Milo (Pompeii)

Milo is the main protagonist of the 2014 historical film Pompeii. He is a slave turned gladiator, who fight to protect Cassia from the corrupt senator Corvus and escape the disaster of Pompeii.

He is portrayed by Kit Harington, who also portrays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones.

History
As a child, Milo and his parents were part of tribe Celt men who were able to ride and understand horses. One night the tribe is attacked and slaughtered by Roman soldiers led by Quintas Attius Corvus. Milo watches his father get killed by the soldiers and later his mother getting killed by Corvus himself. Milo manages to survive by pretending to be dead making the Romans believe the tribe is all dead. the next morning, Milo goes off on his own and is found by a slave trader and makes him his slave.

17 years later, Milo now as an adult has become a gladiator being nicknamed Celt, for his relationship with horses