In 1187 A.D., Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, raised a mighty army and promised to destroy the Crusaders States of the Levant. Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, will marshal all available forces to meet this rising threat. Marcus, The Last Roman, will join this force as it marches to engage Saladin. Heavily outnumbered, will the crusaders prevail or will the desert exact a price that no man can pay.