The year is 165 A.D. A new religion called Christianity is stirring the heart of Rome. The Christians are peaceful, ministering to people from all walks of life--young and old, rich and poor, slave and free. Yet there is one thing about them that infuriates Roman officials. They will not bow down to the Emperor or any of the Roman gods. They will worship only their Lord Jesus Christ. Emperor Marcus Aurelius decrees that all Christians must be arrested and given a choice: bow to the Emperor or die a horrible death. One of the believers is Titus, thirteen years old, who works as a gravedigger in the Roman catacombs. He has already lost his parents to the persecution. Now he fears the Roman guards are searching for him and the rest of his family. What will he do if that moment comes? Will he have the courage to stand strong in his faith?