Lentulus Batiatus . Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include John Hannah as Batiatus , Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus , Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia, Antonio Te Maioha as Barca, and Manu Bennett as Crixus . IGN gave the series