高卢人沃夫希克斯爱上了美丽的埃及公主艾瑞娜（瓦妮莎·海斯勒 饰），并通过鸿雁传书的方式打动了她。终于有一天，正当他千里迢迢来向公主表白时，却发现罗马执政官凯撒（阿兰·德龙 饰）的儿子布鲁特斯（伯努瓦·波尔沃德 饰）也来提亲。双方产生争执。公主倾向于高卢人，但是国王慑于凯撒的淫威，决定以奥运会冠军决定公主的婚事。高卢人在奥贝里克斯（杰拉尔·德帕迪约 饰）等人的帮助下为爱而战，然而布鲁特斯也在处心积虑地想尽一切歪门邪道，骗取比赛胜利，一切的结果都将在奥运会比赛的最后时刻揭开……

Once upon a time in post-war Rome: 13-year old Aurora, a gifted pianist, is the daughter of Valerio, a brilliant conductor. After Aurora's mother died, Valerio hired Irene, a single mother of two girls, to run the household. To Aurora's regret he decides to marry Irene. One day, Aurora happens to meet the boys next door, Freddy and Sebastian, the sons of a wealthy Italo-Austrian family. Freddy is an easy-going chap, though sometimes a little bit arrogant. His brother Sebastian is kind and shy, with a great ability to listen to and understand people, which makes him win Aurora's heart. However, Aurora's life is shattered when her father suddenly dies. Irene, the unloved stepmother, lays hands on the family's assets and turns her late husband's villa into a hotel. Aurora is unable to claim her right to inheritance until her 21st birthday. Irene makes her give up schooling and piano playing. Instead, she has to work as a maid in the hotel. Irene's own daughters, Lucia and Teresina, n...