The Christians want peace on earth, but for Rome they mean danger - the Warrior of Rome in his second great adventure Roman Empire, 256 AD: After the fall of Arete, Ballista returns to Antioch. He soon realises that he and his men would rather be seen dead than alive at the emperor's court. One opponent in particular seems to be plotting against him. But who? Sooner than expected, a new mission awaits Ballista: he is sent to Ephesus to "take care" of the Christians, whom the Empire increasingly sees as a danger. For him, too, they are at first infidels, enemies of the Empire and a plague ...