Plebsisdescribedas"athoroughlymoderncomedyinanancientsetting."　　Romeistraditionallyimaginedasthehomeofemperorsandsenators,generalsandgladiators,adignifiedtheatreofpompandceremony.Butwhataboutthelittleguys,thewasters-newtothebigcity,stuckinofficejobs,unabletogetthegirls?　　Plebsfollowsthreedesperateyoungmenfromthesuburbsastheytrytogetlaid,holddownjobsandclimbthesocialladderinthebigcity-acitythathappenstobeAncientRome.　　TheshowfocusesonMarcus,Stylaxandtheirlazyslavewithanattitudeproblem,Grumio.There'salsotheboys'ruthlessboss,Flavia-anexpertmanipulatorwithaprivatelifethat'sthestuffoflegend.　　　　Unlikelytobeimmortalisedintheannalsormemorialisedinafrieze,Marcus,StylaxandGrumioareessentiallyjustabunchofPlebs.　　　　Andwhetherthey'rewearingtogas,orskinnyjeans,desperateyoungmeninanyperiodofhistoryareessentiallycutfromthesamecloth...