▁De cius ▁Met ell us ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁Julia ▁the ▁E lder ' s ▁lo vers . ▁ ▁In ▁Anton y ▁and ▁Cle op atra ▁by ▁Col le en ▁McC ull ough , ▁Liv ia ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁c unning ▁and ▁effective ▁ad visor ▁to ▁her ▁husband , ▁whom ▁she ▁lov es ▁passion ately . ▁ ▁Liv ia ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁two ▁Marcus ▁Cor vin us ▁myster ies ▁by ▁David ▁W ish art , ▁O vid ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁and ▁German icus ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁She ▁is ▁mentioned ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁Se jan us ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁A ▁heavily ▁fict ional ized ▁version ▁of ▁Liv ia ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁ 6 th ▁seasons ▁of ▁X ena : ▁War rior ▁Princess . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁Liv ia ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁X ena , ▁raised ▁by ▁August us ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁military ▁champion ▁of ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Nancy ▁March and ▁port rayed ▁Liv ia ▁S op rano ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 ) ▁of ▁the ▁H BO ▁series ▁The ▁S op ran os . ▁Like ▁her ▁names ake , ▁Liv ia ▁S op rano ▁influ ences ▁the ▁family ’ s ▁affairs ▁through ▁schemes ▁and ▁intr ig ues , ▁which ▁cul min ate ▁in ▁her ▁plot ▁to ▁have ▁Tony ▁killed . ▁March and ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of