List of Spartacus (TV series) characters

Cast

Main

Recurring

Main characters

Spartacus

• Portrayed by Andy Whitfield in Blood and Sand, Liam McIntyre in Vengeance and War of the Damned

Quintus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus

• Portrayed by John Hannah.

Lucretia

• Portrayed by Lucy Lawless.

Oenomaus

• Portrayed by Peter Mensah.

Crixus

• Portrayed by Manu Bennett.

Ashur

• Portrayed by Nick E. Tarabay.

Naevia

• Portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Mira

• Portrayed by Katrina Law.

Gaius Claudius Glaber

• Portrayed by Craig Parker.

Ilithyia

• Portrayed by Viva Bianca.

Agron

• Portrayed by Dan Feuerriegel.

Gannicus

• Portrayed by Dustin Clare.

Gaius Julius Caesar

• Portrayed by Todd Lasance; Jackson Gallagher

Marcus Licinius Crassus

• Portrayed by Simon Merrells

Tiberius Licinius Crassus

• Portrayed by Christian Antidormi

Recurring characters

''Blood and Sand''

House of Batiatus

• Aulus. Batiatus' hitman. He retrieves Sura on Batiatus' orders and murders her. He is choked to death by Spartacus once he learns that Aulus killed Sura under Batiatus' orders.
• Aurelia. Free Roman wife of Varro. Attempting to take care of their child after Varro sells himself as a gladiator, she is raped by an acquaintance. When Varro spurns her afterwards, she murders the rapist and they reconcile. After Varro's death at Spartacus' hand, she aborts the rapist's child and sells herself into slavery to see their child provided for. Seeking revenge upon Spartacus, she learns that the death was not his doing, but that of Numerius. During the rebellion, she kills the young Roman, while screaming for Varro. Spartacus later gives her a chance to flee Capua to start a new life, but she is captured and tortured. She dies desiring that Spartacus and the rebellion stay away from her family.
• Euclid. A slave who serves as cook for the gladiators at Batiatus' Ludus and later for the Rebels. He is one of the few slaves who manage to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Barca. Nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", he is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators. He served as bodyguard and hit man for his master. Barca attempted to save up enough money to buy freedom for himself and his lover, Pietros. However, due to Ashur's machinations to avoid paying Barca money owed from losing a bet, questions regarding the latest murder committed on the part of Batiatus arise, resulting in Batiatus luring Barca into an ambush and murdering him.
• Duro. Younger brother of Agron. Clearly not as proficient a fighter as Agron, he is often saved in combat by him. In the slave revolt, he pushes Agron out of the way of an attacking guard and is mortally wounded in his place. He dies in Agron's arms saying : "This time, it's me who saves you, brother".
• Gnaeus. A Dacian gladiator who fights in the unconventional retiarius style. Killed by Spartacus after Gnaeus's abuses led to Pietros's suicide.
• Hamilcar. A Sardinian gladiator, killed during the revolt.
• Hector. A guard. Naevia steals his gate key to lay with Crixus. While harassing Mira about the key, Spartacus scars his face by pushing it into a burning lantern. After Batiatus discovers he was the one who lost his key, he is beheaded.
• Kerza. A captured fugitive who is forced to become a gladiator. He is killed in the Pits by Ixion.
• Leviticus. A Judean gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. He survives the final battle and escapes the battlefield as one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Medicus. Employed to treat the gladiators' injuries. He dies off-screen of dysentery in the sewers.
• Ortius. A Numidian gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. Is slain by the army of Crassus during Crixus' attempt to lay siege on Rome.
• Pietros. Lover of Barca and slave of Batiatus. He dreams of freedom with Barca once enough money has been earned to buy their freedom. However, after Barca's demise, Pietros is left without a protector. Gnaeus soon begins raping and beating Pietros, leading Pietros to hang himself.
• Pollux. A Numidian gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. He survives the final battle and escapes the battlefield as one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Rabanus. A Sardinian gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. His fate is unknown after the final battle, but it's possible he might have survived and escaped along with the others who made it to the mountains to true freedom.
• Rhaskos. A Gaul gladiator who admires Crixus and gladly joins the revolt after seeing Crixus launch Spartacus into the balcony. He is among those captured during their attempt to rescue Naevia from the mines and falls in the arena, killed by Mycter, before Spartacus is able to launch his rescue attempt.
• Segovax. A Gaul slave purchased by Batiatus to become a gladiator. He fights under Ilithyia, who has him attempt to kill Spartacus in exchange of freedom. He is stopped by Crixus, and later emasculated and crucified by his fellow gladiators on Batiatus' orders.
• The Veteran. An unnamed Greek gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. He survives the final battle and escapes the battlefield as one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Tyronius. A Gaul Gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. He is one of the few slaves who manage to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Varro. A Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family, also a good friend of Spartacus. Varro is killed when Numerius forces Spartacus to kill him after a duel that was simply for show. He left behind a son and a pregnant wife, Aurelia, who was raped by one of his old friends.

Other gladiators

• Anubis. The editor of the games held in The Pits of The Underworld in season 1.
• Ixion. Fierce warrior who fights in The Pits. He wears the severed faces of his killed foes. He is responsible for Kerza's death, and meets his own end when Spartacus kills him with his own axe.
• Pericles. The Champion of Pompeii. Killed by Crixus in the Pompeii Games.
• Theokoles. An albino Spartan towering above all of his opponents. He was undefeated and had previously defeated as many as 100 men in a single spectacle. He has won many fortunes and his freedom several times, but continues to fight high-profile matches. Immensely strong and impervious to pain, Theokoles was unbeaten prior to the Shadow Games episode. Oenomaus, who is the only man to survive a battle with Theokoles, personally trains Spartacus and Crixus for the spectacle. Theokoles meets his end during a match between himself, Crixus and Spartacus, the former's aid allowing Spartacus to become the victor.

Other characters

• Aemilia. Friend and follower of Licinia and Ilithyia, murdered during the revolt.
• Albinius. A Roman senator and Ilithyia's father. He is killed by Glaber in Spartacus: Vengeance.
• Caecilia. Friend and follower of Licinia and Ilithyia. Murdered off-screen during the revolt.
• Domitia. The wife of magistrate Calavius and mother of Numerius. She is slain during the rebellion.
• Iovis. Glaber's toughest guard/soldier. Killed by Oenomaus during the revolt.
• Licinia . A rich Roman noblewoman and cousin of Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman senator. She is a friend of Ilithyia and visits Lucretia, asking to partake of the pleasures of the ludus, i.e. a sexual encounter with a gladiator. She asks for Spartacus by name, being attracted to him. When she and Lucretia discover Ilithyia having sex with Spartacus, she wonders at the tale of the wife of Glaber sleeping with his most hated enemy. Enraged, Ilithyia kills Licinia. Licinia's murder is used by Batiatus to extort patronage from the legatus.
• Marcus Decius Solonius. A Capuan lanista and rival of Batiatus. It is shown in Gods of the Arena that he and Batiatus were close friends, but became enemies by the season finale. He tries to bring down Batiatus, but is ultimately caught in the webs of Batiatus and condemned to die in the arena, being framed for the murder of magistrate Calavius. He is slain by Spartacus, but not before the gladiator informs him that Batiatus and his entire house will follow Solonius to the underworld. Solonius dies laughing to the roar of the crowd.
• Mercato. A Roman politician and grandson of Marcus Minucius Rufus, a famous conqueror of the Thracians. Although the original character's name was Erebus, the name was changed to Mercato prior to filming. He is present at most of the games at the arena and is killed when the pulvinus collapses on top of him.
• Numerius Calavius. The son of magistrate Calavius with a fascination for gladiators, Spartacus in particular. Seduced by Ilithyia, he orders the death of Varro to please her. During the rebellion, he is killed by a vengeful Aurelia, wife of Varro.
• Ovidius. A Capuan businessman to whom Batiatus owes money. After attempting to have Batiatus killed, he and his family are killed in revenge. He is Titus Calavius' cousin.
• Pompeii Magistrate.
• Ramel. A Capuan merchant of jewels. He sells Lucretia an expensive emerald necklace, but will only accept half the price when she attempts to return it.
• Sextus. Husband of Aemilia. Killed by Spartacus at the beginning of the revolt after Batiatus shields himself. Revealed in Vengeance to be the cousin of Seppius and Seppia.
• Sura. The wife of Spartacus. She is enslaved after her husband rebels against the Romans. Batiatus purchases her, but has Aulus murder her in order to break Spartacus' desire for escape. She appears to Spartacus through dreams and visions and encourages his quest for vengeance.
• Titus Calavius. Magistrate of Capua. He and his family become close to Batiatus but when Batiatus expresses interest in pursuing politics, he insults Batiatus, leading to a scheme where he is murdered in the sewers beneath Capua. The murder is then pinned on Solonius.

''Gods of the Arena''

Romans

• Gaia - A Roman social climber; a close friend of Lucretia. She is struck by a concrete statue and murdered by Tullius during a party hosted by Lucretia in an attempt to gain the favor of the Capuan elite. Despite Lucretia's protest, Titus has Gaia's body and belongings hurled over the cliff to make her murder look like an accident.
• Quintilius Varus - A Roman senator visiting Capua for business with involving the games. 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.
• Titus Batiatus - Father of Quintus who disapproves of his son's efforts to gain power. He is slowly poisoned and eventually killed by Lucretia in order to prevent him from disowning her and his son Batiatus.
• Tullius - A very rich and influential Roman and enemy of Batiatus. Tullius is responsible for the construction of the grand arena in Capua. Lucretia frames him for the deaths of Titus Batiatus and Melitta. He is stabbed and eventually sealed alive within the walls of the very arena he built by Batiatus and his group of vengeful gladiators.
• Vettius - A rival lanista to both Batiatus and Solonius. Young, arrogant and short tempered, he holds a close business relationship with Tullius virtually allowing him full control of his ludus. When Tullius is bricked into the walls of the arena by Batiatus, Solonius blackmails Vettius into surrendering his Ludus over to him as well as leaving Capua forever.
• Cossutius - a wealthy man who lives outside of Capua and is easily the most depraved character in the entire series. He is impaled through the chest and killed by a javelin thrown by Spartacus during his attack on the arena.

Slaves

• Auctus - A Greek gladiator. A lover of Barca with whom he shares a penchant for hazing new gladiators. He is killed by Crixus during their match in the old arena.
• Dagan - A Syrian slave and Ashur's comrade. He does not speak the Roman tongue and requires Ashur to translate, often being duped in the process. Despite earning the mark of the brotherhood without fighting a seasoned gladiator, he proves himself in the arena and earns their respect, unlike Ashur. He is tricked into being used for sex by a Roman during a party, after which he turns on Ashur. His future as a gladiator is ruined after Ashur blinds him in one eye. In the opening games of the arena, he makes it to the primus and attempts to kill Ashur. However, Ashur outwits, defeats and kills him.
• Diona - A servant in the house of Batiatus. A close friend of Naevia. After being chosen as a sex slave by Cossutius and repeatedly raped thereafter for Roman entertainment, she changes from a spirited youth to a broken and bitter woman. Not wishing to see her friend further deteriorate, Naevia aids in Diona's escape from the Ludus. She is later caught and executed with other fugitive slaves prior to the opening games of the new arena, leaving Neavia to bear witness to her demise.
• Indus - A Macedonian slave and recruit for the House of Batiatus. Is nearly sent to the mines for his lack of skill, but is then selected along with the Syrians to help Batiatus in a plot to take opportunity away from rival lanista Vettius in exchange for being inducted into the brotherhood despite not taking the test. Though they succeed, Ashur is reluctantly forced to kill Indus since Vettius had seen his face and could recognize him as a slave of Batiatus later.
• Lydon - A Hispanic gladiator. Later a prominent rebel. He survives the final battle and escapes the battlefield as one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Melitta - Wife of Oenamaus. She was Lucretia's trusted body slave prior to Naevia's tenure. Immensely popular among both her fellow slaves as well as her masters, Melitta was often allowed to speak freely among her masters without being prompted, a punishable offense under any other circumstance. She is eventually forced to sleep with Gannicus, a dear friend to both her and Oenamaus, in order to entertain Senator Varrus and earn Gannicus a place in his Primus. Consequently, she begins developing feelings for Gannicus despite her constant denial. She is accidentally killed by Lucretia when she drinks poisoned wine meant for Titus, and dies a rather violent death in Gannicus's arms.
• Ulpius - The former Doctore of the ludus. Ulpius is an adherent of tradition and disapproves of Batiatus' methods of furthering the ludus such as fighting in the street, giving recruits the mark without taking the final test, and using Barca as a bodyguard. Batiatus eventually informs Ulpius of his plans to replace him with his student Oenamaus. Ulpius forces Oenamaus to fight him in a fit of jealousy, despite the other's reluctance, and he is eventually killed by his replacement.

''Vengeance''

Rebels

• Chadara - a freed Greek slave from the same house as Nasir. First having inclinations to Spartacus, she seduces Rhaskos to secure her position among the rebels and struggles to find a new protector after he is killed. She then steals the rebels' map and coin and attempts to give them up to the Romans. Mira accidentally kills her when she tries to flee.
• Donar - a German rebel; originally a gladiator from the House of Batiatus and often shown following Spartacus or Agron. After the fall of Sinuessa to the Romans, he is captured and sentenced to be executed by Caesar. His chains are secretly unlocked by Tiberius and he engages Caesar. He is eventually defeated but impales himself on his sword to rob Caesar of the honor of killing him. Crassus later mounts his crucified body in a tent upon the ravine as a taunt to the rebels.
• Harudes - a Germanic slave rescued from the Roman slave ship. A reckless brute with no proper consideration, he only knows his native tongue. He is captured by Glaber's followers before being executed by the man himself for refusing to cooperate with the interrogation as speaking in his native tongue.
• Lugo - a Germanic slave rescued by the rebels from a Roman slave ship. He is the first to swear loyalty to Spartacus and is shown to be merry and liked by all. He is killed in the final battle against Crassus.
• Lysandros - a Greek slave originally serving under the House of Batiatus. He survives the final battle and escapes the battlefield as one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Nasir - a Syrian rebel and the lover of Agron. He is at first angry after the murder of his master due to his loss of position. He tries to murder Spartacus in revenge but Spartacus spares his life. He later becomes one of Spartacus' most loyal soldiers and escapes over the mountains with Agron and over hundreds of other slaves.
• Nemetes. A Germanic slave among those rescued from a Roman slave ship. He is in a relationship with Saxa, until she leaves him for Gannicus. He is indirectly responsible of Mira's death when he leads a group of rebels against Glaber's troops. A greedy man, he has taken to acquiring all the coin he can while in Sinuessa en Valle and is furious when Spartacus confiscates it to pay the pirate Heracleo. He becomes friends with Caesar while the Roman is posing as a rebel. When Caesar reveals himself, he attempts to turn on Spartacus to save his own life but Caesar kills him regardless, to his surprise and horror.
• Saxa - a German slave rescued by the rebels from the Roman slave ship. Violent and bloodthirsty, she is known for leaping on her opponents and stabbing them with knives. She later becomes Gannicus' lover as well as to the slave Belesa until Gannicus leaves her for Sibyl. She is killed in the final battle with the legions of Crassus and dies in Gannicus' arms.
• Sedullus. a Germanic slave rescued from the Roman slave ship. He is dismissive of Spartacus and his rules as well as jealous of Agron for being the one the other Germanics turn to most, preferring to be leader and enjoy his newfound freedom. He attempts to rape Naevia and is attacked by Agron, Crixus and Spartacus. Spartacus kills him and the remaining German rebels agree to follow Spartacus.
• Totus - a Germanic slave rescued from the Roman slave ship. Like Lugo, he is shown to be merry and easy to get along with. He is killed by Tiberius when protecting the rebels' hold in Sinuessa en Valle.
• Thessela - Ilithyia's body slave; crucified by Roman Soldiers, on the orders of Glaber to spite his wife.
• Amana - Ilithyia's new body slave; bought during the period where Glaber was legatus and became praetor. After Thessela was falsely accused to support Spartacus and his rebels, she was killed by Glaber and Ashur's mercenaries to make suffer Ilithyia. Amana will look powerless her death. She will become the personal Ilithyia's body slave. Amana will be killed by Lucretia when she will take her revenge on Ilithyia.

Romans

• Lucius Caelius - A Roman man, whose home and family were destroyed during Sulla's rebellion years earlier. He aids Spartacus and his rebels by allowing them to stay in his temple and trains them in the use of the bow. When Spartacus attempts to trade Ilithyia for weapons, Glaber ambushes them and Lucius is slain by The Egyptian.
• Seppius - a young Capua citizen of note and brother of Seppia. An ally of Publius Varinius, he wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber. He is jealously protective of his sister and considers turning on Varinius after witnessing the praetor flirt with her. Glaber organises his murder in order to add Seppius' soldiers to his own army and makes it appear he was killed by his own slaves.
• Seppia - the younger sister of Seppius. She attempts to secure Varinius as a husband until humiliated by Ilithyia for her inability to torture a captured rebel. After her brother is murdered, she moves in with Glaber and Ilithyia. When Ilithyia is captured by Gannicus, she seduces Glaber and becomes his lover. Lucretia tells Seppia the truth about her brother's murder and Seppia tries to kill Glaber. Glaber is saved by Ilithyia, who kills Seppia.
• Publius Varinius - Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor. He is the target of the romantic desires of both Seppia and Ilithyia. Ilithyia and her father try to dissolve her marriage to Glaber so she may marry Varinius, though this plan is halted after her father's death. Varinius attacks Spartacus at Mt Vesuvius and is captured. Moments later, he is pushed by Crixus and killed by a flaming projectile hurled by Glaber's men after Glaber attacks Spartacus as his turn.
• Gallienus - The new magistrate of Capua in the wake of the death of Titus Calavius. He survives at the arena’s collapse during the attack of Spartacus and his rebels. His whereabouts are unknown because he does not appear in Spartacus : House of Ashur.

Others

• The Egyptian - a silent yet deadly Egyptian taken from prison by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus. Killed by Oenomaus and Gannicus in the battle at Mt Vesuvius.
• Abrax - a brutal Celt found at a brothel in Capua who is called on by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus. Killed by Gannicus while trying to protect Ilithyia.
• Fimbria - an imposing Greek who is among the first of a group put together by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus. Killed by Spartacus while trying to defend Glaber.
• Danus - a ruthless Roman who is among the first of a group put together by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus. Killed by Gannicus in the battle at Mt Vesuvius.
• Nileus - a beast-like Syrian who is among the first of a group put together by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus. Killed by the Rebels in the battle at Mt Vesuvius.

''War of the Damned''

Rebels

• Belesa - a Thracian slave who catches the interest of both Saxa and Gannicus, becoming involved with the former. She becomes Saxa's lover. She is one of the few slaves who manage to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Brictius - a Gaul slave turned rebel. An aggressive, hostile, and reckless rebel who craves Roman blood above all else and detests rebels with morality such as Spartacus. Dies along with his lover, Veranda, in Crixus' attempt to take Rome; being slain by Caesar.
• Castus - a pirate in league with Heracleo who falls for Nasir, earning the enmity of Agron. He gets drunk and is left behind by his fellow pirates and is therefore not part of their betrayal. After spending a brief period as a captive of the rebels, he is eventually accepted into their ranks. He falls in the final battle against Crassus' army.
• Diotimos - A slave escaped from Sinuessa en Valle and a friend of Sibyl. He joins Spartacus army and provides details that help them take the city. He returns to his former villa to rescue his fellow slaves but is mortally wounded by his former master who is then killed by Gannicus in turn, avenging him.
• Kore - a loyal slave to her lover, Marcus Crassus; the Roman tasked to bring an end to Spartacus and his rebellion. Her deep feelings for her master are tested when she is raped by his son, Tiberius. Crassus' enduring loyalty for his son drives her to flee and join the rebellion. When Tiberius is captured and exchanged for 500 rebels, Kore kills him in a fit of rage. In order that the exchange will be honored, she returns to Crassus in his stead. Though she and Caesar lie to Crassus about who killed Tiberius, Spartacus inadvertently reveals the truth which she then give to Crassus. After the rebels are defeated, Crassus forgives her for killing Tiberius as well as earning her forgiveness for not being aware of her suffering, but is forced to have her crucified for aiding the rebellion in the end; much to his sadness.
• Sibyl - a devout, young slave and friend of Diotimos. She is saved by Gannicus when the rebels sack Sinuessa en Valle. She falls in love with him. Though he initially ridicules her youth and naivete, he eventually becomes her lover. She is one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Timocles - a Greek slave turned rebel. He survives the final battle and escapes the battlefield as one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Veranda - A Gaul slave turned rebel. The lover of Brictius, she shares his ruthless personality against Romans on the battlefield. She is killed by Roman soldiers during an attempt to take Rome with Crixus.

Romans

• Attius - A Roman blacksmith living in Sinuessa en Valle. He is acquainted with Gannicus. When Spartacus and Gannicus arrive with plans to take the city, he secretly crafts them swords and then is blackmailed into helping. He is shown to be disturbed by the actions of the rebels after their success and is particularly antagonistic with Crixus and Naevia, who do not trust him. When Laeta hides the surviving Romans, Naevia assumes he is responsible and beats him to death in his forge.
• Laeta - a privileged wife of a Roman dignitary who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus. After the fall of Sinuessa en Valle, she negotiates with Spartacus to keep herself and her fellow captive Romans alive. When liberated by Crassus, she is sold to Heracleo and branded a slave. She escapes with Gannicus and Sibyl after killing the pirate captain, joins the rebellion and becomes Spartacus' lover. She is one of the few slaves to survive to flee over the mountains to true freedom.
• Sabinus - Tiberius' friend and second-in-command. When Crassus punishes Tiberius' army with decimation, Sabinus draws the unlucky stone and is beaten to death by his fellow soldiers, including a distraught Tiberius.

Others

• Canthara - An Egyptian slave owned by Caesar whom values her deeply. She is killed by Tiberius for knowing about his tormenting of Kore, either by Tiberius himself or someone on his orders.
• Heracleo - A Cilician pirate. He raids rival trading ships with the secret blessing of Laeta's husband. He initially helps Spartacus by selling food to the rebels in Sinuessa en Valle. However, he betrays them to the Romans in return for gold and Laeta. After he brands Laeta as a slave and takes Sibyl as hostage, he is distracted by Gannicus and killed by Laeta.
• Hilarus - A middle-aged Gladiator, purchased by Crassus to train him in the fighting style of a Gladiator. Crassus respects him, chastising Tiberius when his son speaks otherwise. In order to test his preparedness to meet Spartacus in battle, Crassus wages Hilarus' freedom in a fight to the death and Hilarus is narrowly beaten and fatally wounded.
• Opelia - A Greek slave owned by Caesar whom values her deeply. She is good friends with Canthara and is left emotionally shaken by her murder, but is soothed by Caesar who promises her justice before rekindling their loving bond. Opelia does not appear in Spartacus : House of Ashur.

''House of Ashur''

House of Ashur (formerly House of Batiatus)

• Hilara - One of Ashur's lovers. She is considered as his favorite. When Hilara will see that Ashur has feelings for Viridia, she will admit her feelings for Messia.
• Messia - The second lover of Ashur. Despite of she is loyal to Ashur and likes him, she is secretly falls in love of her friend Hilara. Feeling abandonned by Hilara and Ashur, Messia will become Cornelia's lover.
• Neferet / Achillia - A numidian warrior captured by the Romans. Ashur and Korris will meet her in Neapolis when she tries to escape, Ashur will save her and impressioned by her prowess buys her. Wanting to be free, she tries to kill Ashur but he proposes her an alternative : if she becomes a gladiator, that she fights for him and wins in the arena and she calls him dominus, she will be free. Achillia accepts and Ashur wins his new warrior. Achillia joins the Brotherhood when she gives a scratch to Korris despite of her defeat and with Ashur begins her training to become a gladiator. Celadus will be the first gladiator who sympathize with her and they will become lovers. Achillia will be presented as the champion of House of Ashur as the Goddess of Death. For her first fight in the arena, she had to fight the Ferox Brothers but instead she will fight Ammonius. After a fierce fight, Achillia will kill him but she will be injured at the hand. Thanks to Echemus the new medicus of House of Ashur, Achillia will recover. After her recovering, Achillia will be welcome in the Brotherhood by Hedylus and the others gladiators except Erato, Ephesius and Tarchon. Achillia will try to make peace with Tarchon but he reinjures to her hand and Achillia can not return in the arena.
• Korris - Ashur's Doctore. A former gladiator who won his freedom in the arena as Gannicus before him. Soon after, Ashur bought Achillia, Korris fights her for having to kill Creticus. Even he defeats her, she succeeds to give him a scratch and he decides that she can join the Brotherhood and becomes a gladiator. When Ashur sends Korris to forge an alliance with Opiter, they become lovers. Later, Opiter planifies to flee in Sicilia and wishes that Korris goes with him. He reveals him his own involvement in Viridia's kidnapping. Korris refuses to join his escape, fearing Ashur's retribution against Opiter; consequently Opiter offers Ashur his entire ludus in exchange for Korris to go with him peacefully. Ashur agrees and Korris prepares his departure, choosing Celadus as the new doctore of House of Ashur. But they will find Opiter and his entire household murdered, apparently by the Cilician Pirates. Korris will be devastated by the death of his lover. When he will see Satyrus with the pendant that he had offer to Opiter, Korris will understand that the Ferox Brothers are Opiter's murderers. Ashur will stop him but will be agree to help him to avenge. Korris will appear when Ashur and five of his gladiators will prepare to fight the Ferox Brothers and four others gladiators of Proculus in the arena. He will want to fight them alone to avenge Opiter. Korris kills easily three gladiators of Proculus, the fourth is killed by Ashur whereas he tries to flee. Satyrus fights Korris with his brothers, but Korris proves to be more powerful as he kills Musicus and Balbus and defeats easily the last of Ferox Brothers. Korris prepares to finish Satyrus but finally spares him to that he delivers a message to his dominus. Korris will become again the Doctore of House of Ashur.
• Celadus - One of the more formidable gladiators in the Ludus, only being deprived the rank of champion due to a defeat against the younger Logas. In his prime he was skilled enough to best several champions, with Magnetius,, being his most famous kill. Celadus will be the first gladiator of House of Ashur who sympathize with Achillia. They will become lovers. Celadus will become the new Doctore of House of Ashur when Korris will prepare to go with Opiter in Sicilia. But soon after, Korris will return after Opiter’s death and Celadus becomes a gladiator again. After that Tarchon reinjures Achillia to her hand, Celadus becomes the new temporary champion of House of Ashur, but he is unfortunately killed by the Scythian Gladiatrix, new champion of Proculus.
• Tarchon - Another one of strongest gladiators of House of Ashur. Tarchon deeply loves and respects his father Celadus, and heeds him almost as often as Korris when he trains. The two have a close bond. He is the most fiercest rival of Achillia, not accepting a woman among the gladiators. During the recovering of Achillia, Tarchon becomes the temporary champion of House of Ashur. But after he reinjures Achillia to her hand, Ashur retires him this title. However, Tarchon participates at the fight against House of Proculus, he kills his opponent, Viction, one of gladiators of Proculus and succeeds to arrange the death of the Portly roman who possesses his lover Elata. He will look powerless Celadus’s death.
• Rhodius - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He dares to mock and challenge him. He was killed during a one-on-one impromptu match with Ashur. He was later described by Korris as the most "well-honed" among Ashur's gladiators after his death.
• Logas - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He succeeds to defeat Celadus and becomes the new champion of House of Ashur, but he is killed by the Ferox Brothers in the arena in front of Ashur and Korris.
• Creticus - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He hates Achillia as the majority of gladiators of House of Ashur. He tries to rape Achillia with Ephesius but Achillia injures him with her bare hands and he dies of his injury.
• Ephesius - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He hates Achillia as the majority of gladiators of House of Ashur. He tries to rape Achillia with his comrade and friend Creticus but Achillia kills Creticus and hit him. Later, he accompanies Ashur with four others gladiators to fight in an ambush by the Ferox Brothers and four others Gladiators of Proculus.
• Hedylus - One of Gladiators of Ashur. After Achillia's recovery, he will be the second gladiator to welcome her in the Brotherhood followed by all the others except Ephesius, Erato and Tarchon. Later, he accompanies Ashur with four others gladiators to fight in an ambush by the Ferox Brothers and four others Gladiators of Proculus.
• Erato - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He trains with his comrades and friends Tarchon, Ephesius and Creticus. He is one of the more weakness gladiators of Ashur. He is the more impulsive too. He hates Achillia as the majority of gladiators of House of Ashur, specially after she kills Creticus.
• Dacus - A slave of the House of Ashur tasked with the readying the training equipment of the ludus. As the majority of the Gladiators of Ashur, he will be glad to see Achillia again after her recovery.
• Salvius - One of Gladiators of Ashur. Later, he accompanies Ashur with four others gladiators to fight in an ambush by the Ferox Brothers and four others Gladiators of Proculus.
• Helios - One of Gladiators of Ashur. Later, he accompanies Ashur with four others gladiators to fight in an ambush by the Ferox Brothers and four others Gladiators of Proculus. Helios is finally killed by Satyrus in a gladiatoral match in the arena.
• Firmus - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He trains often with Illugorus.
• Illugorus - One of Gladiators of Ashur. He trains often with Firmus.

Others gladiators

• Satyrus - The leader of Ferox Brothers. They are Proculus's favorite gladiators. With his brothers, he has killed many gladiators as Logas the former champion of House of Ashur despite of their little size. Later with his brothers, he murders Opiter under orders from Proculus to stop him from fleeing to Sicilia and giving his ludus to Ashur. Soon after, he ambushes Ashur in the arena with his brothers and four others gladiators of Proculus. But Ashur reveals that he is accompanied by five of his gladiators, and whereas they prepare to fight Korris appears. He wants to fight the Ferox Brothers and the others alone to avenge Opiter. Korris kills easily three gladiators of Proculus, the fourth is killed by Ashur whereas he tries to flee. Satyrus fights Korris with his brothers, but Korris proves to be more powerful as he kills Musicus and Balbus and defeats easily the last of Ferox Brothers. Korris prepares to finish Satyrus but finally spares him to that he delivers a message to his dominus. After his failure and the deaths of his brothers, Satyrus is almost denied by Proculus and mocked by the crowd, during a new meet between House of Ashur and House of Proculus. But he succeeds to survive to his fight and kills Helios, one of gladiators of Ashur.
• Balbus - One of Ferox Brothers. He is the second of Ferox Brothers to die, killed by Korris to avenge Opiter.
• Musicus - One of Ferox Brothers. He is the first of Ferox Brothers to die, killed by Korris to avenge Opiter.
• Ammonius - One of Gladiators of Proculus and his champion. With the Ferox Brothers, he is one of his favorite gladiators. He will be killed by Achillia, after a fierce fight.
• Harbelex - One of Gladiators of Proculus. He is killed by Celadus.
• Boriatis - One of Gladiators of Proculus. He injures Celadus but Tarchon arrives to save his father and stabs him, then the two gladiators kill him.
• Pluton - One of Gladiators of Opiter. He is killed by Ammonius.
• Viction - One of Gladiators of Proculus. He is used by Tarchon to kill the Portly roman who possesses Elata and Tarchon will kill Viction soon after.
• The Scythian Gladiatrix - The Scythian Gladiatrix is the new champion of Proculus. During her first fight in the arena, she will kill Celadus.

Romans

• Cossutia - A powerful roman and wife of Gabinius. She loves her daughter Viridia. Cossutia is one of new rivals and enemies of Ashur. Believing that a former slave has not his place in her world, she will do everything to rid of Ashur and his house. When she notices that Viridia and Ashur become closer, she forms an alliance with Proculus to kill Ashur.
• Gabinius - A powerful roman, husband of Cossutia and father of Viridia. Ashur will want to forge an alliance with him, but he will refuse. However, after Ashur saves Cossutia and Viridia from a group of Cilician Pirates, he accepts to give him a place for the next games in the arena. Later, Ashur confesses him that Cornelia wants to marry Viridia with an ally of Caesar and that he has been sent to convince him to accept. But fearing that Caesar had his own plans, he suggests him to refuse this marriage and Gabinius agrees. Later, Gabinius is forced to give Viridia to marry her with Pompey to stop him to ally with Crassus and Caesar.
• Viridia - Daughter of Cossutia and Gabinius. Her husband has been killed by Spartacus's rebels during the Siege of Sinuessa. When she meets Ashur, she thanks him to have killed Spartacus. Then, when a group of Cilician Pirates will try to kill her, Ashur will save her and her admiration for him will increase. When Ashur will present his champion Achillia, Viridia will admire her too. Viridia later confides to Ashur her dislike of Caesar's wife and they grow closer. Later, Viridia will reveal to Ashur that she is forced to marry with Pompey to stop him to ally with Crassus and Caesar and form a Triumvirate.
• Proculus - A powerful roman possessing a house of Gladiators, his three favorite gladiators are the Ferox brothers and his champion Ammonius. Proculus is one of new rivals and enemies of Ashur and his archenemy. He loses Ammonius against Achillia representing the House of Ashur. He will want to forge an alliance with him but Ashur will refuse revealing indirectly that someone gives him his ludus, Proculus guesses that this person is Opiter. He will send the Ferox Brothers to murder him with his entire household to stop fleeing in Sicilia and giving his ludus to Ashur. Soon after, he will win Opiter's ludus at auction. Cossutia will form an alliance with him to kill Ashur. Proculus will send the Ferox Brothers and four others of his gladiators to ambush Ashur in the arena, but the ambush will fail and Proculus will lose four gladiators as well as Musicus and Balbus. During another fight against House of Ashur in the arena, he loses two others gladiators but he wins the primus thanks to his new champion : the Scythian Gladiatrix.
• Horatia - A Roman noble and wife of Aedile Uvidus and close friend and confidant of Cossutia. She is killed by a group of Cilician Pirates wanting to kill Cossutia and Viridia.
• Opiter - A roman lanista in Capoue. Ashur will send Korris to forge an alliance with him. Opiter and Korris will become secretly lovers. Later, Opiter planifies to flee in Sicilia and wishes that Korris goes with him. He reveals him his own involvement in Viridia's kidnapping. Korris refuses to join his escape, fearing Ashur's retribution against Opiter; consequently Opiter offers Ashur his entire ludus in exchange for Korris to go with him peacefully. Ashur agrees and Korris prepares his departure, choosing Celadus as the new doctore of House of Ashur. But Opiter will be murdered by the Ferox Brothers on Proculus's orders to stop fleeing and giving his ludus to Ashur.
• Uvidus - The new Aedile of Capoue after Mercato's death and Horatia's husband.
• Cornelia - Caesar's wife. Mentioned in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: War of the Damned, she appears with his husband when they arrive in Ashur's villa instead of Crassus. They sleep with Ashur's lovers, Hilara and Messia to assert their dominance over him. Later, Caesar informs Ashur that he is forced to leave early to meet Pompey but Cornelia will stay behind. She humiliates Ashur every time she can. Cornelia will take Messia as her lover.

Others characters

• Fides - One of Proculus' men hired by Cossutia to kill Korris but after failing to complete the task, he was killed by Cossutia to coverup the plot.
• Elata - Tarchon's lover. He loves her and does not share her with anyone. During the fight between Tarchon and Viction, one of gladiators of Proculus, she discretly pushes the Portly roman who possesses her, in the arena. Tarchon counters Viction’s attack and Viction kills the Portly roman, allowing to Tarchon and Elata to be together.
• Ashur's Medicus - The Medicus of House of Ashur. When the Medicus insists to amputate Achillia's hand, Ashur throws him off the ludus's cliff.
• Echemus - Opiter's household Medicus until he is gifted to the House of Ashur to aid in the recovery of Achillia after receiving wounds during her fight against Ammonius. He becomes the new Medicus of House of Ashur. He speaks only the greek too. After Proculus wins Opiter’s ludus at auction, he comes into Ashur’s villa with Satyrus and Uvidus to claim Echemus, leaving Ashur without a medicus again.
• Sentius - A slave of House of Opiter. He will be murdered along with the entire household and his dominus by the Ferox Brothers.
• The Portly roman - The Portly roman possesses Elata, Tarchon’s lover. During the fight between Tarchon and Viction, one of gladiators of Proculus, Elata discretly pushes him in the arena, then Tarchon counters Viction’s attack and the Portly roman is killed by Viction, whereas he tried to flee.