They thought the mad emperor Caligula was destroyed But his evil lives on hiding in plain sight in the body of lucky “ Felix” Now good Laurentius must track down the demon to stop the slaughter in the streets & to avenge his wife’s death But the demon is not alone this time It seems that others with hellish powers have risen up & are shaping the world of the new ruling class Even young Nero his son has a demonic influence changing the boy & directing him to take up the grievous excesses of his father The modern master of horror David Lapham (Crossed Vol 2 & 3 Stray Bullets Dan the Unharmable) joins talented painter German Nobile in a descent into the darkest corners of Rome’s history