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) titular role; and fourth year on the air overall. The second season eventually premiered on January 27, 2012. On June 1, 2012 Starz released a teaser video of the next season on YouTube. On June 4, 2012, Starz announced that the 4th season of Spartacus (War of the Damned) will be the final one for the series. Starz released the first full trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned on July 13, 2012. In 2012 Gale Force Nine announced the creation of licensed board game based on the Spartacus series. The English language release of the game "Spartacus: A Game