Do you want to travel back in time? Follow the author of this book, and a lot of emotions await you: you will experience unforgettable adventures, take part in the most dangerous journeys and experience fatal passions. The most significant historical events are described in such a fascinating language that there is a complete effect of presence. Serious factual information is mixed with elements of a historical novel, and this explosive mix is seasoned with a balanced sauce of courage and irony. This book is about fools and wise men, about ups and crushing falls, about disasters and fatal coincidences, about love, betrayal, envy and malice, about human strength and weakness, and, of course, about us today.