Spartacus: Blood and Sand Season 1 Episode 2 - Sacramentum Gladiatorum

Airdate: 2010-Jan-29

Episode summary:

Enslaved warrior Spartacus enters the ludus (training camp for gladiators) of Batiatus to receive training to fight as a gladiator. He quickly makes an enemy of the champion of Capua, Crixus, and receives training by the whip-wielding taskmaster Doctore. He meets Varro, a fellow recruit, who becomes his ally in training. Spartacus's owner, the crafty Lentulus Batiatus, makes him an offer he finds difficult to refuse. Spartacus faces the test which determines whether he is fit to be a gladiator and bests Crixus through the use of a small ribbon of cloth belonging to his wife when Crixus stops fighting to gloat. Spartacus swears to the oath of the brotherhood of the gladiator.

About Spartacus: Blood and Sand series:

Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a television series that is inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian glad...Show more >