Hercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.

Pasquale takes all of his 12 children and runs away from Monza, looking for a house of a wealthy and generous awning. Having met on the way impoverished peasant, Pasquale takes him also, having granted the rank of "Half-Monk" and thus having gained rustic, but a reliable friend.

During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate espionage action.

1870年，当时由教皇统治的罗马被意大利将军拉马莫拉的军队占领。停战后，意大利士兵阿方索杀死了教皇的一名士兵，唐·普罗斯彼罗的儿子。随后，他在唐·普罗斯彼罗的家中寻求庇护。在那里，康斯坦萨和奥林匹亚，分别是唐·普罗斯彼罗的妻子和女儿，爱上了他。然后古斯塔沃，他知道阿方索杀了唐·普罗斯彼罗的儿子，来到了房子里。。。有些事情即将发生。

多鲁札公国国君，性格暴虐，生活骄奢淫逸，连他的卫队也是作威作福，所到之处，鱼肉百姓，因此民怨沸腾。