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Although the original character's name was Erebus, the name was changed to Mercato prior to filming. He is present at most of the games at the arena and is killed when the pulvinus collapses on top of him. Numerius Calavius (Lliam Powell). The son of magistrate Calavius with a fascination for gladiators, Spartacus in particular.
Spartacus is an American historical drama television series filmed in New Zealand that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010, and concluded on April 12, 2013. The series was inspired by historical figure, Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
Spartacus's name was also used in athletics in the Soviet Union and communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. The Spartakiad was a Soviet bloc version of the Olympic games . [ 60 ] This name was also used for the mass gymnastics exhibition held every five years in Czechoslovakia.
The original score for Spartacus was composed and conducted by six-time Academy Award-nominee Alex North. It was nominated by the American Film Institute for its list of greatest film scores. It is a textbook example of how modernist compositional styles can be adapted to the Hollywood leitmotif technique.
Crixus appears as a character in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus, played by ex-Marillion lead singer, Fish. Crixus is portrayed by Paul Kynman in the 2004 TV movie Spartacus . Crixus was played by Manu Bennett in the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand , [ 8 ] the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and sequels ...
In August 2010, Whitfield teamed up with Freddie Wong and created a 2-minute YouTube video named "Time Crisis", based on the video game series of the same name. [11] Whitfield made a brief, uncredited voice-only appearance in the prequel mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, which premiered on 21 January 2011. [12]
Starz is going back to gladiator school, with the network greelighting the new series “Spartacus: House of Ashur.” The series will see Nick Tarabay return as Ashur, while original “Spartacus ...
Spartacus is a 1951 historical novel by American writer Howard Fast. It is about the historic slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BC. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the 2004 TV adaptation by Robert Dornhelm .