The year is 192. Rome is ruled by the distraught Emperor Commodus, who fancies himself the new Hercules, arranges demonstrations with demonstrations of his superhuman strength and holds hostage the families of the governors of remote areas. The Senate is losing its patience, and one of those periods in Roman history is coming when being emperor is especially dangerous for life. After the death of Commodus, Julia Domna, the wife of governor Septimius Severus, leaves for her husband, thereby freeing his hands, and soon Rome has several emperors: in addition to Rome proper, two more in distant provinces, including the North. Political intrigues, attempts to form alliances, conspiracies, several wars — Julia has stood shoulder to shoulder with her husband for five tumultuous years, acting as his full-fledged adviser and showing considerable political and strategic talents. And Julia has her own plan — her ambitions require more than just bringing Septimius Severus to power. . . Santiago Posteguillo, a philologist and linguist, meticulous researcher and energetic storyteller, author of historical bestsellers on the history of Ancient Rome, including a multi—volume epic about Julius Caesar, which he is currently working on ("Rome is me", "Rome, the cursed City"), wrote a dilogy about Julia Domna — a woman who actually ruled Rome at a time when no one asked for women's opinions. In the novel "I, Julia", which won the prestigious Planeta Award in 2018, a brilliant figure, deprived of a voice for many centuries, finally finds a voice. For the first time in Russian!