Murena #01-12

Murena is a series of comic books whose story takes place during the reign of Nero. Released in 2001, and an undeniable success. Very successful and very graphically documented Murena plunges us with delight in ancient imperial Rome, its palaces, its manners, its daily life.
The story begins in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius. The Emperor fell in love with a young woman, leaving alone the terrible Agrippina and her adopted son, the future Emperor Nero. After Claude was murdered, Nero ascends the throne and becomes the prey of madness, real or imagined, that consumes him. Through these episodes, we see how Nero, by a combination of circumstances, becomes more and more evil. A game of manipulation and revenge begins...
The authors define their work as being like the novels of Alexandre Dumas, who "took pleasure in following history but kept independent from its sources."
We find ourselves in Ancient Rome. In the intense heat of the centre of one of the most far-reaching empires the world has ever known, gladiators struggle for survival in the arena, cunning merchants strive to outwit each other, sordid love affairs turn sour, and along side it all, the eternal game of power plays out in the shadows...