For anyone who longs for realistic movies depicting the age of Rome, keep looking. While the film is shot in the gritty format of today, it is far from historically accurate. Within the first ten minutes of the movie, the lack of accuracy becomes glaring apparent. Roman legionnaires form the Testudo formation, the Turtle, to attack irregular infantry. This is of course absurd. The Testudo was used as a defensive formation against missile weapons, but never against irregular infantry.
From here, the movie goes downhill. Blue painted Mohawks make for good visual, but poor accuracy. Enjoy it if you can.
From here, the movie goes downhill. Blue painted Mohawks make for good visual, but poor accuracy. Enjoy it if you can.