Amara is a slave in Pompeii, her body owned by the men she despises. But her spirit is not broken. During the day, she walks the streets with her friends in misfortune, finding solace in laughter and dreams of a better future. Five years before the eruption of Vesuvius, the doomed city lives a carefree life: magnificent festivities, feasts in rich villas, gladiator fights. The streets of Pompeii are full of opportunities, and even a slave can catch his luck by the tail. But what price will you have to pay? Amara will have to find out what she is willing to sacrifice for the sake of freedom. Published in Russian for the first time.