(He thrusts the DOCTOR'S Lyre back to him.) As you will. BARBARA: ...If I ever see him again. CELLS
(IAN and DELOS are thrown into a cage. COURT MESSENGER: (Bows.) DELOS: Land, Ian. GALLEY
(Rows of Galley slaves pull on the oars to the accompaniment of the beat of a drum and the cries of a GALLEY MASTER. Maximus Pettulian. NERO: Play. RECEPTION CHAMBER
(The DOCTOR and VICKI wait in a hall of columns.) STREET (NIGHT)
(A very bedraggled IAN and DELOS have arrived in Rome. TAVIUS: (To BARBARA.) They stand.) Yes, we are.
Plan: A: a rare holiday; Q: What do Ian and Barbara take? A: the Doctor; Q: Who is taken to the court of Emperor Nero? A: adventure; Q: What do the Doctor and Vicki set off to pursue? A: slave traders; Q: Who kidnapped Ian and Barbara? A: Maximus Pettulian; Q: Who does the Doctor imitate? A: Emperor Nero; Q: Who was the Emperor of Rome in A.D. 64? A: history; Q: What course does the Doctor play a part in deciding? Summary: Landing in Rome, A.D. 64 the travellers take a rare holiday. While Ian and Barbara are happy to relax, the Doctor and Vicki set off to pursue adventure. However, adventure soon finds Ian and Barbara too as they are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...