A plot is underway in ancient Rome by the leader of the Praetorian Guard, who wishes for the Emperor's daughter to marry his foppish son. When the emperor refuses, he ends up a corpse, stabbed by an assassin. The Praetorian leader then declares himself emperor. Enter Steel, as Hercules, who comes to the aid of the emperor's exquisite daughter who now stricken with amnesia is hidden away in the countryside as the cruel tyrant's soldiers search for her.