Benurio, the son of a modest merchant, had quickly become one of the most popular officers of the Roman legions. Bravo in battle, admired by his men and feared by the enemy, our hero was the subject of conversation in the main city centers of the city of Rome. And this did not please Nerio, the head of the Emperor's praetorian guard, who, blinded by envy, had decided to discredit Benurio, accusing him of being a traitor to the empire for his relations with a young Christian, Calia, of unusual beauty.

Now Benurio would have to prove his innocence in a very dangerous quadrigas race fighting for the triumph for the Empire and thus demonstrate his loyalty to the emperor. But the evil Nerio has bribed the other runners who intervene in the test to end Benurio before reaching the end. The show is served.