Written by a Bowling Green College Student, The Rudi and the Whip is a piece of historical fiction about a Gladiator named Voraius; the reigning champion of Rome. Who learns that the Emperor, Titus Flavius, intends on granting him freedom if he is victorious in the upcoming games. However, this chance of freedom complicates Voraius' life considerably, and puts him in-between the people he loves the most. Meanwhile, creeping from the ashes of Pompeii, his opponent desires nothing more than to remove this choice from him and to drench the sands with his blood.