Pompeii. Harris R.

I century AD. The Roman Empire at the peak of the heyday. The richest population of the empire is luxuries on the villas of the Mediterranean coast, enjoying the last days of the outgoing summer. The world's largest navy is peacefully anchored in Mizen. People spend money in sea resorts in Baya, Herculanum and Pompeii. It would seem that nothing portends an impending tragedy. The only one who understands: something goes wrong is Mark Attiley, a hereditary aquarium that controls the aqueduct, which supplies the region with water.

For the first time in many decades, the water supply mechanism refuses, the aqueduct is rapidly drying. Attiles gives a promise to Pliny, the scientist and commander of the fleet, which will find the cause of the failure. To do this, he needs to collect an expedition and go to Pompei, where, according to Mark, and the cause of misfortune lies. But Pompeii is not a simple city. Here, Attiley counteracts not only nature itself, but also people to whom its zeal only interferes.