Following on from the success of both Blood and Sand and prequel Gods of the Arena, Spartacus returns to Sky 1 with the sequel series Vengeance.

Australian actor Liam McIntyre (The Pacific) has stepped into the title role, whilst Lucy Lawless (Xena) returns as Lucretia.

Episode 3, The Greater Good, airs at 10pm ET/PT on Friday 10th February in the US and at 10pm on Monday 13th February on Sky1 in the UK.

To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» ‘I bare no love for the man, yet it tears heart to see him so.’

» ‘They think you an incompetent child. Unable to wipe clean his own shit.’

» ‘I am but bones and flesh. Devoid of beating heart.’

» ‘We do not choose love. It claims each man as it will.’

» ‘An empty hand can yet become a fist.’

» ‘You thirst for water. For the release of death. Free your tongue and see desires quenched. Tell me where Spartacus and his shits are to be found.’

» ‘There is a secret buried within these walls. But you will see it exhumed, and the corpse set to purpose.’

» ‘If a single life holds no value, then none are of worth!’

» ‘You pledged to discover Spartacus’ location. Instead, you return with tales of fluttering hearts.’

» ‘We have all lost, we have all seen those held as friend, as family, as lover, fall to the Romans. Yet our fire still burns. And together we shall ignite an inferno!’

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