Rome: the Empire's Tycoons Beginning with Pompeii

In 78 AD, Mount Vesuvius was still green and quiet, and Pompeii, known as the Pearl of Campania, was in its final carnival. The nobles discussed politics in the bathhouse, and the gladiators shed their blood in the arena. No one knew that the door to hell would open in a year. When he traveled through time and became Marcus, the son of a wealthy merchant in Pompeii, he looked at the volcano that was about to erupt. There was no fear in his eyes, only ambition. Escape? That is the most vulgar choice. For him, who knew the direction of history, this catastrophe was a reshuffling of the gambling table and a red carpet leading to the pinnacle of Roman power. Everyone was laughing at the madness of this rich young man to sell his ancestral property, until on October 24, 79 AD, the mushroom cloud that covered the sky and sun rose. When prosperity turned to ashes, Marcus, loaded with wealth and talent, headed for Rome on top of the ruins. "Pompei is over, but my empire has just begun."