The Roman empire thrived on expansion which provided career opportunities for ambitious generals, huge profits for entrepreneurs, and a ready source of slaves.
Although it may not be the first screen musical to feature live-on-set singing, Les Misérables (2012, Universal, 12) is certainly the most ambitious, a huge, sweeping epic that produced a tidal wave of tears when it opened in UK cinemas.
The play was huge, ambitious, juggled big themes and was set in Canada over 70 years.
That's a huge, ambitious agenda, one that goes so far beyond the realm of the possible that it may seem curious to even raise it.
Perhaps the most ambitious is the huge eLISA mission, which will send a 1million-kilometre wide antenna into space, being carried around by three spacecraft.
I'd feared a slight book, but, instead, it was intricate and ambitious, with a huge cast of characters and luscious descriptions.
Another factor is the cost of the ambitious wrap and huge digital screen that will soon greet fans when they arrive at the stadium.
That's "Walking Wires," which begins with huge, ambitious progressions that suggest at least a working knowledge of the Pixies, and also the post-new wave British bands of the mid-'80s.
"We knew it would be a huge, ambitious journey – the BBC had set the bar high with the first adaptation of Tinker Tailor – [but] they came on board unequivocally".
Using the archive, his team has been able to realize one of his most ambitious schemes: a huge three-volume work, with an even more complete CD-ROM, that describes each dish.
