Forgiving Nero

Rome, once the world’s shining beacon, now teeters on the brink of decay. The Senate’s might has waned, its legions scattered, and the vast Empire has fallen into the clutches of Nero, the notorious nephew of the mad Emperor Caligula. Amidst suspicion and whispers, Nero ascends the throne, determined to erase his past and etch a legacy as grand as the city itself.

Yet, the political labyrinth of Rome is fraught with danger, and Nero’s reign is threatened before it can flourish. In this web of deceit, he finds an unlikely ally in Traian, a seasoned member of the Praetorian Guard who has watched over him since childhood. Traian becomes the mentor Nero never had, the one man whose judgment he escapes.

But when Traian’s heart is captured by Vena, a hostage whose presence in Rome is as precarious as it is potent, their worlds collide. Values clash, loyalties are tested, and the fate of the Empire hangs in the balance. In the end, the tremors of their choices will shake the very foundations of Rome, as survival becomes a gamble in the greatest empire ever known.