T he Romans isn’t without its darker moments. In the cliffhanger ending to the third episode, a horrified Barbara watches as Ian is forced into a fight to the death for Nero’s amusement… and finds himself at the mercy of his fellow slave Delos, a man who’d previously promised to “make it quick” if he won their duel. At the start of the next episode, Ian is saved when Delos rebels, and charges at Nero.