The time: 82 AD. The place: a Roman country villa in rainy Sussex. The scene: three slaves and their manager - hard work, bad moods and news that the master's on his way... It's a typical day down on the Romano-British farm!

An assassination attempt by a slave leads to conspiracy theories. It's not just life down the iron mines that's tough, cruel and deadly... say "salve" to Salvius!

Be afraid... very afraid! Salvius is on his way home and wants to inspect his household. One of them, Bregans, has a gift for Salvius - but everything almost goes horribly wrong.

Salvius takes a tour of his property to see if it's up to scratch. Sick slaves, destroyed buildings and a runaway bull probably won't impress him!