Global warming is damaging the Earth's climate as well as the physical environment. One of the most visible effects of global warming can be seen in the Arctic as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are melting rapidly.
Filming was begun by Anthony Mann, responsible for the opening sequence, of dealer Batiatus (a wickedly scene-stealing Peter Ustinov) picking Spartacus (Douglas) from the 'Sicilian' mines (actually the parched landscape of Death Valley, California) for his gladiator school.
Main characters. Spartacus. A Thracian who becomes a gladiator in the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus. Spartacus disobeyed an order by legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber who refused to send his men to protect Spartacus' village. Spartacus' wife, Sura is condemned to slavery, and Spartacus is taken to Rome to be executed in the games by Glaber.