Rome

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Loyal general and friend to Octavian

Octavia Minor

Noble sister of Octavian, caught in political machinations

Calpurnia Pisonis

Devoted wife of Caesar who warns of his death

Vercingetorix

Gallic king defeated by Caesar, shown in triumph

Lucius Vorenus

Honorable centurion, protagonist of the series

Cato the Younger

Stubborn defender of the Republic, extreme traditionalist

Cornelia Cinna

Titus Labienus

Titus Pullo

Impulsive legionary with a good heart

Herod the Great

Drusus the Elder

Marcus Claudius Marcellus (nephew)

Rufio

Julius Caesar

Ambitious general and dictator, portrayed as brilliant but ruthless political mastermind

Mark Antony

Loyal soldier turned leader, passionate, impulsive, and hedonistic

Marcus Junius Brutus

Conflicted idealist torn between loyalty and principle

Pompey the Great

Caesar's rival, shown as proud traditionalist defending the Republic

Livia Drusilla

Future empress, shown as intelligent and ambitious

Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (Vitruvius)

Clodia Metelli (Lesbia)

Cleopatra VII

Cunning queen using alliances for Egypt's survival

Ptolemy XIII

Boy-king manipulated by advisors

Atia Balba Caesonia

Cheerfully amoral and opportunistic manipulator

Servilia of the Junii

Vengeful noblewoman manipulating events against Caesar

Pothinus

Scheming Egyptian regent

Theodotus of Chios

Tutor who advised Pompey's murder

Achillas

Egyptian general who killed Pompey

Scipio Nasica Serapio

Lucius Septimius

Roman officer who killed Pompey

Octavian (Augustus)

Cold, calculating heir who becomes ruthless ruler

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Conspirator against Caesar, motivated by envy

Julia (daughter of Caesar)

Cicero

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great)

Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger)

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Pragmatic orator navigating political chaos

Publius Servilius Casca

Conspirator, first to strike Caesar

Lucius Tillius Cimber

Conspirator who signals the assassination

Caesarion (Ptolemy XV)

Son of Caesar and Cleopatra

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

Third member of the Second Triumvirate

Gaius Maecenas

Advisor and patron of the arts

Virgil

Otto the Great

Client king seeking Roman favor

Agrippina the Elder

Gaius Valerius Catullus (Catullus)