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|doctor            = Fifth Doctor
|doctor            = Fifth Doctor
|companions        = [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Marcipor|Marc]]
|companions        = [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Marcipor|Marc]]
|featuring        =  
|featuring        = [[Cicero]]
|enemy            = [[Tartarus]]
|enemy            = [[Tartarus]]
|setting          = [[Cumae]], [[63BC]]
|setting          = [[Cumae]]<!--, [[Roman Republic]]-->, [[BC#1st century B.C.|63 BC]]
|writer            = [[David Llewellyn]]
|writer            = [[David Llewellyn]]
|director          = [[Scott Handcock]]
|director          = [[Scott Handcock]]
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== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[63BC]]. Following the overthrow of [[Catiline]], [[Cicero]] and [[Terentia|his wife]] retire to the coastal [[town]] of [[Cumae]], safe from the threats of [[Rome]].
[[BC#1st century B.C.|63BC]]. Following the overthrow of [[Catiline]], [[Cicero]] and [[Terentia|his wife]] retire to the coastal [[town]] of [[Cumae]], safe from the threats of [[Rome]].


But when a stranger and his companions arrive at [[Cicero’s villa]], new dangers lie in wait and Cicero finds himself plunged into a realm of gods and monsters.
But when a stranger and his companions arrive at [[Cicero's villa]], new dangers lie in wait and Cicero finds himself plunged into a realm of gods and monsters.


His only hope of returning home lies with a man known as [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]]. But can Cicero trust him?
His only hope of returning home lies with a man known as [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]]. But can Cicero trust him?
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Tartarus Alternate.jpg|thumb|Alternate cover.]]
[[File:Tartarus Alternate.jpg|thumb|Alternate cover.]]
* Playing new companion Marc is [[George Watkins]], who is [[Peter Davison]]'s nephew ([[BFX]]: [[Time in Office (audio story)|''Time in Office'']]).
* Playing new companion Marc is [[George Watkins]], who is [[Peter Davison]]'s nephew. ([[BFX]]: ''[[Time in Office (audio story)|Time in Office]]'').


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor assures Tegan that [[Vesuvius]] won't erupt for another 140 years. The Doctor would later be present at this event in at least his [[seventh incarnation|seventh]] and [[tenth incarnation]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'')
* The Doctor assures Tegan that [[Vesuvius]] won't erupt for another 140 years. The Doctor would later be present at this event in at least his [[seventh incarnation|seventh]] and [[tenth incarnation]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'')
* The Doctor has previously met a [[Nero|Roman Emperor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'')
* The Doctor has previously met a [[Nero|Roman Emperor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'')
* Nyssa remarks that it's been a long time since the Doctor last mentioned [[Adric]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:2019 Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:2019 Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in Italy]]
[[Category:Stories set in Italy]]
[[Category:Stories set in 63 BC]]
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