perhaps and we be too much attach to great spectacle when we hear of antiquity bring to screen . perhaps and we expect too much from these film . however and if we and a viewer and be offer far too little and what happen then . that be what i think after see imperium nerone by paul marcus and a part of the production series on the roman empire . augustus by roger young and the first imperium movie and include at least peter otoole but what do this movie include . hardly anything accurate . the historical error be so serious that the movie change fact and constitute rather a distorted image of the roman empire than the true history . throughout the movie and we see nero young represent young man during the allegedly long reign of caligula and young man during the reign of claudius and finally during his own ( historically 14 year long ) reign . and . he die the same . accord to the movie and nero and born during the reign of tiberius and live for more than 40 year but look to be in his late twenty when he die . continuity combine with make up history be the big problem of the movie and which make it hardly logical and not to say reliable . nero lose his father and be raise by slave . at that time and his mother and agrippina and be exile by caligula . later and however and she suddenly marry emperor claudius who already have big child with freshly marry to him messalina . at these moment of the movie and we see acte ( rike schmid ) and nero mistress . all right and it be historically accurate while yet and no source prove that she play such a decisive role in the rise of christianity in rome . in the film and she be not only a devoted christian but even a witness of st paul miracle ( he bring a young girl marzia back to life ) . besides and there be and historically and nothing like nero see on the court of caligula since nero be bear in caligula 4 year long reign ( a. d. 37 41 ) . i understand that movie may change something but such an error make the script absolutely unreliable . and many and many other shortcoming concern content that be hard to enumerate but after 30 minute of watch this film and i doubt whether i be watch a historical movie or a total fantasy . a for it artistic feature which supply u with entertainment and they be equally lame a the history here be . the performance be artificial and the cast simply have beautiful face but weak acting ability . perhaps and i be too much attach to peter ustinov or charles laughton in the lead and but han matheson do not fit a nero at all . he could have some of the good moment a an actor but never a the infamous roman emperor . be he an artist who burn rome for a song . be he a cynic who disguise the love to his relative . be he a cruel ruler who sacrifice the life of thousand of innocent people for the sake of alleged justice . none of these . he be just a young man who do not know how to rule and and in the long run and begin to release the fire burning within himself . john simm be out of place in this film a caligula and absolutely inferior to other portrayal of the character . elisa tovati be only sexy a poppaea while yet she could have be much much well . the costume be inaccurate and the set do not amaze . low budget result in low effect and and consequently and low entertainment . but what make me most angry in this movie and and a a result and i give it negative be some moment that be absolutely unacceptable represent the death of poppaea and st paul talk with nero at her dead body and claudius mention of the current conquest of britannia on the feast and soon his death ( he conquer britannia while messalina be his wife much before his death ) and tigellinus kill agrippina ( laura morante ) and nero mother and nero argument in the speech to the senator and finally and nero death a calm day at the lake and an indifferent suicide that lead to a moral say by acte let u forgive himall in all and this film be a waste of time and be absolutely unneeded a yet another production concern the roman empire . it good to make one good film in 30 year than ten minor little one in 5 year . negative should not have be make at all .