In ancient Rome, a deposed tyrant (Massimo Serato) attempts to regain his throne but not if a Roman general (Gordon Scott trading his Tarzan loin cloth for a toga) has anything to say about it. Tiresome sword and sandal feature isn't much fun as it takes itself far too seriously for something that lacks the stature of a genuine epic. Its earnestness is deadly. The sword fights are routine and the battle scenes lack any imagination. The plot is contrived and lacks logic. When a devious and duplicitous Serato demands ten hostages, all daughters from the Roman patricians, as proof of good faith during peace talks ... the senate agrees to his demand! With dumb decisions like that, no wonder Rome fell. With Gabriella Pallotta as Scott's love interest.
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