In_popular_culture Spartacus




1 in popular culture

1.1 film
1.2 television
1.3 literature
1.4 music
1.5 video games
1.6 places





in popular culture

spartacus, marble sculpture denis foyatier (1830), louvre museum


film

the film spartacus (1960), executive-produced , starred kirk douglas, based on howard fast s novel spartacus , directed stanley kubrick. phrase m spartacus! film has been referenced in number of other films, television programs, , commercials.

television

in 2004, fast s novel adapted made-for-tv movie usa network, goran višnjić in main role.
one episode of 2007–2008 bbc s docudrama heroes , villains features spartacus.
the television series spartacus, starring andy whitfield, , later liam mcintyre, in title role, aired on starz premium cable network january 2010 april 2013.
the history channel s barbarians rising (2016) features story of spartacus in third episode entitled rebellion .

literature

howard fast wrote historical novel spartacus, basis of 1960 film of same name.
arthur koestler wrote novel spartacus called gladiators.
the scottish writer lewis grassic gibbon wrote novel spartacus.
the italian writer raffaello giovagnoli (it) wrote historical novel, spartacus, in 1874. novel has been subsequently translated , published in many european countries.
the german writer bertolt brecht wrote spartacus , second play, before 1920. later renamed drums in night .
the latvian writer andrejs upīts in 1943 wrote play spartacus .
the polish writer halina rudnicka (pl) in 1951 wrote novel uczniowie spartakusa ( spartacus disciples ).
the reverend elijah kellogg s spartacus gladiators @ capua has been used school pupils practice oratory skills ages.
amal donkol, egyptian modern poet wrote last words of spartacus .
max gallo wrote novel les romains.spartacus. la revolte des esclaves, librairie artheme fayard, 2006.


the statue of spartacus in sandanski, bulgaria


music

love theme spartacus hit composer alex north , has become jazz standard.
spartacus (1954, first staged in 1956) ballet, score soviet armenian composer aram khachaturian.
in 1975, triumvirat reached apex of commercial success release of spartacus, classic prog rock album.
australian composer carl vine wrote short piano piece entitled spartacus , red blues.
jeff wayne released musical retelling, jeff wayne s musical version of spartacus, in 1992.

video games

in age of empires: rise of rome expansion iv enemies of rome, 3: spartacus campaign has player fighting against spartacus army.
in spartacus legends, spartacus appears endgame boss.
in gods of rome , spartacus playable common character.

places

spartacus peak on livingston island in south shetland islands.




^ spartacus — comic-con 2009 - ugo.com . tvblog.ugo.com. 29 june 2009. retrieved 24 february 2013. 
^ ausxip spartacus: blood , sand tv show lucy lawless sam raimi & rob tapert . spartacus.ausxip.com. retrieved 24 february 2013. 






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