foot asbestos curtain was erected in order to film the burning  of the camp, which was organized with collaboration from the Los  Angeles Fire and Police Departments. Studio press materials state  that 5,000 uniforms and seven tons of armor were borrowed from  Italian museums, and that every one of Hollywoods 187 stunt men was  trained in the gladiatorial rituals of combat to the death. Modern  sources note that production utilized approximately 10,500 people.