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Claudia Glabera

**Claudia Glabera** was a Roman noblewoman and the daughter of Gaius Claudius Glaber. She lived most of her life in Rome.

## Background

### Early Life

Claudia was the only child of Gaius Claudius Glaber and his wife, and grew up in the wealth and position of her family.

### Third Servile War

In 73 BC, Spartacus began his rebellion against the republic, and her father was the first commander to be sent to defeat him. Claudia was devastated by the defeat and death of her father, even years after her marriage to Aulus Seppius Livius. She became the mother to one daughter, Seppia Livia.

## Personality

Claudia was somewhat devious underneath her more innocent appearance. She was abusive towards her slaves, and came to despise slaves after the death of her father.
Anchilonus

**Anchilonus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Sicily who later joined in Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Anchilonus, as a *Pastores*, was very skilled in hand to hand combat. These skills ultimately helped him survive most of the rebellion.
Deinionus

**Deinionus** is a minor character in season 0 of ***Spartacus***. He was a Thracian soldier, having fought alongside Spartacus during the Social War. Ending up enslaved and sold to Lanista Lentulus Batiatus, Deinionus would fail greatly in his Gladiatorial training, and was ultimately brought to the Pits of Capua where he was killed.

## Background

### Social War

Following the Social War. Deinionus and Spartacus would spend an entire year as hit-men until being captured and enslaved
Battle of Mount Garganus

**Result** | * Roman Victory
 * Crixus
 **combatants** | * 30,000 rebels
 **﻿﻿casualties** | * 20,000 rebels
 **Previous battle** | * Siege of Sinuessa (Spartacus' army)
 Next battle

The **Battle of Mount Garganus** was a battle in the Third Servile War. It was fought between Crixus and his army of 30,000 rebels, and the Roman legions led by Gellius Publicola. Crixus and his army was defeated, giving the Roman Republic their first victory against Spartacus. Crixus had seperated from Spartacus and brought 30,000 rebels with him. Around 20,000 were killed in the battle and 10,000 managed to escape.

## Battle

Crixus and his army fought bravely in the battle. Using Celtic and Gallic warfare against the Romans, the battle would have taken a whole day.

## Outcome

* Roman victory
* 20,000 rebels including Crixus killed
* A few thousand Romans killed
* 10,000 retreat and rejoin Spartacus' main force.

## On screen portrayals

* This battle, and Crixus' departure is excluded from the 1960 film.
* The battle is first depicted in the 2004 miniseries, however it is unclear where Crixus' battle and death are located, and seems to be fairly close by to Spartacus' own army. The battle is also fought against Crassus' army, instead of Publicola, as it was historically.
* In the 2013 Spartacus season War of the Damned, the battle is located several miles away from Rome itself, instead of in Apulia, and is against first an army led by Quintus Arrius, and then Crassus' army
Abellinium

**Abellinium** is a city located in the province of Avellino in Campania.

## History

* Abellinium was founded in the 7th century BC by the Samnites. It was the centre of the Samnite Hirpini tribe. The city was conquered by the Romans in 293 BC, with end of the Samnite Wars which saw them opposed to a league of Italic peoples, concerned with the increase in the hegemony of Rome on the peninsula. However, the construction of a true Roman town occurred only after the conquest by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in the civil wars in 89 BC. He razed the old site and in 82 BC founded the colony Veneria Abellinatium on the left bank of the river Sabato.
* The city was remained several times in the following centuries. including *Veneria*, *Alexandriana and* *Abellinatium*. *In 7 AD, Augustus remained the city as Livia* *Augusta to honour his wife Livia Drusilla.*
* In the 3rd century Alexander Severus expanded the colony under the title of Livia Augusta Alexandrina with a massive immigration of oriental settlers. This helped to spread ancient Levantine cults such as Sol Invictus in the territory. Abellinium was known for its thermal baths and luxurious villas. Roman statesman and general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa owned a *Domus* in the city.
Aphesbia

**Aphesbia** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Phoenicia who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Roman Republic in 72 BC, joining the Dionysian cult of Spartacus' wife Tresura.

## Background

### Early Life

Aphesbia was born in 103 BC, into the former Carthaginian town of Thysdrus. Aphesbia was sold into slavery at a young age, being bought by Cilician pirates, ultimately being sold to a wealthy Roman living in Etruria. While living there for almost three decades, Aphesbia would dedicate herself to the god Bacchus, knowing her own mother worshipped him

## Personality

As a follower of Tresura's cult, Aphesbia was an ardent worshipper of Dionysus, helping to portray Spartacus
Ambaidia

**Ambaidia** is a Minor Character in the third and fourth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a Dacian born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

She was killed following the Battle of Etruria in 71 BC, after being tracked down by Roman scouts commanded by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.
Battle of Mount Cantenna

**Result** | * Roman Victory
 * Gannicus
* Castus
* Gaius Julius Caesar
* Quintus Marcius Rufus
 **combatants** | * 12,500 rebels
 **﻿﻿casualties** | * 12,000 rebels
* Few thousand Romans
* Gannicus

The **Battle of Mount Cantenna** was one of the last main battles of the Third Servile War. The rebel leaders; Castus and Gannicus were both killed by the legions of Marcus Licinius Crassus. It took place in Lucania in 71 BC. Crassus had sent his lieutenants: Marcius Rufus and Lucius Pomptinus to lead a portion of his troops to fight the rebels. The writer Plutarch claims this battle was "the most valiant battle of all" that Crassus fought.

## Battle

No records of the battle survive, but it was known that Gannicus' army, made up of Celts and Germans, did not surrender, and put up worthy and resistant battle against Crassus. Gannicus and his men Fought against the Romans to the death (only a recorded two were found with back wounds). The surviving rebels were either captured and later crucified, or joined back with Spartacus' army.

The Romans recovered five fasces from the Celts, which honored Crassus' army.

## Casualties

* Around 12,000 Rebels killed, including their leaders: Castus and Gannicus
* Only a few thousand Romans killed.
Ceirene

**Ceirene** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Greece who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. She was killed during the Battle of Mount Camalatrum in 71 BC. She was the lover of Addintus.

## Background

### Early Life

Ceirene was born in an unknown Roman province in Northern Greece, and taken into slavery when she was kidnapped by Cilician pirates.

### Third Servile War

In early 72 BC, Ceirene witnessed her dominus suddenly strike and kill one of his other slaves, now believing that since Spartacus' victory over Claudius Glaber, her dominus would act more violently to his slaves. In the dead of night, another slave, Anturus, took the opportunity to kill their dominus in his sleep, as well as a few of his guards, before opening the other cells, freeing Ceirene and the other slaves.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Other than her native tongue, Greek, Ceirene was also fluent in Latin.
Barrabus

**Barrabus** is a recurring character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Sardinian born Gladiator from the Ludus of Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus in the city of Capua, alongside Spartacus and Crixus.

In 73 BC, Barrabus was among the Gladiators who escaped from Batiatus' ludus and survived, and joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Roman Republic, fighting in numerous battles as well as training many new recruits.

Following the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Barrabus was captured and crucified along the Appian Way with other captured rebels, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus

## Biography

### Early Life

Barrabus was born in 110 BC in the city of Olbia in eastern Sardinia.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Barrabus spoke both his native language, Nuragic, as well as Latin.
Dibtos

**Dibtos** is a Recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Thracian born Gladiator from the Ludus of Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus in Capua.

In 73 BC, Dibtos joined Spartacus, Crixus and the other Gladiators in escaping from Batiatus' Ludus.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Brundisium.
Arbelas

The **Arbelas** (plural *arbelai*) was a style of Gladiator.

## Description

A few reliefs show gladiators armed with a curved blade fighting each other; it has been argued that these (possibly also fighting *retiarii*, the net-fighters) are *arbelai*; however, they have also been seen as the *scissores* who likewise may have been matched against *retiarii*. The *scissor*, with whom the *arbelas* may be synonymous, is referred to in a roll call from the gladiator training school *(ludus)* owned in the 1st century BC by the *lanista* C. Salvius Capito.

Artemidorus lists the *arbelas* among gladiators who might appear in dreams advising a man about what sort of woman he is to marry. Both the *dimachaerus*, who fought with two curved blades, and the "so-called" *arbelas* signify that the woman will either be a poisoner, malicious, or ugly.

## Equipment

* Dagger in his right hand
* Cresent blade in the left hand (attatched to a vambrace)
* Secutor-type helmet
* Chain
Athamos

**Athamos** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was an Gladiator from Illyria who escaped from his dominus' ludus sometime during the Third Servile War. He later found Spartacus and joined his rebellion against the Romans, later being killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.
Aquila

The **Aquila**, or **eagle** was the standard of the Roman military. One belongs by each legion and is carried by a legionary known as a Aquilifer.

Spartacus defeated a total of fourteen legions during the Third Servile War, and they only captured 12 Aquila's, the other two were retrieved by Marcus Crassus.

The aquila emblem generally had up-raised wings surrounded by a laurel wreath. It was mounted on a narrow trapezoidal base and mounted on a pole that was held aloft.
Ameinecus

**Ameinecus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Germania who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Cantenna, under Gannicus and Castus' command.

## Background

### Early Life

Ameinecus was born in Germania around 108 BC, into a small Germanic tribe located along the Rhine River.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a trained *Pastores*, Ameinecus was trained for years in hand to hand combat, skills he used to protect his Dominus' stock from wild animals and thieves. Ameinecus would later use these skills in Spartacus' rebellion, allowing him to survive many battles and sieges.
* **Bilingual**: Ameinecus was fluent in both her native Germanic as well as Latin
Damayerus

**Damayerus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Assyria who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed by Quintus Marcius Rufus during the Battle of Potentia in 71 BC.

He was the lover of Accama, who was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Cantenna.

## Background

### Early Life

Damayerus was born in northern Assyria and taken into slavery at a young age by the Cilician pirates. He was passed around from dominus to dominus until he was ultimately put to work as a Pastores somewhere in Apulia near the Garganus Mountains.

When he heard of Spartacus and his rebellion in 72 BC, he prepared to escape his dominus with his fellow slaves, killing off the guards, but his dominus managed to escape his villa.

Damayerus and his group headed south until they found Spartacu and his army. Damayerus himself handed over their dominus' gold.

## Traits and Skills

* **Skilled Combatant**: As a *Pastores*, Damayerus was extensively trained in order to protect his masters stock from thieves. He was easily able to best the lesser trained Roman legionaries, and was able to hold his own against against a few of Crassus' own men before dying at the hands of Rufus.
* **Multilingualism**: Other than his native tongue, Akkadian, Damayerus was also fluent in Latin, and was somewhat fluent in Greek.

## Personality

Damayerus was originally an optimistic individual. Seeing Spartacus' continuous victories against the Romans, Damayerus eventually became very arrogant and naive for the rebel cause, believing they could win, and was one of the chief rebels calling for Spartacus to turn back from the Alps and continue his rebellion.
Actolonus

**Actolonus** is a recurring character in the second and third seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Greek born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 72 BC during the Battle of Mount Garganus in Apulia, under Crixus' command.

## Background

### Early Life

Actolonus was born in 105 BC in the Roman province of Thessalonica. He was the illegitimate son of his mother, a slave, and his father, his mothers *Dominus*. Once Actolonus was old enough to walk and speak, his father sold him to a Roman living in Athens, which eventually saw him being sold to the Cilician pirates. Taken to Italia, Actolonus was sold to a wealthy Roman who lived in Forum Annii. For years, Actolonus was put to work as a pastores, tending to and protecting his masters fields and livestock from thieves.

### Third Servile War

By the end of 73 BC, Actolonus and many of the other slaves with him had received word of the rebel slave Spartacus, and his army's victory over Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber at Mount Vesuvius. Fearing the desertion of his slaves, Actolonus' dominus imposed curfews on those tending his lands. All pastores, and house slaves were to be escorting by armed Roman guards, and any who spoke of Spartacus' rebellion would be severely punished, even killed.

Actolonus was freed in 72 BC, when Spartacus and his army attacked Forum Annii, which saw a massacre of its citizens, including Actolonus' dominus. Actolonus joined Spartacus' rebellion following this, unsure of the Spartacus' leadership at first, and fearing above all, what the consequences of his rebelliousness would have if he were captured.

Over the following months, Actolonus gained a lot of new found confidence, even become friends with many other rebels including Psammus.

### Death

Actolonus was still alive for over an hour as Crixus and his men attempted to flee across the Garganus mountains. Around him, he saw large numbers of rebels slowly being cut down, and before he had his chance to rejoin Crixus' main force, was caught between three armed Roman legionaries. While able to overpower and cut down one of the legionaries, Actolonus was slashed across the legs, forcing him down to the ground. As soon as he was able to get to his knees, one legionary had taken a Pilum laying on the ground, and stabbed Actolonus through the back of the neck, killing him instantly.

### Legacy

Following the funeral games for Crixus and his fallen army, Actolonus was honoured by his friend Psammus, alongside both Purpura and Belesa.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Having been trained for most of his life as a *Pastores*, Actolonus was an incredibly skilled and experienced fighter.
* **Bilingual**: Actolonus was fluent in both his native tongue, Greek, as well as Latin.

## Appearance

Actolonus held a muscular build, with black hair and a dark stubble of a beard.
Calopor

**Calopor** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Thracian born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

In 72 BC, Calopor would join Crixus as he separated from Spartacus' main army, later fighting in the Battle of Mount Garganus. After Crixus' defeat in Apulia, Calopor along with 10,000 surviving rebels rejoined Spartacus' army, helping to defeat Publicola and Lentulus' combined forces.

Calopor would ultimately die in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River, after being stabbed in the back by one of Marcus Licinius Crassus' legionaries.

## Background

### Early Life

Calopor was born in Western Thrace sometime before 100 BC, in a small village near the city of Komotini. Only around a year old, he and his mother were captured by Roman troops and sold to the Cilician pirates.

### Third Servile War

After the city of Sinuessa en Valle was attacked by Spartacus, Calopor met and befriended a freed slave named Psammus, even helping to train him.

## Personality

In the rebellion, Calopor often asked around for his fellow countrymen, often talking with Odaus, Thromos and on a few occasions, Spartacus himself. He came to despise his Roman oppressors for taking away his ability to speak his native language properly, only knowing Latin and 'Roman ways' his entire life.

## Appearance

As a Pastores, Calopor was tall and muscular. He had brown eyes and auburn hair.
Breakout from the Ludus of Lentulus Batiatus

The **Breakout from the Ludus of Lentulus Batiatus** was an uprising of the seventy gladiators and slaves belonging to Lentulus Batiatus and was the outbreak that began the Third Servile War. The escape was orchestrated by Spartacus, Crixus and the other gladiators.

The rebellion began under two attempts, the first which was foiled and the second that was successful, but killed over 100 gladiators leaving only 78 still alive after the escape. This small force soon grew to over 60,000 rebels, later becoming the greatest slave rebellion known in history.

## Participants

#### Gladiators

* Around 200 Gladiators
	+ Around 130 killed.
	+ Around 73 escaped.

## Outbreak

Having endured an increase of brutality from Batiatus and the guards around them, Spartacus plotted along with Crixus, Oenomaus and Gannicus to escape the ludus, with the intention of returning to their home lands. Spartacus and Crixus began to fight one another and quickly used the element of surprise, killing the guards who intervened in their acted fight, and their escape began.

While Spartacus opened the gates, Crixus ordered the other gladiators to kill the guards remaining in the ludus. The gladiators make an even fight against the guards, and the soldiers easily fall giving the gladiators more weapons, with minor gladiators being killed. In the end of the slaughter, Batiatus and his family escape with their lives and leave to Rome. Spartacus, Crixus and their small rebellion barge through the gates leaving the ludus covered with the guards and gladiators killed in the conflict.

## Aftermath

* All of Batiatus' guards killed.
* over 130 gladiators were killed.
* Spartacus and Crixus lead the slaves away from the ludus and begin their rebellion.
Connoticus

**Connoticus** is a minor character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Thracian born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Vulture.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat Skill**: Connoticus was well skilled in battle and combat, as Connoticus had spent over
* **Bilingual**: Other than his native tongue, Thracian, Connoticus also spoke Latin fluently.
Abeminos

**Abeminos** is a minor character in the second and third seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Thrace who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 72 BC during the Battle of Mount Garganus, under Crixus' command.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Abeminos spoke both his native tongue, Thracian, as well as Latin, which he used to speak to most of the other rebels.
Bodtonus

**Bodtonus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Phoenicia who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Background

### Early Life

Bodtonus was born in Phoenicia and taken into slavery when he was captured by the Cilician pirates in 88 BC. He spent several months in Rome before being purchased along with several other slaves by Marcus Licinius Crassus himself, and was taken to work as a Pastores on a plot of land Crassus had previously just purchased.

## Traits and Skills

* **Skilled Combatant**: Bodtonus was a very skilled fighter, having been trained as a pastores during his enslavement.
* **Bilingual**: Other than his native tongue, Phoenician, Bodtonus was also fluent in Latin

## Appearance

Bodtonus had an average height and built, with cropped brown hair and brown eyes.
Ceironia

**Ceironia** is a Minor character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Celtic born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

In 71 BC, Ceironia joined Gannicus and Castus' forces when they separated from Spartacus, and would ultimately die along with them during the Battle of Mount Cantenna.
Angania

**Angania** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Iberia who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans in 72 BC. She survived the Third Servile War and later survived Gaius Octavius purge of rebels living in Thurii in 60 BC, and died in 44 BC at the age of 82.

## Background

### Early Life

Angania was born in 126 BC in Hispania and taken into slavery as a young adult. Taken to Italy, she was sold to a wealthy Roman living in the city of Nola, where she worked as a house slave and eventually a body slave to her domina.

### Third Servile War

In 72 BC, she was freed when Spartacus' men killed her dominus and domina.

Although she did not partake in any battles during the rebellion, she helped the elder rebels and children, even taking care of and befriending Thenus. She also befriended Digananus, who saw Thenus as a father figure.

She was by his side in 71 BC when illness took his life, and helped to bury him.

### Life after the rebellion

Following Spartacus' defeat by Spartacus at the Silarus River, Angania and the remnants of the rebel army fled south towards Thurii. Angania and Digananus decided to act as a mother and son whose father had been killed by the rebels, in order to return to Thurii and lead a semblance of a new life there, knowing anyone in the city who could easily identify them was already dead.

Later on, she even became a 'grandmother' to Digananus and Thessela son, who was named Marcus. She died in 44 BC from old age, and was buried just outside the city walls. In the end, she died a free woman.

## Personality

Angania was a kind hearted woman, helping anyone she could, mainly the elderly and the children.

She was pleased that she was given the opportunity to be a 'grandmother' to Digananus and Thessela's son, and cared for him deeply.

## Appearance

Angania was of average height, with dark brown hair and eyes. Being 55 during the rebellion, she would always dress in darkish orange and brown robes
Bellca

**Bellca** is a recurring character in the second, third and fourth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Gaul who later joined Spartacus' rebellion.

Bellca survived Crixus' defeat in 72 BC, only to die later that year during the Battle of Mutina, against the legions of consul Cassius Longinus Varus.

She was the lover of Givorrix, who was killed at Mount Garganus.

## Background

### Third Servile War

Bellca supported the rebel combatants on Mount Garganus, but was ultimately forced to retreat, leaving Givorrix to his fate. Along with around 20,000 rebels, Bellca fled back south towards Spartacus' forces, arriving shortly before Publicola and his legions reunited with those of Lentulus.

Bellca aided the rebels in defeating Publicola and Lentulus' legions, but would ultimately discover that Crixus and Givorrix had been killed at Mount Garganus.

Bellca remained with the survivors of Crixus' army during the events of Spartacus' Gladiator Games, and noticing she was still grieving for Givorrix, Tresura comforted her while Spartacus decided whether to begin the games.
Assarbus

**Assarbus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Sardinian born Gladiator from the Ludus owned by Lanista Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus.

In 73 BC, Assarbus aided Spartacus, Crixus and Oenomaus in escaping Batiatus' Ludus, beginning the rebellion known as the Third Servile War. Alongside the other Gladiators, Assarbus helped to train countless rebels who joined Spartacus' forces.

Assarbus was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Vulture, against the Legions led by Marcus Licinius Crassus.

## Background

### Early Life

Born around 100 BC, Assarbus began working as a merchant from an early age. An alcoholic, Assarbus would spend many nights in Sardinia's bars and brothels

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a Gladiator, Assarbus
* Bilingual: Assarbus was fluent in both his native Sardinian, as well as Latin.
Amanthea

**Amanthea** is a minor character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Greece who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

## Background

### Early Life

Amanthea was born in Athens, Greece in 93 BC, and taken into slavery at a young age. She was eventually brought to Italy by Cilician pirates, and sold to a Quintus Nelius, a wealthy Roman living in Abellinum. During her years serving Nelius, she became good friends with another of Nelius' slaves, Nattia, who taught her to speak Germanic and Latin

### Third Servile War

A week following Spartacus' victory over Claudius Glaber at Vesuvius, a number of Nelius' slaves were inspired to escape from Abellinum. In the dead of night, while Nelius and his wife were asleep, Amanthea and Nattia followed a number of other slaves out of the Nellius' villa, taking any supplies they could with them.

### Death

Amanthea died in 16 BC, two years before the founding of the Roman Empire. She died of old age and was cremated outside the city.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Other than Greek, her native tongue, Amanthea was also fluent in Greek and Germanic, both languages she learned from her friend Nattia
Arelvtes

**Arelvtes** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Germanic born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Brundisium.

## Background

### Early Life

Arelvtes was born in 110 BC, in Northern Germania, in a tribe located near that of the Chatti. When he was a child, he was kidnapped by rogue members of the Chatti.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Arelvtes was trained as a *Pastores* before joining the rebellion, already having experience dealing with multiple enemies at once.
* **Bilingual**: Other than his native Germanic, Arelvtes was also fluent in Latin, using it to communicate with the majority of the other rebels.

## Appearance

Arelvtes, like most Germans, had a tall build, having brown eyes and hair, which he left to grow out while in the rebellion.
Accalius Vibius

**Aulus Accalius Vibius** is a mentioned character in the second season of ***Spartacus***, and a minor character in its fifth season. He was a Roman *Lanista*, a trainer of Gladiators. His ludus was located in Capua, and rivalled with another Lanista Lentulus Batiatus.

In 73 BC, after Batiatus' ludus suffered a breakout of its Gladiators, Vibius' ludus also had a breakout.

## Background

### Early Life

Aulus was born sometime before 100 BC. He would inherit his fathers Ludus and its Gladiators when he died.

In 73 BC, a few weeks after Spartacus and his men escaped from Batiatus' ludus, Vibius' gladiators also decided to escape. He managed to escape his Ludus, bar the doors and flee to Rome. A small garrison of Legionaries were sent to take control of his Ludus.

Like Batiatus, Vibius' reputation was stained, however, as his Gladiators failed to escape, him and his family continued providing Gladiators to Rome.

## Appearance

Gaius was average height and had an average wight, with a stubble. He had short greying hair and brown eyes.
Aggonatus

**Aggonatus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Thrace who later fought in Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Background

### Early Life

Aggonatus was born in Thrace in 112 BC. He was captured from his village by a warring tribe as a young adult, and kidnapped again when Roman legionaries attacked his kidnappers. From there, he was bought by Cilician pirates and eventually taken to Italy.

Aggonatus was sold to a few Romans over the next few decades, eventually being sold to Marcus Licinius Crassus where he tended some of his land in northern Lucania as a pastores.

## Traits and Skills

* **Skilled combatant**: Having been trained as a pastors during his enslavement, Aggonatus was an exceptionally skilled fighter, surviving most of the rebellion while fighting in close range of multiple opponents.
* **Bilingual**: Other than his native tongue, Thracian, Aggonatus was also fluent in Latin.

## Personality

Aggonatus was often overconfident and eager to involve himself in any fight, even outside of battles.
Barbula

**Barbula** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Thrace who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans during the Third Servile War. After the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Barbula was captured and crucified on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Creicinia

**Alleivria** is a recurring character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Germania who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

While fighting in the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Alleivira was captured by Roman troops, and ultimately crucified along the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

While enslaved, Alleivria was trained as a Gladiator in the Pits of Capua and Neapolis, skills she later used to fight numerous Roman troops.

She was the lover of Ceonius, a Gladiator, who was killed in the final battle.

## Background

### Early Life

Born into a Germanic tribe East of the Rhine in 104 BC, Alleivria was captured and enslaved by Roman troops, and sold to Cilician pirates.

She would spend a number of years being sold from one Dominus to another, before finally being sold to Lucius Lucilius in Neapolis. From there, she was forced to fight as a Gladiator in the underground Arenas located in Neapolis, Capua and Caiatia. These arenas were known as The Pit, and Alleivira spent months fighting in them, and planned to use her winnings to buy her freedom. She would lay with Lucilius many times in order to gain his trust. Eventually being trusted with a weapon, she used it in 73 BC to kill Lucius, and ran from the city, before hearing of Spartacus and his rebellion.

### Third Servile War

While travelling from Capua to Caiatia, Alleivria had convinced Lucilius' body slave Dimorcus to hide a knife for her, and give it to her when she decided to escape. When they had arrived near the town of Castra Hannibalis, Dimorcus handed her the knife, killing Lucilius, followed by her killing his guards. With Dimorcus, she began travelling south. She convinced nearby *Pastores* and other slaves to join her.

A week later, she and the others found Spartacus' encampment in Lucania. The next day, Alleivira's story of bravery reached the ears of Ceonius, a Gladiator from Capua, but from another ludus than Spartacus and Crixus.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skills**: having being forcibly trained as a gladiator during her enslavement, Allovera displayed a manner of skill close to that of Ceonius in the rebellion, able to kill many Romans during the war. She could fight more than one opponent at a time and could kill quickly when given the opportunity.
* **Bilingual**: Alleivria was fluent in both her native Germanic, as well as Latin. During the rebellion, she also learned various phrases and words in Greek from her lover Ceonius.

## Appearance

Alleivira was above average height with long sandy hair and brown eyes. She had an intimidating build, leading to several rebels thinking she was a gladiatrix. Against the Romans she was very intimidating.
Anebnon

**Anebnon** is a minor character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was an Egyptian born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Cantenna, under Gannicus and Castus' command.

## Background

### Early Life

Anebnon was born around 100 BC in Alexandria, Egypt.

### Third Servile War

Throughout a lot of the rebellion, Anebnon would stick close to his friend Itennus, also an Egyptian. While occupying Thurii in 72 BC, Anebnon paid one of the rebellion blacksmiths Drimo to make him a makeshift version of a *Khopesh*, a sword used by ancient soldiers in Egypt, intending to give it to Itennus as a gift. In 71 BC, Gannicus and Castus decided to finally separate from Spartacus, and took a sizeable army with them. Anebnon decided to go with Gannicus and Castus. Before heading off with the two generals, Anebnon offered Itennus his Khopesh, but Itennus denied it, saying it was better off with him, and that it would keep him safe in future battles.
Crucifixions on the Appian Way

The **Crucifixions on the Appian Way** was an infamous event which took place during the end of the Third Servile War, following the **final battle** between the rebel leader Spartacus and Marcus Licinius Crassus. It took place around May, 71 BC.

## Event

Crassus had captured around 6,000 rebels from his victory against Spartacus' main force in Campania. At first, Crassus perhaps was only intending to crucify his captives along the Silarus river. However, news arrived that Pompey and his returning Legions had defeated the remaining rebels in Etruria, claiming he alone had ended Spartacus' rebellion. Refusing to let Pompey take credit for finally defeating Spartacus, Crassus decided to crucify his prisoners along the *Appian Way*, from Capua to Rome. This was intended to both remind Rome of what he had done, and to send a warning to all other slaves who rebelled against their masters. The prisoners were marched, many carrying their own crosses, across 75 miles from the Silarus river to Capua. After being nailed to their crosses one by one, they were placed at most, 60 yards apart from one another. It's possible that some rebels were also crucified along the *Via Latina*, another road from Capua to Rome.

The rebels were left for death, many dying each day from pain, heat exhaustion, starvation and thirst. They were not taken down for weeks if not months afterwards, rotting and being eaten upon by scavengers. Many slaves were deliberately taken along the Via Appia by their masters, so they would know that this fate awaited them should they attempt to also rebel. Eventually, the corpses were taken down, and either burned or buried in an unmarked mass grave.

## Crucified rebels

*Main Article: Crucified rebels (Third Servile War)*
Beoetus

**Beoetus** is a recurring character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Greece who was freed by Spartacus during the Siege of Sinuessa in 72 BC. He then joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Roman Republic.

After the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, he was Crucified on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

## Background

### Early Life

Boetus was born in a small village somewhere in Eastern Greece and taken into slavery at a young age. Taken to Italy, he was then purchased by several Roman noblemen over the years until he was purchased by Publius Cassanus Bullo around 81 BC. While Bullo was a cruel dominus to Beoetus, his daughter Cassana was often kinder.

### Third Servile War

During 72 BC, Sinuessa was attacked by Spartacus and his army. Sinuessa was plundered and taken over by Spartacus, and every slave there was freed. Beoetus found the body of Cassana outside Bulla's villa, having been killed before she could return through the streets

Beoetus found it difficult leaving Sinuessa and travelling with the rebels at first, knowing it meant his death if they lost against the Romans, but he decided he would stay with Spartacus through to the end, even when Crixus, along with 30,000 rebels split from Spartacus and heading east towards Apulia. He even began a romantic relationship with Filenia, who he found common ground with, having been just as scared leaving Capua during the start of the rebellion.

Beoetus was eventually trained to fight, learning to fight with a sword and a shield before deciding to fight with two swords. He chose his own armour, taken from the bodies of dead Roman legionaries and mercenaries.

He fought bravely in his first fight against the Romans in the Battle of Lentula

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: While only having been part of the rebellion for under a year, Beoetus was a quick learner, and was trained well enough to fight off the heavier armored Roman legionaries. He often had trouble finding his way through a battlefield but was able to choose the best apponents in each battle. He often fought with two Gladius'.

## Personality

Beoetus was tall, with dark brown hair and gray eyes. Before joining the rebellion he was only slightly muscled, but became more muscular after joining the rebellion.
Derinoe

**Derinoe** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Greece who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

She was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Cantenna.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Derinoe had no combat experience before joining the rebellion, but quickly learned to use a bow and arrow well enough to hold her own in a battle.
Battle on the Melia Ridge

Date
 * Spartacus
* Gannicus
* Castus
 **combatants** | * 60,000 rebels
 **﻿﻿casualties** | * Over 10,000 rebels killed

The **Battle on the Melia Ridge** was a later battle of the Third Servile War.

## History

Spartacus, for a time, ignored the Roman wall built by Crassus. He desperately searched for some other means to transport his army but could not devise one. Crassus started moving south towards Spartacus' rebellion; he was not willing to give the rebels an area as big as Bruttium (100 miles of land). Spartacus could still gather supplies in Bruttium, so Crassus wanted to deprive him of any supplies he could be moving south. By now, the only place Spartacus had left was southern Bruttium.

With winter setting in and supplies running low, he determined his only recourse was to smash through the barricade across the peninsula. The Thracian waited for a snowy night and a wintery storm when he filled up a small portion of the ditch with earth and timber and the boughs of trees, and battered his way through.

Unable to secure the passage to Sicilia that he coveted, a breakout against the siege was ordered. While they did manage to escape, thanks to Crassus' men being off their guard, Spartacus lost almost a tenth of his army, nearly 12,000 rebels. Free from Crassus' siege, Spartacus moved towards Brundisium, in the heel of Italy, where he still hoped to secure escape by sea.

One source claims he only got a third of his army, while another says he got his entire army through. Though the first one could be true, and when Crassus realised he was caught between two threats, he abandoned his fortifications, allowing the other two thirds to get through after. By this point, Crassus and Spartacus had both gambled, and failed.

## Outcome

* Rebel victory
* First victory against Crassus since the defeat of Mummius

## Casualties

* Thousands of rebels killed.

* Less than one hundred of Crassus' men killed.
A Final Victory

***A Final Victory*** is the third episode of the fifth season of ***Spartacus***.

## Synopsis

*Having trained his army through the winter months in the city of Thurii following Spartacus' failed journey over the Alps, the rebel leader now faces a new series of challenges, now against Marcus Licinius Crassus and his commanders.*

## Cast

* Richard Armitage as Spartacus
* Hayley Atwell as Tresura
* Paul Bettany as Gannicus
* Damian Lewis as Castus
* TBA as Marcus Mummius
Brannea

**Brannea** is a minor character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Gaul who was later freed by Spartacus from the city of Forum Annii in 72 BC, and joined his rebellion against the Romans.

Following the rebels' defeat during the Battle of the Silarus River, Brannea was crucified on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus in 71 BC.

## Background

### Early Life

Brannea was born in a small village in southern Gaul and taken into slavery when she was captured by the Cilician pirates.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Brannea was fluent in both her native Gallic as well as Latin.
Camabinus

**Camabinus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Sardinia who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle on the Milea Ridge, against Crassus' forces.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Camabinus, as a *Pastores*, was a skilled fighter, having been trained to protect his masters stock from wild animals and thieves. These skills later helped him fight many Roman legionaries during the rebellion.
* **Bilingual**: Before his enslavement, Camabinus was already fluent in Carthaginian Punic. Camabinus also became fluent in Latin ten years after his enslavement.
Ciphon

**Ciphon** is a minor character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was Greek born Gladiator and slave of Lentulus Batiatus in Capua. In 73 BC, Ciphon aided Spartacus, Crixus and Batiatus' other Gladiators in escaping the Ludus, beginning a rebellion known as the Third Servile War.

In 71 BC, following the Battle of the Silarus River, Ciphon was among the six thousand captured rebels crucified along the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

## Background

### Early Life

Ciphon was born around 100 BC, in the city of Naupactus in Western Greece. Around some point, he was taken by Roman slavers and brought to the slave ports of Neapolis, and sold to Lanista Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus.

For years, Ciphon was trained in the style of Retiarius.
Borotimus

**Borotimus** is a minor character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Thrace who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Potentia.

## Background

### Early Life

Borotimus was born into the **Corpili** tribe in Thrace in 108 BC, and taken into slavery as a young adult. Taken to Italy, he was sold to several wealthy Romans in both Campania and Lucania over the next decade before finally being sold to a Roman living in northern Campania, where he was trained as a pastores, tending his dominus' lands and protecting it from thieves.
Cocenotus

**Cocenotus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Thrace who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Background

### Third Servile War

Cocenotus often socialised with Aggonatus, Thromos and Odaus, and mainly other Thracians and Greeks including Psammus and Dienecus. Following the Siege of Atella, Cocenotus met one of it's newest combatants, Cecithia, also a Thracian, and the two soon fell in love.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat Skill**: Having been trained as a pastores as a slave, Cocenotus was a well experienced fighter, enabling him to survive the entire rebellion, especially against Crassus' better trained and disciplined men.
* **Trilingual**: Other than Thracian, his native tongue, Cocenotus was also fluent in Latin, as well as Greek.

## Personality

Like many of the rebels, Cocenotus had a preference for his own people, including Thracians and even Greeks, as shown by him not even considering leaving with Crixus, Gannicus or Castus when they separated from Spartacus, and remained wholly dedicated to Spartacus' main force, and in the fact that his closest friends in the rebellion and even his lover were Thracians.
Abdorus

**Abdorus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Germania who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Camalatrum.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Other than his native tongue, Germanic, Abdorus is also fluent in Latin
Copturus

**Copturus** is a minor character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Numidian born slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

In 71 BC, Copturus was captured following the Battle of the Silarus River, and crucified on the Appian Way alongside 6,000 other captured rebels, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
An Old Death

***An Old Death*** is the eighth episode of the fifth season of *Spartacus*.

## Synopsis

*Days after hearing of Gannicus and Castus' defeat by Glaber, Spartacus is desperate to find new leaders to take the place. The desperation increases when he discovers that his close confidant, the elderly rebel Thenus is ill and close to death.*

## Plot

Days following Gannicus and Castus defeat by Crassus, Spartacus is desperate to find new leaders to take their place. He meets with Publipor, for advice on whom to appoint. With no help, he seeks out the rebel elder Thenus, who he discovers is close to death following an illness. His carer Angania, tells him he has only days left to live, and he will probably not be able to speak any more words to him before his death.

Spartacus meets with several gladiators, among them Gorovus and Drapaes, hoping they would take up cause as leaders of the rebellion, to no avail, but would continue to train the rebels for following battles against the Romans.
Besseca

**Besseca** is a minor character in the second and third seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Thrace who would later join Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. She was killed in 72 BC during the Battle of Picenum.

She was the lover of Cerrutis.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: While only having minor training in combat during her life in Thrace, Besseca was a quick learner, and learned to use a bow and arrow to deadly effect.