A Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian; Cethegus wants to swoop in after they have destroyed each other and create a new Roman Empire from their combined kingdoms; however, he does not factor into his plans the vagaries of love and the personal integrity of the people in both kingdoms.
Cethegus
Justinian
Empress Theodora
Mathaswintha
Amalaswintha
Totila
Narses
Julia
Belisarius
Witichis
Teja
Hildebrand
Thorismund
Rauthgundis
Furius
Aspa
Plurius
Guntharis
Aligern
Unknown Role