Georges Marchal

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops under the command of the consul Marcus Valerius. However, they fall in love with each other, which complicates not only Marcus Valerius' tasks, but also his loyalty towards Rome. He will have to find a way to help the Romans conquer Zenobia's territory while protecting her at the same time.

The Dacian kingdom lies at the eastern border of the Roman Empire.Only the river Danube separates the two mortal enemies.The Dacian king Decebalus knows that soon the vastly superior Roman legions will cross the river and attack Dacia.

Sergio Leone's first and only peplum film as director before he began his successfull career with the spaghetti-western film genre. The story of the huge statue built by Xerxes at the mouth of Rhodes harbor to block the movement of Greek ships. The population revolts with the help of a valiant Athenian war hero.