SPARTACUS: THE MAN WHO SHOOK ROME

In 73 BC, Spartacus, a Thracian soldier taken prisoner by the Romans, was sold into slavery and forced to fight as a gladiator. Breaking free with a handful of companions, he was soon joined by thousands of slaves seeking liberty.

Rome dispatched its legions to extinguish the rebellion – but the fugitives had already transformed into a formidable army. At their head, Spartacus revealed an unexpected genius for strategy: ambushing Roman troops, outmaneuvering generals, and inflicting crushing defeats. A military brilliance that came with relentless brutality. As his forces swept through Italy, towns were pillaged and thousands perished. After the death of his closest ally Crixus, Spartacus exacted a chilling revenge, forcing 300 Roman prisoners to fight to the death like gladiators.

But after two years of astonishing victories, the tide turned. Trapped by converging legions, and refusing to surrender, Spartacus chose to fight a final battle – determined that, if he was to die, it would be as a free man.

Carried by AI-driven cinematic reconstructions and insights from leading experts, this film tells the epic rise and tragic fall of the man who defied the most powerful military machine of the ancient world and whose name became a legend.