t's September 2nd 476 A.D. Only two days before the Ostrogoth Foederati finally sack the City of Rome in the early morning hours of September 4th. When Ostrogoth Chieftain, and the Leader of the Foederati, Odoacer (Mark Roeder) finally takes over the City that same day, and Ends the Empire, by the famous Act of Deposing of the Last Western Roman Caesar Romulus Augustulus (Anthony Cubba). Hence with this famous/infamous act of deposition of the Emperor Augustulus, Odoacer officially ends the 1,300 years of Roman Power, thus giving way to the next 1,000 years of the Dark Ages.



The tension between young Aëtius Patrius Majorian (James Russell), and the plotter of his father's Falvius Aëtius' murder, the brash malapert Senator Flavius Magnus (Piotr Gzowski) hits culmination. As the imminent seems inevitable, the obvious tension in the air is rising, as the time being a factor, keeps on running out by the minute. With the clock ticking, the fire burns under the toes of the entire Roman Hierarchy. In his final hope to evacuate the women and children out of Rome, the young General Aëtius Patrius Majorian, in his desperation, and in the name of his respected Late Father, General Flavius Aëtius, he tries to appeal to the Senate for one last time. However, the young Aëtius' attempt is arrogantly ignored by the brazen presumptuous Senators, as possibility of Rome falling, seems practically inconceivable to the overly confident Roman Senate.

With their Popular Tradition of holding Barbarians in Contempt, there is simply a misconception of false hope and safety for the "Eternal City of Rome".

This delusional overconfident bias takes away from the objective accuracy behind the real risk and danger of destruction that stands in the way of evacuation. However, following the usual tradition of Senators swearing loyalty to whom ever takes control, the cunning and corrupt Senator Magnus, aware of danger, secures his safety and that of the Senate, by making a deal with Odoacer. While, at the cost of their own safety, the Senate leaves the People of Rome completely at the Mercy of the Barbarians, while the young Caesar Romulus, is literally set as a Scapegoat Figure for the classic Coup d' état. The young Caesar seems to understand this, as he sees that at this point of time, such a fate is simply unavoidable for his obviously Political Puppet Figure. Therefore, even though the young General Majorian offers the last Emperor Romulus a chance to flee the City of Rome, like a Captain of a ship, he kindly explains to young Aëtius, why he can't leave the Eternal City, and his People of Rome.

Obviously forsaken by the Senate, the young General Aëtius Patrius Majorian now realizes, that he is finally left only with the Last of the Roman Patriots, including his Father's old loyal Centurions, which forces him to bring up his own late father's name Flavius Aëtius (I. Pavletic), to the very people who plotted his murder, some 20 years earlier. This Moment of Truth for Senator Magnus, exposes the entire mastermind of the Infamous Plot against Majorian's late Father Flavius.

This leaves the betrayed General Aëtius Patrius to only find hope, comfort, and courage, within his real life long friends he trusts, and the one woman he truly loves, his wife Valeria (Kirsten Deane).



With the Roman Administrative Capital, and the Last Roman Stronghold of Ravenna destroyed earlier that same day, North of Rome is now completely undefended, thus the path to Rome becomes completely open for attacks. While the Army of Odoacer's Foederati finally moves toward the Outskirts of Rome, ready to fulfill their Centuries Old Dream of crushing the Eternal City on the Tiber. Young General Aëtius ends up left with only the Last of the Roman Patriots, and the leftovers of the old Pratorian Guard and the Garrison of Rome, to defend their City on the Tiber. Nevertheless, with all these omens clear, it is understood that only one Last Stronghold remains, to fulfill and seal the Final Chapter, between the New Barbarians, and the Ancient Culture of Eternal Rome. Although forsaken by the Senate, and greatly outnumbered, young Aëtius knows that he is surrounded with the Last of the Best, until the Very End.

With confirmation of Ravenna taken over and destroyed, it is clear that the once great Empire can never recover at this point, and the once un-destructible City of Rome is at this point completely open to its inevitable, and sad fate. Hence, with the way for Odoacer's Barbarians to the Gates of Rome, only one realistic question remains.

When?

However, in this dark moment of uncertainty and betrayal, Aëtius' long life friend, and Second in Command, Libius Severus (Spencer Kane), assures Aëtius of the left-over Roman Army's readiness. Thus with Libiuses long experience in Warfare, this uncertainty of the Dark Roman Fate, is very certain in his eyes. Therefore, as the former second in command to his father, and as a Father Figure him self, Libius employs his old friend, the young General Aëtius, to not fear, and see the light through love and the Fire in the Heart, and spend this One Last Night before the Final Battle, with his One Long Love, his wife Valeria.





At the same time, the very man who literally sold the Empire to Odacer, the same Senator Flavius Magnus (Piotr Gzowski), allows this End to occur. While leaving the way to the Barbarians to change this extraordinary Chapter in History, and crush the Ancient Roman Civilization forever.



This one man who gave way for this, the very same historical Senator Magnus, who due to his opportunistic nature, literally survived 10 different Caesars, coming and going, during his 25 year long reign in the Roman Senate. Between Rome in the West, and Constantinople in the East, through the decades of influence, and thanks to his favoristic nature, and political greed for power, this politically powerful Senator, rose from simply being a regular Roman Senator during the reign of Caesar Valentinian III in 451 A.D. to literally influencing the start up of Catholicism, and Rome as Vatican, as in 451 A.D. he personally helped arrange and influence the famous Coucil of Chalcedon, the Fourth Ecumenical Council by the Church. He simply kept on constantly rising in power, to the Council of Rome by 460 A.D. and finally, making it all the way to a Praetorian Prefect of Gaul, by the appointing of Last Roman Caesar Romulus Augustuilus in 475 A.D. Only to shift the entire control over the Roman Herarchy a year later in 476 A.D. and betray the very same Caesar Romulus, who appointed him there.

By this Ambitious Greed for Power, and Malapert Power-Greed misuse of political position for his own personal Benefit and Greed, this Very Man might be one of the most Responsible People behind Ending the Thousand Year Power of the Roman Rule and Culture.