Blood, sweat, and death: the currency of a Gladiatrix. Anaxilea believed she'd bargained well to save the life of her beloved Kasiani, trading what little wealth she'd earned in the arena. Treachery and rebellion within the Empire set the entire ludus down a dangerous path, across oceans and over mountains led by the enigmatic new Ludi Magister, Felixa the Royal Bastard and her insatiable thirst for glory. Each step brings them closer to freedom or death. Milo, the fabled Olympian, promised salvation awaits them in Athens where a band of Hellenic rebels rises against the Imperium. But first...