For two thousand years, the Triarii have protected us, influencing history from the crusades to the discovery of America. They are now in a race with the government to retrieve an ancient artifact thought to have been lost forever. Caught in the middle is archaeology professor James Acton, hunted by the elite Delta Force, who are under orders to stop at nothing to possess what he has found, and the Triarii, who are equally determined to prevent the discovery from falling into the wrong hands.