I'm a bit of a Gladiator nerd as I did a lot of research on them. OK, in Spartacus, the violence is really comic book, but the kit they use is surprisingly accurate. They had some balls to put the Murmilllo and Thracian in their actual helmets, thus obscuring the two leads (OK, we have "in-helmet cam" and they lose the helmets at the earliest opportunity, but still, kudos for that.
I really love the faux Shakespearean language they use - I've just finished Season One - I've not seen the rest before, so looking forward to it.