When Rome Ruled

When Rome Ruled is a 1914 American silent historical drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Nell Craig, Clifford Bruce and Riley Hatch.^[1] It was made at the American subsidiary of the French company Pathé, shortly to be relaunched as Pathé Exchange, at studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It was an attempt to imitate the classical epics of Italian cinema, but made on a much lower budget.^[1] It marked the directorial debut of Fitzmaurice who emerged as a leading filmmaker during the 1920s.

When Rome Ruled
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice
Starring	Nell Craig Clifford Bruce Riley Hatch
Production company	Pathé Exchange
Distributed by	Eclectic Film Company
Release date	August 1914 (1914-08)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cast

• Nell Craig as Nydia
• Clifford Bruce as Caius
• Riley Hatch as Caius' Father
• Walter R. Seymour as Nydia's Father
• Rosita Marstini as Caius' Bride
• A.H. Busby as Caius' Bride's Father
• Charles E. Bunnell as A High Priest of Jupiter