▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Si ân ▁Phill ips . ▁Phill ips ▁won ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁I TV ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Ca es ars , ▁Liv ia ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Son ia ▁Dres del . ▁ ▁Liv ia ▁was ▁dram at ized ▁in ▁the ▁H BO / B BC ▁series ▁Rome . ▁Int rodu ced ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁episode ▁" A ▁N ec ess ary ▁F iction ", ▁Liv ia ▁( A lice ▁Hen ley ) ▁soon ▁catch es ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁young ▁Oct av ian . ▁Rome ▁does ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁Liv ia ' s ▁child , ▁T iber ius , ▁by ▁her ▁first ▁husband , ▁but ▁not ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁N ero ▁Claud ius ▁Dr us us ▁when ▁she ▁met ▁Oct av ian . ▁Liv ia ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁de cept ively ▁sub miss ive ▁in ▁public , ▁while ▁in ▁private ▁she ▁poss esses ▁an ▁iron ▁will , ▁and ▁a ▁gift ▁for ▁political ▁sch em ing ▁that ▁matches ▁At ia ' s . ▁ ▁Liv ia ▁appears ▁in ▁Neil ▁Ga iman ' s ▁com ic ▁" Dist ant ▁Mir ror s ▁– ▁August " ▁collected ▁in ▁ ▁The ▁Sand man : ▁F ables ▁and ▁Ref lections . ▁ ▁In ▁John ▁M add ox ▁Roberts ' s ▁short ▁story ▁" The ▁King ▁of ▁Sac r ific es ," ▁set ▁in ▁his ▁SP Q R ▁series , ▁Liv ia ▁h ires