The main character of the dilogy of the socio-historical novels "Scipio" and "Cato" is the Roman Republic in the brightest and most dramatic period of its history. The vicissitudes of historical events here are action, the confrontation of creative and destructive forces creates a dialogue. It is this macrohero that seems worthy of the attention of citizens of society at a crossroads. The first book shows the stage of the 2nd Punic War and the subsequent rapid growth and development of the Republic. Events are revealed in the lines of fate of the largest personality of that era - Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Sr.