Yemos and Enitos are the successors to the throne of Alba. The slave Wiros is in the woods for an initiation rite while the vestal Ilia keeps a great secret.

Yemos, in the woods among the Luperci, meets the slave Wiros for the first time. Meanwhile, Ilia forever changes her fate as Ertas, king of Gabi, discovers Amulius' lies.

Wiros seeks support from the kings of neighbouring areas, while Silvia begs the Sabines not to attack Yemos.