Synopsis: |
The emperor Domitian: talented tyrant and deluded despot. As he vents his suspicions, no one is safe. A reluctant hero, Gaius Vinius Clodianus is hand-picked for high rank in the Praetorian Guard. Flavia Lucilla hears the intimate secrets of a ruler, and in the dark shadow of Domitian's reign, Clodianus and Lucilla play out their own complex tale of resilience and love. Unwilling witnesses to Domitian's descent into insanity, these ordinary people must choose between their sworn duty to protect the Emperor and an act of courage that will change the future of Rome. |