A seasoned archaeologist, Professor James Blackwood, discovers a cryptic inscription on an ancient Greek amphora recovered from a shipwreck. His relentless pursuit of its meaning leads him to a hidden network of underground tunnels beneath the ruins of Pompeii, where he encounters a lost civilization that harnessed the power of ancient magic. As he unravels the inscription's secrets, he must confront a sinister entity that threatens to unleash a catastrophic curse upon the modern world.