Spartacus (film) eclipse him. Gracchus, having seen Rome fall into tyranny, commits suicide. Before doing so, he bribes his friend Batiatus to rescue Spartacus's family from Crassus and carry them away to freedom. On the way out of Rome, the group passes under Spartacus's cross. Varinia is able to comfort him in his dying moments by showing him his little son, who will grow up free and knowing who his father was. The development of "Spartacus" was partly instigated by Kirk Douglas's failure to win the title role in William Wyler's "Ben-Hur". Douglas had worked with Wyler before on "Detective Story", and
Spartacus (TV series) In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The first one, titled "Spartacus: Swords & Ashes", was written by J.M. Clements and released on January 3, 2012. The second book in the series, "Spartacus: Morituri" by Mark Morris, was released in August 2012. In 2012, Ubisoft announced that they would be publishing a video game based on the series. The game, titled "Spartacus Legends", has been developed by Kung Fu Factory and was released on June 26, 2013 on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc