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The lyrical concept:
Gladiators in the Roman Empire were skilled fighters who entertained audiences in grand arenas. Trained in combat, they battled one another or wild animals, showcasing bravery and skill. Gladiatorial contests were popular spectacles that captivated the masses, serving as a reflection of Roman society's values and power. These brutal contests often had life-or-death outcomes, as gladiators fought for survival and glory in front of cheering crowds.

The lyrical concept:
In 64 A.D. a devastating fire destroys Rome. Emperor Nero himself is said to have set the fire and, enraptured by the sight of the flames, recited his ballad of the burning of Troy. However this claim is diputed by many historians,who point out that there is no solid evidence to support it. Some historians belive the fire was an accident, while others think it may have been set by Nero´s enemies to descredit him. Regardless of the cause, the fire was a major disaster that had a lasting impact on the city an its people.

The lyrical concept:
The Latin inscription "Mors certa, hora incerta" is occasionally found on clocks, but also on grave monuments. It translates as "Death is certain, the hour uncertain." The song is about mortality, which sooner or later catches up with everyone, whether human or Roman Empire.

The lyrical concept:
Valeria Messalina, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, was considered greedy, cruel and dissolute. Numerous high-ranking disagreeable persons fell victim to her intrigues. She is also described as a nymphomaniac. Messalina is said to have served in a brothel and to have opened a private brothel in the palace herself. After a plot against her husband was uncovered, she was executed in 48 A.D.

The lyrical concept:
On October 23, 79 A.D., the greatest tragedy of the ancient world occurred with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the subsequent burial and extinction of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Between 3.000 and 4.000 people died in Herculaneum, and around 8 bis 10.000 in Pompeii. According to current knowledge, the inhabitants did not know that they were living at the foot of a volcano. There was no visible crater, no eruptions.

A tremor, or "scream of the volcano," is a sustained release of seismic and infrasonic energy that often precedes or accompanies a volcanic eruption. Scientists have succeeded in making the sound produced by the tremor audible to humans.

The lyrical concept:
In the Middle Ages Berlin was a double city, consisting of the cities of Berlin and Cölln. The relationship between the two cities was tense and marked by mutual distrust. In 1378 a fire destroyed large parts of Cölln. Despite requests for help, the Berliners refused to help. This song describes the fire catastrophe and the feelings of the Cöllner inhabitants when they were abandoned by the Berliners.

The lyrical concept:
The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history. Between 1346 and 1353 the plaque resulted in the deaths of up to 25 million people in Europe - which is one third of the former population. No one was safe, anyone could be the next to die - that´s what the song is about.

The lyrical concept:
After the complete failure of the 4th crusade, several preachers believed that only a movement of the innocent and the poor would be able to reclaim Christ's tomb. In 1212, thousands of children, youth and adults from Germany and France set out on an unarmed crusade to free Jerusalem. After only 5 months, the Children's Crusade ended in a cathatrophe. None of the participants reached the Holy Land.

The lyrical concept:
Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany, was a core area of witch hunts from 1595 to 1633. Whether councilman or poor herb woman, man, woman or child - everyone is threatened with death by fire. Between 1625 and 1630 alone, 236 burnings took place in Bamberg. The total number of people killed approaches 900.