Serapis — Volume 01

The narrative unfolds in late-antique Alexandria, where a tense atmosphere follows prohibitions against public performance and the rise of militant religious authority. Wandering musicians and refugees seek shelter in a crowded xenodochium while rumors of destroyed temples, episcopal edicts, and competing religious loyalties create social friction. Encounters with wealthy patrons, veiled benefactors, and clerics draw performers into intrigues that test family loyalties and survival; scenes alternate between bustling urban detail and intimate domestic moments. The story sketches a cultural collision between traditional rites and an assertive Christian establishment, exploring power, artistic survival, and the everyday consequences of religious change.