Rome, 9 AD. The cruel and uncompromising Tiberius sits on the throne of a powerful empire. Both subjects and enemies bow before him in fear; his every word is law. Tiberius sees himself as the founder of the greatest dynasty that will rule for centuries. And he is completely unaware that in a small village in northern Italy a baby was born who, according to prophecy, will rise to the very pinnacle of power. However, the path to the top is difficult and long, and every wrong step may be the last. After fifteen years, the time comes for the young man to fulfill his destiny. He comes to Rome to become a junior military commander - a tribune of the legion, and finds himself in the very heart of an insidious intrigue that Sejanus, the chief of the Praetorian Guard, is weaving, plotting to seize the throne. Woe to the one who dares to stand in the way of the all-powerful courtier. In order to survive in battle with a fierce enemy, the young tribune is forced for the time being to take refuge on the edge of the empire, in distant rebellious Thrace. But he remembers that he is the chosen one of the gods. For his name is Vespasian.