Saw the first half last night.
I think I will watch part 2 tonight.
One thing I didn't like was the fact that the female slave was suddenly living in the cell with Sparticus from the time he went to fight in the games. I thought the gladiators were given a woman for the night, not as permanent companions????
They obviously glossed over all the sleeping with her master that she must have done from that point until they rebelled.
I did like the fact that they showed the guys being burned alive at the games....that was realistic according to what I have read.
At the Collessium in Rome there were games held by Caligula at night. The lighting was provided by crucified Christians being burned up in the same way.
As a side note: I'm willing to bet that some of my distant relatives were killed in the games in Rome, or elsewhere. Perhaps I should seek reparations from the Italians.
