Rome (LWM) | Season 2 | Episode 5

Heroes of the Republic

TV-MA | 59 MIN

Vorenus returns to the Collegium. Octavian urges Cicero to embrace his request to be made Consul, and in exchange, Octavian promises not to make a move without consulting Cicero first.

1.Passover

In the wake of Caesar's death, Mark Antony considers a move north while Vorenus issues a curse.

2.Son of Hades

Cleopatra arrives in Rome, to Atia's dismay. Octavian wins over the masses, as Vorenus steps into Erastes' shoes.

3.These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero

As Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign money for an army, Mark Antony changes his post-consul itinerary from Macedonia to Gaul.

4.Testudo et Lepus

Atia turns the tables on Servilia as Octavian wins a battle. Vorenus learns of his children's fate.

5.Heroes of the Republic

Vorenus returns to the Collegium, and two former adversaries patch up their differences.

6.Philippi

Two armies clash in Philippi, and the future of Rome is at stake. Pullo goes on a brutal mission. Vorenus is ordered to execute many of Rome's elite.

7.Death Mask

Servilia drives Atia to distraction. Octavian and Mark Antony forge new alliances -- political and personal.

8.A Necessary Fiction

Octavian proclaims a new era in Rome, and Vorenus uncovers treachery behind a missing gold shipment.

9.No God Can Stop a Hungry Man

Rome is facing a dire shortage of grain, forcing Octavian to barter with Mark Antony to get new shipments sent from Egypt.

10.De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)

Mark Antony and Cleopatra ponder a grim future. Pullo is sent to track down Vorenus and young Caesarion.