Spartacus’s uprising was crushed. Julius Caesar and Mark Brutus return from Roman colonies in Spain to challenge the powerful senators and become consuls of Rome. But Caesar’s imperial views, his unstoppable drive for leadership, and his grand ambitions inevitably push him further away from his friend. In front of them lies the Rubicon—crossing it means challenging Rome itself. And they also have to decide whether they’ll go on together, or whether it’s time for each to choose their own path?