In a Roman world ruled by political marriages, Emperor Augustus famously divorced his pregnant wife in 38 BC to wed Livia Drusilla, who was also expecting another man's child. While most Roman marriages were cold transactions for power, Augustus and Livia maintained a union lasting over fifty years. Publicly, Livia was the ideal matron, respected for her counsel, yet rumors claimed she was a ruthless intriguer who eliminated rivals, clearing the path for her son Tiberius to become emperor. Her t