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  Overture
0 - 3:27 Credits
3:27 - 9:30 Libya - rock quarry

(Background Narration) - Spartacus born in Thrace - sold into slavery at 13

Spartacus is whipped for helping other slave

Lentulus on shopping tripLentulus examines Spartacus before purchase.

Spartacus being starved as punishment

Lentulus buys him

Spartacus transported to Lentulus' training camp

Spartacus

slaves

guards

Lentulus

9:35 - 13:20 Training Camp

Arrival - welcome speech - rewards for hard work

Slaves are branded

Marcellus opening speech - challenges Spartacus to try to kill him

Lentulus

Marcellus

Spartacus

13:25 - 14:45 Bath

Washing up

Marcellus may have picked Spartacus to kill

Spartacus

Trainees

14:50 - 16:00 Quarters

Female slaves file in - assigned to gladiator cells

Varinia assigned to Spartacus

female slaves

Lentulus

Spartacus

Marcellus

16:00 - 19:30 Spartacus' Cell

Spartacus admires her - admits he has not been with a woman

Varinia undresses

Marcellus & Lentulus spy from above

Lentulus has Varinia taken out

Spartacus

Varinia

Marcellus

Lentulus

19:30 - 22:20 Marcellus demonstrates kill or cripple zones.Combat Training

Dummies / agility drills

Spartacus gives Varinia a look - gets whacked

Spartacus gets painted on - kill, cripple, slow kill zones

gladiators

Spartacus

Marcellus

22:20 - 23:55 Spartacus' Cell

Varinia shown to Spartacus - then given to a Spaniard

Spartacus

Varinia

24:00 - 26:15 Open kitchen

Lunch - Varinia serves drink

Spartacus whispers to Varinia - they eye each other

coach

Varinia

gladiators

Spartacus

26:20 - 27:35 Training Later

Sword Training

Varinia serves

Spartacus & Varinia eye each other - touch hands

Spartacus

Varinia

27:40 - 31:30 Gallery

Crassus on the way

Lentulus welcomes Crassus & group

Guests desire private combat of two pairs to the death

 

Lentulus

Crassus

2 Ladies:

Claudia

Helena

31:30 - 32:30 Cells

News of fight to death

Everyone is ordered up to training area

Spartacus

Other Gladiators

32:30 - 35:55 Training Area

Selection of gladiators to fight made by Claudia & Helena

Crixus, Dionysius (rejected), Galino, Draba, and Spartacus

Lentulus

Claudia

Helena

Gladiators

35:55 - 38:50 Gallery

Crassus discovers bust of Gracchus

Crassus wants to buy Varinia for 2,000 sesterces (?)

Glabrus to be Commander of the City Garrison of Rome

Crassus

Claudia

Helena

Lentulus

Varinia

38:55 - 46:25 'Fight to the Death' between Spartacus and Draba.Training Area

First pair - Crixus & Galino

Second pair - Spartacus & Draba

Draba hurls trident at gallery barely missing Crassus

Spartacus

Draba

Crixus

Galino

Marcellus

Crassus

Lentulus

46:30 - 48:40 Cells (that night)

Draba strung up - gladiators file past

Gladiators
48:45 - 53:20 Training area kitchen

Varinia is leaving. Marcellus taunts Spartacus

Fight turns into riot

Trainees take over entire complex

Spartacus

Marcellus

Gladiators

Lentulus

Guards

53:25 - 57:25 Rome - Senate

Reports of slaves running wild - robbing & looting

Is decided that Pompey should not be recalled from Spain

Glabrus is appointed commander of force from Rome to put down revolt (6 cohorts)

Julius Caesar appointed as temporary replacement with remaining garrison

Senators

Gracchus

Glabrus

Caesar

57:25 - 02:05 (hour omitted) Crassus meets Antonius.Crassus' Villa

Antonius arrives as gift from Sicily

Crassus upset that Glabrus will be out of town

Crassus

Antonius

Glabrus

02:05 - 04:20 Countryside

Slaves running wild

Lentulus' complex deserted

Slaves

Spartacus

04:20 - 07:45 Later

Slaves watching two Romans fight 'gladiators'

Spartacus stops fight and proposes "army of gladiators"

Slaves debate the issue. Conclude to escape Italy by sea from Brundisium

Spartacus

Crixus

Slaves

07:45 - 12:20 Countryside - on the march

Spartacus builds army - recruits slaves from fields

Finds Varinia - they ride off together

 

Spartacus

Varinia

Army of Gladiators

12:20 - 15:55 Rome - Gracchus' Villa

Discussion of corpulence

Lentulus complains about Crassus, revolt, escape of Varinia

 

Lentulus

Gracchus

16:00 - 19:50 Antonius washes Crassus' back in the bath.Crassus' Villa

Crassus in bath - Antonius washes him

They watch city garrison march off at night

Crassus

Antoninus

19:50 - 24:40 Countryside - Spartacus' Camp

Everyone busy - Heavy training, Women tending to babies, camp

Spartacus

slaves

Antoninus

24:40 - 31:30 Later (night)

Romans approaching

Antoninus performs magic & sings

Spartacus & Varinia have a romantic moment

Antoninus

Spartacus

Varinia

Slaves

31:30 - 37:25 Next day - raining

Discussing potential maneuvers

Pirate envoy arrives - negotiate ship transport (500 ships)

Spartacus

Antoninus

Tigranes

37:25 - 40:00 Evening - Spartacus' Camp

Scouts report that the Roman's are establishing camp without a stockade

Spartacus plans raid

Spartacus

Cavalry

Scouts

40:00 - 43:15 Roman Camp

Glabrus taken prisoner.Slaves overwhelm Romans - burn the camp

Glabrus taken prisoner, sent back to Rome

Spartacus

Glabrus

Intermission

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