Months after British actor Andy Whitfield (pictured) played the lead in Spartacus.
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As the series develops, the story follows the betrayals and machinations of Roman life and a tale of one man's heroic quest for vengeance. Starz Network announced that Spartacus: Blood and Sand lead Andy. Spartacus is purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training, who promises to help him find Sura if he proves himself in training. He becomes a favorite of the crowd, leading Senator Albinius to commute his death sentence to a life of slavery. Spartacus, however, proves to be a formidable gladiator, and defeats the four gladiators tasked with executing him. Captured by Glaber, Spartacus is condemned to death as a Gladiator, whilst his wife Sura is condemned to slavery. Whitfield was born in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. and Gracchus who was played by the great British actor Charles Laughton was a. Andy Whitfield was the actor who played Spartacus in Spartacus: Blood and Sand. He was played by Andy Whitfield in Season 1, and was played by Liam McIntyre in Season 2 and 3. The historical epic Spartacus (1960) is one of the best-known movies in. However after Glaber reneges on the deal and switches his attentions from the Getae to attack Mithridates in Asia Minor, the Thracians feel betrayed and mutiny. Spartacus was the main hero and title character in the live action television series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance, and Spartacus: War of the Damned. The Thracians had been persuaded by Claudius Glaber to serve as auxiliaries in the Roman legions in a campaign against the Getae, who had often plundered Thracian lands. The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic.