Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

7.0 / 10
2011
1 season
1 episodes
Action & AdventureDrama

In the time before the arrival of Spartacus, the House of Batiatus faces many challenges from competitors, and within its own household.

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In the time before the arrival of Spartacus, the House of Batiatus faces many challenges from competitors, and within its own household.

  • Ep 1

    1.Past Transgressions

    21-01-2011

    Opening around five years before the arrival of Spartacus, Batiatus finds himself administering his father's ludus, while his father is in Sicily living in semi-retirement

  • Ep 2

    2.Missio

    28-01-2011

    Batiatus conjures up a devious plan and enlists Lucretia, Gaia and a clutch of gladiator recruits to see it through. Oenomaus longs to reclaim the top gladiator rank, but new chall...

  • Ep 3

    3.Paterfamilias

    04-02-2011

    Just as his fortunes are on the rise and his future clear, Batiatus is stunned by the return of his father - putting his attempts to gain rank by exploiting those above his class a...

  • Ep 4

    4.Beneath the Mask

    11-02-2011

    The House of Batiatus is caught in the power struggle between father and son. Lucretia reluctantly agrees to her husband's risky plan. Gannicus finds himself on unstable ground.

  • Ep 5

    5.Reckoning

    18-02-2011

    Batiatus's father announces a tournament to determine the worth of his stable of gladiators. Crixus, dedicated to proving himself, is drawn into the power play within the house

  • Ep 6

    6.The Bitter End

    25-02-2011

    Batiatus seeks vengeance for all that has befallen him, retaining his gladiators and Solonius in the cause. The new arena opens, promising a spectacle of combat and blood.

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