Nero is no ordinary dog. His bravery has earned the respect of all the Dogs Of Pompeii. But, as he's the first to admit, he has a talent for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Trapped in a delivery van heading for Rome, he encounters a sinister stranger who, to avoid capture by the police, clamps a collar on Nero uanot a dog collar, but a priceless Vatican treasure. Lost in Rome, and pursued by the insane Otto and his unlikely accomplice Edith, Nero seeks out his young friend Gianni uabut no one can discover the secret of the clasp and the collar remains locked around Nero's neck. The crooks will stop at nothing, including decapitation, to retrieve their loot. Nero, Caroline and Gianni are reunited in another action packed adventure as they dodge Otto and Edith uaa night in the creepy caverns of the Colosseum, the abduction of Caroline's best friend Didi, a ransom drop at dawn in the ruins of Rome's ancient forum, and a life-or-death climax which finds our heroes lost in the maze of catacombs far beneath the Eternal City. NERO GOES TO ROME is the continuing story of Nero and THE DOGS OF POMPEII, in which our heroes find that treasure can turn up where you least expect it.