1.7 Livia Drusilla (5): Julia Augusta
/As Augustus final years, Livia took steps to make sure her son Tiberius took the throne.
1.6 Livia Drusilla (4): Murderous Machiavellian Matriarch?
/Augustus's reign was overshadowed by his inability to secure the succession and problems within his own family. Heir after heir fell by the wayside. But was there a snake in the grass?
Audio credit: "What Shall We Do About Claudius" I, Claudius, BBC, 1976
1.5 Livia Drusilla (3): Ulysses in a Petticoat
/Livia was the first Empress of Rome, and few others would exert so much influence.
1.4 Livia Drusilla (2): The Anti-Cleopatra
/By marrying Octavian, Livia had married a hugely powerful man - but he was not yet the Emperor. To win control of the Empire, he needed to vilify Antony and Cleopatra - and he used his wife and sister to do it.
SHOWNOTES
1.3 Livia Drusilla (1): The Whims of Fate
/Born into one of Rome's most noble families, Livia was married to a man below her station and who made terrible decisions - but she would soon catch the eye of the most powerful man in Rome.
1.2 The Fall of the Roman Republic
/The Roman Republic had managed to squash all its enemies - but then it turn in on itself. How did it happen? And who were the women in the centre of the action
1.1 The First First Ladies of Rome
/Ancient Rome was a highly patriarchal place - but did it mean to be a woman in that society? How were they viewed at the time? And what happened when they tried to become powerful?