#Spartacus season 1 episode 4 series

He also meets Varro, a Roman gladiator by bankruptcy, who becomes his friend.

He soon manages to make an enemy of the undefeated Gallic champion of Capua, Crixus, and the attention of whip-wielding taskmaster Doctore who uses harsh methods to test the new novices. The newly enslaved Thracian warrior Spartacus enters the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus to receive gladiator training and discipline. The warrior's wife, Sura, is forced into slavery and he and the other deserters are shipped to the arena in Capua, to be put to death publicly by gladiators, whereupon he proves his worth by defeating all four opponents, and is given a new name, Spartacus. He arrives as the Getae attack and reunites with his wife, who tells him that she had a vision of him 'falling before a red serpent.' He and his wife manage to escape, only to be captured by Glaber the next day. The warrior leads a rebellion of the auxiliary troops against the Roman officers, then deserts to return to his village and his wife. But disenchantment with the Romans soon sets in when their allies' strategies leave their homeland unprotected from Getae marauders.

#Spartacus season 1 episode 4 series

In the series premiere, in 73 B.C., a nameless Thracian warrior and his fellow fighters align themselves with legate Gaius Claudius Glaber and Rome to protect their homeland. Incidental nudity and scenes of a sexual or of a violent nature are present throughout. The program is preceded by a warning that it purports to portray a 'historical portrayal of ancient Roman society that contains graphic violence and adult content'. Brooke Williams as Aurelia вЂ“ Varro's wife.Craig Walsh Wrightson as Solonius вЂ“ a former close friend, but now the greatest rival to the House of Batiatus.Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber вЂ“ a legatus in the Roman Army who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement.Viva Bianca as Ilithyia вЂ“ the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber.Lucy Lawless as Lucretia вЂ“ Batiatus' wife.John Hannah as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus вЂ“ a lanista and Spartacus' dominus.Dan Feuerriegel as Agron вЂ“ a new German gladiator recruit who helps Spartacus plot his uprising.Katrina Law as Mira вЂ“ a slave girl sent to seduce Spartacus and becomes his lover, under threat of death.Erin Cummings as Sura вЂ“ Spartacus' wife.Jessica Grace Smith as Diona вЂ“ a slave girl in the House of Batiatus.Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia вЂ“ Lucretia's loyal body slave.Eka Darville as Pietros вЂ“ Barca's younger gay lover and partner.Antonio Te Maioha as Barca вЂ“ nicknamed the 'Beast of Carthage', he is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators, serves as a bodyguard for his dominus.Jai Courtney as Varro вЂ“ a Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family, and who soon becomes Spartacus' confidant in the ludus.Tarabay as Ashur вЂ“ a former gladiator from Syria whose leg was crippled in the arena by Crixus now serves Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman. Peter Mensah as Oenomaus/Doctore вЂ“ an African slave who serves as trainer of Batiatus' gladiators.Naevia's lover and Lucretia's unwilling lover. Manu Bennett as Crixus вЂ“ a Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator prior to Spartacus.Andy Whitfield as Spartacus вЂ“ a Thracian warrior who is condemned to slavery as a gladiator.Main article: List of Spartacus characters