However, this show is definitely for mature teenagers and adults due to extreme violence and sex. The first episode or two of Spartacus is not great, but it quickly develops into a great plot with characters that you get emotionally invested in. Unfortunately, this famous saying is purely derived from the example set by Spartacus and isn’t actually a part of his history. Engaging plot and characters but a lot of sex. There is no evidence of any quote or of any great defense of his people by Spartacus in any manner. Given its length, theres plenty of time to develop characters stories, appreciate Spartacus rise to power and march across Rome, and delve into the political.

Doing so serves as a great callback to the original film while also showing how Spartacus evolved as an ideal. However, both versions of the famous quote are entirely fictitious. Due to the unquestionable devotion of his followers, though, everyone else eventually stands up and also declares, “I am Spartacus.” The show, however, spins this quote very differently.ĭuring some of the latter and final raids made by Spartacus and his crew, various members are seen declaring “I am Spartacus” throughout. Speaking of fear: for fear of burying the lead (and as they say in the newspaper biz, if it bleeds it leads ), the scene in which Ilithyia orchestrates the death of Varro with her body and her cunning and her will is one of the most striking and effecting I’ve seen in a long time. In this scene, as Spartacus and his army are captured, Spartacus stands up declaring “I am Spartacus” as a means of hoping to spare the rest of his allies. Most people are familiar with the famous line, “I am Spartacus.” This quote was made famous thanks to the 1906s film.

Spartacus television show reviews