El anillo y la máscara

In the first century BC, Rome is embroiled in the Sertorian War. Yet, within the city, a different kind of battle is unfolding: crowds throng to witness a dramatic showdown between a young Cicero and the veteran actor Quintus Roscius. Publilius Syrus—a teenage freedman—and Decimus Laberius, renowned for his socially critical mimes, watch the performance in awe. That same day, Syrus is abducted by a theater troupe and forced to perform grueling labor just to survive. However, his captors soon discover his extraordinary talent for mime—creating scenarios of near-impossible complexity—which a motley cast of characters will go on to stage across the land, from Samnium to Etruria. Meanwhile, Laberius navigates a web of intrigue and political ambition in his new venture: smuggling. A supporter of Sertorius, he helps fellow partisans—already marked men facing persecution—flee Rome in secret. It is not merely his social standing that is at risk, but his very life. Neither man knows that their paths are destined to cross again. The theatrical competition is about to begin...