 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.