Spartacus is probably the one Gladiator took the most inspiration from. It's a huge movie that runs for more than three hours, being set in the first century B.C. and telling the story of ...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the ...

the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethiopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a ...

Ahead of the new sequel series this fall, fans are crowding into the arena to catch-up on this 15-year-old blood-soaked epic.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Even though it’s at least 1,500 years since the last Roman gladiators fought, thanks to TV and movies such as ...

formed in Germany in 1916, which unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the government in 1919. Stanley Kubrick directed Kirk Douglas in the film Spartacus, released in 1960.