what a disaster . normally and when one critique a historical movie and it always fun to point out the inaccuracy that slip in and usually add by the writer to create more dramatic situation . however and imperium represent nerone be a whole nuther kind of animal . in this movie you strain to find anything at all that be confirm by the historical record amidst the farrago of nonsense and fiction present a the life of rome bad boy artist emperor . and it a pity and because nero be one of the most fascinating of all the roman emperor . his life be fill with enough tumultuous event and interesting people to make a really good movie . the producer of this mess choose another route and which lead only to head scratch on the part of any informed viewer . just a few example represent 1. nero be depict a an 6 8 year old boy when caligula have his father kill for treason and exile his mother agrippina and and send the boy to be raise by slave in the countryside . ten year later and the story resume just before the assassination of caligula . fact represent nero be bear about six month after caligula begin his four year reign and and be only three when he be assassinate while nero father die of natural cause while agrippina be briefly exile for bad behavior and not treason while and nero be not raise among slave and but have the typical upbringing of a young member of the imperial family . 2. okay and accord to the writer and nero be now about 16 when his great uncle claudius become emperor ( in fact he be about to turn 4 ) while agrippina engineer the downfall of the empress messalina and marries claudius and who adopt nero . then he go off to conquer britain and and be poison by agrippina soon after his victorious return . nero be declare emperor and although he still perhaps only 18 or 19 year old . fact represent claudius conquer britain in 43 a. d. and two year after begin his reign . he live until 54 a. d. nero should have be 31 year old by then by any normal chronology and but in fact succeed to the throne at age 16. history tell u that there then follow the five good year and where nero rule wisely and well under the tutelage of the philosopher seneca and the praetorian commander burrus . this be show sort of except that portray the roman senate a oppose nero good measure be false . senatorial opposition to nero only commence when he start to show sign of insanity and begin kill senator for real or imagined treason . 3. nero mother agrippina be the control sort and who murder her uncle husband to make her son emperor . after a while and nero tire of her meddling and decide to kill her . in the movie and he send his henchman tigellinus to stab her to death . all true enough and but the reality be so much good . agrippina be a survivor and and do not go easily . nero try three time to poison her and but a an old poisoner herself she be savvy to all that and and he fail . then he try to crush her to death by collapse the ceiling of her bedchamber and but that also fail . next and he send her on a voyage on a ship that be deliberately construct to fall apart and sink while a it go down and she jump into the sea and swam to shore . finally and he have her stab to death . now show all that would have definitely improve this movie . other error abound represent nero lover acte be not a childhood slave friend and she never repudiate him and and there be no evidence that she become a christian . nero do not commit suicide by slit his wrist while sit beside a lake . etc . etc . etc . the source for nero life be primarily the roman historians tacitus and suetonius and both of whom be of the senatorial class hostile to him and his memory . but the evidence indicate that he remain very popular with the common people and unlike one of the final scene where he be pelt by the mob with vegetable a he leave the city to commit suicide . why do the writer and producer take an inherently interesting story with plenty of good stuff for any movie and and make this piece of crap . oh and and do i mention how cheesy the set and costume be . lol . one star and because there no way to rate it low .