Friends and Heroes - Season 3 - Eps 1: Gladiator School
Macky and Portia finally arrive in Rome, but under very different conditions: Portia is welcomed as the niece of Rome’s famous General Tiberius, while Macky has arrived in chains... and that’s just the beginning of his problems. He has been sold to a school for gladiators! Macky tells the story of Amos speaking out, and recalls the preaching of John the Baptist, to remind us of brave men who spoke out against corruption.
About Friends and Heroes

Title: Friends and Heroes
First Air Date: 2007-03-12
Last Air Date: 2009-07-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 10/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 39
Network: CBBC
Genres: Family, Animation, Action & Adventure, Kids
Production Companies: Starburst Animation, The CharacterShop, Gangwon Information and Multimedia Corporation, Friends & Heroes Productions, AFD Software, BBC Wales, Mwnci, SyncMagic, Technicolor Toronto
Synopsis
Friends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that airs on TBN, Smile of a Child TV, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated and computer animated. It takes place from 69 - 71 AD. There are three series each of 13 Episodes: Series 1 is set in Alexandria, Egypt; Series 2 in Jerusalem and Series 3 in Rome. The series was created by Brian D. Brown and Eric J. Danenberg, who also worked on The Storykeepers.
Cast

Sarah Gadon
Portia

Jordan Todosey
Sophia

Cedric Smith
Tiberius

Howard Jerome
Brutacus

Jamie Watson
Pontius

Tony Daniels
Toadie

Austin Di Iulio
Macky

Robert Bockstael
Antonius