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A "clanger" seems to be what we would call a "blooper," although I take these more as misconceptions than as true goofs. A blooper, to me, is like stirrups on Roman horses (which this movie does have). These are bigger ideas, such as the concept that all Britons hated the Romans, or that Hadrian's Wall was built in response to the (non)loss of the 9th Legion. I did wonder about the language spoken by the Blue People in the film--again, a bigger issue that having the wrong kind of togas or sitting down at a table to eat. (WHY do people who make ancient Rome films seem so reluctant to let the poor Romans lie down to eat? Are we so married to the dining table that we can't imagine life without it?)