Rivus Caudex wanted to race chariots in the glorious venue of Circus Maximus. Yet, three things stood in the way of Rivus’ dream. He was just thirteen, a coinless, and he had no reputation in the local circuit as a chariot driver.

For Cor Livis, teaching combat provided the best scenario for the warrior-philosopher. When a scholarly nobile Patrician needed war credits to make is way in Roman society, Cor was the perfect instructor to train him.

Drafted as a training partner, Rivus Caudex found the situation life-changing. The new path took Rivus from the chariot racing circuit to war. From races where he could win coins and adoration to combat where the reward was survival.