Rotten Tomatoes [=>-Spartacus Gods Of The Arena 2011]



01 Past Transgressions 2011.

A pre-Spartacus prequel about life in the House of Batiatus. In the opener, a 

younger Batiatus is placed in command of his father's gladiator-training school, 

which leads him to use one of the most accomplished fighters to curry favour with a 

nobleman.



Stars.

=>-Andy Whitfield : Spartacus.

=>-John Hannah : Batiatus.

=>-Manu Bennett : Crixus.

=>-Peter Mensah : Oenomaus.

=>-Jaime Murray : Gaia.



Director.

=>-Jesse Warn.



02 Missio 2011.

A week has passed since he received his severe beating at the hands of Tullius men 

and Batiatus has now recovered sufficiently to leave his bed. Tullius sends him a 

message to the effect that he acted hastily and offers a compromise. Batiatus is in 

no mood to compromise however and plans his own revenge. Quintillius Varis comes to 

Capua to select gladiators for his games and Gaia, who knows him, plots to have him 

come to Batiatus' house. Batiatus will seemingly go to any length to impress Varis 

but his blind enthusiasm does not sit well with the men. Doctore and Oenomaus 

settle their differences in the arena.



Stars.

=>-Dustin Clare : Gannicus.

=>-John Hannah : Batiatus.

=>-Manu Bennett : Crixus.

=>-Peter Mensah : Oenomaus.

=>-Jaime Murray : Gaia.



Director.

=>-Rick Jacobson



03 Paterfamilias 2011.

Batiatus is pleased with himself having arranged for Gannicus to appear in the 

primus of Quintillius Varis' games. He is not however prepared for the return of 

his father Titus who arrives home to find his son cavorting with Gaia and Lecretia. 

He treats his son with disdain and has heard of the mess he's made of things with 

Tullius. He laughs when he hears that Gannicus will represent the house in the games 

and sets out to undo everything they young Batiatus has managed to arrange. Titus 

arranges a peace of sorts with Tullius and for several of their gladiators to fight 

one another in the arena. One of those selected to fight is Crixus, not yet one of 

the brotherhood of gladiators. While father and son are away, Varis returns to the 

Batiatus home with a friend, Cossutius, expecting to again experience the pleasures 

of his previous visit.



Stars.

=>-Dustin Clare : Gannicus.

=>-John Hannah : Batiatus.

=>-Manu Bennet : Crixus.

=>-Peter Mensah : Oenomaus.

=>-Jaime Murray : Gaia.



Director.

=>-Michael Hurst.



04 Beneath The Mask 2011.

The younger Batiatus is having more than just a bit of difficulty accepting his 

father's ongoing - and seemingly permanent - presence at home. The patriarch refuses 

to take on the powerful Tullius and continually tells his son to learn his place. 

When Gaia sees someone she had once met in Rome, she introduces him to Lucretia and 

he immediately comments on what he has heard about the pleasures available at her 

home. Gaia again sees an opportunity to make gains for the House of Batiatus but the 

elder Batiatus would never allow such revelry in their so they convince him to leave 

for day or two. At the party, Gaia sees an opportunity to influence Tullius and 

Lucretia ensures that the occasion is the most elaborate yet. It all turns to 

tragedy for one of the guests.



Stars.

=>-Dustin Clare : Gannicus.

=>-John Hannah. : Batiatus.

=>-Manu Bennett : Crixus.

=>-Peter Mensah : Oenomaus.

=>-Jaime Murray : Gaia.



Director.

=>-Brendan Maher.



05 Reckoning 2011.

The mantle of champion of the House of Batiatus is up for grabs as Batiatus father 

Titus, announces a tournament to determine the worth of the men that make up his 

stable of gladiators. Batiatus is at a turning point, forced to make a decision 

that threatens no good outcome, either path before him guaranteeing that a family 

bond will be destroyed. Crixus stands dedicated to proving himself in the upcoming 

tournament but is drawn into the intrigue of the power play within the house.



Stars.

=>-Dustin Clare : Gannicus.

=>-John Hannah : Batiatus.

=>-Manu Bennett : Crixus.

=>-Peter Mensah : Oenomaus.

=>-Marisa Ramirez : Melitta.



Director.

=>-John Fawcett.



06 The Bitter End 2011.

Batiatus mourns the death of his father and blames Tullius for all that has 

befallen them. Gannicus pushes Batiatus to complete his sale to Tullius so that he 

may seek revenge for the House of Batiatus but Solonius counsels caution and a more 

sensible, if final, solution. Solonius protects his own position as well, however. 

Naevia replaces Melitta and Lucretia promises that no man will ever touch her as 

happened to Diona, who makes an unexpected return. The new arena is complete and the 

games begin. The gladiators of the House of Batiatus emerge triumphant with Crixus 

and Gannicus wanting to face each other in the primus.



Stars.

=>-Dustin Clare : Gannicus.

=>-John Hannah : Batiatus.

=>-Manu Bennett : Crixus.

=>-Peter Mensah : Oenomaus.

=>-Nick E Tarabay : Ashur.



Director.

=>-Rick Jacobson.



Info.

=>-Genre : Adventure : Action : Biography.

=>-Release Date : 2011.

=>-Language : English : Italian.

=>-File Size : 1.61GiB : 1.65 GiB : 1.67GiB : 1.58GiB : 1.73GiB : 1.98GiB.

=>-Overall bit rate : 4 359 kbps.

=>-Movie Runtime : 0h.52m : 0.54m : 0h.54m : 0h.52m : h0.57m : 1h.05m.



Video.

=>-Codec : H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.

=>-Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1.

=>-Resolution : 1 920 x 1 040.

=>-Bit rate : 3 455 kbps.



Audio 1 English.

=>-Codec : mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC.

=>-Channels : 2 channel.

=>-Bit Rate : 128 kbps.

=>-Maximum bit rate : 256 kbps.



Audio 2 English.

=>-Codec : Digital Audio Compression AC-3.

=>-Channels : 6 channels-Front L C R, Side: L R, LFE.

=>-Bit Rate : 620 kbps.

=>-Bit rate mode : Constant.



Audio 3 Italian.

=>-Codec : mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC.

=>-Channels : 2 channel.

=>-Bit Rate : 128 kbps.

=>-Maximum bit rate : 256 kbps.



Subtitles - Softsubbed : SubRip : MicroDVD.

=>-English.

=>-Italian.