In 545 A.D, the famed scientist Vesta Plotina Cethega, her daughter Constantia, 19, and son Marcus, 23, are forced to flee an almost-abandoned Rome in advance of a siege by the Ostrogothic army. Vesta leaves behind her research, her difficult marriage to a Roman Senator, and a secret lover who is likely to be the next Pope, as they head to a family estate in Umbria. But in the Umbrian countryside, more danger awaits. The local Bishop aims to seduce daughter Constantia and silence the outspoken Vesta. Meanwhile, her son ...
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In 545 A.D, the famed scientist Vesta Plotina Cethega, her daughter Constantia, 19, and son Marcus, 23, are forced to flee an almost-abandoned Rome in advance of a siege by the Ostrogothic army. Vesta leaves behind her research, her difficult marriage to a Roman Senator, and a secret lover who is likely to be the next Pope, as they head to a family estate in Umbria. But in the Umbrian countryside, more danger awaits. The local Bishop aims to seduce daughter Constantia and silence the outspoken Vesta. Meanwhile, her son Marcus continues on to Constantinople, aiming for high office in the court of Emperor Justinian, while keeping his sexual orientation a secret. Vesta's problems increase as the slaves of her estate grow more militant in their demands for justice; she is torn between her comfortable life as a Senatorial aristocrat and what she knows, deep down, is right. When the Ostrogothic King Totila and Vesta meet, their passions for each other are ignited, and everything she had believed about herself and her world is put to the test. Her allegiances shift to the dashing young king and the world they hope to build. But Marcus, now a general in Justinian's army, has returned to Italy to re-take Rome for the Eastern Empire, and must confront King Totila in battle. The family estate itself becomes the battlefield where Vesta's lover and son struggle for the future of Italy and the West. Ultimately, Marcus's daring rescue of her mother and sister from the depraved Bishop leads to reunification, reconciliation and acceptance.
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