There is definitely a ton of blood, language, and sexuality (one of the female characters is fully naked), but it is all there for a reason and it defines the characters, shows you who they are. They tell you right in the front of this show that this is meant to be an intense depiction of Rome.
I've been looking very forward to the Starz original series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand.' And I'm happy to say that if you were looking forward to it, you're in for a wild ride. As the series develops, the story follows the betrayals and machinations. Spartacus is purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training, who promises to help him find Sura if he proves himself in training. He becomes a favorite of the crowd, leading Senator Albinius to commute his death sentence to a life of slavery. Spartacus, however, proves to be a formidable gladiator, and defeats the four gladiators tasked with executing him. Captured by Glaber, Spartacus is condemned to death as a Gladiator, whilst his wife Sura is condemned to slavery. However after Glaber reneges on the deal and switches his attentions from the Getae to attack Mithridates in Asia Minor, the Thracians feel betrayed and mutiny.
The Thracians had been persuaded by Claudius Glaber to serve as auxiliaries in the Roman legions in a campaign against the Getae, who had often plundered Thracian lands.
The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
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