Ortius (Fortune Shumba). Batiatus purchases Spartacus to either win patronage from Glaber by having him killed, or use the Thracian's popularity for his own ends. Spartacus eventually has an army of hundreds of thousands of freed slaves, who free one city after another. Her deep feelings for her master are tested when she is raped by his son, Tiberius. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Numerius Calavius (Lliam Powell). In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. A close friend of Gaia and her late husband, he is drawn to Batiatus' ludus before Vettius can draw him in and becomes impressed by Gannicus into choosing Batiatus for the games. 55:30. [24] Gameplay involves players taking on the role of Dominus, or head of a Roman house in ancient Rome, buying and trading assets, scheming with and against the other players, and battling in the arena. Titus, feeling pressure to mend social and political relationships scarred by Quintus' actions, agrees to sell Gannicus to Tullius. He rises in the ranks of the ludus, eventually becoming second only to Gannicus. Later a prominent rebel. Craig Walsh Wrightson as Solonius – a former close friend, but now the greatest rival to the House of Batiatus. He vows to find Spartacus and bring him to his knees, whatever the cost. For the rest of the season the show had an average of 1.285 million viewers. He is impaled through the chest and killed by a javelin thrown by Spartacus during his attack on the arena. He wears the severed faces of his killed foes. Filming began in New Zealand in the summer of 2010. At a party organised for the Capuan elite, he tricks Dagan into being raped by a Roman, after which even Dagan turns on him. [1] This article serves as a list of characters for the television series. Spartacus then faces off with Crassus, but when he finally has the Roman on his knees, Spartacus is struck from behind, when three spears pierce his body. She is one of the few slaves who manage to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom. Opelia (T-Ann Robson) - A Greek slave owned by Caesar whom values her deeply. After the rebels gain several thousand more freed slaves, Spartacus tries to groom Gannicus to become a leader, which Gannicus refuses time and time again. However, in the season 2 finale, Lucretia turns on Ilithyia and kills her servants as she prepares to give birth to her child. He attacks Ashur in a fit of rage, revealing their affair to all. Agron. Batiatus: What would you do to hold your wife again, to feel the warmth of her skin, to taste her lips, … [19] Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading up to the beginning of historical records. A behind-the-scenes look at the final season, Spartacus: War of the Damned, featuring the cast… Kyle Newman was the director, and the producers were Andy Collen and Jeff Krelitz. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that John Hannah as Batiatus "keeps the show grounded with a persuasive portrait of a man engaged in a stressful daily business" and called Whitfield as Spartacus "handsome and buff and smart and beastly. He is overcome with rage when his brother is murdered during the revolt, and vows to avenge his death. He sells Lucretia an expensive emerald necklace, but will only accept half the price when she attempts to return it. Hamilcar (Siaosi Fonua). His aid proves invaluable in removing Calavius and Solonius. Seduced by Ilithyia, he orders the death of Varro to please her. She is slain during the rebellion. He approaches Crassus' army from behind with his own group, distracting him from Spartacus. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. In Blood and Sand, he initially despises Spartacus and believes in the mark of the brotherhood, i.e. In Gods of the Arena, she poisons Batiatus' father to stop him disowning his son, framing Tullius for the deed. Ray Park and Heath Freeman were cast. While she was sold from master to master, it's revealed some of them had done unspeakable things to her, and this forces Crixus to teach her how to fight like a warrior, so that no man will ever hurt her again. They then reunite, bonded by vengeance and his ambition to gain power in Rome. She was found and cleaned up by Ashur after the massacre, and at first trusts him because of this. He eventually does so, with Naevia, Agron, and many others, and although victory seems near, it is soon discovered they've been led to a trap, and Crixus is eventually beheaded by Tiberius, the son of Marcus Crassus, who leads the army against Spartacus. Lucretia's personal and loyal slave. Younger brother of Agron. Quintilius Varus (Peter Feeney) - A Roman senator visiting Capua for business with invlving the games. Lucretia, revealing that all along she has been madly set on bringing a child at last to her husband, kills the servants, cuts the baby from her womb and falls over the cliff with it. [25] In May 2013 an expansion entitled Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf was released. However, Spartacus spares her and Gannicus, having given up everything, is forced to stay with the rebels. He is Titus Calavius' cousin. He is among those captured during their attempt to rescue Naevia from the mines and falls in the arena before Spartacus is able to launch his rescue attempt. 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