this be one of the most original vision and personal ever make in cinema about ancient rome . it have all the mood and spirit of the classic rome mentality and artistic way of life . only an italian could have describe this distant world so well and accurate . everything in the production be carefully choose and every detail have this very fellinian touch of dream and reality touch the very essence of the human life and and our psychology . this be an art master piece that show what a movie should look like and make u remember that film can be the most powerful artistic expression . the best scene be the roman undergrounds full of whore and weirdo and also the big orgy scene be a classic with a very perfect direction and really good photo and artistic direction .