This epic saga of Ancient Rome tells the story of the city and its people over a millennium, from the city's founding to the time it became the capital of the world's most powerful empire. Rome has known its greatest heroes and rulers, but also its greatest traitors and villains. And representatives of the first two Roman families became witnesses to its turbulent, changeable history, sometimes playing a key role in events. One of them was the confidant of Romulus himself, another was born a slave and seduced a Vestal Virgin, the third became a murderer, and the fourth was the heir of Gaius Julius Caesar. And they were all connected by a mysterious amulet, as ancient as the city itself...