Spartacus season 2

Ancient Capua becomes the main scene for a 6-episodes story which covers the period of time before Spartacus had arrived, a time when Quintus Lentulus Batiatus, an ambitious and conceited man, recently took the control over his family's school for gladiators (called “ludus”) after his father. It took him pretty long time to get this power, although he has been dreaming about it since childhood. Now he's resolute to use all the power, intrigues and brutality to get rid of everybody who intends to intefere him. The main goal for him now is to fulfill the ambitions about recognition and glory of his house and family and his name in particular, whatever the cost for it might be. When dealing with all the surrounding intrigues he has the loyal assistant - beautiful and provident woman Lucretia, his wife, and her friend Gaia, who has arrived to Capua just recently.