The work-shy, lazy Germanicus is taken to Rome by slave traders and sold straight to the nouveau riche Roman Tusnelda. He manages to escape, but only to end up in the next misery as a taster at the imperial court. When the emperor dies, he is arrested as an emperor's assassin and is to be thrown to the tigers in the arena.With the help of the black slave Saba, he manages to win the deadly fight and is proclaimed - against his will - the new emperor of the Roman Empire.His pragmatic ideas as a statesman explain why the Roman Empire ended so abruptly. At the side of Saba, who is elevated to empress, he returns to his home village of Sumpfing, where he now promises himself completely new perspectives ...
as Germanikus
as Tusnelda
as Prefect
as Saba
as Mrs. Senator
as Roman Salesman
as Roman Slave Hunter
as Sejanus
as Figaro Nino
as Almosius
as Emperor Titus
as Bodo
as Germanikus' Mother
as Sigurd
as Brunhilda
as Algunda
as Karin
as Manfred
as Notary
as Matrone
as Quintus Turbo
as Vizio
as Balsamico
as Ambitious Mother
as Ramses
as Phoenix
as Polyphem
as Driver
as Musculus
as Sklaven-Brenner
as Nomenclator
as Greek Philosopher
as Sycophant
as Woman at Snack Bar
as Presentator
as Thraker
as Majordomus
as Domitius Bulbo
as Asian
as Child at Snack Bar
as Hairdresser's Child
as Lyre Player
as Child Gladiator
as Damian
as Mathematician
as Guardsman
as Servant