The scene is the historically accurately Rome of the first century a.d. circa 70 a.d. the focus of the picture is (((20 twenty frightened people that are huddled together in fear))), they are wearing bits of filthy and torn rags, (((they are looking in fear at the hungry lions coming towards them))) Roman Colosseum, the upper seats of the Colosseum are completely filled with thousands of people dressed in ancient Roman style clothing of bright colorful togas are sitting all the way around the Colosseum with its massive retractable velarium surrounding the arena, they are looking down at the people in the arena below and laughing, some of them are standing and applauding and we see Emperor Nero sitting on his throne in the Colosseum with his arm extended and his thumb is down indicating death, there are Roman Centurions standing on both sides of Nero