait! 623 00:49:04,711 --> 00:49:06,491 Nero! 624 00:49:06,591 --> 00:49:08,592 Nero! 625 00:49:09,312 --> 00:49:11,312 Antigone! 626 00:49:12,592 --> 00:49:13,692 Wait! 627 00:49:13,792 --> 00:49:15,612 Nero! 628 00:49:15,712 --> 00:49:17,712 Nero! 629 00:49:18,792 --> 00:49:20,792 Antigone! 630 00:49:21,232 --> 00:49:23,913 Antigone! 631 00:49:25,793 --> 00:49:27,793 [♪ Theme music]