This movie was filmed in Spain. Who knew it could snow like this in Spain. (Yes it was real snow)
In addition, they built a life size replica of the roman forum. They even built interiors for the buildings that they did not plan to shoot inside! Needless to say, it was extremely expensive and was part of the reason for the downfall of the epic movie at that time. I encourage you to find the two disc special edition. It's fantastic! Full of great extras. The commentary is also very worthwhile which is difficult to imagine when you keep in mind that this is a lengthy epic...
