Back in 79 A.D., Milo, a servant turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his truelove Cassia, the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy merchant who is unwillingly betrothed into an tainted Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo needs to fight his way out of this stadium so as to save his precious whilst the magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.