叶昭（马思纯饰）身为将军的女儿，从小接受父亲南征北战的耳濡目染，个性好强而又活泼，巾帼不让须眉的她年仅十六岁就女扮男装带兵走上了战场，立下屡屡战功，被皇帝封为天下兵马大将军，所以，当她的女儿身曝光之后，整个朝廷都为之震惊。垂帘听政的刘太后担心锋芒毕露的叶昭会功高震主，于是将她指婚给了皇上的侄子南平郡王赵玉瑾（盛一伦饰）。赵玉瑾虽然拥有着女子们纷纷倾慕的俊美外貌，但实际上却是一个胆小怕事又一事无成的草包，这样的男子自然入不了叶昭的眼，但她不敢违抗圣旨，只得嫁入赵家成为了赵夫人。
The mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 BC) to Claudius' own death in 54 AD. As Claudius narrates his life, we witness Augustus' attempts to find an heir, often foiled by his wife Livia who wants her son Tiberius to become emperor. We also see the conspiracy of Sejanus, the infamous reign of Caligula, and Claudius' own troubled period of rule.
