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"John Hannah has claimed that his show Spartacus relates to modern life. The actor, who plays Batiatus in the series, explained that the characters have similar personalities to people today. &amp;quot;I think we all like that historical world, and we want to know where our society has come from and who we are, and what we were without the constraints of civilisation,&amp;quot; he told Metro. &amp;quot;I think those kind of people still exist - they&amp;#039;re just dressed in suits and pinstripe shirts now. I can see the modern parallels.&amp;quot; However, Hannah admitted that he has banned his children from watching the programme because of its explicit language, sex and violence. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s PIN protected in our house,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I think some people might be shocked by it... but I think that&amp;#039;s good.&amp;quot; Spartacus: Blood And Sand premieres in the UK on May 25 at 10pm on Bravo. &amp;gt; Hannah plays down Spartacus controversy "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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