Themini-seriesfollowsthehistoryoftheRomanEmpire,fromapproximatelythedeathofMarcellus(24/23BC)toClaudius'owndeathin54AD.AsClaudiusnarrateshislife,wewitnessAugustus'attemptstofindanheir,oftenfoiledbyhiswifeLiviawhowantshersonTiberiustobecomeemperor.WealsoseetheconspiracyofSejanus,theinfamousreignofCaligula,andClaudius'owntroubledperiodofrule.