Redressing justice through fire and sword: Carthage is engulfed in flames, and Rome is under siege. Heroes, betrayals, assaults, and battles in ancient cities—this is an epic where courage and revenge intertwine in the deadly dance of fate. The gods have turned away from Rome. Carthage is surrounded by Roman forces and by the traitorous armies of the Senate that betrayed Hannibal. Retribution is inevitable.
Fedor Chayka, with a handful of warriors, secretly infiltrates the city to free his wife from captivity by her father—the senator Marcus Claudius Marcellus. For this, he raises a rebellion. At the same time, at his signal, loyal troops of Hannibal begin the assault, and the battle engulfs the entire city. The cleansing fire destroys the capital’s Punic quarter, block by block. Romans and traitors flee Carthage by ship in terror—but despite the pursuit, Marcellus manages to escape with his captives. He finds refuge in Rome, but even its solid walls can’t protect it.
Liberation begins. Rome is surrounded by Celts and Scythian cavalry. Archimedes’ throwing machines smash walls, bridges, and aqueducts. The land is burning. Deadly fire destroys everything in its path. Roman temples burn. Birds with scorched wings fall from the sky. Raving people scramble through ruined streets, but there is no salvation. The vengeance of the gods of Carthage crashes down on the enemies. Their empire fell without ever being born.