Atia throws a party to honor Caesar after he takes control of Rome. There, Caesar asks for auguries to be taken, and Octavian learns about a serious intestinal medical ailment that Caesar has been hiding, as well as his tryst with Servilia. Meanwhile, Quintus Pompey's mission to retrieve stolen gold does not go well when he and his men target Vorenus, who rejects an offer by Mark Antony to return to active duty. Vorenus throws a feast to kick off his new career as a civilian businessman, where Niobe's sister makes a scene. Pullo's good fortune runs out when Vorenus learns of his thievery of the stolen gold. Pullo captures Quintus and delivers him to Caesar, who lets him go with a message and offer of truce to Pompey, knowing he will not accept it.
—Anonymous