Miniserie de temática histórica, centrada en la vida de Octavio, sobrino de Julio César. Roma, 44 a.C. Julio César acaba de ser asesinado por algunos integrantes del Senado que desean volver a instaurar la República Tyrannus. Un diestro gladiador recibe como misión proteger a Octavio, un joven patricio a quién el César nombró heredero para forjar el destino del Imperio Romano. Octavio, con tan sólo 17 años, tendrá que hacer frente a todos los adversarios del César. Esto provocará una cruenta guerra civil encabezada por Marco Antonio, quien desea acabar con la vida de Octavio para eliminar todo vestigio de una posible consolidación del imperio instaurado por Julio.
Pilot 0.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-06-28
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Caesar watches as the slave and gladiator, Tyrannus, slaughters his competitors, unaware that Cassius and Brutus -- Caesar's "friends" -- plan to assassinate him shortly, an event foretold by the psychic vestal virgin, Camane. After the assassination, Caesar's murderers seek to take over the empire, but standing in their way is a will naming Caesar's nephew, Octavius, as heir. Keeping a promise made to Caesar, Tyrannus spirits Octavius away from those who now want him dead.
Will 0.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-06-28
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Marc Antony addresses the crowd at Caesar's funeral, where a shroud hides the deceased leader's stab wounds. Octavius' mother, Atia, recently imprisoned by Cassius, is allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral, but she tells the wild crowd that her son is Caesar's true heir. Meanwhile Camane, the psychic vestal virgin, has put her own life at risk by guarding the will, and Tyrannus, fearing for Octavius' life, once again takes the young heir away from the turbulence of Rome.
Arkham 0.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-07-05
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Camane posts signs around Rome claiming that Octavius is Caesar's rightful heir. Under Tyrannus's protection Octavius is on the run because Cassius wishes him dead. The two are captured by mercenaries and put into a gladiator's prison where they will face certain death if their true identities are revealed.
The Hunt 0.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-07-12
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Though Octavius believes they are safe at Marc Antony's villa, Tyrannus doesn't trust his host and, after arguing with both Octavius and Antony, he leaves the villa. It turns out that Tyrannus had good reason to distrust the ambitious Antony, who arranges to have Octavius bitten by a poisonous snake and leaves him to die.
Fortune's Fool 0.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-07-19
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Camane, the beautiful Vestal Virgin, saves Octavius' life after he is bitten by a poisonous snake. When Marc Antony's soldiers arrive suddenly to assassinate Octavius, Camane puts herself in harm's way so the young Emperor can escape and hopefully claim his throne.
The Lost Legion 0.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-07-26
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Octavius decides to give up the beautiful Vestal Virgin, Camane, and to devote himself to what he was born to -- the position of Emperor of Rome. The former slave and gladiator, Tyrannus, joins Octavius' forces in the midst of battle to fight against the power-driven Marc Antony, as the fate of Rome and the western world hang in the balance.
