- Just as his fortunes are on the rise and his future clear, Batiatus is stunned by the return of his father - putting his attempts to gain rank by exploiting those above his class at risk.
- Batiatus is pleased with himself having arranged for Gannicus to appear in the primus of Quintillius Varis' games. He is not however prepared for the return of his father Titus who arrives home to find his son cavorting with Gaia and Lecretia. He treats his son with disdain and has heard of the mess he's made of things with Tullius. He laughs when he hears that Gannicus will represent the house in the games and sets out to undo everything they young Batiatus has managed to arrange. Titus arranges a peace of sorts with Tullius and for several of their gladiators to fight one another in the arena. One of those selected to fight is Crixus, not yet one of the brotherhood of gladiators. While father and son are away, Varis returns to the Batiatus home with a friend, Cossutius, expecting to again experience the pleasures of his previous visit.—garykmcd
- Months of meticulous planning and shrewd machinations go down the drain when an ecstatic Quintus finds himself confronted with his worst fear: the sudden arrival of his disapproving father and paterfamilias, Titus. As the old locks horns with the new, secret deals threaten to bring the once-thriving House of Batiatus back to square one, and all hell breaks loose in the ludus. Under those circumstances, fledgeling gladiator Crixus makes his debut in the arena, paired with a formidable adversary bent on murder. Can the novice receive the longed-for mark of the Brotherhood?—Nick Riganas
- Just as his fortunes are on the rise, his future clear before him, Batiatus is stunned by the return of his father. All that he has schemed for is put at risk by the domineering, conservative Titus Batiatus, who frowns on the decadence he now finds in his house and on his son's attempts to gain rank by exploiting those above his class. Short of gaining the elusive approval of his father, Batiatus the younger must figure out how to manipulate him towards his ambitions or how to be rid of him.—Starz Publicity
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