My friends were ranting and raving when this first came out on Starz. I thought it was going to be a poor copy 300. Boy was I wrong!!! This is the contination from the 1st season (Gods of the Arena came out before this but the story was a prequel to the 1st season), and it doesn't let up. Get the series and enjoy it... it's a great bargin for the hours of entertanment it provides. I mistaken mentioned that War of the Damned was the continuation from the 1st season in another review... not sure if I can edit post submission... sorry if I confused any reader with that!

Seasons one & a shorted prequel season 2 have set the stage for unbelievable action here in season 3 and in the series final season 4. The vitriol on each side w/ the Romans vs. Slaves & Gladiators is completely unrelenting and keeps the story going at a non stop pace, but it is your personal commitment to the characters in the story that keep you invested in this series throughout.

Like the previous two seasons, this is a show designed to be a guilty pleasure from start to finish. Just about every scene has nudity (both male and female), extreme violence, or some sort of extreme plot thread that would make the soaps proud. Despite all that, it tells a good story, and this season is no exception, with the war against Rome finally underway.,

This show has a stylized, graphic novel-inspired design similar to the movie "300". Fans of "300" will love this too. It gives an uncompromising, hard-edged look at the world of ancient Roman gladiators, without any worry about political correctness or modern sensibilities. Gladiator also is filled with action and compelling characters and is very entertaining.

I had seen this series at my local Best Buy store a few times over the years, and I thought it looked interesting since I had always been student of history. At first it started off slow then it got more deeper into the plot and really developed the characters storyline. I was sad to see it end. Would have liked to seen more episodes in the future.