The series comes to an end in an epic battle of troops and a personal mano-a-mano bloody, bloody sword fight between Spartacus and Crassus. Although 6, rebel slaves were crucified in real life, it is believed that Spartacus fell in battle — although he was crucified in the movie. Suffice to say that many of your favorites get pinned up on those crosses in a scene that will have you gasping.
Contact The Author Name required. Email required. Comment required. So bitter sweet it hurts. A truly wonderful show x. I loved this series so much. I miss it still. Most people seemed to see the violence or the nudity but, damn, all these people felt real!
I stopped watching Spartacus with Gods of the Arena a few years back. My heart still aches today, but I find some comfort every time I see a butterfly. A couple of years later I started watching Spartacus again from the beginning and it felt so cringy seeing him being intimate with Sura. I brought myself into watching the prequel with Gannicus and I ended up disliking him even more for what happened with Oenomaus and Melitta AND getting away with walking a free man.
Here we are today, years later, watching the last episode of the Spartacus saga, crying my eyes out and sobbing uncontrollably for Gannicus. I never imagined I could get to love his character so much in the end. On the other hand, I felt totally disconnected from Spartacus because of Liam throughout the remainder of the series.
His voice, his intonation, his manner but pale shadows of what Andy brought to the character. My heart was void of emotion when Spartacus died, to be brutally honest. Skip to content. These were the highlights for me: 1. The Spartacus-Crassus confrontation. I hated this. But it made perfect sense. The Survivors Agron and Nasir were the only couple to make it out of the episode alive and free, probably causing a happy dance Nagron shippers all over the globe, myself among them.
Aw, No, Not Gannicus! Spartacus had not only escaped the trap but had mauled the Roman army, allowing his troops to march to the Alps. However, for reasons lost to history, Spartacus chose not to do this, instead turning his force around and heading back into Italy.
Why he did this is a mystery. He notes that other factors may also have been involved. Spartacus may have received news of Roman advances in Thrace that made him doubt that he and the other Thracians in his army could return home safely.
Whatever the reasons were Spartacus led his army back south, through Italy, overcoming resistance along the way, until they arrived at the Strait of Messina, in hopes that they could cross over to Sicily, an island of agriculture and slaves waiting to be liberated. While the Strait of Messina is small, being only two miles 3. He had reached the strait in the winter of BC, a time when the weather was colder.
Additionally the Roman governor of Sicily, Gaius Verres, had fortified some of the best landing spots. Spartacus needed two things, good boats and good sailors, to be able to land an advance party of his troops across the strait. The pirates, however, had other plans. Undeterred Spartacus ordered his troops to assemble boats of their own and, while they succeeded in building a number of them, their attempt to cross the strait failed, leaving his troops stuck on the Italian mainland.
This left Spartacus with no choice but to take his force north to face a Roman leader more ruthless than any he had encountered before. By the time Spartacus had reached the straits a new leader named Marcus Licinius Crassus had taken command of the Roman forces.
Strauss notes that he was a wealthy individual, able to raise a large army and pay them, at least in part, out of his own pocket. In his military life he was even more ruthless. Among his forces were the remnants of legions belonging to Gellius and Lentulus that had been previously defeated by Spartacus. Needless to say discipline tightened under Crassus. Rather than try and openly battle Spartacus in southern Italy he built a system of fortifications centred on the Melia Ridge in an effort to trap Spartacus and starve his troops.
Spartacus responded to the situation by offering Crassus a peace treaty which Crassus swiftly rejected. Perhaps seeing his own soldiers beginning to waver Spartacus stiffened their resolve by crucifying a Roman soldier where all could see. Ancient writers say that he lost thousands of soldiers in the break out. Furthermore a split emerged in the rebel camp. A dissident group led by Castus and Gannicus, which included many Celtic and German troops, broke away from Spartacus and set off on their own.
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