Unknown ancient Greek scrolls accidentally fall into the hands of a young historian. Having started translating them, the scientist suddenly realizes that he has become the owner of a unique treasure - the notes of a contemporary or even a participant in the events known as the Trojan War. More and more immersed in deciphering the most valuable find, the historian and his friends learn about the further fate of Hector. It turns out that the great warrior, having left the dying Troy, went to Crete, but did not swim. The storm destroyed the ship, and Hector himself was saved by an Ethiopian merchant, and there, in the “country of black people,” the former Trojan king found a new homeland and raised its people to fight against Egyptian rule...