A little on the LONG side, but definitely worth the wait.

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2000)

This was an awesome movie! I have no idea about the historical significance of this time period, but the story line was great. At first it seemed like it was going to be an action film about the glory of Rome, but surprised us all when we started getting deeper and deeper into the lives of those involved.
The actors do a great job of staying in character.
The Special effects were cool too. From the trailers, it looked like they were very poorly done, but it didn't show in the actual film.
All in all this was a great film. Definitely worth the two and a half hours it took to get to the end.