Spartacus (1960)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
A Thracian slave sold from the mines to a gladiator school in Capua leads a revolt that sweeps across southern Italy toward the sea and finally toward Rome.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Mines≈ 00:03:00LibyaStated on screen
A defiant mine slave is bought by the gladiator dealer Batiatus.
- 2Gladiator school≈ 00:10:00Capua, ItalyStated on screen
Spartacus trains as a gladiator, falls for Varinia, and after a fight staged for Crassus the gladiators break out.
- 3Crassus's villa≈ 01:00:00Rome, ItalyStated on screen
Crassus's body slave Antoninus flees his master to join the rebels.
- 4Rebel camps across the countryside≈ 01:15:00Southern ItalyInferred
The slave army grows as it raids estates and marches south, with Varinia and Antoninus joining.
- 5Coast, Cilician pirates' rendezvous≈ 02:10:00Southern ItalyInferred
- 6Battlefield on the way to Rome≈ 02:35:00Via Appia outside RomeInferred
- 7Crucifixions≈ 02:50:00Via Appia outside RomeStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,893 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 7
- Not shown: 2,404 km
- On foot: 481 km
- Horse: 8.9 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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