History Awesome / SpartacusBloodAndSand

** And then in "Blood Brothers", Caesar [[KickTheSonOfABitch betrays Nemetes and kills him]], despite his pleas of mercy. He manages to set the city's gate on fire, but gets cornered by Agron, Saxa, and Donar. Then a '''battering ram''' smashes through the gate. Caesar's final line (and trademark smirk) says it all: "Now, would be time to run!"

-->'''What would you do to hold your wife again? To feel the warmth of her skin, the taste of her lips. How many men would you kill? A hundred? A thousand? Here stands but ''one'' between you and her.

** The way he even breaches the trench dividing the wall and the barricade is awesome, if morbid: [[spoiler: The frozen bodies of their comrades who died during the violent snowstorm are piled high until the survivors can walk on top of them.]]

* Kore should be mentioned here. Tiberius warned her that if she told his father about how he raped her, no-one would ever believe her and she would be punished. She manages to get freaking Caesar to sneak her out of Sinuessa so she can tell Crassus the news (keeping in mind that for all Crassus loves her, she's a slave and is actively plotting against her master's eldest son)...only for him to choose the worst words possible (which amount to "The bond between my son and I are absolute and nothing can ever break that"). Faced with the choice between risking Crassus' wrath if she tells him the truth, or keeping quiet and staying in Sinuessa to serve under Tiberius and be raped indefinitely, Kore [[TookAThirdOption takes a third option]]...[[spoiler: and joins Spartacus' rebellion, killing the sentry placed outside Crassus' tent.]]

*** In fact, all three people that Tiberius has caused harm to get their chance at revenge. Caesar sends him to his doom, Naevia utterly ''dominates'' him in the arena and Kore, his first victim, [[spoiler: is the one who kills him just as he's about to be taken by Caesar.]] And as she realizes her mistake, Kore ''immediately'' offers to take Tiberius' place so the trade can continue, not knowing how Crassus will react when he sees her - his runaway slave - again.

** Lugo [[spoiler: still swinging his giant mace while ''burning alive'' from a well-aimed catapult, managing to kill one more Roman soldier before screaming 'Fuck your mothers!' in German as his face melts away.]]
** Gannicus [[spoiler: seeing his Elysium - an arena full of screaming fans and Oenomaus smiling at him - and letting out one last [[DefiantToTheEnd full-throated roar]] before he dies from crucifixion.]]
** Spartacus vs. Crassus. [[spoiler: Crassus is injured and is carried out of the battle for a Medicus. Then Spartacus comes ''running up the hill,'' and kills every single one of Crassus' guards before their duel.]] And the best part? [[spoiler: If those guards hadn't intervened and impaled Spartacus with spears, ''he would have won.'' Even Crassus is awed, and wishes that Spartacus had been born a Roman, as he's probably the only person in his life that he respects.]]
*** [[spoiler: Two things make it better than that; firstly, while Crassus has a minor wound, Spartacus is obviously ''ragged'' by the time he gets to the Imperator, meaning that the fight was only as even as it was because Spartacus himself was considerably less than 100 percent. Secondly, is Spartacus' reply to Crassus' wish that he had been born Roman; [[DefiantToTheEnd "It is a blessed fate that it is not so."]]]]
*** [[spoiler: When Spartacus blocks the maneuver that killed Hilarus.]]

* Solonius putting up one heck of a fight against Spartacus despite his old age. Right before he dies, [[GoOutWithASmile he bursts into laughter]]. Because Spartacus agrees with him that the wrong villain is being executed this day, and assures him that Batiatus will join him soon. According to WordOfGod, Solonius was originally planned to die like a coward by trying to flee - but the actor's [[ClarkKentOutfit good physique]] led to them giving him this moment.

** On the Roman side, kudos to aquilifer. Despite beng practically unarmed and seeing his comrades get cut down to ribbons by Spartacus and his gladiator rebels, the aquilifer rather than fleeing in terroractually chooses to charge at Spartacus and attack him with his eagle standard. He gets killed of course but simply getting fatally stabbed and knocked to the ground isn't enough....... Spartacus gives him an epic brutal gory death worthy of his bravery by smashing the same eagle standard into his face, shattering it and splashing blood all around!

** On the Roman side, kudos to aquilifer. Despite beng practically unarmed and seeing his comrades get cut down to rbbons by Spartacus and his gladiator rebels, the aquilifer actually chooses to charge at Spartacus and attack him with his eagle standard. He gets killed of course but simply getting fatally stabbed and knocked to the ground isn't enough....... Spartacus gives him an epic brutal gory death worthy of his bravery by smashing the same eagle standard into his face, shattering it and splashing blood all around!

** When Crassus and his troops investigate the breach, they are met with spears and are forced to retreat. Whilst they are escaping Crixus boasts "The mighty Crassus shows f*cking arse as he FLEES from us!", followed by triumphant jeers from the Rebels.

'''Numerius''': Varro?!? He deserved to die. He was nothing...

** Crixus launching Spartacus into the balcony, kick-starting the GladiatorRevolt.

-->'''Aurelia''': Was it yours? The small little voice? Did it form the words that robbed Varro of life?
-->'''Numerius''': Varro?!? He deserved to die. He was nothing...
-->'''Aurelia''': What did you know of the man? That he would sing to his child, sleeping in his arms? Or kiss the tear from my cheek, when I was of a mood? Did you know the father? The husband? (''she caresses Numerius's face'') He was not a perfect man. But he was mine. He was MINE!!!! (''she stabs him repeatedly with a knife'') [[PunctuatedPounding HE WAS MINE!!! HE WAS MINE!!! HE WAS MINE!!! MINE!!! MINE!!!!]]

* Solonius putting up one heck of a fight against Spartacus despite his old age. Right before he dies, [[GoOutWithASmile he bursts into laughter]]. Because Spartacus agrees with him that the wrong villain is being executed this day, and assures him that Batiatus will join him soon.

* The montage at the end of the episode, complete with awesome Latin chanting and an image of the fallen. It ends with Liam [=McIntyre=] as usual....and then immediately cuts to Andy Whitfield screaming 'I AM SPARTACUS!'

* Episode 6 "Chosen Path" is one huge one for Ashur. He finally gets Glaber and his men to listen to his warnings not to underestimate the rebels by slaughtering Glaber's soldiers until they're too scared to approach him, then pointing out he was the ''weakest'' of the gladiators. He calls Lucretia out on her bullshit and rapes her, then travels and collects savage mercenaries to assemble.

** Spartacus hurls a spear at Glaber in a moment reminiscent of ''ThreeHundred''. Glader dodges it, but the spear cuts his cheek and kills [[AssholeVictim Cossutius]].

** The fact that Lucretia gets a ''triple kill'' is pretty impressive too. She takes herself, a ''newborn baby'' and Ilithyia out all at the same time -- by giving Ilythia a C-Section and then '''throwing herself and the newborn baby off a cliff!'''

* Lucretia outsmarting Ashur and effectively destroying him when he thought he'd won, using just a few choice words in the right ears and Seppius' bracelet. When Ashur realises (far too late) what's happened, it's a big OhCrap from him and serious CarthasisFactor for everyone else waiting to see the smug bastard trip himself up. It then leads to...

** Spartacus briefly fights the Egyptian, who up until then has bested everyone including Crixus and Oenomaus. The battle is very sort and one sided with Spartacus forcing the Egyptian to retreat.

** Spartacus hurls a spear at Glaber in a moment reminiscent of ''ThreeHundred''. Glader dodges it, but the spear cuts his cheek and kills Cossutius.

* Naevia gelding and then decapitating Ashur. So many people had reason to want that guy dead, so it's nice that they managed to work out who should have priority.

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* Episode 5 "Shadow Games": Spartacus slaying Theokoles and becoming The Bringer of Rain.

* Episode 7 "Great and Unfortunate Things": Spartacus chokeslamming Gnaeus off the cliff to his death after Gnaeus mocks Pietros' suicide.
* Episode 9 "Whore": Ilithyia killing Licinia by grabbing her by the throat and bashing her head against the floor nine times, which reduces it to pulp. "Stop laughing!"
* Episode 10 "Party Favors": Spartacus and Varro are fighting opponents while [[ChainedHeat chained together]] and have flawless teamwork. Their final foe is a warrior covered from the neck down with heavy armor, so they wrap their chain around his neck and pull until he's decapitated.

* Episode 11 "Old Wounds": When Spartacus [[HesBack recovers from his fever and remembers who he really is]]. "[[ExactWords Yes, Dominus. I am myself again.]]"

* Episode 12 "Revelations": Solonius putting up one heck of a fight against Spartacus despite his old age. Right before he dies, [[GoOutWithASmile he bursts into laughter]]. Because Spartacus agrees with him that the wrong villain is being executed this day, and assures him that Batiatus will join him soon.

* Episode 13 "Kill Them All": The entire Season 1 finale easily qualifies.

* Episode 1 "Past Transgressions": Gannicus shrugs off getting stabbed in the chest with a huge nail and defeats an opponent while blindfolded.
* Episode 2 "Missio": Crixus facing Gannicus evenly despite being a rookie at this point.
* Episode 3 "Paterfamilias": Crixus defeating Auctus and finally gaining respect in the House of Batiatus, becoming the badass we know and love.
* Episode 6 "The Bitter End": The ploy to capture Tullius, ending with Batiatus burying him alive.

* Episode 3 "The Greater Good": Spartacus punching Agron and calling him out on lying about Naevia.

* Episode 4 "Empty Hands": The captured Gaul scaring the crap out of Seppia with a DeathGlare. Ilithyia gets annoyed at her and strikes him down without hesitation. Later, Ilithyia punches Lucretia down, grabs her by the throat, and threatens to kill her the same way she killed Licinia.

* Episode 5 "Libertus": Long story short, Gannicus returns and Spartacus, Mira, and friends '''destroy the arena itself''', leaving Capua in chaos.

* Episode 6 "Chosen Path": The episode is one huge one for Ashur. He finally gets Glaber and his men to listen to his warnings not to underestimate the rebels by slaughtering Glaber's soldiers until they're too scared to approach him, then pointing out he was the ''weakest'' of the gladiators. He calls Lucretia out on her bullshit and rapes her, then travels and collects savage mercenaries to assemble.

* Episode 7 "Sacramentum": After liberating a new batch of slaves to recruit, one particularly huge German named Sedullus caused a few problems for the gang. Nothing major at first, he potentially revealed their position on a raid, went hunting without Spartacus' permission. All problems that can be fixed with a little discipline. Then he tries to rape Naevia, starts a riot, and attempts to kill Agron, probably the only guy defending him. What does Spartacus do? Slice his face clean off. He then tells the Germans to join him, leave, or die. They join him, and every rebel pounds their chests in unison.

* Episode 8 "Balance": Lucius marching into Glaber's base to deliver Spartacus' terms and calling him a cunt. That took some serious balls.

* Episode 9 "Monsters": After several episodes of being the last surviving man to give Glaber shit, a catapult round melts Varinius's smug face away. Sure they were aiming at the temple Spartacus and co. were hiding in, but Glaber had to have had a little victorious laugh when he saw the charred remains.

* Episode 10 "Wrath of the Gods": Naevia gelding and then decapitating Ashur. So many people had reason to want that guy dead, so it's nice that they managed to work out who should have priority.

** Even the way the characters were grouped together counts. The villains of the various seasons were all together, Spartacus' lovers were all together, and the leaders of the rebellion were together. And Onemaus, Melita, and Gannicus are together.

* Episode 3 "Paterfamilias": Crixus defeating Auctus and finally gaining respect in the House of Batiatus, becoming the {{Badass}} we know and love.

** Crassus, however, [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy sees through Spartacus' ploy]] and sends the ''entirety'' of his army to Sinuessa at the end of "Blood Brothers."

** Crassus again showing how DangerouslyGenreSavvy he is. Throughout the episode, he's been surprisingly nonchalant about the Rebel's escape. Then the final scene reveals that he had a massive wall built on the Rebel's escape route. There is nowhere to run.

** Even the way the characters were grouped together counts. The villains of the various seasons were all together, Spartacus' lovers were all together, and the leaders of the rebellion were together.