History Series / SpartacusBloodAndSand

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Episode 6 of ''Gods of the Arena'' is about Batiatus and Solonius [[spoiler: setting a trap to Tullius and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections Vettius]], then Solonius proceeds to [[BreakTheHaughty ruin]] Vettius while Batiatus, before [[DeathOfAThousandCuts repeatedly stabbing Tullius with a knife]] and [[AndIMustScream walling him alive]], tells him exactly where he can stick his status in.]]

''Spartacus'' is an ''extremely'' graphic, bloody and explicit television drama series created by Creator/SamRaimi, Rob Tapert and Steven [=DeKnight=]. It aired for four seasons on Creator/{{Starz}} from 2010 to 2014, with each season sporting a different subtitle.

* ''Spartacus Legends'' (2013): A FightingGame released on UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork and UsefulNotes/XboxLive.

* EvasiveFightThreatEpisode: Spartacus and Gannicus come to blows, over the former believing the latter betrayed the rebellion. They both use the same fighting style of Dimachaeri (two short shorts). The fight is so evenly matched that they lose both their swords [[CombatBreakdown and resort to fists]] before picking up their swords again. The fight only stops because they are interrupted, with neither looking worse for it, and then never fighting each other again.

* TookALevelInJerkass:
** While not a NiceGuy, Crixus is depicted as TheQuietOne here compared to his JerkJock self in ''Blood and Sand''. Likewise, [[StartOfDarkness Ashur]].
** Oenomaus, though only through FridgeLogic: his wife and best friend assume he would be angry at ''them'' for being [[RapeByProxy forced to have sex by their owner.]] This does not imply nice things about Oenomaus (yes, later they cheat for real, but the initial sex should only have inspired protective feelings and anger towards the instigators of that rape-by-proxy in any halfway decent person).

** Naevia really stands out here. Despite being shipped from villa to villa to be used as a sex toy by Roman aristocrats, and then having been sent to the mines, she only has a few minor blemishes and otherwise still looks better than most women on their best day.

** Ashur shaves his beard when he becomes a man of influence and power through Glaber, since proper Romans go clean-shaven.

** A flashback to Spartacus' sex scene with Ilithiya now features Liam [=McIntyre=] instead of Andy Whitfield.

* TeensAreShort: Tiberius is noticeably shorter than his elders, such as Caesar and his father Crassus.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:

* RatedMForManly

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The House slaves.

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: InUniverse example. The gladiators, mostly [[JerkJock the Gauls]], are initially contemptuous of any slave who isn't a gladiator. Mira is initially only tolerated because she's sleeping with Spartacus-she only gains their respect once she [[TookALevelInBadass Takes A Level In Badass]] and becomes a warrior.

* BladeOnAStick: The hoplomachi, most notably Barca and Auctus.

* WhipItGood: Doctore.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Gaia while watching Lucretia and Batiatus having sex, and later Varus.

** Ilithyia in the bath "[[ADateWithRosiePalms relaxing]]"

* BloodKnight: Every friggin' male.

* ChainedHeat: Spartacus and Varro in episode 10.
* ChekhovsSkill: Spartacus' [[LeParkour shield-leaping]] ability.

* TriangRelations: There are two sets of LoveTriangle in this series.
** Oenomaus, Melitta and Gannicus starts of as type 4 after the latter two [[spoiler: were forced to have sex with each other. It eventually evolves to type 7.]]
** Batiatus, Lucretia and Gaia falls to the type 8 category.

* TheTeam: Since the rebel forces is ''too large'' to be a FiveManBand.
** BigGood[=/=]TheHero[=/=]TheLeader: Spartacus
** {{The Lancer}}s: Crixus and Agron
** {{The Big Guy}}s: Donar and Rhaskos
** {{The Smart Guy}}s: Mira, Nasir, Oenomaus and Lucius
** {{The Chick}}s: Mira, later Naevia
** {{Sixth Ranger}}s: Nemetes, Lugo and Saxa. [[spoiler: Double Subverted by Gannicus]]
** {{Sixth Ranger Traitor}}s: [[spoiler: Seddulus]] and [[spoiler: Chadara]]
** TeamMom: Mira
** {{Team Dad}}s: Lucius and Oenomaus
** {{The Medic}}s: Naevia and Lucius

* TheTeam: Since the rebel forces is ''too large'' to be a FiveManBand.
** BigGood[=/=]TheHero[=/=]TheLeader: Spartacus
** {{The Lancer}}s: Crixus, Agron and Gannicus
** {{The Big Guy}}s: Donar, Lugo and Sanus
** {{The Smart Guy}}s: Nasir, Diotomos, Attius, [[spoiler: Laeta]]
** {{Action Girl}}s: Naevia and Saxa.
** {{The Chick}}s: Sibyl, [[spoiler:Laeta]] and [[spoiler: Kore]]
** {{Token Evil Teammate}}s: Nemetes, Briticus, [[spoiler: Subverted by Naevia]]
** {{Sixth Ranger}}s: Castus, [[spoiler: Kore]], [[spoiler:Laeta]]
** {{Sixth Ranger Traitor}}s: [[spoiler: Herecleo]] and [[spoiler: Caesar]].

* FiveManBand:
** Spartacus' circle of friends.
*** TheHero: Spartacus
*** TheLancer: Varro
*** TheBigGuy: Agron
*** TheSmartGuy: Duro
*** TheChick: Mira
*** EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: Crixus]]
** The other one
*** BigBad: [[spoiler: Batiatus]].
*** TheDragon: [[spoiler: Doctore]], also the TokenGoodTeammate.
*** TheBrute: [[spoiler: Barca]], later [[spoiler: Aulus.]]
*** EvilGenius: [[spoiler: Ashur]]
*** DarkChick: [[spoiler: Lucretia]], occasionally doubling as the EvilGenius.
*** SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler: Illithyia]].

* TheTeam: Batiatus' gladiators in the finale.
** TheHero: Gannicus
** TheLancer: Crixus
** TheSmartGuy[=/=]TokenEvilTeammate: Ashur
** TheBigGuy: Dagan
** TheChick: Gnaeus
** TeamDad: Oenomaus
** TeamMom: Barca

* FiveManBand: Spartacus and his lieutenants.
** TheHero: Spartacus
** TheLancer: Crixus, his official NumberTwo.
** TheBigGuy: Gannicus (actually the smallest in size, yet the fiercest fighter).
** TheSmartGuy: Agron, the most logical one and Spartacus' most trusted advisor.
** TheChick: Laeta

* CoitusEnsues: "Subtext" is pretty much a non-existent concept on the show. If characters are getting it on then it ''will'' be shown. There is no such thing as an "implied" sexual relationship, to the extent that they even avert the ButNotTooGay trope.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Germans pledge themselves to Spartacus after he kills their greatest warrior.

* AlikeAndAntitheticalAdversaries: Heterogeneous Heroes vs. Homogeneous Villains. While Spartacus' band comes from [[MultiNationalTeam a multitude of backgrounds]] (Thracian, Celtic in general and Gaul in particular, Germanic, Numidian, Assyrian and AmbiguouslyBrown in Naevia's case), the Romans lack variety in that regard - the exception being Ashur and his mercenary band.

A TabletopGame called ''Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery'' was released in 2012 which has the players taking on the role of Dominus who raise gladiators and scheme for the glory of their house.

* CrusadingWidower: While specific to Spartacus himself, this basically serves as the launch pad for everything else that happens in the series.