▁Con lon ▁as ▁Ste phan ▁ ▁Ferdinand ▁Gott sch alk ▁as ▁G lab rio ▁ ▁Viv ian ▁Tob in ▁as ▁D acia ▁ ▁William ▁V . ▁Mong ▁as ▁Lic ini us ▁ ▁Jo yz elle ▁Jo yn er ▁as ▁An car ia ▁ ▁Richard ▁Alexander ▁as ▁Vit ur ius ▁ ▁Nat ▁P end leton ▁as ▁Stra bo ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁Bur ton ▁as ▁Serv ill ius ▁ ▁Harold ▁He aly ▁as ▁Ty bul ▁ ▁Robert ▁Mann ing ▁as ▁Phil ode mus ▁ ▁Charles ▁Middle ton ▁as ▁Ty ros ▁ ▁M isch a ▁A uer ▁as ▁Christian ▁in ▁Dun geon ▁( un cred ited ) ▁▁ ▁Lion el ▁Bel more ▁as ▁B ett or ▁( un cred ited ) ▁▁ ▁Henry ▁Br andon ▁as ▁Spect ator ▁( un cred ited ) ▁▁ ▁Edward ▁Le Saint ▁as ▁Spect ator ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁The ▁famous ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁Po pp ae a ▁( Cla ud ette ▁Col bert ) ▁bath es ▁in ▁ass es ' ▁milk ▁took ▁several ▁days ▁to ▁shoot . ▁De M ille ▁announced ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁real ▁ass es ' ▁milk ▁was ▁used ; ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁actually ▁pow der ed ▁cow ' s ▁milk . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁under ▁the ▁hot ▁lights , ▁the ▁milk ▁turned ▁s our , ▁making ▁it ▁very ▁un ple asant ▁for ▁Col bert ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁st en ch . ▁ ▁To ▁save ▁production ▁exp ense ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁existing ▁sets ▁were ▁re used ▁as