I'm in the middle of his grandson's autobiography and he writes rather lovingly about how his grandfather returned to his Jewish roots in his later years.
UncleCharlie said: "There must be some mistake here. You can't kill Spartacus.
R.I.P."
Except for the movie where it ends with him either dying or already dead (it's been a long while since I've seen it, so I don't remember just what his condition was after Jean Simmons stops to show him his son while he's being crucified)
Mr Roxy said: "He was still alive when she drove away in the cart ."
and here is the beautiful music love them that was used at this moment...Alex North's emotional score highlighted this scene ..https://youtu.be/DZ6e8-94JRE