That was the era of Da Vinci and Michelangelo, with enlightened creativity and unparalleled intellectual achievements. But that was also the era of Machiavelli, lawlessness, constant war and depravity. The Vatican is the core of the world order and the arbiter of the conflict between the kingdom and the empire. The center of the Vatican is a man whose pursuit of power will prompt him to seek the ultimate reward, the Holy See. He is a man whose name will become a synonym for ruthlessness. His rule as the Pope will be remembered as the most notorious chapter in the history of the Catholic Church - Rodrigo Borgia. His four children - Juan, the oldest, an arrogant, lazy and unscrupulous sex offender, Cesar, a young man struggling between his beliefs and his dark and violent nature, Lucretia, a young girl who discovered the secret power of female sexuality...