1 season / 13 half-hour episodes; Italy; also titled Spartacus, the Legionary
produced by Mondo TV Spa; directed by Orlando Corradi
A low-budget TV series for children (ages 8-12) dedicated to telling the story of the famous Thracian gladiator-turned-freedom fighter and the slave revolt he led in 73 BCE. Much of the violence has been minimized for its younger audience.
From Mondo TV: “Our story promptly begins with the unfair trial of a young Roman legionnaire called Spartacus and his sentence to gladiatorial slavery. The years pass as Spartacus witnesses first hand the injustices and oppressions that the slaves and peasants must suffer. Thus, in 73 A.D., having chosen the right moment after reuniting a group of some 70,000 rebels, Spartacus marches against Rome in the name of freedom.
Only a legion commanded by Longinus Crassus (among which we find the young Julius Caesar as well) can put down his army of rebels. Along the Appian way at least 6,000 rebels are crucified as a warning not to disobey Rome* . Two of Spartacus’s lieutenants, Gallus and Egizius, will manage to save themselves and integrate into Roman society, in which they will in the end become two hardened defenders.”
*note: this is not depicted in the show
More:
https://www.mondotv.it/scheda-singola-spartacus.html
http://www.stevensaylor.com/StevensBookshopDVDEuroMovies.html
Animated Antiquity 
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