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Spartacus: Blood and Sand was the highest rated show for Starz, but not only that, it was the highest rated show for the 18-49 demographic among all cable networks for 12 of the 13 Fridays on which it aired based on coverage rating.
After that striking success, Starz decided to move on and order a prequel to the show called Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, that will premiere Friday January 21st 10PM on Starz.
The full season of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a six episode installment that will air on six Fridays at 10 PM in Starz.
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand. “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,” tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus (Dustin Clare) in a more ruthless time before Spartacus’ arrival where honor was just finding it’s way into the arena.The new series adds to the cast Jaime Murray as Capua’s sexy social climber Gaia and Marisa Ramirez as Melitta, a beautiful slave who must face the ultimate decision of the heart. Jeffrey Thomas plays Batiatus’s father Titus, the traditional and cautious Lanista, head of the Ludus. They join returning cast members John Hannah (Quintus Batiatus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), Peter Mensah (Oenomaus, before he becomes Doctore, the gladiator trainer) and Manu Bennett (Crixus). As the prequel begins, Quintus Batiatus is the acting Lanista while his father Titus is on an extended visit to Sicilia. But Batiatus isn’t satisfied with just the thought of taking over the Ludus one day; he aspires to political power and prestige in Capua, and perhaps beyond.In the class-conscious world of ancient Rome, the House of Batiatus must first earn the respect of both politicians and socialites before being granted the right for its gladiators to fight in the much-revered championship bouts called the Primus. Batiatus must not only survive the harsh politics of Capua, but also compel his hedonistic fighter, Gannicus, to embrace being a champion gladiator who will bring esteem and respect to the House of Batiatus.“Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” is produced by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Joshua Donen and Steven S. DeKnight.
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The men on here are so good looking and handsome and attractive and so easy on the eye and really smoking hot and have it going on in every direction and completely wonderful and breath taking cloths and amazing wonderful and Beautiful woman are really pretty and breath taking and what attracts me towards the show is seeing the past and seeing what other people went throw and seeing how hard it was and stresses and frustrations and hardness of life and..This people lived this life and it was really hard and heart breaking and the lost and coldness of this other people and slaves forced to fight to the Death and having to worry about your life ending sooner or later or you getting too old to fight and having to die in front of people that are cold and uncaring and cruel.