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'''[[Stardate]] [[2268#SD4040|4040.7]]: Spock and McCoy are forced to fight in Roman-like games.'''

[[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]], Mr. [[Spock]], and [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]] visit planet [[892 IV]], after they discover the wreckage of the [[S.S. Beagle|S.S. ''Beagle'']], a [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] vessel. On the surface they meet a band of primitively-dressed people who claim to be sun worshipers before their capture by a group of well-armed individuals. Kirk and crew learn that the planet is technologically on par with 20th-century [[Earth]], though the world's civilization closely resembles that of ancient Rome, as it might have been if the [[Roman Empire]] had lasted that long. Kirk meets Captain [[Merik, R.M.|Merik]], the commander of the destroyed ''Beagle,'' and discovers that Merik betrayed his crew, instructing them to beam down so that they could die in the arena. The ''Beagle's'' captain is now known as [[First Citizen]] Merikus, and the empire's [[proconsul]], [[Marcus, Claudius|Claudius Marcus]], is using him to convince Kirk to do the same with the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] crew. McCoy and Spock are sentenced to die in the arena, and Kirk's execution seems imminent. Sensing that something is wrong, [[Scott, Montgomery|Scotty]] cuts off the planet's electrical power, enabling Kirk to free Spock and McCoy. Merik saves the trio, giving Kirk a stolen [[communicator]] before the proconsul stabs him. Back on the ''Enterprise,'' [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]] realizes that what Kirk thought were sun worshippers were actually calling themselves the [[Children of the Son]]: that planet's counterpart of early [[Christianity|Christians]].

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892-04-tos43.jpg|892 IV
892-04_surface-tos43.jpg|Surface of 892 IV
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892-04_surface-4-tos43.jpg|Surface of 892 IV
gladiatorial_games-tos43.jpg|gladiatorial games
achilles-tos43.jpg|Achilles
announcer-tos43.jpg|Announcer
drusilla-tos43.jpg|Drusilla
engineer-tos43.jpg|engineer
flavius_maximus-tos43.jpg|Flavius Maximus
marcus_claudius-tos43.jpg|Claudius Marcus
master_of_games-tos43.jpg|Master of Games
merik_rm-tos43.jpg|R.M. Merik
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machine_gun-tos43.jpg|machine gun
jupiter-8-tos43.jpg|''Jupiter 8''
gallian-tos43.jpg|''The Gallian''
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==Credits==
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'''Created by'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]

'''Starring'''<br/>
[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]

'''Also Starring'''<br/>
[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
and<br/>
[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]

'''Written by'''<br/>[[Coon, Gene L.|Gene L. Coon]] &amp; [[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]

'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Senensky, Ralph|Ralph Senensky]]

'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Coon, Gene L.|Gene L. Coon]]

'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]

'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]

'''Guest Star'''<br/>
[[Smithers, William|William Smithers]] as [[Merik, R.M.|Merik]]

'''Co-Starring'''<br/>
[[Ramsey, Logan|Logan Ramsey]] as [[Marcus, Claudius|Claudius]]<br/>
[[Wolfe, Ian|Ian Wolfe]] as [[Septimus]]<br/>
[[Bramley, William|William Bramley]] as Policeman<br/>
and<br/>
[[Reason, Rhodes|Rhodes Reason]] &hellip; [[Flavius]]

'''Featuring'''<br/>
[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]<br/>
[[LaRue, Burt|Burt LaRue]] &hellip; [[Announcer]]<br/>
[[Perkins, Jack|Jack Perkins]] &hellip; [[Master of Games]]<br/>
[[Kleven, Max|Max Kleven]] &hellip; [[Maximus]]<br/>
and<br/>
[[Jewell, Lois|Lois Jewell]] &hellip; [[Drusilla]]

'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]

'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]

'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]

'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]

'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]

'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Tordjmann, Fabien|Fabien Tordjmann]]<br/>
'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]<br/>
'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Rawlins, Phil|Phil Rawlins]]<br/>
'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[Dwyer, John M.|John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[Theiss, Williiam Ware|William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Vanderveer Photo Effects<br/>
'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Henrikson, Jim|Jim Henrikson]]<br/>
'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Ruberg, Elden E.|Elden E. Ruberg]], C.A.S.<br/>
'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Daniels, Carl W.|Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]<br/>
'''Casting''' &hellip; [[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
'''Hair Styles''' &hellip; [[Westmore, Pat|Pat Westmore]]<br/>
'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[Merhoff, George H.|George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[Rader, George|George Rader]]<br/>
'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Rugg, Jim|Jim Rugg]]<br/>
'''Key Costumer''' &hellip; [[Harvey, Ken|Ken Harvey]]

'''A Desilu Production'''<br/>
'''In Association With'''<br/>
'''Norway Corporation'''

'''Executive in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Solow, Herbert F.|Herbert F. Solow]]
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