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 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand was the first season of television series Spartacus, which premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010. The series was inspired by Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a slave revolt against the Roman Republic. Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are prime-time entertainment. The series is among the best ever produced for television. In March 2010, Whitfield was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma. While waiting for Whitfield's treatment and expected recovery, Starz produced a six-part prequel, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, with only a brief voiceover from the actor. Declared free of cancer in June 2010, a relapse was revealed 3 months later. On 11 September 2011 Whitfield died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. |
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