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“A man of ambition is capable of doing anything.” – Batiatus

“Everything is for sale, Battiatus. The question is but price.” – Tullius

I'm making a slight exaggeration of reality in asking if AMC and Starz are the hottest networks on television, but there's a point to be made and I think if you take a closer look you'll see that the question is indeed a legitimate one.

I started asking myself, "How freaking good is this show?"

"Let us finish it." - Crixus to Spartacus

"Everything I am, everything I now possess, I owe to you." - Ashur to Crixus

"When he falls, you shall quickly follow." – The magistrate Calavius, to Batiatus

"Spartacus is merely the beast that you ride upon." Lucretia to Batiatus

"This will be our little secret." – Lucretia

"And one day the game will end." – Crixus

"I am Spartacus!" - Spartacus

"I'll make a Roman of you yet!" - Batiatus

When the drought denies the ground moisture, the Roman people demand blood to quench its thirst.

"That's how you send a dog to the afterlife!" - Batiatus