In a quiet workshop, the clang of metal echoes. Sparks leap as steel meets anvil. A mask—half Roman centurion, half alien ...

One of my favorite movie scenes is from the movie, “Young Messiah,” where the young Jesus simply stands his ground in that courtyard and melts the heart of a Roman Centurion sent to kill him.

408 AD. The Visigoths led by Alaric invade northern Italy. At Ravenna, they have to battle, and they are stopped by the power of the Roman legions and the cunning of the emperor's sister, Galla ...