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.
A mere slave fighter must not be allowed 
to give orders to the Roman Emperor.
يجب ألّا يُسمح لمقاتل عبد بأن
!يوجّه أوامرَ للإمبراطور االرومانيّ أبداً
Ein ordinärer Sklave hat dem Kaiser
des römischen Reiches
¡Un simple esclavo no puede
darle órdenes al emperador de Roma!
¡Un simple esclavo no puede
darle órdenes al emperador de Roma!
De quel droit un esclave se permet
de quémander à l’empereur ?
Un mero schiavo combattente non può assolutamente
permettersi di dare ordini all'imperatore di Roma.
Um escravo lutador não pode dar
ordens para o Imperador de Roma!
Чтобы жалкий раб командовал
 императором Рима? Немыслимо!