Sergey Lobanov, who grew up as the son of a Soviet officer on a border outpost in the Pamirs, learned the secrets of the martial arts there alongside his loyal friends. When his comrades get into trouble, he rushes to their rescue. Avoiding pursuers, they pass through an intertime portal and land in the year 117—during the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian. In this new world, they face an unenviable fate: the Romans turn them into slaves and force them to fight in the arena like gladiators. But this tight-knit group has no intention of accepting captivity—they are ready to fight for freedom, winning and losing along the way.
Their opponent is an entire Roman legion… So who will emerge victorious?