Thea is a slave girl from judaea, purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress lepida pollia. Now she has infuriated her mistress by capturing the attention Of Rome's newest and most savage gladiator--and though his love ...Thea is a slave girl from judaea, purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress lepida pollia. Now she has infuriated her mistress by capturing the attention Of Rome's newest and most savage gladiator--and though his love brings thea the first happiness of her life, their affair ends quickly when a jealous lepida tears them apart.