III century BC. The war between Carthage and Rome is in full swing. The troops of the brilliant Hannibal won several major battles and advanced deep into the south of the Italian Peninsula. All this time, the Romans, gritting their teeth and giving up more and more territories to the enemy, avoided a general battle and accumulated strength. Gradually, fresh legions surrounded the Carthaginians and forced them to stop in a field near the town of Cannae. Serving in the ranks of the Romans is a young warrior, Quintus, from a noble family, who, having violated the will of his father, did not stay at home, but went to fight as a simple infantryman. And under the command of Hannibal, his peer Hanno commands a maniple of spearmen. In the recent past, they had a strong friendship. What will happen to her on the bloody field near Cannes?..