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Cleutanina

**Cleutanina** is a minor character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Hispania who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. Clautanina joined the rebellion after the city of Metapontum was sieged and taken over by the rebels in 72 BC.

In 71 BC, Cleutanina was captured following the Battle of the Silarus River, and crucified along the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

## Biography

### Early Life

Cleutanina was born on the Iberian Peninsula, born to two slaves. As a young child, Cleutanina was sold to the Cilician pirates, who transported her to the slave ports of Neapolis. Cleutanina was sold to a Roman living in the city of Metapontum in Lucania. Cleutanina would spend most of her life in the city until 72 BC, working as a house slave

### Third Servile War

Cleutanina was freed when Spartacus and his rebel army arrived and sieged the city of Metapontum
Battle of Mount Camalatrum

* Spartacus
* Gannicus
* Castus
* Quintus Marcius Rufus
* Lucius Pomptinus
 **combatants** | * 40,000+ rebels
 **﻿﻿casualties** | * Unknown on rebel side.
* Battle against Rufus (Spartacus' army)

The **Battle of Mount Camalatrum** was a battle that took place before the Battle of Cantenna. The battle was between Gannicus, Castus and their army of rebels that seperated from Spartacus and the troops of Marcus Crassus under the command of Lucius Pomptinus.

## Battle

The battle took place near the modern **Mount Saprano**.

## Outcome

* Supposed victory for the rebels, the Romans retreated.
* Boasting their victory, Gannicus and Castus break away from Spartacus with over 12,000 rebels, intending to plunder more villages
Bebryx

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

After the Battle of the Silarus River, Bebryx was captured and crucified on the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Blalock

**Blalock** was Cilician and a member of the Cilician pirates. He was executed on the orders of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in 66 BC following their capture by him in Crete.

## Background

### Early Life

Blalock was born off the coast of western Cilicia in 98 BC and at an early age was indoctrinated into the life of a pirate by his father. Blalock quickly befriended Stramos and Zahnos when he joined Heracleo's command. But unfortunately, both Blalock's and Stramos' fathers had been involved with the kidnapping of Gaius Julius Caesar, and were both crucified in 75 BC.

Blalock spent the next three years under Heracleo and Orsino's command, purchasing and selling slaves around the republic, most notably in the ports of Neapolis.

### Third Servile War

In 72 BC, a fleet of ships led by Heracleo was set upon by Spartacus, Gannicus, Castus, and their small force of men. While both parties were hostile at first, Heracleo and Spartacus managed to broker a deal; the pirates would bring around 2,000 rebels from the shores of Bruttium to the coast of Sicily, in order to begin another rebellion on the island.

Blalock knew Heracles would almost certainly go back on his word, and that while Spartacus offered a fortune for their services, Romans such as Pompey or Crassus would offer more.

Blalock was with Heracles and Orsino when a Roman envoy from Crassus offered the pirates a larger sum to trick the rebels into heading south towards Bruttium, in order for Crassus to block them in and starve them out.

Blalock and the other pirates were at sea when they heard of Spartacus and his defeat against Crassus.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Blalock had an average skill in combat, skills he knew would aid him if the pirates were ever set upon by the Romans. In 66 BC, Blalock was able to fend off many opponents before he was finally captured by Pompey's men.

## Personality

Like most of the Cilician pirates, Stramos had little regard for slaves and had no qualms about betraying Spartacus to Crassus. He cared more for coin that trust, the same as most pirates.
Damnati ad Metellum

**Damnati ad Metellum** was a term in Ancient Rome to refer to a slave who was condemned to a mine, including salt mines or rock quarries around the Republic and later Empire.

## In the Roman Cinematic Universe

### *Spartacus*

On their return south from Mutina, Spartacus decides to liberate a slave mine along the Sarnus River in Campania, in order to bolster his numbers, hearing from his officer Trius that a number of fighting men were condemned to it.
Amatokos

**Amatokos** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Thrace who, in 73 BC, escaped from his dominus joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Roman Republic.

He would ultimately die in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Other than his native tongue, Thracian, Amatokos was also fluent in Latin.
Cynbenius

**Cynbenius** is a Recurring Character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of **Spartacus**. He was a Sicilian born slave and Gladiator from the Ludus of Lanista Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus.

In 73 BC, Cynbenius decided to rebel alongside Spartacus, Crixus and the other Gladiators in Batiatus' Ludus, beginning a rebellion later known as the Third Servile War. Although he survived the final battle against Marcus Licinius Crassus, Cynbenius was ultimately killed during the Battle of Etruria against Pompey's Legions.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a Gladiator, Cynbenius was exceptionally skilled in hand to hand combat.
Crito

**Lucius Crito**, or simply **Crito**, is a Recurring Character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of Spartacus. He was a Roman born slave and Gladiator, having been enslaved to Lanista Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus in the city of Capua. In the Ludus, Crito was a veteran Gladiator, having fought in many fighting styles, mainly as a Secutor.

In 73 BC, Crito rebelled alongside Spartacus, Crixus and the other Gladiators, beginning a rebellion known as the Third Servile War. Surviving most of the rebellion, Crito was ultimately killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River, dying at Spartacus' side.
Chilothe

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

After the Battle of the Silarus River, Chilothe was captured and crucified on the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Baalco

**Baalco** is a recurring character in the first, second and third seasons of ***Hannibal***. He was a Carthaginian soldier and former mercenary, having fought under Hamilcar Barca during the First Punic War. Years later, he joined the Second Punic War, fighting under Hamilcar's son Hannibal. Having survived much of the war, Baalco was ultimately killed during the Battle of Grumentum in 207 BC, alongside thousands of others.
Caphara

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

Following the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Caphara was captured and crucified along the Appian Way alongside the other captured rebels.
Chilonidus

**Chilonidus** (real name unknown) is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Gladiator from Thrace who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was crucified on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus in 71 BC following the Battle of the Silarus River.
Colycleius

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

He was ultimately killed in early 71 BC, dying among many thousands of rebels during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Background

### Early Life

Colycleius was born on Sicilia, the child of two slaves, and was thus a *Verna*. As a child, Colycleius was sold to the Cilician pirates, who then brought him to Pompeii. When he reached adulthood, he was sold by his Dominus to another, one who owned a Latifundia in the Campania region. Colycleius would spent over a decade working as a *Pastores* on this estate, helping maintain it alongside hundreds of other slaves.
Aquilifer

An **aquilifer** was a senior signifer bearing the eagle standard of a Roman legion. The eagle standard was the most important possession of the legion and its loss was a terrible disgrace. The aquilifer's position was accordingly one of enormous prestige, and he was ranked immediately below the centurions and above the optiones, receiving twice the pay of an ordinary legionary.

Unlike other standard bearers (such as signifers), the aquilifer probably did not wear an animal skin, instead going bareheaded (no contemporary depiction of an aquilifer shows him with a headdress or helmet). He is depicted as carrying a small circular shield called a parma that could be strapped on if his hands were already full.

The name derives from the type of standard, aquila meaning "eagle" (which was the universal type used since 104 BC), and fers, related to the Latin word for bringing or carrying. Before that time, the wolf, boar, bull and horse were also used.
Desella

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

A non-combatant, Desella spent most of the rebellion helping Spartacus' wife Tresura, and doing certain duties for her and her cult inside the rebellion.
Battle of Ariminum

* Spartacus
* Gannicus
* Castus
 **combatants** | * 60,000 rebels
 **﻿﻿casualties** | * Few hundred rebels killed

The **Battle of Ariminum** was a later battle of the Third Servile War, where Spartacus and his army engaged Marcus Mummius in open battle, leading to his defeat along with 2,000 legionaries.

This was the only defeat Spartacus accomplished against Marcus Licinius Crassus.

## Battle

Crassus had given Mummius command of 12,000 of his men. No knowledge of the battle itself remains, but since Crassus had ordered Mummius not to engage Spartacus in battle (only to follow their movements), the battle was most likely an ambush. Mummius may have had the high ground, and the battle may have taken place in a mountainous area. It was also possible Mummius chose to attack when the rebels had their guard down. Spartacus had his own force with him, so he would have travelled without the majority of his men; he probably knew of Crassus' plan.

The rebels killed 2,000 of Mummius' men. Like many previous armies sent against the rebels, the morale of this army weakened. Around 10,000 men retreated from the battle back to Crassus' camp.

## Outcome

* Rebel victory, minor rebel casualties.
* 2,000 of Mummius' soldiers are killed.
* Mummius' men retreat, leaving the majority of their weapons behind which are taken by the rebels.
* After hearing of this disgrace, Crassus revives the ancient practise of Decimation on his men. Out of 10,000, 1000 men are killed - 1/10 of his men.
Cohortes P. Varinii

The **Cohortes P. Varinii** (the *Cohorts of Publius Varinius*) was a army of around nine and ten cohorts commanded by Praetor Publius Varinius in 73 BC, during the Third Servile War.

## History

After the defeat of Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber and his cohorts at Mount Vesuvius, the senate tasked another Praetor, Publius Varinius with destroying Spartacus and his rebel army. Given command of around nine or ten Cohorts, Varinius travelled south towards Campania.
Archus

The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system that predates history. In the Roman Republic, the bow was given the Latin name ***Archus***, while the arrows were called *Sagitta*. In Roman form, the bow took the design of a flexible wooden arc and string, with which fletched arrows (with stone or metal heads) could be fired.

## History

Archers were a major part of most ancient countries war machines. The Romans didn't use them to the same extent as other ancient civilizations like Egypt they did recognise the importance of archers in the ancient battlefield and placed them with great skill alongside their legions. The normal weapon of Roman archers, both infantry and cavalry units, was the composite bow. It has been suggested that most Roman composite bows may have been asymmetric, with lower limbs shorter than the upper

During the Third Servile War, the bow and arrow was a primary weapon after the sword and shield. Mainly most of the women and children used this weapon, aiding the men who fought on the battlefield a safe distance away.
Atelctes

**Atelctes** is a recurring character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Gladiator from Greece from the Ludus of Lentulus Batiatus who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against Rome.

Like Spartacus, he was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a Gladiator trained in Batiatus' Ludus, Atelctes was an experienced fighter in hand to hand combat
* **Bilingual**: Atelctes was fluent in both Greek and Latin, using both to communicate with many of the rebels.
Battle of Potentia

* Spartacus
* Gannicus
* Castus
* Quintus Marcius Rufus
 **combatants** | * -60,000 rebels
 **﻿﻿casualties** | * Thousands of rebels

The **Battle of Potentia** was the second battle between the rebellion and the forces of Marcus Licinius Crassus during the Third Servile War. It took place after the defeat of Mummius and before the Battle on the Melia Ridge. It was the first victory the Roman Republic achieved against the rebellion since the defeat of Crixus in 72 BC.

## Battle

Following the failure of Mummius, Crassus moved his army northwards. He met the rebels near the city of Potentia in Nothern Lucania. The rebels were hoping the morale of Crassus' men would weaken during the battle, but the punishment of Decimation maintained their morale. It is believed Crassus and Spartacus met for the first time in this battle.

## Outcome

* Roman victory.
* Rebels retreat southwards towards Calabria, to the city of Thurii.
* Hundreds of rebels killed.
* Minor Roman casualties.

## Trivia

It is unknown where exactly the first pitched battle between Crassus and Spartacus took place, but it is presumed it took place somewhere in northern Lucania. It has been named after the city of Potentia (modern Potenza) as it holds the most significance in Roman history out of all the other cities in northern Lucania.
Chrydirus

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

In 71 BC, Chrydirus would join Gannicus and Castus' separate army, ultimately dying in the Battle of Mount Cantenna.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As an experienced *Pastores*, Chrydirus was an expert in hand to hand combat.
* **Bilingual**: Chrydirus was fluent in both Greek and Latin, using the latter to communicate with the majority of the rebels.

## Personality

Chrydirus ultimately joined Gannicus and Castus, showing he cared more for plundering and personal spoils than aiding those in need.
Atrathios

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

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

## Background

### Early Life

Atrathios was born in the city of Aigion and was taken into slavery as a young adult after assaulting a Roman legionary. I In his years living in Italy, he was sold to several wealthy Romans, until he, along with around a hundred over slaves were sold to Marcus Licinius Crassus, richest man in the republic, and he was put to work on some of his land in Campania.

### Third Servile War

In late 73 BC, Atrathios heard of the rebel Spartacus and his victory over Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber near Mount Vesuvius, leading to him, along with a dozen others deciding to escape and head eastwards toward Spartacus' growing army.
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Camoebe

**Camoebe** 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.

## Background

### Early Life

Born in Greece, Camoebe was eventually taken by the Cilician pirates and sold to a wealthy Roman somewhere in Campania. During her enslavement, Camoebe would become the *Concubina* to her Dominus.

### Third Servile War

When Camoebe learned of Spartacus and his growing army of escaped slaves, she escaped one night along with her Dominus' other slaves.

She and her group eventually found Spartacus' encampment.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Camoebe was fluent in her native tongue, Greek, as well as Latin, which she used to communicate with most of the other rebels.
Crarginia

**Crarginia** is a Minor Character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a Sardinian slave who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

Following the Battle of the Silarus River, Crarginia was captured and Crucified on the Appian Way, alongside thousands of other rebels.
Cienegos

**Cienegos** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Greece who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed by legionary Octavius Cilius during the Battle of Mount Cantenna in 71 BC.

## Background

### Early Life

Cienegos was born somewhere in western Greece and taken into slavery at an early age. Taken to Italy, he was sold to a wealthy Roman and was put to work as a Pastores on his masters lands in Campania.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Cienegos was already well trained for a shepherd, skills he used to protect his masters stock from thieves.

## Appearance

Cienegos was tall and average built. He had brown hair and brown eyes with a slight stubble
Arrildus

**Arrildus** is a minor character in the first, second and third seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Germania who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was killed during the Battle of Mount Garganus in 72 BC under the command of Crixus.

## Background

### Early Life

Arrildus was born somewhere in eastern Germania, and taken into slavery near when he reached adulthood. Taken to Italy, he was then sold to a wealthy Roman somewhere in Apulia and trained as a shepherd in order to protect his dominus' stock from thieves.

### Third Servile War

Around the end of 73 BC, Arrildus heard of Spartacus' victory against Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber, and fled from his Dominus and traveled west towards Campania. Once there, he spent some time travelling along the road from Capua to Rome, and finally found Spartacus and his army near Nuceria (modern Nocera Inferiore), where Spartacus was to engage Lucius Antonius Cossinius and Lucius Furius.

Arrildus proved himself a worthy asset during the battle against Cossinius and Furius, even gaining the attention of Furudix, one of Crixus subordinates. Arrildus trained among Crixus' force of men, excelling his skills in battle. He began to wear a heavy set of armor and fight with two swords at once. Like many of the Gauls and Germans, he was ruthless in battle, cutting down several Roman soldiers one after the other.

## Traits and Skills

Having been a shepherd during his enslavement, Arrildus was a well trained fighter, mainly in order to protect his dominus' land against thieves. While fighting in the rebellion, he was best at engaging his apponents one at a time and cutting through them quickly, the reason he wore strong layers of armor.

## Personality

Arrildus was usually a committed and restless fighter. As the rebellion progressed, he became more judgemental to the non-combatant men. Away from the battlefield he could be very jovial towards the other men, and loving to Hannela.

## Appearance

Arrildus had blonde hair and grey eyes. He had a tall, bulky build and a short beard that he continuously grew out in the rebellion
Ausaclus

**Ausaclus** is a minor character in the third and fourth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Sicilian born member of the Cilician pirates, under the command of Heracleo.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ausaclus was born sometime before 100 BC, on the island of Sicily. At some point, he joined the Cilician pirates, often aiding one of its leaders Heracleo in capturing and enslaving others, often selling them in Roman slave ports.
Aclautia

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

She was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Ariminum, against the legions led by Marcus Mummius, one of Marcus Crassus' commanders.
Betilius

**Betilius** is a mentioned character in the first season of ***Spartacus***. He was a Roman citizen who became a Gladiator in the Ludus of Lentulus Batiatus in Capua.

He was killed in 73 BC during the breakout from the Ludus, which eventually began the Third Servile War.

## Background

### Early Life

Betilius was born in Capua. At some point, either to pay off a debt or to gain glory in the Arena, Betilius entered into the service of Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus, a Lanista, and trained as one of his Gladiators. In the ludus, Betilius met and befriended many other Gladiators including Crixus, and Oenomaus, and eventually Spartacus when he arrived there.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Betilius was very skilled in combat, having been trained for years as a Gladiator.
Dimostenus

**Dimostenus** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a slave from Greece who later fought in Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He was crucified in 71 BC on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus following the Battle of the Silarus River.
Conossia

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

After the Battle of the Silarus River, Conossia was captured and crucified along the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Aulus Pompolius

**Aulus Pompolius** is a Minor Character in the fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Roman Centurion under the command of Pro-Consul Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus during the Third Servile War, serving in the *Legio I Gallia Cisalpina*.

After Varus and his legions were defeated by Spartacus and his rebellion at Mutina, Pompolius assisted Varus in escaping, returning to Rome.
Alioppe

**Alioppe**, later known as **Quinctilia Albia**, is a recurring character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Greece, and a former slave of Marcus Licinius Crassus. She would eventually join Spartacus and his rebellion following the Siege of Forum Annii.

## Background

### Early Life

Alioppe was born and raised in the city of Athens in 103 BC, and taken into slavery at a young age. She spent a number of years in Rome, eventually becoming a slave of Marcus Licinius Crassus, the wealthiest citizen of Rome. On a few of his drunken nights, Alioppe was chosen as his Concubina, having sex with her. Wanting to avoid unwanted drama with his wife Tertulla, Crassus quickly sold Alioppe to Gaius Gennius Vallus, one of his allies who was living in Capua

A few days later Alioppe suffered morning sickness, discovering that she was pregnant with Crassus' child. Soon enough, her new dominus discovered this. After she revealed that the father was Crassus, her dominus decided against having Alioppe drinking Silphium and having a miscarriage, believing he could use her child to his benefit in the future.

Nine months later, Alioppe gave birth to a son, and named him Lucianus. Over the next ten years, she remained her new Domunus' Concubina.

### Third Servile War

Alioppe was still living in Capua by 73 BC, and still raising Lucianus when Spartacus and his small army of gladiators broke out from Batiatus' ludus.

### Life after the Rebellion

Alioppe and Lucianus would eventually reach Thurii, now retaken by Crassus. She took the name **Quinctilia Albia**, after the name of a young woman who was killed by the rebels when Spartacus captured the city. Alioppe would constantly live in fear of Crassus visiting the city, knowing he could still instantly recognise her.

Alioppe was living in Thurii In 60 BC when Gaius Octavius (the father of future Emperor Augustus) visited Thurii to put down a growing slave rebellion.

## Traits and Skills

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

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

After the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Asaulius was captured and crucified on the Appian Way, on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Aharros

**Aharros** is a Recurring Character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was an Egyptian born Gladiator who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans.

In 71 BC, Aharros was ultimately killed during the Battle of the Silarus River.

## Background

### Early Life

Aharros was born in a village west of Alexandria sometime before 100 BC, and eventually enslaved through unknown circumstances. Sold to the Cilician pirates, he was eventually brought to the slave ports of Neapolis, and brought to Capua where he was sold to Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus, a Lanista.

In the Arena, Aharros fought as a Retiarius, becoming one of Capua's best.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a Gladiator, Aharros had trained and fought in the Arena for years before Spartacus' rebellion. His skilled ultimately allowed him to survive many battles during the rebellion.
* **Instructor**: As with all of his brothers in Batiatus' Ludus, Aharros helped to train a number of rebel recruits, including several of the less experienced fighters.
Decimation

**Decimation** was the ancient Roman punishment towards soldiers who retreated or showed cowardess in battle.

## Description

The punishment included executing one in every ten soldiers with the chosen soldier being beaten to death.

A unit selected for punishment by decimation was divided into groups of ten; each group drew from lots or stones (named *Sortition*), and the soldier on whom the lot fell was executed by his nine comrades, often by stoning or clubbing. The remaining soldiers were given rations of barley instead of wheat and forced to sleep outside the Roman encampment in the followers camp. Because the punishment fell by lot, all soldiers in the group were eligible for execution, regardless of the individual degree of fault, or rank and distinction.

## History

### 471 BC

Consul Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis is the earliest known commander to use decimation on his army, doing so when they scattered and deserted. Once the Centurions and standard bearers were scourged and beheaded, the remaining forces were decimated, killing off one in ten.

### 71 BC

During the Third Servile War, after fleeing against Spartacus and his rebel army,

an entire cohort of fleeing soldiers was decimated by Marcus Licinius Crassus. By doing this, Crassus ensured that his men feared him more than the rebels. 500 men were involved in the disgraceful operation under the command of Marcus Mummius, one of Crassus' tribunes. There were around 10,000 survivors. Around the first 500 men to return to the encampment, equalling one cohort, was selected for decimation. These men were divided into groups of ten, and Crassus' entire army was forced to witness the deaths of their comrades as warning to any others who considered disobedience.

### Roman Empire

In 17 BC, Emperor Augustus employed Decimation on his troops.
Arnaea

**Arnaea** 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 became the lover of Crito, one of the original 73 Gladiators who escaped from the Ludus of Lentulus Batiatus in Capua. Along with Crito, Arnaea was captured following the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, and crucified along the Appian Way along with the other surviving rebels.
Cornelius Abarbus

*We will not die for your entertainment slave!*
—Abarbus' final words.
**Aulus Cornelius Abarbus** is a minor character in the third season of ***Spartacus***. He was a Roman Centurion under the command of Consul Lucius Gellius Publicola during the Third Servile War.

After Gellius and Clodianus' defeat at the hands of Spartacus, Aulus was one of the many Romans captured by the rebels. Aburius however, unlike most Roman captives involved in the funeral games dedicated to Crixus, Laeca refused to fight, and was killed instantly by Trius.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a Centurion, Aulus had above standard fighting ability.
Battle of Lentula

**Battle of Lentula** was a later battle of the Third Servile War. After Gellius Publicola had defeated Crixus and his army in the Battle of Mount Garganus, Cornelius lentulus and his legions attacked Spartacus and his army in Lentula, a valley of the appinine mountains.

## Battle

Lentulus' army kept their battle formation against the rebels, but they were still "thoroughly destroyed". Spartacus use his cavalry well against Lentulus, and probably used it to break the enemy's formation.
Biressa

**Biressa** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a slave from Northern Gaul who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. She was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of Mount Cantenna.

## Background

### Early Life

Born to a Celtic tribe, Biressa was captured and enslaved at a young age, eventually being sold to a wealthy Roman living in Lucania.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Although not experienced in hand to hand combat, Biressa showed competency with the use of a bow and arrow, killing an number of Romans in Spartacus' rebellion.
* **Bilingual**: Other than her native tongue, Noric, Biressa was also fluent in Latin
Amarrus

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

Following the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Amarrus was captured and subsequently crucified along the Appian Way on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Dorriclus

**Dorriclus** 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.

He was killed in 71 BC during the Battle of the Silarus River, against the legions of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

He was the lover of Imcleia, who was captured and crucified on the Appian Way after the battle.

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Dorriclus could speak his native Thracian as well as Latin, using both to communicate with fellow Thracians and most other rebels.
* **Combat skill**: As a former *Pastores*, Dorriclus had years of experience in one on one combat.
Cibritia

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

She was killed in 72 BC during the Battle of Mutina, against the legions led by Proconsul Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus.

She was the lover of Litychius, who was also killed at Mutina.
Biantos

**Biantos** is a recurring character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Gladiator from Hispania who later joined Spartacus' rebellion against the Romans. He belonged to the Ludus of Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus.

## Background

### Third Servile War

In the rebel encampment, Biantos befriended many rebels, namely Miomus, Ippontus, and Chilonidus, who was also a former gladiator.

### Death

Unlike most other rebels who attempted to flee the carnage Crassus had inflicted on Spartacus' ranks, Biantos stood his ground, believing he could atone for his past wrong doings against the rebels. Biantos lasted only moments before being tackled to the ground by Roman troops, and put in chains. For what seemed like hours, Biantos was taken to the Appian Way between Capua and Rome, where he awaited death by crucifixion alongside 6,000 other captured rebels. Nearby, Biantos could hear the screams of Chilonidus being crucified, not knowing that Miomus was also crucified some time before.

After he himself was crucified, Biantos eventually died of exhaustion and thirst. For months, his body was left rotting on its cross with all the other condemned rebels, until they were all taken down and burned.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Having been trained as a Gladiator for several years by the time of Spartacus' rebellion, Biantos was an incredibly skilled fighter, only have come close to death once, against Marcus Crassus' troops. Biantos was known for his aggressive combativeness against Roman legionaries.
* **Bilingual**: Other than his native tongue, Iberian, Biantos was also fluent in both Latin and Greek, allowing him to communicate with most other rebels in Spartacus' rebellion.
Arysamon

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

Arysamon was ultimately killed in 72 BC during the Battle of Mutina, against the Legions of Pro-Consul Cassius Longinus Varus.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a former *Pastores*, Arysamon was trained in hand to hand combat, skills he later used to fight in Spartacus' rebellion.
Bercetios

**Bercetios** is a recurring character in the first, 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, fighting against the combined forces of Consuls Gellius Publicola and Lentulus Clodianus.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: As a *Pastores*, Bercetios was very well trained in hand to hand combat, previously using them to protect his masters stock from thieves.
* **Bilingual**: Bercetios was fluent in both his native Thracian, as well as Latin.
Adorxus

**Adorxus** is a recurring character in the first, 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 on the Milea Ridge.

## Background

### Early Life

Adorxus was born somewhere across the River Rhine and was taken into slavery when his little brother wandered off across the River, where he was captured alongside his brother. His brother and he were then taken to Rome where he was sold to a Roman somewhere in Campania; he never saw his brother again after that.

### Third Servile War

Adorxus spent many years as a pastores, working the fields and protecting his masters stock against thieves. In 73 BC, Adorxus heard of Spartacus and his rebellion, and decided to join his army

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Being a pastores, Adorxus was a very skilled fighter, having a lot of experience from his years fighting off people who attempted to steal his masters stock.
* **Bilingual**: Adorxus was fluent in both his native tongue Germanic, as well as Latin, which he used to communicate with the other rebels. He also learned to speak a few phrases in Greek by his friend Psammus.

## Appearance

By the time of the rebellion, Adorxus was middle aged, though he was well muscled from his years as a pastores.
Arverni

The **Arverni** were a Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France during the last centuries BC. One of the most powerful tribes in ancient Gaul, they opposed the Romans on several occasions. Their most important stronghold was Gergovia, near the present-day commune of Clermont-Ferrand. The Averni, for roughly a century between the Third to Second centuries BCE, were the most powerful tribal confederation in Gaul, with their possession of many goldmines and control over the trade routes from the Mediterranean coast to the north of Gaul. They rise of the Arverni to their paramount status over the other Gallic tribes under the rule of the apocryphal King Luernios, a wealthy ruler described by the ancient Greek author Posidonius, who describes the Gaulish king as travelling through his realm on his chariot scattering coins to his adoring subjects. The Arverni hegemony during this period would extend from the Atlantic coast to the Rhine river valley.

The Arverni would lose their supremacy during a conflict with Rome in 121 BCE. The Arverni Verrix (over-king) at the time was Bititius, who had lost the war against the Roman Consuls Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. Bititius would hence be kept as a prisoner at the Roman town of Alba Fucens alongside fellow captive kings such as Perseus of Macedonia and Syphax of Numidia. Afterward, despite the Romans having annexed the territories of the Volcae-Arecomici and the Allobroges to their growing empire, the defeated Arverni managed to make a treaty with Rome to preserve their own independence. They switched their form of government from that of a monarchy to that of a republican oligarchy.

In 52 BCE, Vercingetorix, a young Arverni nobleman who had previously served as an officer of Auxiliary Gauls in Caesar's cavalry, returned to Gergovia to lead the Arverni and other Gallic nations in a final revolt against growing Roman dominion in Tranalpine Gaul under the governorship of Julius Caesar. Despite one major victory over Caesar's forces at the Battle of Gergovia, Vercingetorix would be eventually starved into submission during the great siege of Alesia, where Caesar ordered the construction of a massive circumvallation to contain the Arverni army within Alesia, and yet another one to shield the entrenched Romans from Gallic reinforcements from the outside.
Caiapha

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

Following the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, Caiapha was captured and crucified on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: After joining the rebellion, Caiapha was well trained in using a bow and arrow, enabling her to protect herself from even Crassus' troops for a short time before her capture.
Dimachaerus

**The Dimachaerus** (plural: Dimachaeri) was a type of Roman gladiator who dual wielded swords. This Latin name derives from the Greek word διμάχαιρος, meaning "bearing two knives" (di- dual + machairi- knife).

## Equipment

The dimachaerus is lightly armed and equipped with:

* **Two matching sword**s, both either a gladius (Roman short sword), acinaces (curved short sword) or sica.
* Leather leg wrappings.
* galea with visor.

Depictions of dimachaeri and their equipment vary in pictorial sources, so it is difficult to say exactly how, and how uniformly, they were equipped. Some pictorial sources depict dimachaeri wearing extremely minimal armour such as a balteus and leather wrappings or none at all, save a *subligaculum* (loin cloth). Other show a slightly more heavily armored dimachaerus, variously equipped with scale armor, mail shirts, visored helmets in the fashion of murmillos, greaves and leg wrappings, both barefoot and in sandals. It is a mistake to suppose that dimachaeri were always identically equipped, or even similarly equipped, apart from wielding two blades. It is also entirely possible that the dimachaerus was not a separate class of gladiator at all, but a sub-discipline within a class, or even a cross-discipline practiced by multiple classes. In the late Roman Empire, when references to dimachaeri first appear, many novelties and new gladiator types were being introduced to the arena,[4] and sub-classes had appeared within many gladiator types.

## Style

The fighting style of the dimachaeri gladiator involved close combat using two swords, either curved scimitars (siccae) or straight bladed short swords (gladius). Both swords were employed for attacking and defending, therefore it was generally understood that these gladiators would have been supremely skilled to wield two blades at once.

* The dimachaeri were equipped for close-combat fighting.[1] A dimachaerus used a pair of siccae (curved scimitar) or gladius and used a fighting style adapted to both attack and defend with his weapons rather than a shield, as he was not equipped with one.[1][5] Little else is known about this class of gladiator, but due to the difficulty of wielding two swords it can be inferred that dimachaeri were highly skilled and experienced fighters, and were probably relatively exalted as a class of gladiator.[5] Dimachaeri would have been ideally suited to fight heavily armored opponents and they may have fought other dimachaeri, as well.[1] They are known to have been paired against the hoplomachus and are also referred to as fighting against a gladiator class called an oplomachus,[6]which, according to Justus Lipsius, was a putative variant of the Samnite.[7]
Correus

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

## Background

### Early Life

Correus was born somewhere in southern Greece and taken into slavery when he was captured by the Cilician pirates near the coast. Taken to Italy, he was then sold to an unknown lanista in Capua and trained as a gladiator.

## Traits and Skills

* **Combat skill**: Correus was an extremely skilled fighter, being trained as Gladiator for years.
Caidarcus

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

Following the final battle against Marcus Crassus in 71 BC, Caidarcus was captured and crucified on the Appian Way, on Crassus' orders.
Ciogius

**Ciogius** is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons of ***Spartacus***. He was a Gladiator from Greece who escaped from the ludus of Gaius Aurelius Scaurus sometime during the Third Servile War along with Gorovus, Kleitos and the other gladiators. He and his brothers later joined Spartacus and fought with the slave rebellion against the Roman Republic.
Crassus is Coming

***Crassus is Coming*** is the first episode of the fifth season of ***Spartacus***.

## Synopsis

*With Spartacus and his army heading back south into Italia, the Senate now appoints Marcus Licinius Crassus, richest man in the Republic, to defeat the rebellion once and for all.*

## Plot

Spartacus rides on horseback with Trius, Digananus and Publipor, leading thousands of rebels through the region of Aemilia.

In Rome, Marcus Crassus meets with the disgraced Pro-Consul Cassius Longinus Varus, asking him how he was defeated by Spartacus. Varus tells Crassus that he underestimated the rebels. Crassus mentions Glaber, Varinius, Publicola and Lentulus

## Cast

* **Richard Armitage** as **Spartacus**
* **Hayley Atwell** as **Thitheia**
* **Damian Lewis** as **Gannicus**
* **Ben Batt** as **Castus**
* **Richard E. Grant** as **Marcus Licinius Crassus**

### Supporting Cast

* **Stephen Moyer** as **Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus**
* **Xavier Samuel** as **Publipor**
* **Jonny Lee Miller** as **Carbo**
* **Sam Claflin** as **Odaus**
* **Jamie Campbell Bower** as **Thromos**
* TBA as **Digananus**
* **Sullivan Stapleton**as **Trius**
* **Max Von Sydow** as **Thenus**
* **Samantha Spiro** as **Angania**
* **Simon Armstrong** as **Lucius Crito**
* **Hannah John-Kamen** as **Varinia**
Aurelia Varia

**Aurelia Varia** is a mentioned character in the first and second seasons of ***Spartacus***. She was a citizen of Capua and the wife of Lanista Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus.

## Background

### Early Life

Aurelia was born and raised in Capua. Her father, Lucius Aurelius Varius is a distant cousin of Gaius Aurelius Scaurus, another Lanista in Capua.

Aurelia eventually married Lentulus Batiatus, a *Lanista*. Aurelia and Batiatus had two sons together, Gnaeus and Marcus.

## Historical context

It is unknown if the historical Lentulus Batiatus had a wife, or children. As a Lanista, Batiatus would have been looked down upon in Roman society, and would have been made to marry a plebeian woman, if he had married at all.
Cyllene

**Cyllene** is a minor 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.

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

## Traits and Skills

* **Bilingual**: Cyllene was fluent in both her native Greek as well as Latin.
Battle of Mount Vesuvius

The **Battle of Mount Vesuvius** was the first battle of the Third Servile War, between Spartacus and his small rebel army against Claudius Glaber and the 3000 legionares under his command.

The battle was most likely at night time; because of Spartacus' Thracian mindset, night provided the perfect stage for an attack.

## Battle

Glaber was able to make Spartacus and his army retreat up towards mount vesuvius, and blocked their only way down.

## Outcome

* Rebel victory
* Claudius Glaber is killed, along with many of his soldiers
Crete

**Crete** is the largest island off the coast of Greece. Crete was involved in the Mithridatic Wars, initially repelling an attack by Roman general Marcus Antonius Creticus in 71 BCE. Nevertheless, a ferocious three-year campaign soon followed under Quintus Caecilius Metellus, equipped with three legions and Crete was finally conquered by Rome in 69 BCE, earning for Metellus the title "Creticus". Gortyn was made capital of the island, and Crete became a Roman province, along with Cyrenaica that was called Creta et Cyrenaica. When Diocletian redivided the Empire, Crete was placed, along with Cyrene, under the diocese of Moesia, and later by Constantine I to the diocese of Macedonia.
Abronius Dius

**Abronius Dius** is a mentioned character in the first season of ***Triumvirate***. He was a Roman official who was executed in 43 BC, as a result of the Proscriptions made by the Second Triumvirate, with his wealth and property were confiscated.

## Background

### Death

In 43 BC, Abronius had discovered that his name had been added to a list of proscriptions written by Mark Anthony, Gaius Octavius and Marcus Lepidus.
Diuliscus

**Diuliscus** 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 Roman Republic.

Diuliscus was captured during the Battle of the Silarus River in 71 BC, and subsequently Crucified along the Appian Way on the orders of Marcus Licinius Crassus, alongside six thousand other captured rebels.