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Spartacus  (film) The film starred Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, Laurence Olivier as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus and Tony Curtis as Antoninus.
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- spartacus starz spartacus is like game of thrones s dumber sexier sibling inspired by the titular thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt against ancient rome in 73 bc the show is equal parts gladiator game of thrones and 300ome consider rome to be a forerunner to hbo s game of thrones laying much of the groundwork for large scale period tv drama beginning with julius caesar s conquest of gaul and ending with his nephew s rise to power rome proved that tv could be every bit as epic as cinema
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Spartacus Initially, Rome did not regard the slave army as a serious force and did not send first-line troops against it; Spartacus’ army outmaneuvered and defeated the first four forces it confronted. More slaves joined; at its peak, the army is believed to have been 90,000–120,000 strong.
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Hollywoodland Adrien Brody stars as a fictional character, Louis Simo, a private detective investigating Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), who was involved in a long romantic relationship with Reeves and was the common-law wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins).
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Spartacus Editorial Reviews. In 72 B.C. the Roman Empire swept through Europe, conquering countries and selling their citizens into slavery. One slave dared to take a stand: Spartacus. After witnessing his father's brutal murder and being sold into slavery, Spartacus (Goran Visnjic) vows to one day live as a free man. Leading 80 fellow slaves in a coordinated revolt, Spartacus and his men flee into the mountains.
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Andy Whitfield, 'Spartacus' Star, Dead At 39 Actor died in Sydney on Sunday after battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. by Gil Kaufman 9/12/2011. Andy Whitfield, star of the Starz Entertainment sword-and-sandal series “Spartacus,” died in Australia on Sunday at the age of 39. The muscled actor succumbed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer with which he was diagnosed in March 2010, according to The New York Times.
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- Perhaps the most famous gladiator of all was Spartacus, who led an uprising of gladiators and slaves from Capua, the leading producer of gladiators, in 73 BCE. From Thrace, the former Roman soldier had become a bandit until his capture and forced training as a gladiator.
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Spartacus: War of the Damned The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. 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.
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Spartacus Not to be confused with Spartocus. Spartacus (Greek: σπάρτακος Spartakos; Spártakos: Latin; spartacus–111 71) bc was A thracian gladiator, who along with The Gauls, Crixus, Oenomaus castus And, gannicus was one of the escaped slave leaders in The Third Servile, war a major slave uprising against The Roman. republic
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Spartacus (died 71 BC) In 72 BC Spartacus and his army marched north towards Gaul (the Roman term for a region covering France, the Low Countries and northern Italy). They fought off a series of attacks from Roman forces, but then turned south.
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Spartacus TV actor Andy Whitfield dies at 39 Whitfield's Spartacus co-star Lucy Lawless also paid tribute to the actor i n a statement to EW: Andy Whitfield left an indelible mark on all of us in the Spartacus family, she said. He was a gentle man who never said a bad word about anyone, a gifted photographer, engineer (no really!) and a brilliant actor.
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- The Real Spartacus. The real Spartacus was a freeborn provincial from Thrace (Greek, but from the hill country and not considered a real Greek by the Athenians or the Romans.) He may have served as an auxiliary in the Roman army in Macedonia. He deserted the army, was outlawed, captured and sold into slavery.
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The Slave The Slave Steve Reeves plays the Son of Spartacus He is a Roman Soldier and finds out that he is the Son of Spartacus which he helps to free the Slaves. this is very good film and action. Steve Reeves is brilliant in this film fine acting perfect picture from Warner Brothers. On time delivery from Amazon. I enjoyed this film.
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- Character Outline. Ilithyia's son is the illicit child between Spartacus and Ilithyia conceived the night of a secret masked liaison organized by Lucretia. Spartacus believed Ilithyia was Licinia, while Ilithyia believed Spartacus was Crixus.
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Arrow: Spartacus' Nick Tarabay Cast as Captain Boomerang Tarabay is the fourth Spartacus actor to be cast on Arrow, following Manu Bennett (Slade), Katrina Law (Nyssa al Ghul), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Amanda Waller). Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity.
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Lee Pace (I) Actor | Soundtrack. In 2003, Lee Grinner Pace starred in the Sundance hit, Soldier's Girl (2003), an extraordinary telefilm created for Showtime. The film was based on the true story of a transgender nightclub performer in love with a soldier who is brutally murdered for their relationship.
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Spartacus Spartacus is believed to have been the leader of the gladiators’ revolt, and he shared leadership of the slave army with two Gauls, Crixus and Oenamus.
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Spartacus: History of Gladiator Revolt Leader Crassus. By the time Spartacus had reached the straits a new leader named Marcus Licinius Crassus had taken command of the Roman forces. Strauss notes that he was a wealthy individual, able to raise a large army and pay them, at least in part, out of his own pocket.
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand Spartacus: Blood and Sand Spartacus: Blood and Sand is the first season of American television series Spartacus, which premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010. The series was inspired by 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.
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- Gill. Little is known about this fighting slave from Thrace beyond his role in the spectacular revolt that became known as the Third Servile War (73–71 B.C.). But sources agree that Spartacus had once fought for Rome as a legionnaire and was enslaved and sold to become a gladiator.
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Spartacus - a real representative of the proletariat of ancient times +1. In the first century BC, a slave named Spartacus threatened the might of Rome in a massive slave uprising. The spectacle of these most downtrodden people rising up with arms in hand and inflicting defeat after defeat on the armies of the world’s greatest power is one of the most amazing and moving events in history.
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand Cast and charactersEdit. 1  John Hannah as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Spartacus' dominus. 2  Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife. 3  Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber.
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Spartacus Spartacus was trained at the gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus near Capua. In 73 B.C.E., he and some 70 followers escaped from the school. Seizing the knives in the cook's shop and a wagon full of weapons, they fled to the area of Mount Vesuvius, near modern-day Naples.
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Spartacus TV actor Andy Whitfield dies at 39 Media caption Andy Whitfield, the British star of US TV drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Andy Whitfield, the British star of US TV drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died at the age of 39. Whitfield died on Sunday in Sydney, Australia, 18 months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his family and manager said.
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- Cast and charactersEdit. 1  Andy Whitfield as Spartacus – a Thracian warrior who is condemned to slavery as a gladiator. 2  Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator; prior to Spartacus. Naevia's lover. 3  Peter Mensah as Oenomaus/Doctore – an African slave who serves as trainer of Batiatus' gladiators.
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- At Picenum in central Italy Spartacus defeated the consular armies, then pushed north and defeated the proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul at Mutina. The Alps were now open to the rebels, but again the Gauls and Germans refused to go, so Spartacus returned to southern Italy, perhaps intending to take ships to Sicily.