The elite plot against rioters; horses are sold for the Roman Games; an African family is kidnapped.

Tenax and Domitian form a racing faction and recruit Scorpus; Vespasian ponders on his successor.

Kwame and Viggo bond; Queen Berenice warns Titus of Domitian's plans; Vespasian picks an heir.

Titus shuts down the Gold Faction; Scorpus joins the White Faction; Tenax meets a man from his past.

Titus rehabilitates his image; Tenax’s past is revealed; Kwame prepares for his fight with Flamma.

Mount Vesuvius erupts; Titus punishes Marsus and the Patricians; Tenax is wounded in a battle.

Tenax reveals his past to Cala; Andria and Fonsoa win races; Kwame faces Flamma in a rematch.

After a racetrack accident, Elia blames Scorpus; Elia joins the Blue Faction for revenge.

Elia enters a revenge race with Scorpus; Tenax puts on a public execution for the Patricians.

Kwame and Viggo fight; Tenax spares a life in exchange for help; Domitian pulls one over on Titus.