Lucas, a brilliant medic in the Roman 5th Legion, discovers a cover-up that threatens the Emperor, and places him and his trusty guardian Quatrus as witnesses to events about to turn the 1st century world upside down.

SYNOPSIS:

Synopsis - Season One

Lucas, an aspiring physician from Antioch cuts his teeth as a medic in the Roman 5th legion under the protection of his family’s slave. battle-tested General Lucius Apronius who helps to fast-track his medical training after the war.

As he ascends the social ladder of Rome he is placed on a high-stakes mission to bury unsettling rumours creating political scandal in the Capital when strange reports of the undead being sighted in a far-off and volatile Roman outpost. The pressure to solve the supernatural mystery with scientific evidence thrusts Lucas into a series of adventures that could shake the very foundations on which Rome was built.

Format: Series

Film comparison: Think the wit and intrigue of Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law combined with the stylized action and compelling drama of Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning film Gladiator starring Russell Crowe.

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