▁love ▁interest ▁runs ▁af oul ▁of ▁the ▁evil ▁r uler . ▁Mac iste , ▁who ▁poss esses ▁super human ▁strength , ▁must ▁rescue ▁her . ▁There ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁right ful ▁king ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁evil ▁us ur per , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁bel ly ▁dance ▁scene . ▁There ▁is ▁often ▁an ▁evil ▁queen ▁who ▁has ▁car nal ▁designs ▁on ▁the ▁hero . ▁These ▁films ▁were ▁set ▁in ▁local es ▁including ▁Mong olia , ▁Peru , ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Bart ol ome o ▁P ag ano ' s ▁Mac iste ▁films ▁As ▁a ▁character , ▁Mac iste ▁had ▁two ▁distinct ▁moments ▁in ▁the ▁spot light . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁silent ▁movie ▁period , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁original ▁Mac iste ▁from ▁Cab i ria , ▁the ▁mus cular ▁actor ▁Bart ol ome o ▁P ag ano , ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 6 ▁sequ els ▁over ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁through ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁Then ▁dec ades ▁later , ▁( follow ing ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Steve ▁Re e ves ▁" Her cules " ▁films ) ▁Mac iste ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁Italian ▁film m akers ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁sound ▁films ▁( all ▁made ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Bart ol ome o ▁P