The show has been rated TV-MA for graphic violence, strong sexual content, and coarse language. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading to the records of history. The series focuses on the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a Starz television series that premiered on January 22, 2010. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors). actor Liam McIntyre take on the role of Spartacus in the second season titled Spartacus: Vengeance and final season, titled Spartacus: War of the Damned.For the Season One episode list, see List of Episodes in Season One. When the actor’s cancer recurred and he later died on September 11, 2011.

After the completion of the first season titled Spartacus: Blood and Sand, production for another season was delayed because lead actor Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma so Starz produced a six-episode prequel mini-series entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Here the warrior proves his worth as a fighter and is sent to the House of Batiatus to be trained as a gladiator, earning the name Spartacus (Batiatus names him after a ‘legendary Thracian king’).

Captured by the Romans as a deserter, his wife forced into slavery, the warrior is taken to Capua to be put to death by gladiators before the public. Initially the warrior, whose name is not given, agrees to fight alongside the Roman army to help defeat barbarians from a rival tribe, but he returns home to defend his village when a Roman general decides to abandon the warrior’s village and ignore the barbarians to pursue glory elsewhere. The series tells the story of a Thracian warrior who leads a rebellion against the Roman Republic.

The fiction series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua. Storyline Spartacus is an American historical epic series.

Spartacus season 1 episode list