In return for bringing order into Judea with Ben-Hur""s help, Messala promises him advancement in the eyes of the new Emperor Tiberius.She asks that he reverse a large mirror on the wall and rushes to hide when the lights are turned on."The old-fashioned, stylized rumble, a quick-edited succession of violent images performed as a balletic dance, is dazzling - synchronized with the building music from Rossini""sThe Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra).Within sight of Ape City, Kolp ordered the total destruction of Ape City after their assault at sunrise: "I want it to look like that city we came from.