In the year 402 A.D., a diminutive monk named "Telemachus," then living in the hinterland of the Roman Empire, felt a call to leave his obscure monastery and visit the city of Rome.
He didn’t know why, but he believed he was following God's leading. Upon entering the city, Telemachus was pushed along by the crowds into the Colosseum where gladiatorial contests were being held to celebrate the recent victory over the Gauls.