Historical Inaccuracies
- Sulla is shown to have died as a tyrant in front of Pompey. In fact, Sulla relinquished power voluntarily, and died peacefully a full three years later.
- Pompey's campaign against the pirates is portrayed to have lasted for years, in fact Pompey had crushed the pirates in a mere two months.
- Cato the Younger addresses Sulla in the senate. At this time Cato would have been in his teens and thus ineligible for membership in the Senate.
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