“The Curse of the Plautian Family” is a novel from the famous historical cycle of Danilo Comastri Montanari, where the Roman patrician Publius Aurelius Statius, a convinced epicurean, a fan of the fair sex and a born detective, acts. Behind him is service in the imperial troops, long journeys, stormy meetings in the Senate, and all this helps the amateur detective unravel the most complex crimes. The son of a wealthy fish merchant, Gnaeus Platius, is found dead in a cage with moray eels. And this is only the first tragedy in a series of terrible events taking place in the villa of old Gnaeus. It is known that the Plautian family has been under a curse since ancient times, but Publius Aurelius does not believe in either fate or dire predictions. The rascal Castor and the charming Pomponia help him in the investigation of mysterious murders.