Ben Hur-what I learned.

I noticed the Romans were very mean to their prisoners and slaves. The scene in the dungeon when Ben was protesting that they let his family go, then he was dragged out of the room by the guards and the guards pushed Ben and was really mean to him. The slaves wore rags. The group of slaves that were lead by the Romans were wearing rags and had cuts all over them. Ben Hur was very kind to his servants, because they were not wearing any rags but clothes. Ben does not treat his slaves like slaves, but spoke to them kindly. The commanders are served well. The commander's clothes looks good and they look well fed unlike the slaves. The peasants did not wear clothes that look rich. The Roman ships had oars that made the ships sailed. The slaves had to row the oars. If they were sick, they would be replaced with another slave. The leader of the ship was really mean, they weren't at battle, and yet he ordered the speed of the ship be rowed very fast. He was trying to make Ben tired and fall down, but other people get tired and fainted.