In 213 BC, the great commander Hannibal, fighting against Rome on enemy territory, planned to capture Sicily - and with this one blow kill two lions at once: to strengthen himself, having received an excellent springboard for a further attack on Rome, and at the same time deprive the Republic of it the main granary. Hannibal's ally on the island was Syracuse, an old Greek city that had recently emerged from obedience to Rome. In order to finally win over its rulers to his side, the Carthaginian commander sent young Hanno, one of his best commanders, to Syracuse. But the city is already ready to besiege the Roman troops, in the ranks of which is Hanno’s peer and old friend, the Roman Quintus. The two did not want to meet on the battlefield. But now they are closer than ever to this...