Plebsisoftenreferredtoasa"moderncomedysetinancienttimes."WhileRomeistypicallyassociatedwithemperors,senators,generals,andgladiators,Plebstakesadifferentapproachbyfocusingontheordinarypeople.TheshowfollowsthreeyoungmenfromthesuburbswhoaretryingtonavigatelifeinthebigcityofAncientRome.Theystruggletofindlove,holddownjobs,andmoveupthesocialladder.ThemaincharactersareMarcus,Stylax,andtheirlazyslave,Grumio,whohasabitofanattitudeproblem.Theyalsohavetodealwiththeirruthlessboss,Flavia,whoisamastermanipulatorandhasascandalousprivatelife.AlthoughMarcus,Stylax,andGrumiomaynotberememberedinhistorybooksordepictedinancientartwork,theyarejustregularguystryingtomakeitinlife.Whethertheyarewearingtogasorskinnyjeans,thestrugglesofyoungmentryingtofindtheirplaceintheworldareuniversalacrossdifferenttimeperiods.