Year 64 AD, the tenth year of Nero’s reign. His new wife is the beauty Poppaea Sabina, six years older than the emperor. She is ambitious, enterprising, and has an intricate mind. Nero can’t even imagine ruling the state without her support.
But a fateful prophecy of the Sibyl comes true: Rome dies in fire. Rumors spread across the country that the fire didn’t happen by chance, but by Nero’s will. These rumors stir not only the common people, but also the nobility.
Realizing that his fate is now inseparably tied to Rome’s, Nero swears to build a new city on the ruins—and the world will be dazzled by his magnificence.
But not everyone likes such a bold plan. A conspiracy is brewing in the empire: Nero’s obvious enemies form alliances with his false friends. For the first time in Russian!