In this scene Lygia, who has been imprisoned for her faith, is tied on the back of a bull which is then sent out into the arena. There it charges at Ursus, her servant and fellow Christian who has been sent out to fight the bull because of his great strength. Nero has gleefully forced Vinicius to watch what he assumes will be the gory death of the woman he loves but to everyone's shock, Ursus manages to kill the bull and rescue Lygia. The fickle crowd, awed by his strength, cheers for Ursus and this forces the sadistic Nero to pardon the two Christians.