Spartacus Gladiator War (2005)

It began with a breakout from a prison kitchen it became a civil war Based on the latest research this dramatised documentary reveals how around 70 men armed themselves with kitchen knives and roasting spits and chose a man called Spartacus as their leader People came to join them in their thousands and within a matter of months the fugitive band was an army 100000 strong Strong enough to threaten the destruction of Rome This film tells the story of a modern dirty war of propaganda psychological warfare and guerrilla tactics fought two thousand years ago And it reveals the true character of Spartacus a ruthless and charismatic leader very different to the figure created by two thousand years of mythmaking