The story of three men who are slaves in ancient Rome and become Gladiators two of the men become very close friends. Once they receive enough training they are forced to fight each other in the arena before the Emperor. The two friends are forced to face each other and after a great battle they refuse to kill each other. The graphics are color and done in a modern comic strip format. The book also includes a meet the characters page and gives a brief description of each character. ( )