escape from his gladiatorial training school or ludus. Cast members and characters who return from the first season include  Lucy Lawless  as Lucretia,  Peter Mensah  as  Oenomaus ,  Manu Bennett  as  Crixus ,  Nick Tarabay  as Ashur,  Viva Bianca  as Ilithyia, and  Craig Parker  as  Gaius Claudius Glaber .  Dustin Clare  will