Verus (45 mm)

Verus, small slave of Mesie, son of a slave, was working with his father under a dry and dusty sun. A slave trader spotted the young boy, strong for his age, and paid good money to his master to acquire him. A long journey to Rome the eternal followed.
At the gladiators market in the town square, the trader rubbed his hands: he sold Verus to a lanista for a substantial profit. Verus passes through the gateway of the ludus to starts his new life. He is barely 14 years old.
Two years follow during which he learns to be a gladiator, through training and increasing his body strength. At 16, he survives his first tournament in the arena. The first fight, the most dangerous.
Verus, small slave of Mesie, son of a slave, will build his legend in the circus. At the coliseum, he will earn his freedom.