A Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian; Cethegus wants to swoop in after they have destroyed each other and create a new Roman Empire from their combined kingdoms; however, he does not factor into his plans the vagaries of love and the personal integrity of the people in both kingdoms.
as Cethegus
as Justinian
as Empress Theodora
as Mathaswintha
as Amalaswintha
as Totila
as Narses
as Julia
as Belisarius
as Witichis
as Teja
as Hildebrand
as Thorismund
as Rauthgundis
as Furius
as Aspa
as Plurius
as Guntharis
as Aligern
