The second volume of the life of Rufus, personal physician to Julius Caesar, completes the astounding saga brought forth through Edgar Wedge, a tire salesman, by the process of hypnotic regression therapy. Rufus embarks on a trip from central Gaul to Rome on a secret mission for Caesar to uncover, and hopefully prevent, an attempt to assassinate him. Rufus gradually realizes the futility of war. Caesars battle with Germanic invaders to Northern Gaul further strengthens his conviction that Caesars early idealistic motivation for the Gallic wars has been replaced by his compulsion to gain power at any price. Rufus troubled love affair with Princess Aedua reaches an unexpected conclusion.