The Crucible of Man

Just an innocent, young boy when Roman invaders killed his father, Carpathimos fights back when they return to his island paradise to take away his sister and mother. While fighting to save them, he is captured and taken back to Rome where he is forced to kill in the Circus Maximus. He fights to win his freedom and ironically finds love and friendship in a place he never expected. Deceit, murder, and suspicion surround him as the Roman Republic fights to establish itself as a Mediterranean ...