Aired: March 19, 2007 | Season: 2 | Episode: 9

Overview
Runtime: 59m
Directed by: Steve Shill
Written by: Mere Smith
Guest stars: Alan Williams, Alex Wyndham, Allen Leech, Anna Fausta Primiano, Camille Rutherford, Daniel Cerqueira, Ian McNeice, Indira Varma, Kathryn Hunter, Lyndsey Marshal, Maxim Baldry, Michael Nardone, Nicholas Woodeson, Simon Woods, Zuleikha Robinson
Description
The people of Rome are starving. There have been many grain shortages over the past few months, but things have gotten particularly bad. In hopes of keeping the people from openly rebelling, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria in order to negotiate a deal with Mark Antony, though his real reasons for their trip is soon revealed. Meanwhile, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus must try to keep the peace amongst many of the mercenaries who are in Rome.