As Nero was being crowned emperor of the Roman Empire at the tender age of 17, Cestvs the slave was fighting in a boxing match in order to become a fighting slave. However, the moment he defeats his friend from the training school, countless arrows strike his friend in the back. Defeat means death... Cestvs is terrified to learn the cruel fate of fighting slaves. He is promised his freedom if he wins one hundred matches, but the path to freedom is long. A competition between training schools sponsored by the emperor is to be held in Rome, and Cestvs steps onto the big stage.
Ancient boxers wrapped their fists 
in hard gloves studded with metal.
كان الملاكمون القُدماء يلفّون قبضاتهم
بقفّازات مرصوصة بالحديد
Die Faustkämpfer der Antike
Los púgiles envolvían los puños
en guantes cubiertos de metal.
Los púgiles envolvían los puños
en guantes cubiertos de metal.
Les pugilistes romains
Nell'antichità i pugili avvolgevano i loro pugni
con dei guantoni rigidi coperti di borchie metalliche.
Os antigos pugilistas envolviam suas mãos
com luvas duras com peças de metal.
Боксёры античности