<p><strong>Before dictators and emperors, Rome was ruled by kings.</strong></p><p>On the verge of losing his right to inherit the throne, Lucius Tarquin embarks on a murderous plan to depose his uncle the king and take the throne for himself.</p><p>But a man who rules by fear must also live in fear, and a prophecy that foretold the end of his dynasty's right to rule troubles Lucius&nbsp;greatly. He must know where the danger to him and his family lies and stop them before they can&nbsp;act against him.</p><p>But who is his greatest enemy?<br></p><p>The gods who can withdraw their favour on a whim? Or the people of Rome who refuse to be oppressed by him any longer?</p><p><br></p>