her brother's death. Lucilla visits Lucius and tries reconnecting with him, but he angrily rebuffs her, believing she had abandoned him. Lucilla reveals to Lucius that he is Maximus' son and tells him to use his father's strength to survive. During a naval battle in the Colosseum, Lucius leads the gladiators to victory and fires a crossbow at Acacius but fails to kill him.

Ravi, the gladiators' physician, befriends Lucius and shows him