The video captures the visual portrayal of the happenings during the Third Servile War, including the actions of Spartacus and his escape from Capua, which led to the growth of his group into a rebellion.

Even though some of the happenings may be exaggerated, those captured in the video correspond to the events described in the stories of Plutarch and Appian, thus providing further evidence that the war was not only a display of military conflict but a protest against the prevailing socio-economic order of Rome.