Sheba and the Gladiator or Sign of the Gladiator (Italian: Nel Segno di Roma) is a 1959 historical drama film loosely pertaining to the Palmyrene Empire and its re-annexation back into the Roman Empire.

[3] For Antonioni, he visited Brignone in the hospital and reported on what he filmed and received instructions for the next day.

"[2] Freda had an argument with Palmara and unsuccessfully tried to court Chelo Alonso on set.

[4] American International Pictures acquired the American rights to the film and re-titled it Sign of the Gladiator (Sign of Rome "was a pretty dismal title" according to Samuel Z. Arkoff[5]) and cut 18 minutes from the original running time.

[2] American International Pictures added an end title song called "Xenobia" sung by Bill Lee which was released on AIP Records.