Betrayed by power-hungry Roman Army legatus General Gaius Claudius Glaber, a rebellious Thracian warrior finds himself sentenced to death. Condemned to slavery as a gladiator, forced to battle tooth and nail in the blood-soaked arena, the anonymous fighter captures the imagination of the ecstatic crowd in Capua, catching the eye of scheming Quintus Lentulus Batiatus, a wealthy trainer and trader of gladiators. And as the nameless, battle-hardened warrior becomes the new hero of the arena, he earns his name: Spartacus, a slave destined for glory.
—Nick Riganas