This biblical melodrama first opened in Sydney in May 1897 with Julius Knight in the starring role. His performance as Marcus Superbus was welcomed by the Bulletin, which found him:

"...an oasis after the rather robust and meaty Roman of Wilson Barrett [who played another Roman in Virginius]. Also Julius K. wears the brief white towel of the old Latin over a more graceful pair of legs than the other Roman, and the towel itself isn't quite so disgracefully abbreviated."

Approximate size of print is 100cm x 40cm