Follow Nero & entourage as they compete in the Isthmian, Nemean, Pythian and finally the Olympic Games!
After forty years of politicking and manipulation, Imperial private secretary, Epaphroditus should be enjoying himself at the top of the career ladder.
However, his dreams of sorting out the mess his predecessor has left are dashed when the Emperor insists he accompany him on his tour of Greece.
Rather than solving Rome's dire financial situation he finds himself coping with an Emperor who thinks he's an artist, an eunuch who thinks he's the Empress, the actual Empress who mysteriously despises him and hundreds of Imperial slaves who've never left the Palace let loose on the streets of Corinth, Delphi, Nemea and Olympia.
And that's all before Nero decides to compete personally in the Pan-hellenic Games. Obviously the Emperor must triumph but with the Greeks proving surprisingly adverse to bribery and Nero lacking in any discernible talent, Epaphroditus is going to need his wily skills more than ever to maintain Imperial dignity.