Spartacus

Spartacus

Thracian gladiator leading slave rebellion, noble freedom fighter

Crixus

Gallic gladiator, Spartacus's rival then ally and co-leader

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Referenced historical figure

Lentulus Batiatus

Lanista who owns Spartacus, ambitious and scheming but charismatic

Julius Caesar

Wild, unpredictable young officer serving under Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Richest man in Rome, cunning and ruthless but honorable enemy

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great)

Referenced as military commander

Marcus Publius Glabrus

Praetor Claudius Glaber - responsible for Spartacus's enslavement