Day 4: Limbo; How low can you go?

I have often thought about placing myself within Dante's conception of the underworld.  Specifically, what would be the most interesting section to reside for eternity.  I would make a strong case that no other part of the Divine Comedy contains such an impressive collection of fascinating souls as does Limbo.  Limbo, for those not aware of the Catholic or Dantean view of the afterlife, is the placed reserved for those souls that have not been baptised.  The souls inhabiting this space are an amalgamation of folks.  Unlike the rest of the afterlife, there is no commonality between these souls in Limbo other than their lack of baptism.  There are great men and women, as well as despicable ones.  It is everlasting and inescapable (save several notable exceptions), but not altogher unpleasant.  Dante makes a note that "there was no outcry louder than the sighs that caused the everlasting air to tremble. The sighs arose from sorrows without torment."  All the souls have a very pale pallor, and Dante noticed that upon entering Limbo, Virgil's complexion morphed to a similar shade.  Virgil explained that this he shares the fate of those unfortunates who were born before Christ, thus unable to receive the soul cleansing of a baptism.  The only souls that escaped are the notable, virtuous characters occupying the New Testament.  Moses, Adam, Abel, Abraham, David, Rachel and "many others" (who these others are is something not explained, but let's assume there's a Solomon or a Saul in the mix).  These lucky folks were only rescued by Christ literally descending and ushering them out.  But everyone else is stuck.
What interests me, though, is the all-star collection of brilliant minds left behind.  The foundations of western philosophy are all present.  Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Democritus, and Heraclitus, to name a few.  Euclid, Ptolemy, and Galen are there, as are some really interesting historical figures, such as Electra, Hector, Ceasar and Aenas.  Saladin is there, but is "standing apart." Dante's literary predecessors are all gathered as well.  Homer, Ovid, Lucan, Horace and Virgil (obviously) are present.  In a very interesting meta-textual moment, the poets invite Dante to join their ranks, being "sixth among such intellectuals."  As I mentioned in an earlier post, Dante is really showing some hubris and arrogance here, placing his work and himself among the great epic composers of antiquity.
What a collection of souls!  Can you imagine the conversations? To be a fly on the wall while Ceasar and Socrates chat.  Or Saladin and Aristotle?  Ovid and Homer engaging in poetry slams!  I have to say, other than one or two spheres in paradise, no other area comes close to this.  And Limbo bests them all for sheer variety.  It reminds me of a Simpsons episode where Homer goes to heaven and watches a game of ping pong between Benjamin Franklin and Jimi Hendrix.  A part of me wonders if Dante the poet, by inviting himself to be part of the gang of five, somehow thought that this was the place to be as well.  Food for thought, as I imagine the epic ping pong game between Hector and Aenas, or the all-night limbo party.  How low can you go, Ptolemy?