While bathing in the bathhouse his grandfather designed and built, a boy in ancient Rome is momentarily transported to a very strange place.

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Rome, 128 A.D. In a golden age of bathhouse innovation, bathhouse architect Lucius tries to come up with fresh ideas that will set his designs apart.

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After Consul Lepidus asks him to build an outdoor bath with a view of Mt. Vesuvius, Lucius suddenly finds himself bathing among strange-looking monkeys.

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Lucius ends up in a small bathroom in a modern Japanese house and is completely fascinated by everything he finds.

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Impressed by his creativity, Emperor Hadrian invites Lucius to his opulent villa and asks him to build a private bath.

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Lucius works to complete a bathing area for soldiers fighting on the front lines - and not a minute too soon, as the men are in dire need of healing.

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While stopping in an unwelcoming tavern during his long journey home, Lucius surfaces in a comfortable Edo-era rest stop along the Tokaido road.

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Lucius encounters a set of very rude bathers who don't seem to know the first thing about proper bathhouse etiquette.

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On a construction site for a Roman-style spa in modern day Japan, Lucius meets a fellow bathhouse architect.

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Emperor Hadrian asks Lucius to devote himself to building a large public bathhouse in the name of his son and heir to the Empire.

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To undermine public support for the Emperor, some members of the Senate scheme to get rid of the man behind the popular bathhouses: Lucius.

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