The Roman Orgy

00:00:00 Heliogabalus (The Lions of the Tyrant)

00:00:00 Vanity and foolishness flourished at the Roman court after the death of Caeasar.

00:00:08 Heliogabalus came into an empire controlled by courtesans, where he felt happy and right at home.

00:01:47 The horrors of the sun king: One day, as slaves were tending his body, one of them hurt him a tiny bit.

00:02:46 Heliogabalus sentences him to death.

00:03:18 The poor wretch was thrown to the lions.

00:04:25 Heliogabalus' entertainment, at the end of a marvellous banquet.

00:05:34 Suddenly he let in unexpected guests.

00:06:19 Terrified the guests fled and ran in the halls of the palace.

00:06:49 The tyrant's end. After a reign of terror of four years

00:06:54 Heliogabalus finally got what he rightly deserved from the praetorians who stormed the palace.