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Spartacus to the Gladiators at Capua is a rhetorical monologue written by Elijah Kellogg for a student competition at Bowdoin College in 1842, and later published by Epes Sargent, one of the judges, in his 1846 School Reader.[1] The piece, written as if it were an actual declamation by Spartacus to his fellows during the slave rebellion against the Roman Empire known as the Third Servile War, became popular in collections of rhetoric in the late 19th century.[2]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Mitchell, Wilmot B., ed. Elijah Kellogg, the Man and His Work: Chapters From His Life and Selections From His Writings (Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1903), p. 116.
2.Jump up ^ "Rev. Elijah Kellogg Dead; Was Author of 'Sparticus to the Gladiators' and Many Stories for Boys -- His Quaint Life". The New York Times, March 18, 1901.
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Spartacus to the Gladiators at Capua is a rhetorical monologue written by Elijah Kellogg for a student competition at Bowdoin College in 1842, and later published by Epes Sargent, one of the judges, in his 1846 School Reader.[1] The piece, written as if it were an actual declamation by Spartacus to his fellows during the slave rebellion against the Roman Empire known as the Third Servile War, became popular in collections of rhetoric in the late 19th century.[2]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Mitchell, Wilmot B., ed. Elijah Kellogg, the Man and His Work: Chapters From His Life and Selections From His Writings (Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1903), p. 116.
2.Jump up ^ "Rev. Elijah Kellogg Dead; Was Author of 'Sparticus to the Gladiators' and Many Stories for Boys -- His Quaint Life". The New York Times, March 18, 1901.
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Spartacus (Gibbon novel)

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Spartacus is a historical novel by the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon, first published in 1933 under his real name of James Leslie Mitchell.
Although Gibbon is mainly known for his trilogy A Scots Quair, this is his best-known full-length work outside that trilogy.
As its name suggests, it is an account of the great slave revolt in Ancient Rome, led by Spartacus.
Plot summary[edit]
The central character is not Spartacus himself, but Kleon, a fictional Greek educated slave and eunuch who joins the revolt. In the first chapter we are told how he was sold into slavery as a child and sexually abused by an owner.
Another important character is Elpinice, a female slave who helps Spartacus and his fellow gladiators escape from Capua, and who becomes Spartacus's lover. She gives birth to a son, but while Spartacus is fighting elsewhere she is raped and murdered by soldiers, and the child is also killed. The novel touches on Gibbon's views on human history, with Spartacus seen as a survivor of the Golden Age.
However, in spite of various additions and speculations, it does stick fairly closely to the known historical facts about the revolt. Plutarch's life of Crassus is clearly the main source, but it does make use of some other classical sources, including Appian and Sallust.
See also[edit]
Spartacus, the 1951 novel by Howard Fast
Spartacus, the famous Kirk Douglas film based on Fast's novel
The Gladiators, Arthur Koestler's 1939 novel about Spartacus.
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Spartacus (Gibbon novel)

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Spartacus is a historical novel by the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon, first published in 1933 under his real name of James Leslie Mitchell.
Although Gibbon is mainly known for his trilogy A Scots Quair, this is his best-known full-length work outside that trilogy.
As its name suggests, it is an account of the great slave revolt in Ancient Rome, led by Spartacus.
Plot summary[edit]
The central character is not Spartacus himself, but Kleon, a fictional Greek educated slave and eunuch who joins the revolt. In the first chapter we are told how he was sold into slavery as a child and sexually abused by an owner.
Another important character is Elpinice, a female slave who helps Spartacus and his fellow gladiators escape from Capua, and who becomes Spartacus's lover. She gives birth to a son, but while Spartacus is fighting elsewhere she is raped and murdered by soldiers, and the child is also killed. The novel touches on Gibbon's views on human history, with Spartacus seen as a survivor of the Golden Age.
However, in spite of various additions and speculations, it does stick fairly closely to the known historical facts about the revolt. Plutarch's life of Crassus is clearly the main source, but it does make use of some other classical sources, including Appian and Sallust.
See also[edit]
Spartacus, the 1951 novel by Howard Fast
Spartacus, the famous Kirk Douglas film based on Fast's novel
The Gladiators, Arthur Koestler's 1939 novel about Spartacus.
External links[edit]
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The Gladiators (novel)

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 First edition (publ. Jonathan Cape)
The Gladiators (1939) is the first novel by the author Arthur Koestler; it portrays the effects of the Spartacus revolt in the Roman Republic. Published in 1939, it was later reprinted in other editions.
The book is the first of a trilogy, including Darkness at Noon (1940), and Arrival and Departure (1943), which address idealism going wrong. This is a common theme in Koestler's work and life. Koestler uses his portrayal of the original slave revolt to examine the experience of the 20th-century political left in Europe following the rise of a Communist government in the Soviet Union. He published it on the brink of World War II. Originally written in German, the novel was translated into English for other audiences and was published in 1939. The manuscript of the German version, for which no publisher had been found, was lost during Koestler's flight at the Fall of France; the German edition finally published after the war had to be re-translated from English.
In 1998 the British critic Geoffrey Wheatcroft wrote of the novel: "In The Gladiators, Koestler used Spartacus's revolt around 65BC to explore the search for the just city, the inevitable compromises of revolution, the conflict of ends and means, the question of whether and when it is justifiable to sacrifice lives for an abstract ideal."[1]
Reception[edit]
The novel is generally not as well-known to English-speaking audiences as the later American novel on this topic, Spartacus (1951), by Howard Fast, a bestseller adapted for Stanley Kubrick's award-winning 1960 film of the same name, which reached wide audiences and stimulated sales of Fast's novel.
See also[edit]
Spartacus (1951) novel by Howard Fast, which was adapted for the 1960 film.
Spartacus, 1931 novel by the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Geoffrey Wheatcroft, "The darkness at noon for Arthur Koestler was in his heart. Yet his early work, inspired by his disillusionment with communism, will survive the memory of his unlovable personality", Review of David Cesarani, Arthur Koestler: The Homeless Mind, New Statesman, 20 November 1998, accessed 21 November 2013


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The Gladiators (novel)

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Not to be confused with The Gladiator (Turtledove novel).


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 First edition (publ. Jonathan Cape)
The Gladiators (1939) is the first novel by the author Arthur Koestler; it portrays the effects of the Spartacus revolt in the Roman Republic. Published in 1939, it was later reprinted in other editions.
The book is the first of a trilogy, including Darkness at Noon (1940), and Arrival and Departure (1943), which address idealism going wrong. This is a common theme in Koestler's work and life. Koestler uses his portrayal of the original slave revolt to examine the experience of the 20th-century political left in Europe following the rise of a Communist government in the Soviet Union. He published it on the brink of World War II. Originally written in German, the novel was translated into English for other audiences and was published in 1939. The manuscript of the German version, for which no publisher had been found, was lost during Koestler's flight at the Fall of France; the German edition finally published after the war had to be re-translated from English.
In 1998 the British critic Geoffrey Wheatcroft wrote of the novel: "In The Gladiators, Koestler used Spartacus's revolt around 65BC to explore the search for the just city, the inevitable compromises of revolution, the conflict of ends and means, the question of whether and when it is justifiable to sacrifice lives for an abstract ideal."[1]
Reception[edit]
The novel is generally not as well-known to English-speaking audiences as the later American novel on this topic, Spartacus (1951), by Howard Fast, a bestseller adapted for Stanley Kubrick's award-winning 1960 film of the same name, which reached wide audiences and stimulated sales of Fast's novel.
See also[edit]
Spartacus (1951) novel by Howard Fast, which was adapted for the 1960 film.
Spartacus, 1931 novel by the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Geoffrey Wheatcroft, "The darkness at noon for Arthur Koestler was in his heart. Yet his early work, inspired by his disillusionment with communism, will survive the memory of his unlovable personality", Review of David Cesarani, Arthur Koestler: The Homeless Mind, New Statesman, 20 November 1998, accessed 21 November 2013


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The Gladiator (1831 play)

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The Gladiator
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Edwin Forrest as Spartacus

Written by
Robert Montgomery Bird
Date premiered
26 September 1831
Place premiered
New York City
Original language
English
Subject
Thracian slave revolt
Genre
Melodrama
Setting
Rome and parts of Italy, 73 B.C.
The Gladiator is a tragic melodrama in five acts written by Robert Montgomery Bird originally starring Edwin Forrest. It first premiered on September 26, 1831 at the Park Theatre in New York City.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Characters
3 Synopsis
4 Production History
5 Slavery in The Gladiator
6 Criticism and Legacy
7 Gallery
8 See also
9 References

Background[edit]
Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags, a play by John Augustus Stone won Forrest's inaugural play prize in 1829.[2] A huge success, Metamora inspired Forrest to continue offering the prize. Robert Montgomery Bird, a doctor without "an all-consuming passion for medicine," hearing of the prize, penned and submitted his first play, the blank verse tragedy Pelopidas, or The Fall of the Polemarchs.[3] Although Pelopidas won the prize, it was not produced or published until 1919, possibly because Pelopidas does not dominate the action of his play in the way Metamora managed and therefore failed to show off Forrest's abilities adequately. The following year, however, Bird won Forrest's prize a second time with that play that would become his most impactful, The Gladiator.[4] Bird's brother Henry, in a letter advised Robert to continue with The Gladiator as Spartacus was "altogether more suited to Forrest's Roman figure & actions."[5]
Characters[edit]
Marcus Licinius Crassus -- A Roman praetor.
Lucius Gellius -- A consul.
Scropha -- A quaestor.
Jovius -- A centurion.
Mummius -- Lieutenant to Crassius.
Batiatus Lentulus -- A Capuan lanista.
Bracchius -- A Roman Lanista.
Florus -- Son of Lentulus.
Spartacus -- A Thracian gladiator.
Phasarius -- Spartacus' brother.
Ænomaiis -- A gladiator from Gaul.
Crixus -- A German gladiator.
boy -- Son to Spartacus.
Julia -- Niece of Crassus.
Senona -- Wife of Spartacus.
Citizens, soldiers, etc.[6]
Synopsis[edit]
The play opens with Phasarius, a Thracian slave and other gladiators decrying the position of Rome and considering a revolt against the state left vulnerable by its colonizing and war-mongering generals. However, upon heading from his lanista, Bracchius, that a newly captured Thracian gladiator is an even better fighter than himself, Phasarius resolves to postpone his plans for coup. This newly captured slave is Spartacus, who agrees to battle so that he may free his also captured wife and child. Upon meeting each other in the arena of the amphitheater, however, Phasarius and Spartacus recognize each other as brothers, refuse to fight and incite their fellow gladiators to revolt.



I thank the gods I am barbarian;
For I can better teach the grace-begot
And heaven-supported masters of the earth,
How a mere dweller of desert rock
Can bow their crown'd heads to his chariot wheels.
Spartacus, in Robert Montgomery Bird's The Gladiator (1831)[7]
War ensues. The gladiator army, led by Spartacus is initially incredibly successful in their crusade against the Romans.However, the two brothers have differing agendas: while Spartacus wants to return with his wife, Senona and son to his beloved Thrace and his live as a shepherd, Phasarius wants to sack Rome. Phasarius eventually defects from his brother's army when Spartacus forbids his advance on Julia, the captured niece of Crassus, a Roman praetor. Splintered, the various rebelling armies are easily defeated by the Romans. Phasarius, reconciled and reunited with his brother's dwindling campaign, attempts to escort Senona and her son through a forest to safety. In this attempt, Senona and her child are slain by waiting Roman troops, while Phasarius manages to stumble back to Spartacus and deliver the tragic news before he too dies. Enraged, Spartacus refuses a pardon granted to him by the Romans. In his final bloody fight, Spartacus manages to kill his former captor, Lentulus, before he is felled by multiple Roman troops over the cries of Julia's protest.
[8] [9]
Production History[edit]
The Gladiator premiered at New York's Park Theatre on September 26, 1831.[10] Although the weather on opening night was poor, the actors in secondary roles of questionable distinction and the sets and costumes "wretchedly bad," the play was a massive success and was received with increasing enthusiasm each of the four nights it played.[11] This original production was noted for the play's climatic Act Two in which Spartacus and Pharsarius refuse to slaughter each other. This scene was staged in a spectacular way, the likes of which had not yet been seen that century.[12]
After such success in New York, the production moved to Philadelphia, where it was first produced on October 24 and Boston, where the play was seen in November.[13]
The Gladiator was such a success for Forrest that he opened with it when he traveled to London in 1836. Although Forrest was a success at the Drury Lane Theatre on October 17 with The Gladiator, the audience demonstrated their desire to see Shakespeare as The Gladiator was seen by many in the audience as anti-British.[14][15]
Although The Gladiator remained an central part of Forrest's repertoire, as with many pre-Civil War plays, it eventually fell out of favor as naturalism and "realistic representation" became more popular.[16]
Slavery in The Gladiator[edit]
Bird's opinion on Slavery in the United States is often questioned in regards to The Gladiator. The play was written in a time of great abolitionist activity: William Lloyd Garrison founded The Liberator, an influential anti-slavery newspaper, the same year as Bird wrote his play.[17]
In his appraisal of the work, Whitman insists that, "this play is as full of 'Abolitionism' as an egg is of meat."[18] Yet later scholars have dissented from Whitman's surety.[19] Certainly, Bird did not want his play to be "damned" in the south.[20] And while Bird himself was worried that, The Gladiator produced in a Slave state would lead to, "the managers, players, and perhaps myself ... rewarded with the Penitentiary," he also differentiated between "nobel" Thracian rebels and "violent" African American slaves.[21] Writing in his journal of the Nat Turner slave rebellion, Bird remarks, "if they had had a Spartacus among them to organize the half million of Virginia, the hundreds of thousands of the [other] states, and lead them on in the Crusade of Massacre, what a blessed example might they not give the world of the excellence of slavery."[22]
Criticism and Legacy[edit]
From the very first performance in New York City the play was a major success, both commercially and critically. Amongst other praise accorded The Gladiator, it was called "the best native tragedy extant," "decidedly the best drama ever written in this century"[23] with "the stamp of genius in every lineament."[24] The prominent Philadelphia critic, Wemyss called the play, upon its opening in that city, "the perfection of melodramatic tragedy."[25] The play was indeed a huge success in Philadelphia as well as Boston and other cities in the Northeastern United States.[26] Writing in The Brooklyn Eagle in late 1846, Walt Whitman also discusses Forrest's talent, citing the actor as "a deserved favorite with the public."[27]
While the relationship between The Gladiator and its playwright to slavery is much debated (see above), the play is often seen as the pinnacle of romanticism in American drama.[28] Written only a few years following the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, the play is Anti-imperial and anti-British where distant colonies are persecuted while ancient lineages reign dominant over "the new blood of the poor," a common theme in Jacksonian political rhetoric.[29]
The Gladiator played successfully across the country for 70 years. A marker of its enormous success may be seen in how many performances were produced: by 1854, The Gladiator had been performed over 1000 times, a remarkable feat. It was considered to be the first time a play had reached such a threshold in the playwright's lifetime. Forrest retained the play in his repertoire until his death, and it was eventually taken up by John Edward McCullough and Robert Downing.[30]
Gallery[edit]




Forrest as Spartacus




Robert Montgomery Bird

See also[edit]
Spartacus
Edwin Forrest
Robert Montgomery Bird
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne. p. 56.
2.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard, ed. (1966). Dramas from the American Theatre: 1762-1909. Cleveland: World Publishing Company. p. 229.
3.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard, ed. (1966). Dramas from the American Theatre: 1762-1909. Cleveland: World Publishing Company. pp. 230–231.
4.Jump up ^ Halline, Allan Gates (1935). American Plays. New York: American Book Company. p. 155.
5.Jump up ^ Richards, Jeffrey H., ed. (1997). Early American Drama. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 166.
6.Jump up ^ Richards, Jeffery H., ed. (1997). Early American Drama. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 172.
7.Jump up ^ Bird, Robert Montgomery (1997). RIchards, Jeffrey H., ed. The Gladiator. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 220.
8.Jump up ^ Bird, Robert Montgomery (1997). Richards, Jeffrey H., ed. The Gladiator. New York: Penguin Classics. pp. 173–242.
9.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 57.
10.Jump up ^ Dalh, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
11.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 19.
12.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes The Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 194.
13.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
14.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes the Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 194–195.
15.Jump up ^ Halline, Allan Gates (1935). American Plays. New York: American Book Company. p. 159.
16.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes the Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 30.
17.Jump up ^ Halline, Allan Gates (1935). American Plays. New York: American Book Company. p. 157.
18.Jump up ^ Moses, Montrose J.; Brown, John Mason, eds. (1934). The American Theatre as Seen By Its Critics: 1752-1934. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 69.
19.Jump up ^ Richards, Jeffrey H. (1997). Early American Drama. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 168.
20.Jump up ^ Grimsted, David (1968). Melodrama Unveiled: American Theatre and Culture 1800-1850. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 169.
21.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 59.
22.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 59.
23.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard, ed. (1966). Dramas from the American Theatre: 1762-1909. Cleveland: World Publishing Company. p. 233.
24.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
25.Jump up ^ Quinn, Arthur Hobson (1951). The Literature of the American People. Irvington Publishers. p. 477.
26.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1966). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
27.Jump up ^ Moses, Montrose J; Brown, John Mason, eds. (1934). The American Theatre as Seen By Its Critics: 1752-1934. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 69.
28.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes the Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 28.
29.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 58.
30.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.


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The Gladiator (1831 play)

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The Gladiator
Edwin Forrest as Spartacus.jpg
Edwin Forrest as Spartacus

Written by
Robert Montgomery Bird
Date premiered
26 September 1831
Place premiered
New York City
Original language
English
Subject
Thracian slave revolt
Genre
Melodrama
Setting
Rome and parts of Italy, 73 B.C.
The Gladiator is a tragic melodrama in five acts written by Robert Montgomery Bird originally starring Edwin Forrest. It first premiered on September 26, 1831 at the Park Theatre in New York City.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Characters
3 Synopsis
4 Production History
5 Slavery in The Gladiator
6 Criticism and Legacy
7 Gallery
8 See also
9 References

Background[edit]
Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags, a play by John Augustus Stone won Forrest's inaugural play prize in 1829.[2] A huge success, Metamora inspired Forrest to continue offering the prize. Robert Montgomery Bird, a doctor without "an all-consuming passion for medicine," hearing of the prize, penned and submitted his first play, the blank verse tragedy Pelopidas, or The Fall of the Polemarchs.[3] Although Pelopidas won the prize, it was not produced or published until 1919, possibly because Pelopidas does not dominate the action of his play in the way Metamora managed and therefore failed to show off Forrest's abilities adequately. The following year, however, Bird won Forrest's prize a second time with that play that would become his most impactful, The Gladiator.[4] Bird's brother Henry, in a letter advised Robert to continue with The Gladiator as Spartacus was "altogether more suited to Forrest's Roman figure & actions."[5]
Characters[edit]
Marcus Licinius Crassus -- A Roman praetor.
Lucius Gellius -- A consul.
Scropha -- A quaestor.
Jovius -- A centurion.
Mummius -- Lieutenant to Crassius.
Batiatus Lentulus -- A Capuan lanista.
Bracchius -- A Roman Lanista.
Florus -- Son of Lentulus.
Spartacus -- A Thracian gladiator.
Phasarius -- Spartacus' brother.
Ænomaiis -- A gladiator from Gaul.
Crixus -- A German gladiator.
boy -- Son to Spartacus.
Julia -- Niece of Crassus.
Senona -- Wife of Spartacus.
Citizens, soldiers, etc.[6]
Synopsis[edit]
The play opens with Phasarius, a Thracian slave and other gladiators decrying the position of Rome and considering a revolt against the state left vulnerable by its colonizing and war-mongering generals. However, upon heading from his lanista, Bracchius, that a newly captured Thracian gladiator is an even better fighter than himself, Phasarius resolves to postpone his plans for coup. This newly captured slave is Spartacus, who agrees to battle so that he may free his also captured wife and child. Upon meeting each other in the arena of the amphitheater, however, Phasarius and Spartacus recognize each other as brothers, refuse to fight and incite their fellow gladiators to revolt.



I thank the gods I am barbarian;
For I can better teach the grace-begot
And heaven-supported masters of the earth,
How a mere dweller of desert rock
Can bow their crown'd heads to his chariot wheels.
Spartacus, in Robert Montgomery Bird's The Gladiator (1831)[7]
War ensues. The gladiator army, led by Spartacus is initially incredibly successful in their crusade against the Romans.However, the two brothers have differing agendas: while Spartacus wants to return with his wife, Senona and son to his beloved Thrace and his live as a shepherd, Phasarius wants to sack Rome. Phasarius eventually defects from his brother's army when Spartacus forbids his advance on Julia, the captured niece of Crassus, a Roman praetor. Splintered, the various rebelling armies are easily defeated by the Romans. Phasarius, reconciled and reunited with his brother's dwindling campaign, attempts to escort Senona and her son through a forest to safety. In this attempt, Senona and her child are slain by waiting Roman troops, while Phasarius manages to stumble back to Spartacus and deliver the tragic news before he too dies. Enraged, Spartacus refuses a pardon granted to him by the Romans. In his final bloody fight, Spartacus manages to kill his former captor, Lentulus, before he is felled by multiple Roman troops over the cries of Julia's protest.
[8] [9]
Production History[edit]
The Gladiator premiered at New York's Park Theatre on September 26, 1831.[10] Although the weather on opening night was poor, the actors in secondary roles of questionable distinction and the sets and costumes "wretchedly bad," the play was a massive success and was received with increasing enthusiasm each of the four nights it played.[11] This original production was noted for the play's climatic Act Two in which Spartacus and Pharsarius refuse to slaughter each other. This scene was staged in a spectacular way, the likes of which had not yet been seen that century.[12]
After such success in New York, the production moved to Philadelphia, where it was first produced on October 24 and Boston, where the play was seen in November.[13]
The Gladiator was such a success for Forrest that he opened with it when he traveled to London in 1836. Although Forrest was a success at the Drury Lane Theatre on October 17 with The Gladiator, the audience demonstrated their desire to see Shakespeare as The Gladiator was seen by many in the audience as anti-British.[14][15]
Although The Gladiator remained an central part of Forrest's repertoire, as with many pre-Civil War plays, it eventually fell out of favor as naturalism and "realistic representation" became more popular.[16]
Slavery in The Gladiator[edit]
Bird's opinion on Slavery in the United States is often questioned in regards to The Gladiator. The play was written in a time of great abolitionist activity: William Lloyd Garrison founded The Liberator, an influential anti-slavery newspaper, the same year as Bird wrote his play.[17]
In his appraisal of the work, Whitman insists that, "this play is as full of 'Abolitionism' as an egg is of meat."[18] Yet later scholars have dissented from Whitman's surety.[19] Certainly, Bird did not want his play to be "damned" in the south.[20] And while Bird himself was worried that, The Gladiator produced in a Slave state would lead to, "the managers, players, and perhaps myself ... rewarded with the Penitentiary," he also differentiated between "nobel" Thracian rebels and "violent" African American slaves.[21] Writing in his journal of the Nat Turner slave rebellion, Bird remarks, "if they had had a Spartacus among them to organize the half million of Virginia, the hundreds of thousands of the [other] states, and lead them on in the Crusade of Massacre, what a blessed example might they not give the world of the excellence of slavery."[22]
Criticism and Legacy[edit]
From the very first performance in New York City the play was a major success, both commercially and critically. Amongst other praise accorded The Gladiator, it was called "the best native tragedy extant," "decidedly the best drama ever written in this century"[23] with "the stamp of genius in every lineament."[24] The prominent Philadelphia critic, Wemyss called the play, upon its opening in that city, "the perfection of melodramatic tragedy."[25] The play was indeed a huge success in Philadelphia as well as Boston and other cities in the Northeastern United States.[26] Writing in The Brooklyn Eagle in late 1846, Walt Whitman also discusses Forrest's talent, citing the actor as "a deserved favorite with the public."[27]
While the relationship between The Gladiator and its playwright to slavery is much debated (see above), the play is often seen as the pinnacle of romanticism in American drama.[28] Written only a few years following the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, the play is Anti-imperial and anti-British where distant colonies are persecuted while ancient lineages reign dominant over "the new blood of the poor," a common theme in Jacksonian political rhetoric.[29]
The Gladiator played successfully across the country for 70 years. A marker of its enormous success may be seen in how many performances were produced: by 1854, The Gladiator had been performed over 1000 times, a remarkable feat. It was considered to be the first time a play had reached such a threshold in the playwright's lifetime. Forrest retained the play in his repertoire until his death, and it was eventually taken up by John Edward McCullough and Robert Downing.[30]
Gallery[edit]




Forrest as Spartacus




Robert Montgomery Bird

See also[edit]
Spartacus
Edwin Forrest
Robert Montgomery Bird
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne. p. 56.
2.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard, ed. (1966). Dramas from the American Theatre: 1762-1909. Cleveland: World Publishing Company. p. 229.
3.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard, ed. (1966). Dramas from the American Theatre: 1762-1909. Cleveland: World Publishing Company. pp. 230–231.
4.Jump up ^ Halline, Allan Gates (1935). American Plays. New York: American Book Company. p. 155.
5.Jump up ^ Richards, Jeffrey H., ed. (1997). Early American Drama. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 166.
6.Jump up ^ Richards, Jeffery H., ed. (1997). Early American Drama. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 172.
7.Jump up ^ Bird, Robert Montgomery (1997). RIchards, Jeffrey H., ed. The Gladiator. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 220.
8.Jump up ^ Bird, Robert Montgomery (1997). Richards, Jeffrey H., ed. The Gladiator. New York: Penguin Classics. pp. 173–242.
9.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 57.
10.Jump up ^ Dalh, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
11.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 19.
12.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes The Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 194.
13.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
14.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes the Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 194–195.
15.Jump up ^ Halline, Allan Gates (1935). American Plays. New York: American Book Company. p. 159.
16.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes the Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 30.
17.Jump up ^ Halline, Allan Gates (1935). American Plays. New York: American Book Company. p. 157.
18.Jump up ^ Moses, Montrose J.; Brown, John Mason, eds. (1934). The American Theatre as Seen By Its Critics: 1752-1934. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 69.
19.Jump up ^ Richards, Jeffrey H. (1997). Early American Drama. New York: Penguin Classics. p. 168.
20.Jump up ^ Grimsted, David (1968). Melodrama Unveiled: American Theatre and Culture 1800-1850. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 169.
21.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 59.
22.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 59.
23.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard, ed. (1966). Dramas from the American Theatre: 1762-1909. Cleveland: World Publishing Company. p. 233.
24.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
25.Jump up ^ Quinn, Arthur Hobson (1951). The Literature of the American People. Irvington Publishers. p. 477.
26.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1966). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.
27.Jump up ^ Moses, Montrose J; Brown, John Mason, eds. (1934). The American Theatre as Seen By Its Critics: 1752-1934. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 69.
28.Jump up ^ Moody, Richard (1955). America Takes the Stage: Romanticism in American Drama and Theatre, 1750-1900. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 28.
29.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 58.
30.Jump up ^ Dahl, Curtis (1963). Robert Montgomery Bird. New York: Twayne Publishers. p. 56.


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Spartacus (ballet)

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Spartacus
RR5217-0028R.gif
Choreographer
Leonid Yakobson
Music
Aram Khachaturian
Premiere
1956
Kirov Theatre, Leningrad
Original ballet company
Kirov Ballet
Characters
Crassus
Spartacus
Phrygia
Aegina

Genre
Neoclassical ballet



Ivan Vasiliev in an extract from Spartacus during re-opening gala of the Bolshoi Theatre, 28 October 2011
Spartacus (Russian: «Спартак», Spartak), is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978). The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed the ballet in 1954, and for this was awarded a Lenin Prize that year.[1] It was first staged, with choreography by Leonid Yakobson, in Leningrad 1956,[2] but only with qualified success since Yakobson abandoned conventional pointe in his choreography.[3] The ballet received its first staging at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow in 1958, choreographed by Igor Moiseev; however it was the 1968 production, choreographed by Yury Grigorovich, which achieved the greatest acclaim for the ballet.[2] It remains one of Khachaturian's best known works and is prominent within the repertoires of the Bolshoi Theatre and other ballet companies in Russia and the former Soviet Union.


Contents  [hide]
1 Synopsis 1.1 Act I
1.2 Act II
1.3 Act III
2 Orchestral Adaptation
3 In popular culture
4 References

Synopsis[edit]
Principal Characters:
Crassus, Roman consul
Spartacus, captive king of Thrace
Phrygia, wife of Spartacus
Aegina, concubine to Crassus
Act I[edit]
The Roman consul Crassus returns to Rome from his latest conquests in a triumphal procession. Among his captives are the Thracian king Spartacus and his wife Phrygia. Spartacus laments his captivity and bids a bitter farewell to Phrygia, who is taken off to join Crassus’ harem of concubines. To entertain Crassus and his entourage, Spartacus is sent into the gladiatorial ring and is forced to kill a close friend. Horrified at his deed, Spartacus incites his fellow captives to rebellion.
Act II[edit]
The escaped captives celebrate their freedom. Meanwhile, Crassus entertains the Roman patricians with a lavish entertainment, including fights between blindfolded gladiators. The seductive Aegina incites a sexual orgy. Spartacus and his men disrupt the orgy and rescue the slave women, including Phrygia. The insulted Aegina insists that Crassus pursue the slave army immediately. The lovers celebrate their escape to the familiar “Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia.”
Act III[edit]
Aegina discovers Spartacus’s camp and observes the lovers emerging from their tent the next morning. Aegina sends word to Crassus, who sends his army in pursuit. Internecine struggles break out among Spartacus’s forces. Finally, Crassus’s forces discover Spartacus and impale him upon their spears. Spartacus’s closest followers recover his body and carry it off while Phrygia mourns her loss.
Orchestral Adaptation[edit]
Khachaturian extracted and arranged music from the ballet in 1955 for four orchestral suites:
Spartacus Suite No.1 Introduction - Dance of the Nymphs
Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius
Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia
Scene and Dance with Crotala
Dance of the Gaditanae - Victory of Spartacus
Spartacus Suite No.2 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Entrance of the Merchants - Dance of a Roman Courtesan -
General Dance
Entrance of Spartacus - Quarrel -
Treachery of Harmodius
Dance of the Pirates
Spartacus Suite No.3 Dance of a Greek Slave
Dance of an Egyptian Girl
Night Incident
Dance of Phrygia - Parting Scene
At the Circus
Spartacus Suite No.4 Bacchante's Melancholy Dance
Spartacus Procession
Death of the Gladiator
Call to Arms - Spartacus' Uprising

In popular culture[edit]
Ashley Wagner won the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with her short program to this music.
Part of the Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (the opening piece in Suite No. 2) was used as the opening theme for the British television series The Onedin Line.
Part of the "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia" was also used in the film Caligula (1979). A disco version of this theme with lyrics by the artist Lydia was also released as a single from the soundtrack. (http://www.caligulathemovie.com/music.html)
This segment was also used as the main love theme in the film Mayerling; and in The Hudsucker Proxy.
It was also featured in the 2006 animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown, and again in the film's sequel, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance competition with their free dance to the music.
In 2004, Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova performed her bronze medal ball routine at the Athens Olympics to an excerpt of the adagio.
In 1984, with words by Tony Hiller and Nicky Graham, it became a popular song, Journey's End, recorded by Andy Williams on Capitol.
Portions of the ballet were performed by the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps in 1981, 1982, and 2008 - with the Corps winning the 2008 DCI World Championship title, performing their interpretation of the ballet. (http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=0492bc5a-3e7c-4581-8eda-9ccf565ef88f)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Victor Yuzefovich Aram Khachaturyan, p.217 - New York: Sphinx Press, 1985
2.^ Jump up to: a b "Ballets: Spartacus". Virtual Museum of the Great Armenian Composer Aram Khachaturian. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
3.Jump up ^ Yuzefovich, p.218


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Spartacus (ballet)

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Spartacus
RR5217-0028R.gif
Choreographer
Leonid Yakobson
Music
Aram Khachaturian
Premiere
1956
Kirov Theatre, Leningrad
Original ballet company
Kirov Ballet
Characters
Crassus
Spartacus
Phrygia
Aegina

Genre
Neoclassical ballet



Ivan Vasiliev in an extract from Spartacus during re-opening gala of the Bolshoi Theatre, 28 October 2011
Spartacus (Russian: «Спартак», Spartak), is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978). The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed the ballet in 1954, and for this was awarded a Lenin Prize that year.[1] It was first staged, with choreography by Leonid Yakobson, in Leningrad 1956,[2] but only with qualified success since Yakobson abandoned conventional pointe in his choreography.[3] The ballet received its first staging at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow in 1958, choreographed by Igor Moiseev; however it was the 1968 production, choreographed by Yury Grigorovich, which achieved the greatest acclaim for the ballet.[2] It remains one of Khachaturian's best known works and is prominent within the repertoires of the Bolshoi Theatre and other ballet companies in Russia and the former Soviet Union.


Contents  [hide]
1 Synopsis 1.1 Act I
1.2 Act II
1.3 Act III
2 Orchestral Adaptation
3 In popular culture
4 References

Synopsis[edit]
Principal Characters:
Crassus, Roman consul
Spartacus, captive king of Thrace
Phrygia, wife of Spartacus
Aegina, concubine to Crassus
Act I[edit]
The Roman consul Crassus returns to Rome from his latest conquests in a triumphal procession. Among his captives are the Thracian king Spartacus and his wife Phrygia. Spartacus laments his captivity and bids a bitter farewell to Phrygia, who is taken off to join Crassus’ harem of concubines. To entertain Crassus and his entourage, Spartacus is sent into the gladiatorial ring and is forced to kill a close friend. Horrified at his deed, Spartacus incites his fellow captives to rebellion.
Act II[edit]
The escaped captives celebrate their freedom. Meanwhile, Crassus entertains the Roman patricians with a lavish entertainment, including fights between blindfolded gladiators. The seductive Aegina incites a sexual orgy. Spartacus and his men disrupt the orgy and rescue the slave women, including Phrygia. The insulted Aegina insists that Crassus pursue the slave army immediately. The lovers celebrate their escape to the familiar “Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia.”
Act III[edit]
Aegina discovers Spartacus’s camp and observes the lovers emerging from their tent the next morning. Aegina sends word to Crassus, who sends his army in pursuit. Internecine struggles break out among Spartacus’s forces. Finally, Crassus’s forces discover Spartacus and impale him upon their spears. Spartacus’s closest followers recover his body and carry it off while Phrygia mourns her loss.
Orchestral Adaptation[edit]
Khachaturian extracted and arranged music from the ballet in 1955 for four orchestral suites:
Spartacus Suite No.1 Introduction - Dance of the Nymphs
Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius
Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia
Scene and Dance with Crotala
Dance of the Gaditanae - Victory of Spartacus
Spartacus Suite No.2 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Entrance of the Merchants - Dance of a Roman Courtesan -
General Dance
Entrance of Spartacus - Quarrel -
Treachery of Harmodius
Dance of the Pirates
Spartacus Suite No.3 Dance of a Greek Slave
Dance of an Egyptian Girl
Night Incident
Dance of Phrygia - Parting Scene
At the Circus
Spartacus Suite No.4 Bacchante's Melancholy Dance
Spartacus Procession
Death of the Gladiator
Call to Arms - Spartacus' Uprising

In popular culture[edit]
Ashley Wagner won the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with her short program to this music.
Part of the Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (the opening piece in Suite No. 2) was used as the opening theme for the British television series The Onedin Line.
Part of the "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia" was also used in the film Caligula (1979). A disco version of this theme with lyrics by the artist Lydia was also released as a single from the soundtrack. (http://www.caligulathemovie.com/music.html)
This segment was also used as the main love theme in the film Mayerling; and in The Hudsucker Proxy.
It was also featured in the 2006 animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown, and again in the film's sequel, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance competition with their free dance to the music.
In 2004, Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova performed her bronze medal ball routine at the Athens Olympics to an excerpt of the adagio.
In 1984, with words by Tony Hiller and Nicky Graham, it became a popular song, Journey's End, recorded by Andy Williams on Capitol.
Portions of the ballet were performed by the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps in 1981, 1982, and 2008 - with the Corps winning the 2008 DCI World Championship title, performing their interpretation of the ballet. (http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=0492bc5a-3e7c-4581-8eda-9ccf565ef88f)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Victor Yuzefovich Aram Khachaturyan, p.217 - New York: Sphinx Press, 1985
2.^ Jump up to: a b "Ballets: Spartacus". Virtual Museum of the Great Armenian Composer Aram Khachaturian. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
3.Jump up ^ Yuzefovich, p.218


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Heroes and Villains (TV series)

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Heroes and Villains
Heroes & Villains DVD Cover.jpg
BBC DVD cover

Genre
Docudrama
Written by
Clare Saxby
Tony Etchells
Nick Murphy
James Wood
Andrew Grieve
Lyall B. Watson
Colin Heber-Percy

Directed by
Nick Murphy
Tim Dunn
Nick Green
Andrew Grieve
Gareth Edwards
Arif Nurmohamed

Starring
James Saito
Rory McCann
Brian McCardie
Tom Burke
Anthony Flanagan
Steven Waddington

Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
6
Production

Executive producer(s)
Matthew Barrett
Producer(s)
Mark Hedgecoe
Running time
60 minutes
Broadcast

Original run
11 November 2007 –
29 March 2008
Chronology

Related shows
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Heroes and Villains was a 2007–2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour-long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians." In the United States the show is aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Episodes 2.1 "Napoleon" 2.1.1 Cast
2.1.2 Crew
2.2 "Attila the Hun" 2.2.1 Cast
2.2.2 Crew
2.3 "Spartacus" 2.3.1 Cast
2.3.2 Crew
2.4 "Cortes" 2.4.1 Cast
2.4.2 Crew
2.5 "Richard the Lionheart" 2.5.1 Cast
2.5.2 Crew
2.6 "Shogun" 2.6.1 Cast
2.6.2 Crew

3 Media information 3.1 DVD release
3.2 Companion book
4 References
5 External links

Production[edit]
The series was filmed by BBC Factual department in 720p high definition with the Panasonic DVCPRO HD cameras. The greenscreen scenes were filmed with the handheld AG-HVX200 cameras.[2]
Episodes[edit]
The numbering of the six episodes that make up the series is debatable due to them being listed differently on different sources. The DVD release has them listed in the order of Spartacus, Attila the Hun, Shogun, Richard the Lionheart, Cortes, and Napoleon; while the BBC website guide has them listed as Napoleon 1/6, Cortes 2/6, Attila the Hun 3/6, Shogun 4/6, Spartacus 5/6, and Richard the Lionheart 6/6.[3] However they are listed here by their airdate according to the BBC website.[4]
"Napoleon"[edit]
Original Airdate: 11 November 2007
Filmed on location in Malta, this story covers the siege of Toulon. Beginning in Marseilles on 24 August 1793 and ending on 18 December 1793, it covers his rivalry with Fréron as well as his sister Paoletta's affair with Fréron and his rise through the ranks as they fight the English at "Little Gibraltar."
Cast[edit]
Rob Brydon as Fréron
Richard McCabe as Barras
Tom Burke as Napoleon
Laura Greenwood as Paoletta
Alice Krige as Letizia
Alex Lowe as Junot
Kenneth Cranham as General Carteaux
Gina Bellman as Catherine Carteaux
Dareen Queralt as Denon
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as General Doppet
Antony Higgins as General Dugommier
Crew[edit]
Writer and Director: Nick Murphy
Historical Consultant: Professor Alan Forrest, University of York
"Attila the Hun"[edit]
Original Airdate: 13 February 2008
Attila and his brother, Bleda, make a pact with the Western Roman Emperor to leave their lands untouched. This sends them to the Eastern Roman Empire instead and they take the city of Naissus, prompting the eastern emperor to buy them off. They leave with their prize but Attila soon kills his brother and returns. After defeating the emperor's army, Chrysaphius and Vigilas attempt to bribe Edeco in order to kill Attila but he betrays them. Attila then attacks the western empire because he feels he must, but in doing so he faces Aetius and a coalition of armies belonging to his enemies.

Cast[edit]
Kevin Eldon as Romulus
Big Mick as Zercon
Rory McCann as Attila the Hun
Nicholas Boulton as Bleda
Allen Leech as Edeco
Michael Maloney as Vigilas
Jonathan Phillips as Theodosius
Ian Barritt as Chrysaphius
Ian Lindsay as Maximinus
Oliver Cotton as Aetius

Crew[edit]
Writer: Tony Etchells
Director: Gareth Edwards
Historical Consultant: Dr. Peter Heather, University of Oxford

"Spartacus"[edit]
Original Airdate: 29 February 2008
Spartacus, sold as a gladiator, organizes an escape and the Roman army is soon hunting him and his fellow escaped slaves. He and his men attack the Romans and other slaves soon arrive to join them which causes trouble between those who want revenge and Spartacus who wishes to flee to Gaul. After another attack by the Romans, they head for Gaul. Yet, after facing the Romans again and winning, Spartacus's men convince him to attack rather than flee. The Romans, however, push them to the ocean and a final battle ensues.

Cast[edit]
Anthony Flanagan as Spartacus
Nadia Boussetta as Spartacus's Wife
Jamie Foreman as Slave Trader
Mark Wingett as Batiatus
Johnny Harris as Oenameaus
Andrew Tiernan as Crixus
Robert Glenister as Crassus
Rupert Vansittart as Lentulus

Crew[edit]
Writers: Colin Heber-Percy & Lyall B. Watson
Director: Tim Dunn
Historical Consultant: Professor Mary Beard, University of Cambridge

"Cortes"[edit]
Original Airdate: 15 March 2008
Cortés and his men arrive in Central America in 1521 in search of riches. They cross the mountains and soon become allies with the Tlaxcalans. Once they reach Tenochtitlan, they are invited in but then proceed to insult the Aztec's customs and take their ruler, Moctezuma, hostage. Yet, when it is discovered that Cortés is a criminal, he must leave the city to fight the army that the king has sent after him. When he returns, he finds that a war has started and the battle over Tenochtitlan begins.

Cast[edit]
Brian McCardie as Hernán Cortés
Nicholas Shaw as Sandoval
Andrew Howard as Alvarado
Niall Macgregor as Velasquez
Vineeta Rishi as Doña Marina
David Maybrick as Lopez
Ramon Tikaram as Moctezuma
TJ Ramini as Cuauhtémoc
Alec Newman as Villafana

Crew[edit]
Writer and Director: Andrew Grieve
Historical Consultant: Dr. Caroline Dodds, University of Leicester

"Richard the Lionheart"[edit]
Original Airdate: 22 March 2008
During the Third Crusade, the crusaders arrive in Jaffa and find it destroyed. Amidst uneasiness in the ranks and an attack that leaves one of his close friends dead, Richard hopes to marry off his sister to Al Adil and create an alliance. However, Al Adil will not agree and the crusaders begin to suffer from a lack of supplies. Finally, Richard decides not to attack Jerusalem and the coalition falls apart. Eventually he must face the decision of protecting his kingdom from his brother or completing his oath to God. In the end, Richard plans to return home but when Jaffa is assaulted, he returns to rescue his men.

Cast[edit]
Leon Ockenden as Earl of Leicester
Harry Lloyd as Lucas
Steven Waddington as Richard the Lionheart
Alice Patten as Joan
Stuart Wilson as Hugh De Burgundy
Donald Sumpter as Garnier
Andy Lucas as Saladin
Silas Carson as Al Adil
Daragh O'Malley as William

Crew[edit]
Writer: James Wood
Director: Nick Green
Historical Consultant: Professor John Gillingham

"Shogun"[edit]
Original Airdate: 29 March 2008
After the Taiko's death in 1598, Ieyasu has his son sent away which upsets Mitsunari. After an attack by Mitsunari, Ieyasu's son, Hidetada, takes his men to find Mitsunari but he escapes. Ieyasu forces Mitsunari into exile and begins to take control of the government. However, when another lord begins to rebel, Ieyasu convinces Hideaki to join him in battle only to have Mitsunari turn him later on. Eventually the two armies meet and the Battle of Sekigahara begins, with Hideaki unable to choose which side to fight for. He eventually chooses Ieyasu and they win the battle, taking control of Japan.

Cast[edit]
James Saito as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Hiro Kanagawa as Ishida Mitsunari
Togo Igawa as The Taiko
Hiroshi Katsuno as Mototada
Yuji Okumoto as Naomasa
Koh Takeuchi as Hidetada
Henry Hayashi as Ukita
Louis Ozawa Changchien as Hideaki
Kohei Mima as Tadayoshi

Crew[edit]
Writer: Clare Saxby
Director: Arif Nurmohamed
Historical Consultant: Dr. Stephen Turnbull, University of Leeds

Media information[edit]
DVD release[edit]
The series was released as a two disc set on Region 2 DVD by BBC Video on 24 March 2008.[5][6]
Companion book[edit]
McLynn, Frank (4 October 2007). Heroes and Villains: Inside the Minds of the Greatest Warriors in History. BBC Books (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-84607-240-6.[7]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ The Military Channel - Warriors
2.Jump up ^ "Reel World - Blockbuster TV, p. 20" (PDF).
3.Jump up ^ BBC.co.uk Heroes and Villains 2008 Broadcasts
4.Jump up ^ BBC.co.uk Heroes and Villains
5.Jump up ^ BBCShop.com Heroes and Villains
6.Jump up ^ Amazon.com Heroes and Villains
7.Jump up ^ Amazon.com Heroes and Villains: Inside the Minds of the Greatest Warriors in History
External links[edit]
Heroes and Villains at the Internet Movie Database


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Heroes and Villains (TV series)

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Heroes and Villains
Heroes & Villains DVD Cover.jpg
BBC DVD cover

Genre
Docudrama
Written by
Clare Saxby
Tony Etchells
Nick Murphy
James Wood
Andrew Grieve
Lyall B. Watson
Colin Heber-Percy

Directed by
Nick Murphy
Tim Dunn
Nick Green
Andrew Grieve
Gareth Edwards
Arif Nurmohamed

Starring
James Saito
Rory McCann
Brian McCardie
Tom Burke
Anthony Flanagan
Steven Waddington

Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
6
Production

Executive producer(s)
Matthew Barrett
Producer(s)
Mark Hedgecoe
Running time
60 minutes
Broadcast

Original run
11 November 2007 –
29 March 2008
Chronology

Related shows
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Heroes and Villains was a 2007–2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour-long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians." In the United States the show is aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Episodes 2.1 "Napoleon" 2.1.1 Cast
2.1.2 Crew
2.2 "Attila the Hun" 2.2.1 Cast
2.2.2 Crew
2.3 "Spartacus" 2.3.1 Cast
2.3.2 Crew
2.4 "Cortes" 2.4.1 Cast
2.4.2 Crew
2.5 "Richard the Lionheart" 2.5.1 Cast
2.5.2 Crew
2.6 "Shogun" 2.6.1 Cast
2.6.2 Crew

3 Media information 3.1 DVD release
3.2 Companion book
4 References
5 External links

Production[edit]
The series was filmed by BBC Factual department in 720p high definition with the Panasonic DVCPRO HD cameras. The greenscreen scenes were filmed with the handheld AG-HVX200 cameras.[2]
Episodes[edit]
The numbering of the six episodes that make up the series is debatable due to them being listed differently on different sources. The DVD release has them listed in the order of Spartacus, Attila the Hun, Shogun, Richard the Lionheart, Cortes, and Napoleon; while the BBC website guide has them listed as Napoleon 1/6, Cortes 2/6, Attila the Hun 3/6, Shogun 4/6, Spartacus 5/6, and Richard the Lionheart 6/6.[3] However they are listed here by their airdate according to the BBC website.[4]
"Napoleon"[edit]
Original Airdate: 11 November 2007
Filmed on location in Malta, this story covers the siege of Toulon. Beginning in Marseilles on 24 August 1793 and ending on 18 December 1793, it covers his rivalry with Fréron as well as his sister Paoletta's affair with Fréron and his rise through the ranks as they fight the English at "Little Gibraltar."
Cast[edit]
Rob Brydon as Fréron
Richard McCabe as Barras
Tom Burke as Napoleon
Laura Greenwood as Paoletta
Alice Krige as Letizia
Alex Lowe as Junot
Kenneth Cranham as General Carteaux
Gina Bellman as Catherine Carteaux
Dareen Queralt as Denon
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as General Doppet
Antony Higgins as General Dugommier
Crew[edit]
Writer and Director: Nick Murphy
Historical Consultant: Professor Alan Forrest, University of York
"Attila the Hun"[edit]
Original Airdate: 13 February 2008
Attila and his brother, Bleda, make a pact with the Western Roman Emperor to leave their lands untouched. This sends them to the Eastern Roman Empire instead and they take the city of Naissus, prompting the eastern emperor to buy them off. They leave with their prize but Attila soon kills his brother and returns. After defeating the emperor's army, Chrysaphius and Vigilas attempt to bribe Edeco in order to kill Attila but he betrays them. Attila then attacks the western empire because he feels he must, but in doing so he faces Aetius and a coalition of armies belonging to his enemies.

Cast[edit]
Kevin Eldon as Romulus
Big Mick as Zercon
Rory McCann as Attila the Hun
Nicholas Boulton as Bleda
Allen Leech as Edeco
Michael Maloney as Vigilas
Jonathan Phillips as Theodosius
Ian Barritt as Chrysaphius
Ian Lindsay as Maximinus
Oliver Cotton as Aetius

Crew[edit]
Writer: Tony Etchells
Director: Gareth Edwards
Historical Consultant: Dr. Peter Heather, University of Oxford

"Spartacus"[edit]
Original Airdate: 29 February 2008
Spartacus, sold as a gladiator, organizes an escape and the Roman army is soon hunting him and his fellow escaped slaves. He and his men attack the Romans and other slaves soon arrive to join them which causes trouble between those who want revenge and Spartacus who wishes to flee to Gaul. After another attack by the Romans, they head for Gaul. Yet, after facing the Romans again and winning, Spartacus's men convince him to attack rather than flee. The Romans, however, push them to the ocean and a final battle ensues.

Cast[edit]
Anthony Flanagan as Spartacus
Nadia Boussetta as Spartacus's Wife
Jamie Foreman as Slave Trader
Mark Wingett as Batiatus
Johnny Harris as Oenameaus
Andrew Tiernan as Crixus
Robert Glenister as Crassus
Rupert Vansittart as Lentulus

Crew[edit]
Writers: Colin Heber-Percy & Lyall B. Watson
Director: Tim Dunn
Historical Consultant: Professor Mary Beard, University of Cambridge

"Cortes"[edit]
Original Airdate: 15 March 2008
Cortés and his men arrive in Central America in 1521 in search of riches. They cross the mountains and soon become allies with the Tlaxcalans. Once they reach Tenochtitlan, they are invited in but then proceed to insult the Aztec's customs and take their ruler, Moctezuma, hostage. Yet, when it is discovered that Cortés is a criminal, he must leave the city to fight the army that the king has sent after him. When he returns, he finds that a war has started and the battle over Tenochtitlan begins.

Cast[edit]
Brian McCardie as Hernán Cortés
Nicholas Shaw as Sandoval
Andrew Howard as Alvarado
Niall Macgregor as Velasquez
Vineeta Rishi as Doña Marina
David Maybrick as Lopez
Ramon Tikaram as Moctezuma
TJ Ramini as Cuauhtémoc
Alec Newman as Villafana

Crew[edit]
Writer and Director: Andrew Grieve
Historical Consultant: Dr. Caroline Dodds, University of Leicester

"Richard the Lionheart"[edit]
Original Airdate: 22 March 2008
During the Third Crusade, the crusaders arrive in Jaffa and find it destroyed. Amidst uneasiness in the ranks and an attack that leaves one of his close friends dead, Richard hopes to marry off his sister to Al Adil and create an alliance. However, Al Adil will not agree and the crusaders begin to suffer from a lack of supplies. Finally, Richard decides not to attack Jerusalem and the coalition falls apart. Eventually he must face the decision of protecting his kingdom from his brother or completing his oath to God. In the end, Richard plans to return home but when Jaffa is assaulted, he returns to rescue his men.

Cast[edit]
Leon Ockenden as Earl of Leicester
Harry Lloyd as Lucas
Steven Waddington as Richard the Lionheart
Alice Patten as Joan
Stuart Wilson as Hugh De Burgundy
Donald Sumpter as Garnier
Andy Lucas as Saladin
Silas Carson as Al Adil
Daragh O'Malley as William

Crew[edit]
Writer: James Wood
Director: Nick Green
Historical Consultant: Professor John Gillingham

"Shogun"[edit]
Original Airdate: 29 March 2008
After the Taiko's death in 1598, Ieyasu has his son sent away which upsets Mitsunari. After an attack by Mitsunari, Ieyasu's son, Hidetada, takes his men to find Mitsunari but he escapes. Ieyasu forces Mitsunari into exile and begins to take control of the government. However, when another lord begins to rebel, Ieyasu convinces Hideaki to join him in battle only to have Mitsunari turn him later on. Eventually the two armies meet and the Battle of Sekigahara begins, with Hideaki unable to choose which side to fight for. He eventually chooses Ieyasu and they win the battle, taking control of Japan.

Cast[edit]
James Saito as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Hiro Kanagawa as Ishida Mitsunari
Togo Igawa as The Taiko
Hiroshi Katsuno as Mototada
Yuji Okumoto as Naomasa
Koh Takeuchi as Hidetada
Henry Hayashi as Ukita
Louis Ozawa Changchien as Hideaki
Kohei Mima as Tadayoshi

Crew[edit]
Writer: Clare Saxby
Director: Arif Nurmohamed
Historical Consultant: Dr. Stephen Turnbull, University of Leeds

Media information[edit]
DVD release[edit]
The series was released as a two disc set on Region 2 DVD by BBC Video on 24 March 2008.[5][6]
Companion book[edit]
McLynn, Frank (4 October 2007). Heroes and Villains: Inside the Minds of the Greatest Warriors in History. BBC Books (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-84607-240-6.[7]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ The Military Channel - Warriors
2.Jump up ^ "Reel World - Blockbuster TV, p. 20" (PDF).
3.Jump up ^ BBC.co.uk Heroes and Villains 2008 Broadcasts
4.Jump up ^ BBC.co.uk Heroes and Villains
5.Jump up ^ BBCShop.com Heroes and Villains
6.Jump up ^ Amazon.com Heroes and Villains
7.Jump up ^ Amazon.com Heroes and Villains: Inside the Minds of the Greatest Warriors in History
External links[edit]
Heroes and Villains at the Internet Movie Database


[hide]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Spartacus in fiction and media


Film
Sins of Rome (1953) ·
 Spartacus (1960) ·
 Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964) ·
 Spartacus (2004) ·
 Heroes and Villains (2007)
 

Television
Spartacus (2010)
 

Literature
Spartacus to the Gladiators at Capua (1842) ·
 Spartacus (1933) ·
 The Gladiators (1939) ·
 Spartacus (1951)
 

Albums
Spartacus (1975) ·
 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus (1992)
 

Theatre
The Gladiator ·
 Spartacus (ballet)
 

Games
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Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators

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Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators
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Original film poster

Directed by
Nick Nostro
Produced by
Armando Morandi
Screenplay by
Nick Nostro
Alfonso Balcázar
Sergio Sollima
Starring
Dan Vadis
Helga Liné
Music by
Carlo Savina
Cinematography
Tino Santoni
Edited by
Bruno Mattei

Release dates
 1964

Running time
 99 minutes
Country
Italy
 Spain
 France
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators or Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori was a 1964 Italian, French and Spanish international co-production sword and sandal film directed by Nick Nostro and co-written by Nostro, Alfonso Balcázar and Sergio Sollima. It is the second of the three Ten Gladiators film series trilogy starring Dan Vadis. Filmed in Technicolor and Techniscope, the film features a variety of footage from other peplum films including Quo Vadis. The English credits of the film gave several of the Italian actors English surnames familiar in historical epic films such as "John Heston" (Ivano Staccioli) and "Alan Lancaster" (Aldo Canti).


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2 Cast
3 References
4 External links

Plot[edit]
Rocca and his nine gladiators have just completed a triumphal show in the arena in front of the Emperor. However their ebullient mood changes to horror and sadness when they are followed by a group of a dozen gladiators from Thrace who are ordered to kill each other until one man is standing. In this group is a father and son. They reluctantly comply but when the son faces his father one of the gladiators steps in to prevent the son from killing his father then throws his sword at the Emperor's box.
The show is stopped with the manager flogging the defiant gladiator without effect until he is stopped by Rocca. A man named Chimbro offers to buy the survivors for his own use and mollifies the manager by not only the price paid but promising that they will suffer lifelong torment instead of an easy death. The manager takes his anger out on Rocca and his men by blacklisting them from ever appearing in an arena again.
The hungry gladiators travel through the countryside where they stop an attack by bandits on a group carrying the Patrician woman Livia who promises her rescuers a reward from her wealthy father. They are dismayed when their announcement that several of Lydia's slaves are mortally wounded is met by Livia reassuring them there is nothing to worry about; she has more slaves where they come from.
Over dinner at the villa of her father Senator Varro, Varro offers Rocca and his men the opportunity to perform in any venue they wish. Chimbro arrives to tell Varro that he is unsuccessful in capturing the elusive Spartacus who Varro claims is behind various raids and depredations in the area, though in reality it is Chimbro leading men of Varro's private army disguised as bandits who are responsible. Rocca and his men offer to capture Spartacus and bring him to justice, with Varro believing that the ten have the capability that Chimbro and his 50 soldiers did not.
A reconnaissance and raid on Spartacus' camp lead to the entire camp defending Spartacus who is revealed to be the gladiator who stopped the son from killing his father, threatened the Emperor, and escaped from Chimbro. Rocca and his men offer to make an offer from Spartacus that he will pay the ransom of him and all his escaped slaves to Varro once they escape from Rome by sea, but the treacherous Varro imprisons Rocca and his men and raids the camp of Spartacus. Rocca and his men escape and plan vengeance to Varro and loyaly to Spartacus.
Cast[edit]
Dan Vadis ... Rocca
Helga Liné ... Daliah
Alfredo Varelli ... Spartacus
Ursula Davis ... Livia
Gianni Rizzo ... Senator Varro
Enzo Fiermonte ... Gladiator Rizio
Salvatore Borghese ... Mute Gladiator
Milton Reid ... Chimbro
 Aldo Canti ... Thracian son
Ivano Staccioli
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Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators

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Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators
Satgpos.jpg
Original film poster

Directed by
Nick Nostro
Produced by
Armando Morandi
Screenplay by
Nick Nostro
Alfonso Balcázar
Sergio Sollima
Starring
Dan Vadis
Helga Liné
Music by
Carlo Savina
Cinematography
Tino Santoni
Edited by
Bruno Mattei

Release dates
 1964

Running time
 99 minutes
Country
Italy
 Spain
 France
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators or Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori was a 1964 Italian, French and Spanish international co-production sword and sandal film directed by Nick Nostro and co-written by Nostro, Alfonso Balcázar and Sergio Sollima. It is the second of the three Ten Gladiators film series trilogy starring Dan Vadis. Filmed in Technicolor and Techniscope, the film features a variety of footage from other peplum films including Quo Vadis. The English credits of the film gave several of the Italian actors English surnames familiar in historical epic films such as "John Heston" (Ivano Staccioli) and "Alan Lancaster" (Aldo Canti).


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
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Plot[edit]
Rocca and his nine gladiators have just completed a triumphal show in the arena in front of the Emperor. However their ebullient mood changes to horror and sadness when they are followed by a group of a dozen gladiators from Thrace who are ordered to kill each other until one man is standing. In this group is a father and son. They reluctantly comply but when the son faces his father one of the gladiators steps in to prevent the son from killing his father then throws his sword at the Emperor's box.
The show is stopped with the manager flogging the defiant gladiator without effect until he is stopped by Rocca. A man named Chimbro offers to buy the survivors for his own use and mollifies the manager by not only the price paid but promising that they will suffer lifelong torment instead of an easy death. The manager takes his anger out on Rocca and his men by blacklisting them from ever appearing in an arena again.
The hungry gladiators travel through the countryside where they stop an attack by bandits on a group carrying the Patrician woman Livia who promises her rescuers a reward from her wealthy father. They are dismayed when their announcement that several of Lydia's slaves are mortally wounded is met by Livia reassuring them there is nothing to worry about; she has more slaves where they come from.
Over dinner at the villa of her father Senator Varro, Varro offers Rocca and his men the opportunity to perform in any venue they wish. Chimbro arrives to tell Varro that he is unsuccessful in capturing the elusive Spartacus who Varro claims is behind various raids and depredations in the area, though in reality it is Chimbro leading men of Varro's private army disguised as bandits who are responsible. Rocca and his men offer to capture Spartacus and bring him to justice, with Varro believing that the ten have the capability that Chimbro and his 50 soldiers did not.
A reconnaissance and raid on Spartacus' camp lead to the entire camp defending Spartacus who is revealed to be the gladiator who stopped the son from killing his father, threatened the Emperor, and escaped from Chimbro. Rocca and his men offer to make an offer from Spartacus that he will pay the ransom of him and all his escaped slaves to Varro once they escape from Rome by sea, but the treacherous Varro imprisons Rocca and his men and raids the camp of Spartacus. Rocca and his men escape and plan vengeance to Varro and loyaly to Spartacus.
Cast[edit]
Dan Vadis ... Rocca
Helga Liné ... Daliah
Alfredo Varelli ... Spartacus
Ursula Davis ... Livia
Gianni Rizzo ... Senator Varro
Enzo Fiermonte ... Gladiator Rizio
Salvatore Borghese ... Mute Gladiator
Milton Reid ... Chimbro
 Aldo Canti ... Thracian son
Ivano Staccioli
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Spartacus (2010)
 

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Sins of Rome

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Sins of Rome
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Directed by
Riccardo Freda
Music by
Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography
Gábor Pogány
Edited by
Mario Serandrei
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Sins of Rome (Italian: Spartaco, also known as Sins of Rome: Story of Spartacus, Spartacus and Spartacus the Gladiator) is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and loosely based on the life story of Spartacus.[1][2] The rights of film's negatives and copies were bought by the producers of Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, as to prevent eventual new releases of the film that could have damaged the commercial outcome of Kubrik's film; this resulted in Sins of Rome's withdrawal from market for about thirty years.[3]
Cast[edit]
Massimo Girotti as Spartacus
Ludmilla Tchérina as Amitis
Gianna Maria Canale as Sabina
Yves Vincent as Ocnomas
Carlo Ninchi as Marcus Licinius Crassus
Carlo Giustini as Artorige
Teresa Franchini as Spartacus's Mother
Vittorio Sanipoli as Marcus Virilius Rufus
Umberto Silvestri as Lentulus
Renato Baldini as Gladiator
Nerio Bernardi
Cesare Bettarini
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
2.Jump up ^ Maria Wyke. Projecting the Past: Ancient Rome, Cinema and History. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 1317796071.
3.Jump up ^ Silke Knippschild, Marta Garcia Morcillo. Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts. A&C Black, 2013. ISBN 1441190651.
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Sins of Rome

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Sins of Rome
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Directed by
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Music by
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Cinematography
Gábor Pogány
Edited by
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Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Sins of Rome (Italian: Spartaco, also known as Sins of Rome: Story of Spartacus, Spartacus and Spartacus the Gladiator) is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and loosely based on the life story of Spartacus.[1][2] The rights of film's negatives and copies were bought by the producers of Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, as to prevent eventual new releases of the film that could have damaged the commercial outcome of Kubrik's film; this resulted in Sins of Rome's withdrawal from market for about thirty years.[3]
Cast[edit]
Massimo Girotti as Spartacus
Ludmilla Tchérina as Amitis
Gianna Maria Canale as Sabina
Yves Vincent as Ocnomas
Carlo Ninchi as Marcus Licinius Crassus
Carlo Giustini as Artorige
Teresa Franchini as Spartacus's Mother
Vittorio Sanipoli as Marcus Virilius Rufus
Umberto Silvestri as Lentulus
Renato Baldini as Gladiator
Nerio Bernardi
Cesare Bettarini
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
2.Jump up ^ Maria Wyke. Projecting the Past: Ancient Rome, Cinema and History. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 1317796071.
3.Jump up ^ Silke Knippschild, Marta Garcia Morcillo. Seduction and Power: Antiquity in the Visual and Performing Arts. A&C Black, 2013. ISBN 1441190651.
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Spartacus
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Genre
Drama
Action
Distributed by
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 Vesuvius Productions
USA Cable Entertainment
Directed by
Robert Dornhelm
Produced by
Ted Kurdyla
Written by
Novel:
Howard Fast
Teleplay:
Robert Schenkkan
Starring
Goran Visnjic
Alan Bates
Angus Macfadyen
Rhona Mitra
Ian McNeice
Ross Kemp
Ben Cross
Music by
Randy Miller
Editing by
Mark Conte
 Victor Du Bois
 Cindy Mollo
Country
United States
Language
English
Original channel
USA Network[1]
Release date
April 18, 2004

Running time
171 minutes
Spartacus is a 2004 North American miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm and produced by Ted Kurdyla from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan. It aired over two nights on the USA Network, and stars Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, Ross Kemp and Ben Cross. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast.
The plot, setting, and costumes are nearly identical to those of the Stanley Kubrick 1960 version; however, this adaptation follows Howard Fast's novel more closely than does Kubrick's film. (Two of the more noticeable omissions from the new adaptation are the "I am Spartacus!" scene and Spartacus' and his wife's reunion after the battle.) The miniseries is shown as a story a woman narrates to her son, who are later revealed to be Spartacus' wife and son.
A notable piece of dramatic license has Spartacus' son born exactly at the moment Spartacus dies in battle. As Marcus Crassus and Pompey Magnus are being proclaimed co-consuls, the announcer calls Rome an Empire, when it was still a Republic at the time.


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The movie starts with Varinia (Rhona Mitra), a Gaul woman and her village being attacked by the Romans. Her entire village is taken into slavery, and she is sold to Lentulus Batiatus (Ian McNeice). Spartacus (Goran Višnjić), a Thracian slave condemned to the mines, attempts to protect another slave. Spartacus is nearly crucified before Batiatus purchases the man. Spartacus and a handful of other slaves are brought to Batiatus' ludus to be trained as gladiators. Spartacus and the other slaves are brought to the Gladiators to eat, where he meets Nardo (Chris Jarman), Draba (Henry Simmons) and David (James Frain), before a fight breaks out between Draba and Gannicus (Paul Telfer), they are stopped by their trainer Cinna (Ross Kemp).
Cast[edit]
Goran Višnjić as Spartacus
Alan Bates as Antonius Agrippa
Angus Macfadyen as Marcus Crassus
Rhona Mitra as Varinia, Spartacus' wife
Ian McNeice as Lentulus Batiatus
Paul Kynman as Crixus
Paul Telfer as Gannicus
James Frain as David
Henry Simmons as Draba
Chris Jarman as Nardo
Ross Kemp as Cinna
Ben Cross as Titus Glabrus, based on Gaius Claudius Glaber
Niall Refoy as Publius Maximus, based on Publius Varinius
George Calil as Pompey Magnus
Richard Dillane as Julius Caesar
See also[edit]
List of historical drama films
List of films set in ancient Rome
List of films featuring slavery
Third Servile War
1st century BC
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Mark A. Rivera. "Spartacus". GenreOnline. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
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Spartacus
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UK Region 2 DVD cover

Genre
Drama
Action
Distributed by
Kurdyla Entertainment
 Fuel Entertainment
 Vesuvius Productions
USA Cable Entertainment
Directed by
Robert Dornhelm
Produced by
Ted Kurdyla
Written by
Novel:
Howard Fast
Teleplay:
Robert Schenkkan
Starring
Goran Visnjic
Alan Bates
Angus Macfadyen
Rhona Mitra
Ian McNeice
Ross Kemp
Ben Cross
Music by
Randy Miller
Editing by
Mark Conte
 Victor Du Bois
 Cindy Mollo
Country
United States
Language
English
Original channel
USA Network[1]
Release date
April 18, 2004

Running time
171 minutes
Spartacus is a 2004 North American miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm and produced by Ted Kurdyla from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan. It aired over two nights on the USA Network, and stars Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, Ross Kemp and Ben Cross. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast.
The plot, setting, and costumes are nearly identical to those of the Stanley Kubrick 1960 version; however, this adaptation follows Howard Fast's novel more closely than does Kubrick's film. (Two of the more noticeable omissions from the new adaptation are the "I am Spartacus!" scene and Spartacus' and his wife's reunion after the battle.) The miniseries is shown as a story a woman narrates to her son, who are later revealed to be Spartacus' wife and son.
A notable piece of dramatic license has Spartacus' son born exactly at the moment Spartacus dies in battle. As Marcus Crassus and Pompey Magnus are being proclaimed co-consuls, the announcer calls Rome an Empire, when it was still a Republic at the time.


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4 References
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Plot[edit]


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The movie starts with Varinia (Rhona Mitra), a Gaul woman and her village being attacked by the Romans. Her entire village is taken into slavery, and she is sold to Lentulus Batiatus (Ian McNeice). Spartacus (Goran Višnjić), a Thracian slave condemned to the mines, attempts to protect another slave. Spartacus is nearly crucified before Batiatus purchases the man. Spartacus and a handful of other slaves are brought to Batiatus' ludus to be trained as gladiators. Spartacus and the other slaves are brought to the Gladiators to eat, where he meets Nardo (Chris Jarman), Draba (Henry Simmons) and David (James Frain), before a fight breaks out between Draba and Gannicus (Paul Telfer), they are stopped by their trainer Cinna (Ross Kemp).
Cast[edit]
Goran Višnjić as Spartacus
Alan Bates as Antonius Agrippa
Angus Macfadyen as Marcus Crassus
Rhona Mitra as Varinia, Spartacus' wife
Ian McNeice as Lentulus Batiatus
Paul Kynman as Crixus
Paul Telfer as Gannicus
James Frain as David
Henry Simmons as Draba
Chris Jarman as Nardo
Ross Kemp as Cinna
Ben Cross as Titus Glabrus, based on Gaius Claudius Glaber
Niall Refoy as Publius Maximus, based on Publius Varinius
George Calil as Pompey Magnus
Richard Dillane as Julius Caesar
See also[edit]
List of historical drama films
List of films set in ancient Rome
List of films featuring slavery
Third Servile War
1st century BC
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Mark A. Rivera. "Spartacus". GenreOnline. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
External links[edit]
 Quotations related to Spartacus (miniseries) at Wikiquote
Spartacus at the Internet Movie Database
Spartacus at AllMovie


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Spartacus: Blood and Sand

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Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus; Blood and Sand 2010 Intertitle.png
Genre
Historical drama
Sword-and-sandal[1]
Created by
Steven S. DeKnight
Written by
Aaron Helbing
 Todd Helbing
Miranda Kwok
 Steven S. DeKnight
Brent Fletcher
 Tracy Bellomo
Andrew Chambliss
Daniel Knauf
Directed by
Michael Hurst
Rick Jacobson
 Jesse Warn
Starring
Andy Whitfield
John Hannah
Manu Bennett
Peter Mensah
Viva Bianca
Erin Cummings
Lesley-Ann Brandt
Jai Courtney
Nick E. Tarabay
Katrina Law
and Lucy Lawless

Composer(s)
Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
13 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Steven S. DeKnight
Robert Tapert
Sam Raimi
Joshua Donen

Producer(s)
Chloe Smith
Charles Knight
 Aaron Lam
Editor(s)
Gary Hunt
 Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Location(s)
New Zealand
Cinematography
Aaron Morton
Running time
53 minutes
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original run
January 22, 2010 – April 16, 2010
Chronology

Followed by
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
External links
Website
Spartacus: Blood and Sand is the title of the first and most critically acclaimed season of Spartacus, a television series that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 71 to 73 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading up to the beginning of historical records. The show stars Andy Whitfield and has been rated TV-MA for graphic violence, strong sexual content, and coarse language.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters
3 Style
4 Episodes
5 Production
6 International broadcast
7 Reception
8 Other media 8.1 Novels
8.2 Board game
8.3 Comics
9 References
10 External links

Plot[edit]
The story begins with an unnamed Thracian's involvement in a campaign against the Getae (Dacian tribes, in what today is Romania) under the command of the legatus, Claudius Glaber. In 72–71 BC, Roman general Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, proconsul of the Roman province of Macedonia, marched against the Getae, allies of Rome's enemy, Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Getae frequently raid the Thracians' lands to the south, so the Thracians are persuaded by Glaber to enlist in the Romans' service as auxiliaries. Glaber, persuaded by his wife Ilithyia to seek greater glory, decides to break off the Getae campaign in order to confront the forces of Mithridates in Asia Minor. The Thracian preferring to protect his homeland as promised, feels betrayed and leads a mutiny against Glaber, but returns to find his village in flames. The Thracian finds his wife Sura, but they are captured by a vengeful Glaber the next day; the Thracian is condemned to die in the gladiator arena, while Sura is condemned to slavery.
The Thracian is shipped to Capua in Italy, a center of gladiator training. Against all odds he slays the four gladiators appointed to execute him in the arena and becomes an instant sensation with the crowd. Senator Albinius commutes the punishment from death to slavery. The prisoner's true name unknown, Lentulus Batiatus, the owner of a ludus in Capua, suggests the name "Spartacus" because he fought like the ferocious Thracian king of that name. Noting well the Thracian's fierce raw talent and popularity with the masses, Batiatus purchases him for training within the walls of his ludus under the tutelage of the doctore (or instructor) Oenomaus, a former gladiator and fellow slave. He is befriended by Varro, a Roman who sold himself into slavery to pay his debts and support his family. He is harassed by more senior gladiators, notably Crixus, an undefeated Gaul, and Barca, a Carthaginian. Spartacus soon learns that Sura was sold to a Syrian slave trader. Batiatus, who has been unable to control Spartacus during his first days of training, returns a makeshift garter of hers, and promises to find Sura and reunite them in exchange for his cooperation in the arena.
After many near-fatal ordeals and much further training, Spartacus attains the status of a living legend and is named the "Champion of Capua". Batiatus arranges the purchase of Sura, but she is delivered mortally wounded, supposedly having been waylaid by bandits en route. Her murder was secretly ordered by Batiatus to keep Spartacus loyal and focused. Spartacus casts off his heritage as a Thracian and forgets his dream of freedom, becoming content with life as champion.
The turning point comes when Spartacus is set to fight his only friend in the ludus, Varro, in an exhibition match celebrating the coming to manhood of the Capua magistrate's son, Numerius. Ilithyia, who has hated Spartacus since he embarrassed her husband Glaber by his mutiny, seduces the young man and convinces him to demand death for the loser of the match. Spartacus wins (as expected), and when the young man gives the "thumbs down", Batiatus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the boy's powerful father, forces Spartacus to comply and kill Varro. Suffering from both a wound received during the match and his remorse over having to kill his friend, Spartacus has feverish dreams that lead him to suspect that Batiatus arranged Sura's death. He is later able to confirm his suspicions. Knowing that it is all or nothing when it comes to resistance of his enslavement, he resolves to "kill them all" and lead a revolt against the ruling house he once fought for.
In order to get his revenge, Spartacus enlists the help of Crixus and the rest of the gladiators to defeat the house of Batiatus once and for all. A battle to the death between Crixus and Spartacus is arranged for the Capuan elite at the ludus. The doctore, Oenomaus, confronts Batiatus about Barca's death and Ashur's hand in it. Spartacus gains support from Mira, who agrees to surreptitiously open the gate to the villa from the training area. Crixus initially refuses to aid Spartacus in the hope of being reunited with Naevia. However, after learning during the fight that he has been deliberately drugged to ensure Spartacus' victory, he helps Spartacus get within reach of Batiatus. At the first attack, the doctore Oenomaus prevents Spartacus from killing the lanista. In the ensuing chaos, the gladiators kill the guards and some guests. Crixus persuades Oenomaus to join him with Spartacus; Ilithyia flees and orders her guards to protect her by sealing off part of the ludus. Oenomaus, fulfilling his word, tries to kill Ashur, but Ashur barely manages to escape. Crixus grievously wounds Batiatus' wife, Lucretia, with a sword stab to her abdomen, piercing her womb and killing their unborn child. Aurelia slays Numerius after revealing to him that Varro was her husband. Spartacus finally kills Batiatus in front of the seriously wounded Lucretia. After the massacre, Spartacus vows to make "Rome tremble".
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Spartacus characters
Slave
##Andy Whitfield as Spartacus – a Thracian warrior who is condemned to slavery as a gladiator.
##Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator. Naevia's lover.
##Peter Mensah as Oenomaus/Doctore – an African slave who serves as trainer of Batiatus' gladiators.
##Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a former gladiator from Syria whose leg was crippled in the arena by Crixus; now serves Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman.
##Jai Courtney as Varro – a Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family, and who soon becomes Spartacus' confidant in the ludus.
##Antonio Te Maioha as Barca – nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", he is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators, serves as a bodyguard for his dominus.
##Eka Darville as Pietros – Barca's younger gay lover and partner.
##Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia – Lucretia's loyal body slave. She becomes Crixus' lover.
##Erin Cummings as Sura – Spartacus' wife.
##Brooke Williams as Aurelia – Varro's wife.
##Katrina Law as Mira – a slave girl sent to seduce Spartacus and become his lover, under threat of death.
##Dan Feuerriegel as Agron – a new German gladiator recruit who helps Spartacus plot his uprising.
Roman
##John Hannah as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Spartacus' dominus.
##Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife.
##Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber.
##Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – a legatus in the Roman Army who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement.
##Craig Walsh Wrightson as Solonius – a former close friend, but now the greatest rival to the House of Batiatus.
Style[edit]
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". Incidental nudity and scenes of a sexual or of a violent nature are present throughout.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

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1 "The Red Serpent" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 22, 2010 SPS101 0.66[2]
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. But disenchantment with the Romans soon sets in when their allies' strategies leave their homeland unprotected from Getae marauders. The warrior leads a rebellion of the auxiliary troops against the Roman officers, then deserts to return to his village and his wife. He arrives as the Getae attack and he and his wife manage to escape, only to be captured by Glaber the next day. 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.
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2 "Sacramentum Gladiatorum" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 29, 2010 SPS102 0.77[2]
The newly enslaved Thracian warrior Spartacus enters the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus to receive gladiator training and discipline. 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. He also meets Varro, a Roman gladiator by bankruptcy, who becomes his friend. Spartacus's new owner, the crafty but cash-strapped Batiatus, makes him an offer; if he cooperates and trains as a prized gladiator, he will use his power to help locate his wife. Consequently Spartacus trains to face the test which determines whether he is fit to be a gladiator, and bests Crixus when the Gaul pauses to gloat. Afterwards, the victorious Spartacus swears the sacramentum of the gladiator brotherhood.
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3 "Legends" Grady Hall Brent Fletcher February 5, 2010 SPS103 0.86[2]
As the gladiators prepare for the series of fights that will be the highlight of the upcoming Vulcanalia festival, Spartacus cleverly manoeuvres to secure the right to battle Crixus, the unbeaten champion of Capua, in the primus or final battle. Despite his wife Lucretia's objections, Batiatus reminds her that Spartacus' bravery and previous exploits have "struck a chord with the public's interest". Meanwhile, Lucretia schemes to win favor with the wife of Gaius Claudius Glaber, the crafty and devious Ilithyia. At a pre-fight banquet, she interests her in the desirous Crixus, although he is secretly enamoured of Naevia, one of the domestic slaves. At the Vulcanalia, Spartacus embarrasses his owners publicly, both by beginning to fight too early, and by surrendering instead of dying.
4
4 "The Thing in the Pit" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 12, 2010 SPS104 0.66[2]
Spartacus' disgrace at surrendering to Crixus in the arena leads Batiatus to punish him by demoting the Thracian to fight in the "pits of the underworld," a hellish, vicious subterranean battle arena where the crowds are frenzied and anything goes. When Naevia seemingly rejects Crixus' necklace gift, he initially misunderstands the reason for her refusal, and continues his secretive sexual relationship with Batiatus' wife. Meanwhile, the drought and Batiatus' money problems continue, and Lucretia ends up selling her new emerald necklace at a loss in the markets. Spartacus somehow survives the pits, and despite losing Batiatus' winnings, he regains the favour of his dominus after helping to foil an assassination attempt by two slaves, and is restored again to gladiator status.
5
5 "Shadow Games" Michael Hurst Miranda Kwok February 19, 2010 SPS105 0.85[2]
As the summer heat continues, enemies Spartacus and Crixus are commanded to take on an unbeaten champion, the "shadow of death" named Theokoles. Doctore is charged with preparing the two men for the drought-breaking primus, but receives little satisfaction from either man. Spartacus tries to find common ground with his arch-enemy but Crixus remains stalwartly opposed to sharing any of the glory. Meanwhile, after the visit of a fertility priestess, Lucretia is denied a chance to conceive as Crixus, distracted by Naevia, declines her advances. Meanwhile, the wounded Batiatus continues his own investigations into the attempt on his life, and exacts blood vengeance on Ovidius, the cousin of Magistrate Calavius, and his family. In the arena, Theokoles is finally bested by Spartacus and the drought breaks, but Crixus is critically wounded in the encounter as it begins to rain.
6
6 "Delicate Things" Rick Jacobson Tracy Bellomo & Andrew Chambliss February 26, 2010 SPS106 1.08[2]
As the rains fall, both Barca and Spartacus envision a future away from the ludus. Barca expects to purchase his and Pietros' freedom, while Spartacus dreams of escaping with his enslaved wife, Sura. Crixus, barely alive after the near-fatal fight with Theokoles, is now in a drugged sleep. As part of his promotion to new Capuan champion, Spartacus tries on new armour, and during a private lesson with the Magistrate's son, Numerius, he steals a dagger for the escape. Spartacus also uses some of his winnings to buy wine and women for the gladiators, to further aid the escape plan. Meanwhile, Batiatus is troubled by false news that Ovidius' son still lives, and Ashur uses the chance to have Barca killed to avoid repaying the winnings owed to him. In the end Batiatus keeps his word of retrieving Sura, but her reunion with Spartacus is short lived as she quickly dies from wounds sustained in a "bandit attack".
7
7 "Great and Unfortunate Things" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher & Steven S. DeKnight March 12, 2010 SPS107 0.97[2]
Spartacus' world is changed by the death of his wife and he finds himself at a crossroads. In the absence of Barca, Pietros struggles without a protector and is unable to deal with the brutal attentions of Gnaeus. Meanwhile, Varro is visited by his wife and son and receives unwelcome news that she too, without her protector, has also been raped. Amidst the deceit of the household, Doctore seeks the truth behind Barca's sudden departure from the ludus. Pietros, now without hope, hangs himself - and Spartacus gets even by throwing Gnaeus off the cliff. Spartacus, again at odds with his dominus, is forced to repay the loss from his winnings. After returning the stolen dagger, he decides to focus on his new gladiatorial life. In the arena while dressed as a Roman consul, he fights six criminals dressed as Thracians, and trusting himself to his wife's gods, he begins to purge his past.
8
8 "Mark of the Brotherhood" Rowan Woods Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing March 19, 2010 SPS108 0.88[2]
Spartacus continues his reign as the champion of Capua at rival Selonius' expense, while Crixus struggles to recover and to return to training. After comments made by Ashur, Batiatus begins to explore the possibility of selling the Gaul to a rival ludus in Damascus. Meanwhile, Batiatus acquires six new recruits for 100 denarii, and Ilithyia chooses to sponsor one, a Gaul named Segovax, in order to both defy her husband and impress her socialite friends. After a slight to her husband's honour by Spartacus at a private party, she implies promises of freedom to the recruit in exchange for his help. Crixus, after working to regain Lucretia's sexual favour, interrupts Segovax's attempt to strangle Spartacus. Crixus and Spartacus, both wounded in the fight, begin to renew a sense of brotherhood with each other. Ilithyia, on a return visit, arrives in time to both witness her sponsored slave's crucifixion and deny any knowledge of the reasons behind the attack.
9
9 "Whore" Michael Hurst Daniel Knauf March 26, 2010 SPS109 1.11[2]
Licinia, a rich noblewoman and cousin of senator Marcus Crassus visits from Rome and asks Lucretia to "taste the wares of ludus" with Spartacus. Lucretia, mindful that Spartacus had not been with a woman since his wife became a slave, instructs a female servant named Mira to prepare him for his encounter, an offer he rejects. Ilithyia, suspecting her rich friend's desires, also decides on a masked sexual encounter. Jealously enraged by her choice of Crixus (who has recently resumed training), Lucretia sets up to trap Ilithyia in bed with Spartacus. Ilithyia, shocked after it is revealed that both intended to use the scandal against her, suddenly kills Licinia. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the ludus, Batiatus' plan to kill Selonius is undermined by a slighted Ashur, Crixus makes enemies of two new German brothers, Varro's wife and son have gone missing, and Naevia steals a guard's key for an illicit tryst.
10
10 "Party Favors" Chris Martin-Jones Brent Fletcher & Miranda Kwok April 2, 2010 SPS110 1.27[2]
Spartacus and Crixus are set up to fight in an exhibition match for Numerius' coming of age party, and Crixus sees a chance to resume his position. Batiatus, realising Spartacus' importance to his ambitions, invites him to play a board game called Latrunculi, but Lucretia jealously disapproves of the two men sharing wine. Meanwhile Naevia has troubles with the guard she stole the key from, and risks all to share time with Crixus. At the party a now revived Ilithyia, still haunted by memories of the murder, seduces Numerius and has him switch Spartacus's opponent to Varro. Despite it being an exhibition match, Numerius further surprises by not granting mercy to Varro, forcing Spartacus to reluctantly kill his only friend. Later that night, after Batiatus' interest in politics is dismissed by Calavius, he vows blood revenge for his fighter's death. Distraught with grief, Spartacus returns to his cell and vents his rage until Mira comes in to comfort him.
11
11 "Old Wounds" Glenn Standring Story by: Dan Filie & Patricia Wells April 9, 2010 SPS111 1.13[2]
Spartacus is continually haunted by the death of his friend and admits to Varro's wife, Aurelia, that he died by his sword. At the same time, Batiatus fakes another bandit raid and kidnaps Magistrate Calavius, holding him captive in the city sewers. Meanwhile, a festering wound from the fight with Varro weakens Spartacus, and while he recuperates with the help of the medicus and Mira, more visions of the dead haunt his feverish dreams. In the arena, Crixus reclaims some of his lost glory when he is needed in the primus against Pompeius' unbeaten champion, Pericles - a fight he narrowly wins. Later, in the infirmary, Spartacus throttles Aulus, Sura's killer (having noticed he had no actual wound as suffered in her attack), and learns that Batiatus ordered her death. Batiatus' scheming comes to fruition as he, with the cunning help of Ashur, is able to successfully entrap Solonius for Calavius' murder.
12
12 "Revelations" Michael Hurst Brent Fletcher April 16, 2010 SPS112 1.29[2]
In the arena, Crixus continues his winning streak, and Spartacus kills the condemned Solonius. Spartacus also plots vengeance, but is warned by Mira that any attack on the master risks the life of all slaves. When finally granted an audience with Batiatus, he stays his hand when he notices Varro's widow, Aurelia, now working as a debt-slave. The ludus later awaits the arrival of Ilithyia and her husband Claudius Glaber, and Batiatus ends up being irked by Glaber's bluntness, but also surprised by his wife's pregnancy. Meanwhile, Spartacus fights against Glaber's soldiers, and Ashur's vengeful scheming finally exposes the relationship between Crixus and Naevia, leading to a scene. When Glaber refuses to sponsor Batiatus, he and Lucretia desperately reveal Ilithyia's hand in Licinia's murder and Glaber is forced to acquiesce. In the end, Crixus is flogged while Naevia is sold - but before leaving, she tells Doctore the truth behind Barca's "freedom".
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13 "Kill Them All" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight April 23, 2010 SPS113 1.23[2]
In front of the Capuan elite assembled on the balcony of the ludus, Crixus and Spartacus fight to the death, a bout arranged by Batiatus for their sport. However, two days earlier, Spartacus endeavors to enlist the help of the rest of the gladiators to lead a revolt to destroy the house of Batiatus once and for all. Spartacus gains support from Mira, who is tasked with opening the gate, but Crixus resists in hopes of reuniting with Naevia. Meanwhile, Doctore (real name Oenomaus) confronts Batiatus about Barca's death and Ashur's hand in it. Later, during the duel, after learning he was given poison to ensure Spartacus' victory, Crixus finally joins the revolt. In the melee, Doctore initially stops Spartacus from killing Batiatus, but Crixus persuades him to join them just as Ilithyia escapes by having her husband's soldiers seal the villa doors. Doctore tries to kill Ashur but he escapes, and Crixus stabs Lucretia, killing their unborn child. Aurelia knifes Numerius in revenge for Varro, and Spartacus confronts and kills Batiatus. After the massacre, he vows to rid Rome of slavery, and all the slaves escape the ludus.
Production[edit]
On December 22, 2009, the show was renewed for a second season but its production was postponed after Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[3][4] Starz announced in May 2010 that it would develop a six-episode prequel series, entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, to allow star actor Whitfield to undergo medical treatment.[5] The prequel featured both new and returning characters; it was headlined by John Hannah (as Batiatus) and Lucy Lawless (as Lucretia). Whitfield also provided a brief voice-over role. Filming began in New Zealand in the summer of 2010. The prequel aired beginning January 2011.[6]
In June 2010, season two's pre-production resumed after Starz announced Whitfield was cancer-free.[7] But when his cancer recurred, Starz replaced Whitfield (with the actor's consent) with Liam McIntyre as Spartacus for season two which is titled Spartacus: Vengeance.[8][9][10] Andy Whitfield died on September 11, 2011.[11]
International broadcast[edit]
Three days after the US premiere, the series began airing in Canada on TMN beginning on January 25, 2010.[12] RTL 5 announced in their January newsletter that Spartacus: Blood and Sand would debut in the Netherlands in March 2010.[13] In the United Kingdom, Bravo began airing the series on May 25, 2010.[14][15] Following the axe of the Bravo network on UK television, Sky1 picked up the rights to the series with plans to carry all subsequent seasons. The series was also scheduled to premiere in Poland on HBO Poland starting from June 19, 2010[16] and in Hungary on HBO Magyarország starting from June 1, 2010.[17][18] The series aired in Ireland on TV3.[19] In Brazil, the show aired on Globosat HD. In Turkey the show releases on CNBC-E TV, while in Italy Sky Television gained the rights of the series. In India and Pakistan, the show aired (as of June 2011) on HBO.[citation needed] In Slovenia, the series started airing on Kanal A on January 2, 2012, from Monday to Friday at 9.45 pm, and ended January 18, 2012.
Reception[edit]
The premiere episode of the series set a record for Starz, with 553,000 viewers on their network, and another 460,000 on Encore, where the show was available only that weekend. For the rest of the season the show had an average of 1.285 million viewers. Critical reception of the first episode was mixed; the review aggregate website Metacritic which assigns a normalized average score out of 100 gave the show a score of 54% based on 22 reviews.[20] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it the grade B+, saying it "might prove to be the not-at-all-guilty pleasure of the season."[21] Barry Garron of the Hollywood Reporter suggested that with "such thin stories... it's small wonder that sex and violence are used to take up the slack." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that John Hannah as Batiatus "keeps the show grounded with a persuasive portrait of a man engaged in a stressful daily business" and called Whitfield as Spartacus "handsome and buff and smart and beastly."[22] Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald gave the season finale a positive review, rating it a B+. He commented on the improvement of the series throughout its first season.[23]
Other media[edit]
Novels[edit]
In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The first, titled Spartacus: Swords & Ashes, was written by J.M. Clements and released on January 3, 2012.[24] The second book in the series was Spartacus: Morituri by Mark Morris.
Board game[edit]
In 2012 Gale Force Nine announced the creation of a licensed board game based on the series. The English language release, Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery, had a limited release at Gen Con 2012 and a general release to game and hobby stores on September 28, 2012.[25] Gameplay involves players taking on the role of Dominus, or head of a Roman house in ancient Rome, buying and trading assets, scheming with and against the other players, and battling in the arena.[26] In May 2013 an expansion entitled Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf was released.[27] The expansion allows for two extra players (to an updated maximum of six) with the addition of two more houses and includes alternative rules allowing for group battles in the arena.[28]
Comics[edit]
Earlier, in 2009, Devil's Due had published a four-part prequel comic series titled Spartacus - Blood And Sand. Each issue spotlighted a character from the planned television series, mostly the minor gladiator rivals of the main cast.[29]
The series was adapted as a 4 part motion comic adaptation called Spartacus – Blood and Sand – Motion Comic. Ray Park and Heath Freeman were cast. Kyle Newman was the director, and the producers were Andy Collen and Jeff Krelitz.[30][31][32][33]

#
Title
Spotlights
Writer
Artist
Run Time (Motion Comic)
1 Upon the Sands of Vengeance Arkadios, the Red Serpent Steven S. DeKnight Adam Archer 16 minutes
2 Shadows of the Jackal The Gargan Twins Jimmy Palmiotti Dexter Soy 16 minutes
3 The Beast of Carthage Barca, the Beast of Carthage Todd & Aaron Helbing Jon Bosco & Guilherme Balbi 9 minutes
4 The Shadow of Death Theokoles, the Shadow of Death Miranda Kwok Allan Jefferson 12 minutes
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Stackhouse, Ray. "Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Overview". Allmovie.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Seidman, Robert (April 19, 2010). ""Spartacus: Blood and Sand" Season Finale, "Kill Them All" Sees Ratings Highs With Adults 18–49". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
3.Jump up ^ IGN.com
4.Jump up ^ "Spartacus Halts Production Of Season 2". IGN. News Corporation. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
5.Jump up ^ "Starz Homepage".
6.Jump up ^ MacIntyre, April (May 11, 2010). "Spartacus Prequel announced by Starz, Whitfield to star". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
7.Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 8, 2010). "'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield Is Cancer-Free & Ready To Return To The Starz Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
8.Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield's Cancer Is Back: Won't Return Next Season To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ Crumpley, Elliot (January 18, 2011). "'Liam McIntyre confirmed to take over Spartacus role, as Whitfield passed away on September 11, 2011. In March 30, Steven S. DeKnight announced there would a be a new season coming in 2013.". College News. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
10.Jump up ^ Video on YouTube
11.Jump up ^ McConnell, Donna (September 13, 2011). "'A beautiful young warrior': Spartacus star Andy Whitfield loses his battle with cancer at age 39". Daily Mail (London).
12.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood And Sand – Schedule". The Movie Network. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
13.Jump up ^ "Programmering en Sales Promoties" [Programming and Sales Promotions] (in Dutch). Retrieved January 23, 2010. "RTL 5 ends the week with a double episode of the spectacular new series Spartacus: Blood & Sand."
14.Jump up ^ "Preview: Spartacus – Blood and Sand". Beehive City. April 27, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
15.Jump up ^ "Spartacus fights his way to UK pay-TV" (Press release). March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
16.Jump up ^ "Spartakus: Krew i piach, odc. 1 – HBO Polska". Hbo.pl. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
17.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Vér és homok 1. – HBO Magyarország". Hbo.hu. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
18.Jump up ^ "SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND / Spartacus: Vér és homok". HBO Magyarország. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
19.Jump up ^ "Spartacus – TV3". The TV3 Group. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
20.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
21.Jump up ^ Tucker, Ken (January 20, 2010). "Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
22.Jump up ^ Lloyd, Robert (January 22, 2010). "Review: 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' on Starz". Lost Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
23.Jump up ^ Perigard, Mark A. (April 16, 2010). "'Spartacus' season finale is a bloody good time". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
24.Jump up ^ "'Spartacus' Spins Off Book Series From Titan Books". TheHollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
25.Jump up ^ "GF9 release Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery". GF9.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
26.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
27.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf shipping now!". Retrieved December 24, 2012.
28.Jump up ^ Melia, Luke. "Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
29.Jump up ^ "Devil's Due, Starz announce joint "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" project". ComicBookResources.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
30.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand – The Motion Comic". TV.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
31.Jump up ^ "Spartacus Motion Comic". Manga. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
32.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Motion Comic". Youtube. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
33.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand – The Motion Comic". Hulu.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus; Blood and Sand 2010 Intertitle.png
Genre
Historical drama
Sword-and-sandal[1]
Created by
Steven S. DeKnight
Written by
Aaron Helbing
 Todd Helbing
Miranda Kwok
 Steven S. DeKnight
Brent Fletcher
 Tracy Bellomo
Andrew Chambliss
Daniel Knauf
Directed by
Michael Hurst
Rick Jacobson
 Jesse Warn
Starring
Andy Whitfield
John Hannah
Manu Bennett
Peter Mensah
Viva Bianca
Erin Cummings
Lesley-Ann Brandt
Jai Courtney
Nick E. Tarabay
Katrina Law
and Lucy Lawless

Composer(s)
Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
13 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Steven S. DeKnight
Robert Tapert
Sam Raimi
Joshua Donen

Producer(s)
Chloe Smith
Charles Knight
 Aaron Lam
Editor(s)
Gary Hunt
 Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Location(s)
New Zealand
Cinematography
Aaron Morton
Running time
53 minutes
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original run
January 22, 2010 – April 16, 2010
Chronology

Followed by
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
External links
Website
Spartacus: Blood and Sand is the title of the first and most critically acclaimed season of Spartacus, a television series that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 71 to 73 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading up to the beginning of historical records. The show stars Andy Whitfield and has been rated TV-MA for graphic violence, strong sexual content, and coarse language.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters
3 Style
4 Episodes
5 Production
6 International broadcast
7 Reception
8 Other media 8.1 Novels
8.2 Board game
8.3 Comics
9 References
10 External links

Plot[edit]
The story begins with an unnamed Thracian's involvement in a campaign against the Getae (Dacian tribes, in what today is Romania) under the command of the legatus, Claudius Glaber. In 72–71 BC, Roman general Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, proconsul of the Roman province of Macedonia, marched against the Getae, allies of Rome's enemy, Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Getae frequently raid the Thracians' lands to the south, so the Thracians are persuaded by Glaber to enlist in the Romans' service as auxiliaries. Glaber, persuaded by his wife Ilithyia to seek greater glory, decides to break off the Getae campaign in order to confront the forces of Mithridates in Asia Minor. The Thracian preferring to protect his homeland as promised, feels betrayed and leads a mutiny against Glaber, but returns to find his village in flames. The Thracian finds his wife Sura, but they are captured by a vengeful Glaber the next day; the Thracian is condemned to die in the gladiator arena, while Sura is condemned to slavery.
The Thracian is shipped to Capua in Italy, a center of gladiator training. Against all odds he slays the four gladiators appointed to execute him in the arena and becomes an instant sensation with the crowd. Senator Albinius commutes the punishment from death to slavery. The prisoner's true name unknown, Lentulus Batiatus, the owner of a ludus in Capua, suggests the name "Spartacus" because he fought like the ferocious Thracian king of that name. Noting well the Thracian's fierce raw talent and popularity with the masses, Batiatus purchases him for training within the walls of his ludus under the tutelage of the doctore (or instructor) Oenomaus, a former gladiator and fellow slave. He is befriended by Varro, a Roman who sold himself into slavery to pay his debts and support his family. He is harassed by more senior gladiators, notably Crixus, an undefeated Gaul, and Barca, a Carthaginian. Spartacus soon learns that Sura was sold to a Syrian slave trader. Batiatus, who has been unable to control Spartacus during his first days of training, returns a makeshift garter of hers, and promises to find Sura and reunite them in exchange for his cooperation in the arena.
After many near-fatal ordeals and much further training, Spartacus attains the status of a living legend and is named the "Champion of Capua". Batiatus arranges the purchase of Sura, but she is delivered mortally wounded, supposedly having been waylaid by bandits en route. Her murder was secretly ordered by Batiatus to keep Spartacus loyal and focused. Spartacus casts off his heritage as a Thracian and forgets his dream of freedom, becoming content with life as champion.
The turning point comes when Spartacus is set to fight his only friend in the ludus, Varro, in an exhibition match celebrating the coming to manhood of the Capua magistrate's son, Numerius. Ilithyia, who has hated Spartacus since he embarrassed her husband Glaber by his mutiny, seduces the young man and convinces him to demand death for the loser of the match. Spartacus wins (as expected), and when the young man gives the "thumbs down", Batiatus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the boy's powerful father, forces Spartacus to comply and kill Varro. Suffering from both a wound received during the match and his remorse over having to kill his friend, Spartacus has feverish dreams that lead him to suspect that Batiatus arranged Sura's death. He is later able to confirm his suspicions. Knowing that it is all or nothing when it comes to resistance of his enslavement, he resolves to "kill them all" and lead a revolt against the ruling house he once fought for.
In order to get his revenge, Spartacus enlists the help of Crixus and the rest of the gladiators to defeat the house of Batiatus once and for all. A battle to the death between Crixus and Spartacus is arranged for the Capuan elite at the ludus. The doctore, Oenomaus, confronts Batiatus about Barca's death and Ashur's hand in it. Spartacus gains support from Mira, who agrees to surreptitiously open the gate to the villa from the training area. Crixus initially refuses to aid Spartacus in the hope of being reunited with Naevia. However, after learning during the fight that he has been deliberately drugged to ensure Spartacus' victory, he helps Spartacus get within reach of Batiatus. At the first attack, the doctore Oenomaus prevents Spartacus from killing the lanista. In the ensuing chaos, the gladiators kill the guards and some guests. Crixus persuades Oenomaus to join him with Spartacus; Ilithyia flees and orders her guards to protect her by sealing off part of the ludus. Oenomaus, fulfilling his word, tries to kill Ashur, but Ashur barely manages to escape. Crixus grievously wounds Batiatus' wife, Lucretia, with a sword stab to her abdomen, piercing her womb and killing their unborn child. Aurelia slays Numerius after revealing to him that Varro was her husband. Spartacus finally kills Batiatus in front of the seriously wounded Lucretia. After the massacre, Spartacus vows to make "Rome tremble".
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Spartacus characters
Slave
##Andy Whitfield as Spartacus – a Thracian warrior who is condemned to slavery as a gladiator.
##Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator. Naevia's lover.
##Peter Mensah as Oenomaus/Doctore – an African slave who serves as trainer of Batiatus' gladiators.
##Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a former gladiator from Syria whose leg was crippled in the arena by Crixus; now serves Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman.
##Jai Courtney as Varro – a Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family, and who soon becomes Spartacus' confidant in the ludus.
##Antonio Te Maioha as Barca – nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", he is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators, serves as a bodyguard for his dominus.
##Eka Darville as Pietros – Barca's younger gay lover and partner.
##Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia – Lucretia's loyal body slave. She becomes Crixus' lover.
##Erin Cummings as Sura – Spartacus' wife.
##Brooke Williams as Aurelia – Varro's wife.
##Katrina Law as Mira – a slave girl sent to seduce Spartacus and become his lover, under threat of death.
##Dan Feuerriegel as Agron – a new German gladiator recruit who helps Spartacus plot his uprising.
Roman
##John Hannah as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Spartacus' dominus.
##Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife.
##Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber.
##Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – a legatus in the Roman Army who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement.
##Craig Walsh Wrightson as Solonius – a former close friend, but now the greatest rival to the House of Batiatus.
Style[edit]
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". Incidental nudity and scenes of a sexual or of a violent nature are present throughout.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
1 "The Red Serpent" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 22, 2010 SPS101 0.66[2]
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. But disenchantment with the Romans soon sets in when their allies' strategies leave their homeland unprotected from Getae marauders. The warrior leads a rebellion of the auxiliary troops against the Roman officers, then deserts to return to his village and his wife. He arrives as the Getae attack and he and his wife manage to escape, only to be captured by Glaber the next day. 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.
2
2 "Sacramentum Gladiatorum" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 29, 2010 SPS102 0.77[2]
The newly enslaved Thracian warrior Spartacus enters the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus to receive gladiator training and discipline. 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. He also meets Varro, a Roman gladiator by bankruptcy, who becomes his friend. Spartacus's new owner, the crafty but cash-strapped Batiatus, makes him an offer; if he cooperates and trains as a prized gladiator, he will use his power to help locate his wife. Consequently Spartacus trains to face the test which determines whether he is fit to be a gladiator, and bests Crixus when the Gaul pauses to gloat. Afterwards, the victorious Spartacus swears the sacramentum of the gladiator brotherhood.
3
3 "Legends" Grady Hall Brent Fletcher February 5, 2010 SPS103 0.86[2]
As the gladiators prepare for the series of fights that will be the highlight of the upcoming Vulcanalia festival, Spartacus cleverly manoeuvres to secure the right to battle Crixus, the unbeaten champion of Capua, in the primus or final battle. Despite his wife Lucretia's objections, Batiatus reminds her that Spartacus' bravery and previous exploits have "struck a chord with the public's interest". Meanwhile, Lucretia schemes to win favor with the wife of Gaius Claudius Glaber, the crafty and devious Ilithyia. At a pre-fight banquet, she interests her in the desirous Crixus, although he is secretly enamoured of Naevia, one of the domestic slaves. At the Vulcanalia, Spartacus embarrasses his owners publicly, both by beginning to fight too early, and by surrendering instead of dying.
4
4 "The Thing in the Pit" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 12, 2010 SPS104 0.66[2]
Spartacus' disgrace at surrendering to Crixus in the arena leads Batiatus to punish him by demoting the Thracian to fight in the "pits of the underworld," a hellish, vicious subterranean battle arena where the crowds are frenzied and anything goes. When Naevia seemingly rejects Crixus' necklace gift, he initially misunderstands the reason for her refusal, and continues his secretive sexual relationship with Batiatus' wife. Meanwhile, the drought and Batiatus' money problems continue, and Lucretia ends up selling her new emerald necklace at a loss in the markets. Spartacus somehow survives the pits, and despite losing Batiatus' winnings, he regains the favour of his dominus after helping to foil an assassination attempt by two slaves, and is restored again to gladiator status.
5
5 "Shadow Games" Michael Hurst Miranda Kwok February 19, 2010 SPS105 0.85[2]
As the summer heat continues, enemies Spartacus and Crixus are commanded to take on an unbeaten champion, the "shadow of death" named Theokoles. Doctore is charged with preparing the two men for the drought-breaking primus, but receives little satisfaction from either man. Spartacus tries to find common ground with his arch-enemy but Crixus remains stalwartly opposed to sharing any of the glory. Meanwhile, after the visit of a fertility priestess, Lucretia is denied a chance to conceive as Crixus, distracted by Naevia, declines her advances. Meanwhile, the wounded Batiatus continues his own investigations into the attempt on his life, and exacts blood vengeance on Ovidius, the cousin of Magistrate Calavius, and his family. In the arena, Theokoles is finally bested by Spartacus and the drought breaks, but Crixus is critically wounded in the encounter as it begins to rain.
6
6 "Delicate Things" Rick Jacobson Tracy Bellomo & Andrew Chambliss February 26, 2010 SPS106 1.08[2]
As the rains fall, both Barca and Spartacus envision a future away from the ludus. Barca expects to purchase his and Pietros' freedom, while Spartacus dreams of escaping with his enslaved wife, Sura. Crixus, barely alive after the near-fatal fight with Theokoles, is now in a drugged sleep. As part of his promotion to new Capuan champion, Spartacus tries on new armour, and during a private lesson with the Magistrate's son, Numerius, he steals a dagger for the escape. Spartacus also uses some of his winnings to buy wine and women for the gladiators, to further aid the escape plan. Meanwhile, Batiatus is troubled by false news that Ovidius' son still lives, and Ashur uses the chance to have Barca killed to avoid repaying the winnings owed to him. In the end Batiatus keeps his word of retrieving Sura, but her reunion with Spartacus is short lived as she quickly dies from wounds sustained in a "bandit attack".
7
7 "Great and Unfortunate Things" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher & Steven S. DeKnight March 12, 2010 SPS107 0.97[2]
Spartacus' world is changed by the death of his wife and he finds himself at a crossroads. In the absence of Barca, Pietros struggles without a protector and is unable to deal with the brutal attentions of Gnaeus. Meanwhile, Varro is visited by his wife and son and receives unwelcome news that she too, without her protector, has also been raped. Amidst the deceit of the household, Doctore seeks the truth behind Barca's sudden departure from the ludus. Pietros, now without hope, hangs himself - and Spartacus gets even by throwing Gnaeus off the cliff. Spartacus, again at odds with his dominus, is forced to repay the loss from his winnings. After returning the stolen dagger, he decides to focus on his new gladiatorial life. In the arena while dressed as a Roman consul, he fights six criminals dressed as Thracians, and trusting himself to his wife's gods, he begins to purge his past.
8
8 "Mark of the Brotherhood" Rowan Woods Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing March 19, 2010 SPS108 0.88[2]
Spartacus continues his reign as the champion of Capua at rival Selonius' expense, while Crixus struggles to recover and to return to training. After comments made by Ashur, Batiatus begins to explore the possibility of selling the Gaul to a rival ludus in Damascus. Meanwhile, Batiatus acquires six new recruits for 100 denarii, and Ilithyia chooses to sponsor one, a Gaul named Segovax, in order to both defy her husband and impress her socialite friends. After a slight to her husband's honour by Spartacus at a private party, she implies promises of freedom to the recruit in exchange for his help. Crixus, after working to regain Lucretia's sexual favour, interrupts Segovax's attempt to strangle Spartacus. Crixus and Spartacus, both wounded in the fight, begin to renew a sense of brotherhood with each other. Ilithyia, on a return visit, arrives in time to both witness her sponsored slave's crucifixion and deny any knowledge of the reasons behind the attack.
9
9 "Whore" Michael Hurst Daniel Knauf March 26, 2010 SPS109 1.11[2]
Licinia, a rich noblewoman and cousin of senator Marcus Crassus visits from Rome and asks Lucretia to "taste the wares of ludus" with Spartacus. Lucretia, mindful that Spartacus had not been with a woman since his wife became a slave, instructs a female servant named Mira to prepare him for his encounter, an offer he rejects. Ilithyia, suspecting her rich friend's desires, also decides on a masked sexual encounter. Jealously enraged by her choice of Crixus (who has recently resumed training), Lucretia sets up to trap Ilithyia in bed with Spartacus. Ilithyia, shocked after it is revealed that both intended to use the scandal against her, suddenly kills Licinia. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the ludus, Batiatus' plan to kill Selonius is undermined by a slighted Ashur, Crixus makes enemies of two new German brothers, Varro's wife and son have gone missing, and Naevia steals a guard's key for an illicit tryst.
10
10 "Party Favors" Chris Martin-Jones Brent Fletcher & Miranda Kwok April 2, 2010 SPS110 1.27[2]
Spartacus and Crixus are set up to fight in an exhibition match for Numerius' coming of age party, and Crixus sees a chance to resume his position. Batiatus, realising Spartacus' importance to his ambitions, invites him to play a board game called Latrunculi, but Lucretia jealously disapproves of the two men sharing wine. Meanwhile Naevia has troubles with the guard she stole the key from, and risks all to share time with Crixus. At the party a now revived Ilithyia, still haunted by memories of the murder, seduces Numerius and has him switch Spartacus's opponent to Varro. Despite it being an exhibition match, Numerius further surprises by not granting mercy to Varro, forcing Spartacus to reluctantly kill his only friend. Later that night, after Batiatus' interest in politics is dismissed by Calavius, he vows blood revenge for his fighter's death. Distraught with grief, Spartacus returns to his cell and vents his rage until Mira comes in to comfort him.
11
11 "Old Wounds" Glenn Standring Story by: Dan Filie & Patricia Wells April 9, 2010 SPS111 1.13[2]
Spartacus is continually haunted by the death of his friend and admits to Varro's wife, Aurelia, that he died by his sword. At the same time, Batiatus fakes another bandit raid and kidnaps Magistrate Calavius, holding him captive in the city sewers. Meanwhile, a festering wound from the fight with Varro weakens Spartacus, and while he recuperates with the help of the medicus and Mira, more visions of the dead haunt his feverish dreams. In the arena, Crixus reclaims some of his lost glory when he is needed in the primus against Pompeius' unbeaten champion, Pericles - a fight he narrowly wins. Later, in the infirmary, Spartacus throttles Aulus, Sura's killer (having noticed he had no actual wound as suffered in her attack), and learns that Batiatus ordered her death. Batiatus' scheming comes to fruition as he, with the cunning help of Ashur, is able to successfully entrap Solonius for Calavius' murder.
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12 "Revelations" Michael Hurst Brent Fletcher April 16, 2010 SPS112 1.29[2]
In the arena, Crixus continues his winning streak, and Spartacus kills the condemned Solonius. Spartacus also plots vengeance, but is warned by Mira that any attack on the master risks the life of all slaves. When finally granted an audience with Batiatus, he stays his hand when he notices Varro's widow, Aurelia, now working as a debt-slave. The ludus later awaits the arrival of Ilithyia and her husband Claudius Glaber, and Batiatus ends up being irked by Glaber's bluntness, but also surprised by his wife's pregnancy. Meanwhile, Spartacus fights against Glaber's soldiers, and Ashur's vengeful scheming finally exposes the relationship between Crixus and Naevia, leading to a scene. When Glaber refuses to sponsor Batiatus, he and Lucretia desperately reveal Ilithyia's hand in Licinia's murder and Glaber is forced to acquiesce. In the end, Crixus is flogged while Naevia is sold - but before leaving, she tells Doctore the truth behind Barca's "freedom".
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13 "Kill Them All" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight April 23, 2010 SPS113 1.23[2]
In front of the Capuan elite assembled on the balcony of the ludus, Crixus and Spartacus fight to the death, a bout arranged by Batiatus for their sport. However, two days earlier, Spartacus endeavors to enlist the help of the rest of the gladiators to lead a revolt to destroy the house of Batiatus once and for all. Spartacus gains support from Mira, who is tasked with opening the gate, but Crixus resists in hopes of reuniting with Naevia. Meanwhile, Doctore (real name Oenomaus) confronts Batiatus about Barca's death and Ashur's hand in it. Later, during the duel, after learning he was given poison to ensure Spartacus' victory, Crixus finally joins the revolt. In the melee, Doctore initially stops Spartacus from killing Batiatus, but Crixus persuades him to join them just as Ilithyia escapes by having her husband's soldiers seal the villa doors. Doctore tries to kill Ashur but he escapes, and Crixus stabs Lucretia, killing their unborn child. Aurelia knifes Numerius in revenge for Varro, and Spartacus confronts and kills Batiatus. After the massacre, he vows to rid Rome of slavery, and all the slaves escape the ludus.
Production[edit]
On December 22, 2009, the show was renewed for a second season but its production was postponed after Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[3][4] Starz announced in May 2010 that it would develop a six-episode prequel series, entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, to allow star actor Whitfield to undergo medical treatment.[5] The prequel featured both new and returning characters; it was headlined by John Hannah (as Batiatus) and Lucy Lawless (as Lucretia). Whitfield also provided a brief voice-over role. Filming began in New Zealand in the summer of 2010. The prequel aired beginning January 2011.[6]
In June 2010, season two's pre-production resumed after Starz announced Whitfield was cancer-free.[7] But when his cancer recurred, Starz replaced Whitfield (with the actor's consent) with Liam McIntyre as Spartacus for season two which is titled Spartacus: Vengeance.[8][9][10] Andy Whitfield died on September 11, 2011.[11]
International broadcast[edit]
Three days after the US premiere, the series began airing in Canada on TMN beginning on January 25, 2010.[12] RTL 5 announced in their January newsletter that Spartacus: Blood and Sand would debut in the Netherlands in March 2010.[13] In the United Kingdom, Bravo began airing the series on May 25, 2010.[14][15] Following the axe of the Bravo network on UK television, Sky1 picked up the rights to the series with plans to carry all subsequent seasons. The series was also scheduled to premiere in Poland on HBO Poland starting from June 19, 2010[16] and in Hungary on HBO Magyarország starting from June 1, 2010.[17][18] The series aired in Ireland on TV3.[19] In Brazil, the show aired on Globosat HD. In Turkey the show releases on CNBC-E TV, while in Italy Sky Television gained the rights of the series. In India and Pakistan, the show aired (as of June 2011) on HBO.[citation needed] In Slovenia, the series started airing on Kanal A on January 2, 2012, from Monday to Friday at 9.45 pm, and ended January 18, 2012.
Reception[edit]
The premiere episode of the series set a record for Starz, with 553,000 viewers on their network, and another 460,000 on Encore, where the show was available only that weekend. For the rest of the season the show had an average of 1.285 million viewers. Critical reception of the first episode was mixed; the review aggregate website Metacritic which assigns a normalized average score out of 100 gave the show a score of 54% based on 22 reviews.[20] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it the grade B+, saying it "might prove to be the not-at-all-guilty pleasure of the season."[21] Barry Garron of the Hollywood Reporter suggested that with "such thin stories... it's small wonder that sex and violence are used to take up the slack." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that John Hannah as Batiatus "keeps the show grounded with a persuasive portrait of a man engaged in a stressful daily business" and called Whitfield as Spartacus "handsome and buff and smart and beastly."[22] Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald gave the season finale a positive review, rating it a B+. He commented on the improvement of the series throughout its first season.[23]
Other media[edit]
Novels[edit]
In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The first, titled Spartacus: Swords & Ashes, was written by J.M. Clements and released on January 3, 2012.[24] The second book in the series was Spartacus: Morituri by Mark Morris.
Board game[edit]
In 2012 Gale Force Nine announced the creation of a licensed board game based on the series. The English language release, Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery, had a limited release at Gen Con 2012 and a general release to game and hobby stores on September 28, 2012.[25] Gameplay involves players taking on the role of Dominus, or head of a Roman house in ancient Rome, buying and trading assets, scheming with and against the other players, and battling in the arena.[26] In May 2013 an expansion entitled Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf was released.[27] The expansion allows for two extra players (to an updated maximum of six) with the addition of two more houses and includes alternative rules allowing for group battles in the arena.[28]
Comics[edit]
Earlier, in 2009, Devil's Due had published a four-part prequel comic series titled Spartacus - Blood And Sand. Each issue spotlighted a character from the planned television series, mostly the minor gladiator rivals of the main cast.[29]
The series was adapted as a 4 part motion comic adaptation called Spartacus – Blood and Sand – Motion Comic. Ray Park and Heath Freeman were cast. Kyle Newman was the director, and the producers were Andy Collen and Jeff Krelitz.[30][31][32][33]

#
Title
Spotlights
Writer
Artist
Run Time (Motion Comic)
1 Upon the Sands of Vengeance Arkadios, the Red Serpent Steven S. DeKnight Adam Archer 16 minutes
2 Shadows of the Jackal The Gargan Twins Jimmy Palmiotti Dexter Soy 16 minutes
3 The Beast of Carthage Barca, the Beast of Carthage Todd & Aaron Helbing Jon Bosco & Guilherme Balbi 9 minutes
4 The Shadow of Death Theokoles, the Shadow of Death Miranda Kwok Allan Jefferson 12 minutes
References[edit]
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7.Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 8, 2010). "'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield Is Cancer-Free & Ready To Return To The Starz Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
8.Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield's Cancer Is Back: Won't Return Next Season To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ Crumpley, Elliot (January 18, 2011). "'Liam McIntyre confirmed to take over Spartacus role, as Whitfield passed away on September 11, 2011. In March 30, Steven S. DeKnight announced there would a be a new season coming in 2013.". College News. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
10.Jump up ^ Video on YouTube
11.Jump up ^ McConnell, Donna (September 13, 2011). "'A beautiful young warrior': Spartacus star Andy Whitfield loses his battle with cancer at age 39". Daily Mail (London).
12.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood And Sand – Schedule". The Movie Network. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
13.Jump up ^ "Programmering en Sales Promoties" [Programming and Sales Promotions] (in Dutch). Retrieved January 23, 2010. "RTL 5 ends the week with a double episode of the spectacular new series Spartacus: Blood & Sand."
14.Jump up ^ "Preview: Spartacus – Blood and Sand". Beehive City. April 27, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
15.Jump up ^ "Spartacus fights his way to UK pay-TV" (Press release). March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
16.Jump up ^ "Spartakus: Krew i piach, odc. 1 – HBO Polska". Hbo.pl. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
17.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Vér és homok 1. – HBO Magyarország". Hbo.hu. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
18.Jump up ^ "SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND / Spartacus: Vér és homok". HBO Magyarország. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
19.Jump up ^ "Spartacus – TV3". The TV3 Group. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
20.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
21.Jump up ^ Tucker, Ken (January 20, 2010). "Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
22.Jump up ^ Lloyd, Robert (January 22, 2010). "Review: 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' on Starz". Lost Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
23.Jump up ^ Perigard, Mark A. (April 16, 2010). "'Spartacus' season finale is a bloody good time". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
24.Jump up ^ "'Spartacus' Spins Off Book Series From Titan Books". TheHollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
25.Jump up ^ "GF9 release Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery". GF9.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
26.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
27.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf shipping now!". Retrieved December 24, 2012.
28.Jump up ^ Melia, Luke. "Spartacus: The Serpents and the Wolf". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
29.Jump up ^ "Devil's Due, Starz announce joint "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" project". ComicBookResources.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
30.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand – The Motion Comic". TV.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Spartacus-Gods of the Arena Key Art.jpg
Genre
Historical drama
Mini-series
Created by
Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by
Jesse Warn
Rick Jacobson
Michael Hurst
Brendan Maher
John Fawcett
Produced by
Steven S. DeKnight
Robert Tapert
 Chloe Smith
Charles Knight
 Aaron Lam
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Maurissa Tancharoen
Jed Whedon
 Aaron Helbing
 Todd Helbing
 Seamus Kevin Fahey
 Misha Green
Brent Fletcher
Starring
John Hannah
Manu Bennett
Peter Mensah
Nick E. Tarabay
Dustin Clare
Jaime Murray
Marisa Ramirez
Lucy Lawless
Jeffrey Thomas
Stephen Lovatt
Music by
Joseph Loduca
Editing by
Allanah Milne
Country
United States
Language
English
Original channel
Starz
Original run
January 21, 2011 – February 25, 2011
Running time
300 minutes
No. of episodes
6
Preceded by
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Followed by
Spartacus: Vengeance
Official website
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a Starz television miniseries and prequel to Spartacus, which premiered January 21, 2011. The series follows the character Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the first gladiator representing Lentulus Batiatus to become Champion of Capua. Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include John Hannah as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia, Antonio Te Maioha as Barca, and Manu Bennett as Crixus.
The miniseries aired in Canada on Movie Central and The Movie Network,[1] on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and on FX in Latin America.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
The mini-series features the bloody history of the House of Batiatus and the city of Capua before the arrival of Spartacus. Quintus Lentulus Batiatus becomes a lanista (manager) when he takes over his father's ludus of gladiators. He has ambitions of stepping out of his father's shadow by seeking recognition for his own name and achieving further greatness for his house. By his side stands his beautiful wife Lucretia who will help her husband achieve his ambitions, whatever the cost. Batiatus puts all his fortunes on the man who will gain him fame and glory. That would be his best gladiator, the Celt, Gannicus, a skilled warrior who wields dual swords with deadly purpose. Those who oppose Batiatus and his future champion(s) of Capua do so at their own peril.
Purchased as an undisciplined and disheveled recruit in the first episode, Crixus the Gaul endures mockery and threats of death to become the champion after Gannicus. As Batiatus fends off repeated attempts by his professional rival Tullius to obtain Gannicus, his relationships with his father Titus and friend Solonius begin to suffer the strain of his relentless ambition. Former champion, Oenomaus, reluctantly becomes Doctore, while Syrian recruits Ashur and Dagan try to prove themselves worthy of being gladiators. Veteran gladiators Barca and Gannicus note the rising star of Crixus, as the machinations of Batiatus and Lucretia end in tragedy for several members of the household. Against all of this, the city's splendid new arena nears completion and with it the opening games that will make slaves into gods. When the arena opens, Batiatus' gladiators prevail in the contest. Gannicus again proves himself to be the champion of Capua and a god of the arena. By virtue of his win against Solonius' gladiators, he gains his freedom and Crixus becomes the new champion.
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of Spartacus characters
Slaves
##Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a Celtic gladiator who is the champion of the Batiatus' ludus.
##Peter Mensah as Oenomaus/Doctore – an African gladiator who later becomes the doctore of Batiatus' gladiators.
##Marisa Ramirez as Melitta – Lucretia's body slave and the wife of Oenomaus.
##Manu Bennett as Crixus – a new Gallic gladiatorial recruit.
##Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a new Syrian gladiatorial recruit.
##Shane Rangi as Dagan – a gladiatorial recruit who cannot speak Latin, and fellow Syrian to Ashur.
##Antonio Te Maioha as Barca – a Carthaginian gladiator.
##Josef Brown as Auctus – a gladiator and Barca's lover.
##Temuera Morrison as Ulpius/Doctore – Oenomaus' predecessor as the trainer of Batiatus' gladiators.
##Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia – a young house-slave and virgin.
##Jessica Grace Smith as Diona – a slave girl who loses her virginity to the whim of Cossutius with devastating results.
Romans
##John Hannah as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Gannicus' dominus
##Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife.
##Jaime Murray as Gaia – a social climber and Lucretia's friend.
##Craig Walsh Wrightson as Marcus Decius Solonius – Batiatus' close friend who has aspirations of becoming a lanista himself.
##Jeffrey Thomas as Titus Lentulus Batiatus – Quintus Batiatus' father and the pater familias of the House of Batiatus.
##Stephen Lovatt as Tullius – Batiatus' brutal business rival.
##Gareth Williams as Vettius – Tullius' young henchman and owner of a rival ludus.
##Jason Hood as Cossutius – a wealthy man who lives outside of Capua, and is possibly the most depraved character in the entire series.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
"Past Transgressions" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight January 21, 2011 1.10[2]
Opening a number of years before the arrival of Spartacus, Batiatus finds himself administering his father's ludus, while his father is in Sicilia living in semi-retirement. Seeking fame, he (with the support of his old friend Solonius) tries to win favor with a local nobleman, Tullius, by paying 50 denarii for a Gallic slave worth only 10 named Crixus- by noting his potential to be a great fighter. Arriving at the ludus, Crixus soon meets veteran gladiator Oenomaus (who has a slave wife named Melitta), as well as Syrian slave recruits Ashur and Dagan. Meanwhile, Lucretia welcomes the sudden return to Capua of Gaia, a young but recently widowed friend, and "party girl" from Rome who is attracted to both the delights of the ludus and of opium. In an attempt to participate in the opening games of the soon to be completed arena, Batiatus selects his most skilled gladiator, Gannicus the Celt, the original champion of the House of Batiatus, for a duel in the marketplace. Unknown to Batiatus, however, is that young Vettius, the owner of a rival ludus, is merely an agent of Tullius -- leading to deadly consequences as he is soon outmaneuvered in his own game.
2
"Missio" Rick Jacobson Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon January 28, 2011 1.14[3]
A week has now passed since the murder of his bodyguard and severe beating at the hands of Tullius' men and Batiatus continues to recover. Tullius sends him a message, via Batiatus' good friend Solonius, and offers to double his offer to 400. Batiatus is in no mood to compromise, however, and soon plans his own revenge on Vettius with the aid of the Syrians. Quintillius Varis comes to Capua to select gladiators for his games, but Gaia and Lucretia seemingly bump into him, and offer to have him wait at Batiatus' house -- where Batiatus will seemingly act surprised, but then offer his ludus' services instead. Meanwhile, Doctore is irked when Batiatus criticizes him as his father's man, and names Oenomaus to succeed him. Shamed, he suddenly challenges Oenomaus to a duel, in which Oenomaus eventually kills him and becomes the new Doctore. Meanwhile, inside the ludus, Gannicus (victorious from his bout with Crixus) and Melitta are ordered to have sex for Varis' entertainment, leaving both of them troubled, but with Batiatus succeeding in securing the position of primus for Gannicus in the upcoming games.
3
"Paterfamilias" Michael Hurst Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 4, 2011 1.26[4]
Batiatus is pleased with himself for having arranged Varis' primus. He and the household are not, however, prepared for the sudden return of the lanista and pater familias, his father, Titus, who treats his son's caretaking skills with disdain. He laughs when he hears that Gannicus will represent the house in the games, and sets out to make amends with Tullius, thereby undermining most of the younger Batiatus' schemes. Titus manages to mend relations with Tullius and follows his terms, to pit his own men against each other in some more honorable afternoon games. While father and son are away, Varis returns to the Batiatus home with a friend, Cossutius, expecting to again experience the pleasures of his previous visit, this time with one of the virgin slave women. In the arena, Barca's lover Auctus and newcomer Crixus, duel in the arena and the lesser experienced Crixus manages to kill him, thereby earning the mark of the brotherhood. Surprised by his son's newfound gladiator, the father sees some merit in his son's plans and abilities after all, and decides never to leave the ludus again - much to his son's chagrin.
4
"Beneath the Mask" Brendan Maher Seamus Kevin Fahey & Misha Green February 11, 2011 1.11[5]
The tensions between the younger and the elder Batiatus continue, particularly in the old arena where the elder continually reminds his son to remember his place and station. At home, the Roman women are also having difficulty accepting the father's ongoing - and seemingly permanent - presence. When Gaia meets an acquaintance at the market, she introduces him to Lucretia and he immediately comments on the pleasures available at her home. Gaia again sees an opportunity, but the elder Batiatus would never condone such debauchery. His son however manages to convince him to leave for Neapolis, ostensibly to purchase new slaves and receive the salt air. Lucretia agrees to proceed, with Selonious as chaperone, and the night seems to go well, until the unexpected arrival of Tullius, who wishes to fight Gannicus - a duel he is ordered to lose. Recovering from his wounds, Gannicus is however able to share an intimate moment with Melitta. During their liaison, Gaia underestimates Tullius and she dies at his hand. The sudden return of the Batiatus' simply make matters worse yet again, particularly for Lucretia.
5
"Reckoning" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 18, 2011 1.38[6]
In the wake of Gaia's death, Batiatus senior resolves to cleanse the house of her presence. In responding to his father's ultimatum that he choose between his home and his wife, Batiatus attempts to gain time is not appreciated by Lucretia who believes she would have him leave. She also has her own solution to her husband's desire for a son - via a liaison with Gallic virility in the form of Crixus. Meanwhile, Titus announces a tournament to determine the worth of the new men that make up half his stable of gladiators, with the losers to be sent to the mines. Tullius again visits the ludus, again seeking Gannicus while offering preferential matches in the new arena. Meanwhile, Melitta and Gannicus increasingly desire after one another, but Gannicus, sensing despair, deliberately lowers his guard allowing Crixus to win and sealing his sale to Tullius. Titus, weakened and now bedridden by the ongoing poisonings of Lucretia, finds himself at her mercy when the others leave seeking medicine. He is finally silenced by the honeyed-wine given to him by Tullius but poisoned by her - and, perhaps deliberately, so is Melitta. Quintus and Doctore return, and begin to mourn the dead.
6
"The Bitter End" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight February 25, 2011 1.72[7]
Batiatus now seeks vengeance against Tullius for all that has befallen him, including the death of his father. Gannicus pushes Batiatus to complete his sale to Tullius so that he may seek revenge for the House of Batiatus by killing Tullius himself, but Solonius counsels caution and a more sensible, if final, solution. Meanwhile, Naevia replaces Melitta as the personal body-slave to Lucretia, who promises her that no man will ever touch her as happened to Diona. In the end, Tullius and Vettius both fall into the trap - Tullius is bricked into the foundations of the new arena, and at the opening of the new Capua arena, Vettius informs of the sale of his ludus to Solonius and departs for Antioch. Batiatus now has a new rival, his former friend who he has distanced by his continual rebukes, and one willing to use his own methods against him. The opening games begin with the execution of prisoners (including Diona), and after winning the final mass night-battle of the opening ceremony, Gannicus (at Solonious' suggestion) receives his freedom from the magistrate. He soon departs the ludus - but not before entrusting his champion necklace to Crixus.
Production[edit]
The opportunity to produce Gods of the Arena emerged when the second season of Spartacus was halted while lead actor Andy Whitfield battled Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Series creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight expanded a single flashback episode for the second season into a six-part mini-series.[8] Production for Gods of the Arena began in New Zealand in August 2010.[9][10]
Reception[edit]
[icon] This section requires expansion. (December 2013)
IGN gave the series positive reviews, especially the finale, giving it a 9.5/10 and calling it "Incredible".[citation needed]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Harris, Bill (August 12, 2010). "Lawless returns to 'Spartacus'". London Free Press (Quebecor Media). Retrieved September 21, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 24, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' & NBA Lead Night +'Smackdown,' 'Spartacus,' 'Victorious,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
3.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (January 31, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Leads Night, 'Spartacus' Steady, + 'Smackdown,' 'Winter X-Games,' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
4.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 7, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Lead Night, 'Merlin' Down + 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 14, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' Leads Night; 'Merlin' Steady; + 'Spartacus: GotA,' 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
6.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Ends Season on Top; 'Merlin' & 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rise + 'Wizards of Waverly' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
7.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 28, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Smackdown!' Leads Cable; 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rises + 'Merlin,' 'Hall Of Game Awards' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
8.Jump up ^ Fowler, Matt (August 7, 2010). "Lawless and Hannah Talk Spartacus: Gods of the Arena". IGN. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (August 7, 2010). "TCA Press Tour: 'Spartacus': 'Gods of the Arena' or gods of TV?". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved September 21, 2010.
10.Jump up ^ Hibberd, James (September 27, 2010). "Cancer-stricken "Spartacus" star may be replaced". Reuters. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
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Genre
Historical drama
Mini-series
Created by
Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by
Jesse Warn
Rick Jacobson
Michael Hurst
Brendan Maher
John Fawcett
Produced by
Steven S. DeKnight
Robert Tapert
 Chloe Smith
Charles Knight
 Aaron Lam
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Maurissa Tancharoen
Jed Whedon
 Aaron Helbing
 Todd Helbing
 Seamus Kevin Fahey
 Misha Green
Brent Fletcher
Starring
John Hannah
Manu Bennett
Peter Mensah
Nick E. Tarabay
Dustin Clare
Jaime Murray
Marisa Ramirez
Lucy Lawless
Jeffrey Thomas
Stephen Lovatt
Music by
Joseph Loduca
Editing by
Allanah Milne
Country
United States
Language
English
Original channel
Starz
Original run
January 21, 2011 – February 25, 2011
Running time
300 minutes
No. of episodes
6
Preceded by
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Followed by
Spartacus: Vengeance
Official website
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a Starz television miniseries and prequel to Spartacus, which premiered January 21, 2011. The series follows the character Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the first gladiator representing Lentulus Batiatus to become Champion of Capua. Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include John Hannah as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia, Antonio Te Maioha as Barca, and Manu Bennett as Crixus.
The miniseries aired in Canada on Movie Central and The Movie Network,[1] on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and on FX in Latin America.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
The mini-series features the bloody history of the House of Batiatus and the city of Capua before the arrival of Spartacus. Quintus Lentulus Batiatus becomes a lanista (manager) when he takes over his father's ludus of gladiators. He has ambitions of stepping out of his father's shadow by seeking recognition for his own name and achieving further greatness for his house. By his side stands his beautiful wife Lucretia who will help her husband achieve his ambitions, whatever the cost. Batiatus puts all his fortunes on the man who will gain him fame and glory. That would be his best gladiator, the Celt, Gannicus, a skilled warrior who wields dual swords with deadly purpose. Those who oppose Batiatus and his future champion(s) of Capua do so at their own peril.
Purchased as an undisciplined and disheveled recruit in the first episode, Crixus the Gaul endures mockery and threats of death to become the champion after Gannicus. As Batiatus fends off repeated attempts by his professional rival Tullius to obtain Gannicus, his relationships with his father Titus and friend Solonius begin to suffer the strain of his relentless ambition. Former champion, Oenomaus, reluctantly becomes Doctore, while Syrian recruits Ashur and Dagan try to prove themselves worthy of being gladiators. Veteran gladiators Barca and Gannicus note the rising star of Crixus, as the machinations of Batiatus and Lucretia end in tragedy for several members of the household. Against all of this, the city's splendid new arena nears completion and with it the opening games that will make slaves into gods. When the arena opens, Batiatus' gladiators prevail in the contest. Gannicus again proves himself to be the champion of Capua and a god of the arena. By virtue of his win against Solonius' gladiators, he gains his freedom and Crixus becomes the new champion.
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of Spartacus characters
Slaves
##Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a Celtic gladiator who is the champion of the Batiatus' ludus.
##Peter Mensah as Oenomaus/Doctore – an African gladiator who later becomes the doctore of Batiatus' gladiators.
##Marisa Ramirez as Melitta – Lucretia's body slave and the wife of Oenomaus.
##Manu Bennett as Crixus – a new Gallic gladiatorial recruit.
##Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a new Syrian gladiatorial recruit.
##Shane Rangi as Dagan – a gladiatorial recruit who cannot speak Latin, and fellow Syrian to Ashur.
##Antonio Te Maioha as Barca – a Carthaginian gladiator.
##Josef Brown as Auctus – a gladiator and Barca's lover.
##Temuera Morrison as Ulpius/Doctore – Oenomaus' predecessor as the trainer of Batiatus' gladiators.
##Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia – a young house-slave and virgin.
##Jessica Grace Smith as Diona – a slave girl who loses her virginity to the whim of Cossutius with devastating results.
Romans
##John Hannah as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Gannicus' dominus
##Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife.
##Jaime Murray as Gaia – a social climber and Lucretia's friend.
##Craig Walsh Wrightson as Marcus Decius Solonius – Batiatus' close friend who has aspirations of becoming a lanista himself.
##Jeffrey Thomas as Titus Lentulus Batiatus – Quintus Batiatus' father and the pater familias of the House of Batiatus.
##Stephen Lovatt as Tullius – Batiatus' brutal business rival.
##Gareth Williams as Vettius – Tullius' young henchman and owner of a rival ludus.
##Jason Hood as Cossutius – a wealthy man who lives outside of Capua, and is possibly the most depraved character in the entire series.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
"Past Transgressions" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight January 21, 2011 1.10[2]
Opening a number of years before the arrival of Spartacus, Batiatus finds himself administering his father's ludus, while his father is in Sicilia living in semi-retirement. Seeking fame, he (with the support of his old friend Solonius) tries to win favor with a local nobleman, Tullius, by paying 50 denarii for a Gallic slave worth only 10 named Crixus- by noting his potential to be a great fighter. Arriving at the ludus, Crixus soon meets veteran gladiator Oenomaus (who has a slave wife named Melitta), as well as Syrian slave recruits Ashur and Dagan. Meanwhile, Lucretia welcomes the sudden return to Capua of Gaia, a young but recently widowed friend, and "party girl" from Rome who is attracted to both the delights of the ludus and of opium. In an attempt to participate in the opening games of the soon to be completed arena, Batiatus selects his most skilled gladiator, Gannicus the Celt, the original champion of the House of Batiatus, for a duel in the marketplace. Unknown to Batiatus, however, is that young Vettius, the owner of a rival ludus, is merely an agent of Tullius -- leading to deadly consequences as he is soon outmaneuvered in his own game.
2
"Missio" Rick Jacobson Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon January 28, 2011 1.14[3]
A week has now passed since the murder of his bodyguard and severe beating at the hands of Tullius' men and Batiatus continues to recover. Tullius sends him a message, via Batiatus' good friend Solonius, and offers to double his offer to 400. Batiatus is in no mood to compromise, however, and soon plans his own revenge on Vettius with the aid of the Syrians. Quintillius Varis comes to Capua to select gladiators for his games, but Gaia and Lucretia seemingly bump into him, and offer to have him wait at Batiatus' house -- where Batiatus will seemingly act surprised, but then offer his ludus' services instead. Meanwhile, Doctore is irked when Batiatus criticizes him as his father's man, and names Oenomaus to succeed him. Shamed, he suddenly challenges Oenomaus to a duel, in which Oenomaus eventually kills him and becomes the new Doctore. Meanwhile, inside the ludus, Gannicus (victorious from his bout with Crixus) and Melitta are ordered to have sex for Varis' entertainment, leaving both of them troubled, but with Batiatus succeeding in securing the position of primus for Gannicus in the upcoming games.
3
"Paterfamilias" Michael Hurst Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 4, 2011 1.26[4]
Batiatus is pleased with himself for having arranged Varis' primus. He and the household are not, however, prepared for the sudden return of the lanista and pater familias, his father, Titus, who treats his son's caretaking skills with disdain. He laughs when he hears that Gannicus will represent the house in the games, and sets out to make amends with Tullius, thereby undermining most of the younger Batiatus' schemes. Titus manages to mend relations with Tullius and follows his terms, to pit his own men against each other in some more honorable afternoon games. While father and son are away, Varis returns to the Batiatus home with a friend, Cossutius, expecting to again experience the pleasures of his previous visit, this time with one of the virgin slave women. In the arena, Barca's lover Auctus and newcomer Crixus, duel in the arena and the lesser experienced Crixus manages to kill him, thereby earning the mark of the brotherhood. Surprised by his son's newfound gladiator, the father sees some merit in his son's plans and abilities after all, and decides never to leave the ludus again - much to his son's chagrin.
4
"Beneath the Mask" Brendan Maher Seamus Kevin Fahey & Misha Green February 11, 2011 1.11[5]
The tensions between the younger and the elder Batiatus continue, particularly in the old arena where the elder continually reminds his son to remember his place and station. At home, the Roman women are also having difficulty accepting the father's ongoing - and seemingly permanent - presence. When Gaia meets an acquaintance at the market, she introduces him to Lucretia and he immediately comments on the pleasures available at her home. Gaia again sees an opportunity, but the elder Batiatus would never condone such debauchery. His son however manages to convince him to leave for Neapolis, ostensibly to purchase new slaves and receive the salt air. Lucretia agrees to proceed, with Selonious as chaperone, and the night seems to go well, until the unexpected arrival of Tullius, who wishes to fight Gannicus - a duel he is ordered to lose. Recovering from his wounds, Gannicus is however able to share an intimate moment with Melitta. During their liaison, Gaia underestimates Tullius and she dies at his hand. The sudden return of the Batiatus' simply make matters worse yet again, particularly for Lucretia.
5
"Reckoning" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 18, 2011 1.38[6]
In the wake of Gaia's death, Batiatus senior resolves to cleanse the house of her presence. In responding to his father's ultimatum that he choose between his home and his wife, Batiatus attempts to gain time is not appreciated by Lucretia who believes she would have him leave. She also has her own solution to her husband's desire for a son - via a liaison with Gallic virility in the form of Crixus. Meanwhile, Titus announces a tournament to determine the worth of the new men that make up half his stable of gladiators, with the losers to be sent to the mines. Tullius again visits the ludus, again seeking Gannicus while offering preferential matches in the new arena. Meanwhile, Melitta and Gannicus increasingly desire after one another, but Gannicus, sensing despair, deliberately lowers his guard allowing Crixus to win and sealing his sale to Tullius. Titus, weakened and now bedridden by the ongoing poisonings of Lucretia, finds himself at her mercy when the others leave seeking medicine. He is finally silenced by the honeyed-wine given to him by Tullius but poisoned by her - and, perhaps deliberately, so is Melitta. Quintus and Doctore return, and begin to mourn the dead.
6
"The Bitter End" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight February 25, 2011 1.72[7]
Batiatus now seeks vengeance against Tullius for all that has befallen him, including the death of his father. Gannicus pushes Batiatus to complete his sale to Tullius so that he may seek revenge for the House of Batiatus by killing Tullius himself, but Solonius counsels caution and a more sensible, if final, solution. Meanwhile, Naevia replaces Melitta as the personal body-slave to Lucretia, who promises her that no man will ever touch her as happened to Diona. In the end, Tullius and Vettius both fall into the trap - Tullius is bricked into the foundations of the new arena, and at the opening of the new Capua arena, Vettius informs of the sale of his ludus to Solonius and departs for Antioch. Batiatus now has a new rival, his former friend who he has distanced by his continual rebukes, and one willing to use his own methods against him. The opening games begin with the execution of prisoners (including Diona), and after winning the final mass night-battle of the opening ceremony, Gannicus (at Solonious' suggestion) receives his freedom from the magistrate. He soon departs the ludus - but not before entrusting his champion necklace to Crixus.
Production[edit]
The opportunity to produce Gods of the Arena emerged when the second season of Spartacus was halted while lead actor Andy Whitfield battled Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Series creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight expanded a single flashback episode for the second season into a six-part mini-series.[8] Production for Gods of the Arena began in New Zealand in August 2010.[9][10]
Reception[edit]
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IGN gave the series positive reviews, especially the finale, giving it a 9.5/10 and calling it "Incredible".[citation needed]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Harris, Bill (August 12, 2010). "Lawless returns to 'Spartacus'". London Free Press (Quebecor Media). Retrieved September 21, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 24, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' & NBA Lead Night +'Smackdown,' 'Spartacus,' 'Victorious,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
3.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (January 31, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Leads Night, 'Spartacus' Steady, + 'Smackdown,' 'Winter X-Games,' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
4.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 7, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Lead Night, 'Merlin' Down + 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 14, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' Leads Night; 'Merlin' Steady; + 'Spartacus: GotA,' 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
6.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Ends Season on Top; 'Merlin' & 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rise + 'Wizards of Waverly' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
7.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 28, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Smackdown!' Leads Cable; 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rises + 'Merlin,' 'Hall Of Game Awards' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
8.Jump up ^ Fowler, Matt (August 7, 2010). "Lawless and Hannah Talk Spartacus: Gods of the Arena". IGN. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (August 7, 2010). "TCA Press Tour: 'Spartacus': 'Gods of the Arena' or gods of TV?". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved September 21, 2010.
10.Jump up ^ Hibberd, James (September 27, 2010). "Cancer-stricken "Spartacus" star may be replaced". Reuters. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
External links[edit]

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Spartacus: Vengeance
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Genre
Historical drama
Sword-and-Sandal
Starring
Liam McIntyre
Manu Bennett
Peter Mensah
Nick E. Tarabay
Craig Parker
Viva Bianca
Dustin Clare
Katrina Law
 Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Dan Feuerriegel
Brett Tucker
Lucy Lawless
Pana Hema Taylor
 Barry Duffield
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Original run
January 27, 2012 – March 30, 2012
Chronology

Preceded by
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Followed by
Spartacus: War of the Damned
External links
Website
Spartacus: Vengeance is the title of the second season of Spartacus, a New Zealand produced, Starz television series, which follows Spartacus: Blood and Sand. It premiered on January 27,[1] and concluded on March 30, 2012. Its story follows Spartacus (played by Liam McIntyre, who replaces the late Andy Whitfield), after he and his fellow gladiators kill their master Batiatus and escape from his ludus, or gladiatorial training school. Cast members and characters who return from the first season include Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Manu Bennett as Crixus, Dan Feuerriegel as Agron, Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Viva Bianca as Ilithyia, and Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber. Dustin Clare also reprises his role as Gannicus from Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, the prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
On June 6, 2012, Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment announced the season would be released in DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats on September 11, 2012 in a three-disc set.[2] It was then announced that a third and final season will start in 2013 and would be known as Spartacus: War of the Damned.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast 2.1.1 Rebels
2.1.2 Romans

3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Broadcast
6 Home video release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
After the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the gladiator rebellion begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in Spartacus: Vengeance. Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent first to Capua, and thence to Mount Vesuvius, to crush the ever-growing band of freed slaves under Spartacus before they can inflict further damage. Spartacus finally comes face to face with the man who sold his wife into slavery and condemned Spartacus to slavery as a gladiator owned by Batiatus. But Glaber fails in his obsession with killing Spartacus. The freed gladiator champion Gannicus decides to join ranks with the rebels under Spartacus. And the widows of both Lentulus Batiatus and Gaius Claudius Glaber are soon to join their dearest husbands in the afterlife.
Cast and characters[edit]
Further information: List of Spartacus characters
Main cast[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Liam McIntyre as Spartacus – a Thracian slave who became a gladiator in the ludus of Quintus Batiatus. After the massacre at the House of Batiatus, Spartacus forms his own army and sets out to free the slaves of Rome.
Peter Mensah as Oenomaus – formerly Doctore; Batiatus' taskmaster and trainer of gladiators, he becomes a trusted ally to Spartacus and his rebel army.
Manu Bennett as Crixus – 'The Undefeated Gaul', he was Batiatus' top gladiator before Spartacus' arrival, and then became Spartacus' chief rival at the ludus, but is now the second-in-command of Spartacus rebel army. Naevia's lover.
Katrina Law as Mira – a slave who aided in Spartacus's escape. Now a fierce fighter for Spartacus as well as his lover. She trains the other rebels with the bow.
Dan Feuerriegel as Agron – a German gladiator who was sold to Batiatus' ludus, he was the first to join Spartacus in his revolt, where his brother Duro died. He is now one of Spartacus' trusted warriors. Nasir's lover.
Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a former champion gladiator from the ludus who was released as a free man some years before Spartacus' arrival (see Spartacus: Gods of the Arena). He returned to Capua and joined Spartacus' rebel army.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Naevia – a slave who was banished from the ludus before the revolt. Crixus' lover.
Pana Hema Taylor as Nasir – a Syrian former body slave who becomes one of the rebels. Agron's lover.
Brooke Williams as Aurelia – Varro's widow (Spartacus' only real friend in the ludus), she is now grudgingly on the run with Spartacus' rebel army.
Heath Jones as Donar – a German gladiator who becomes one of the chief warriors among the rebels.
Ellen Hollman as Saxa – a German slave and warrior whom Agron frees. At first, she is Mira's rival but they eventually become friends.
Barry Duffield as Lugo – a dim-witted but courageous German warrior captured by the Romans and whom Agron frees.
Romans[edit]
Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Quintus Batiatus' widow, she was seriously injured from the wound she suffered at the hands of her former lover Crixus. Her recovery was presented to the people of Rome as proof of Lucretia's personal connection with the gods, allegedly garnering her the gift of prophecy.
Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of Senator Albinius and wife of Glaber, now pregnant. Lucretia's trusted friend, before betraying the Batiatuses during Spartacus' revolt, she is resentful at being pulled back to Capua by Spartacus' rebellion.
Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – Ilithyia's husband and a praetor. Responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator, he is now tasked with putting down the rebellion.
Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a clever and scheming Syrian slave who narrowly escaped death during the massacre at the House of Batiatus. He is a now willing collaborator with the Romans to put down the slave rebellion and is Lucretia's co-conspirator. As with the previous series, his motivation for helping the Romans stems from greed and pure self-interest.
Brett Tucker as Publius Varinius – Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor.
Tom Hobbs as Seppius – a young Capua citizen of note. He wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber.
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Seppia – Seppius' flirtatious younger sister.
Luke Pegler as Marcus – Glaber's military tribune.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

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1 "Fugitivus" Michael Hurst Steven S. DeKnight January 27, 2012 SPS201 1.39[3]
In the weeks after their escape from the ludus, Spartacus and Crixus command and train their small troop of domestic slaves and gladiators, while making temporary accommodation in the sewers. Spartacus has thoughts only on vengeance; to kill Glaber, while Crixus is motivated with finding his lost love Naevia. Glaber, now Praetor with the Roman Senate, is commanded by his father-in-law to return to Capua and put down Spartacus. Ilithyia, now pregnant, wants to stay in Rome, but Glaber demands she accompany him. Meanwhile, Crixus obtains information from a brothel owner to seek Naevia in the south. Spartacus sends Aurelia, wife of his late friend Varro, north to reunite her with her son. Glaber, Ilithyia and his soldiers return to Capua and take up residence in the ludus and are shocked to find Lucretia alive but seemingly insane and she remembers very little, to Ilithyia's relief. Elsewhere, Oenomaus (Doctore) remains estranged from Spartacus and Crixus and feels extremely guilty for helping destroy the House of Batiatus. He warns them of the strength of Glaber and the Romans. Crixus urges that they should all flee south as if they kill Glaber right now they will not be able to defeat the legions they will send due to their small numbers and lack of trained fighters. Spartacus goes on his own to kill Glaber in the town square, and discovers they have captured and mortally wounded Aurelia. Spartacus eventually breaks cover and engages Glaber and his soldiers in combat. Spartacus is assisted by Crixus and the Gladiators and they escape with Aurelia as well as kill or wounded many Roman soldiers, but fail to kill Glaber who is only wounded on his left arm. Afterwards, Aurelia asks Spartacus to promise to stay away from her son before dying. Spartacus agrees with Crixus that they should march south to look for Naevia, as well as seek to free all slaves who come into their path.
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2 "A Place in This World" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher February 3, 2012 SPS202 1.30[4]
Spartacus and his band of Gladiators move south, and take an isolated villa owned by a wealthly Roman, who had Naevia for a short time before sending her further south. One of the slaves, a young male named Nasir, attempts to kill Spartacus in the night as he has lost his position due to Spartacus' actions. Spartacus chooses not to have Nasir killed, but decides to train him. Back in Capua, Lucretia is viewed as an Oracle due to her surviving Spartacus' massacre; in the marketplace Lucretia receives a note from a hooded stranger. Meanwhile, Oenomaus thinks back about his purchase from the Pits by Titus Lentulus Batiatus in his youth, where he eventually states his reason for living is the honor of Titus and his House. Oenomaus fights in the Pits hoping to be killed, but he is eventually taken to the villa before Glaber as Lucretia is performing a ritual to ask the Gods to aid Glaber against Spartacus. The hooded stranger is revealed to be Ashur, former nefarious right-hand man of Quintus Batiatus, who is working in secret with Lucretia.
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3 "The Greater Good" Brendan Maher Tracy Bellomo February 10, 2012 SPS203 1.40[5]
Spartacus and crew free another band of slaves being sent for the dreaded Mines. A slaver with his dying breath tells Agron and Nasir that Naevia lives but is working the Mines. Agron, who believes an attempt to free Naevia would result in the death of all the Rebels, lies and tells Crixus that Naevia is dead. In Capua, Ashur tortures Oenomaus to get information on Spartacus and his men unsuccessfully. Lucretia tells Ashur to use other means to get Oenomaus to speak. Ashur reveals to Oenomaus his wife Melitta's affair with his closest friend Gannicus (see Spartacus: Gods of the Arena). Oenomaus in his disbelief inadvertently reveals the rebels' purpose of going south in search of Naevia. Glaber, focused on holding his status, neglects his wife Ilithyia. Meanwhile, Nasir can no longer bring himself to maintain Agron's lie and tells Crixus the truth. Agron takes his own group to make camp at Mt. Vesuvius. Spartacus, Crixus, and the others that remain go to the mines. Disguising themselves as slaves and guards, they infiltrate the mines in search of Naevia. However, Glaber had dispatched his soldiers to the mines, along with Ashur, and they arrive shortly afterward. After Ashur recognizes and slaughters two of Spartacus' men posing as guards, the soldiers enter the mines in pursuit. Crixus is briefly reunited with Naevia, but as they attempt to make their way out, the soldiers catch up with them. Crixus battles the soldiers so Naevia and the rebels can escape; Crixus fights courageously but is ultimately overwhelmed, with Ashur delivering the final blows which knock Crixus out cold.
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4 "Empty Hands" Mark Beesley Allison Miller February 17, 2012 SPS204 1.47[6]
Very few rebels escape the rescue mission from the Mines alive. Spartacus will suffer to leave no one behind even if it means the death of them all. The Romans lead by Glaber's Tribune Marcus are in hot pursuit, assisted by Ashur. The captured Crixus and two others are reunited with Oenomaus at the villa, where treachery abounds. Meanwhile, Glaber must ease the insult he gave to Varinius a fellow Praetor, Ilithyia suggests a party in his honor. Young Seppia seeks advice from Lucretia on seeking her future husband and sets her sights on Varinius, much to Ilithyia's envy. Ilithyia, angered by the neglect of Glaber, forms a plan to have her marriage dissolved and take Varinius as her new husband. Crixus and Oenomaus are to be executed in the arena while another is tortured to death at the hands of the party goers. Spartacus' numbers dwindle in the forest as they are killed one by one by the pursuing Romans. By the final fight only Spartacus, Mira, Naevia and the wounded Nasir are left alive. During a combat encounter, Spartacus manages to wound Marcus. Marcus insists on persisting with pursuit, against the advice of Ashur. Ashur takes Marcus further into the forest, only to finish him off before Marcus can order his troops to continue hunting Spartacus. Back in Capua, Ilithyia outshines Seppia, who was unable to participate in the torture of the prisoner, and brokers a deal with Varinius for marriage if Senator Albinius (Ilithyia's father) dissolves her marriage. Ilithyia seeks out her father among the party only to find him in bed with Lucretia. Furious, Ilithyia attacks Lucretia, but Lucretia reveals she did it only to heal past wrongs she had done to Ilithyia and help her seek her future as Varinius' wife. Ilithyia, on hearing this, manages to stay her hand. Spartacus and Mira now stand as one as they see a horde of strangers approach in the sun's early light ready for a fight to the death, only to find it is Agron and the rest of the Rebels come to aid them.
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5 "Libertus" Rick Jacobson Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 24, 2012 SPS205 1.56[7]
A plan is hatched and brothers are reunited upon the sands in this episode. While searching a temple with a view to spend the night, Spartacus encounters Lucius, a Roman disillusioned with Rome because of the civil war Sulla waged years before. Lucius gives shelter and information to the Rebels, mainly that the rumors that abound are that Spartacus and the Rebels are finished and all but slaughtered. He informs Spartacus that three of the rebels will be executed in the arena and that one of them is Crixus. Spartacus, unwilling to forsake Crixus and wanting to send a message to the Romans, hatches a daring plan of rescue, where they will move in and take the arena in Capua. Meanwhile, Gannicus returns to Capua to give Oenomaus a honorable death in the arena, but unaware Oenomaus knows the truth of Gannicus' affair with Melitta. Elsewhere, Lucretia dissuades Ilithyia from aborting her child, though Ilithyia must be rid of the pregnancy if she will marry Varinius. However, Lucretia manages to convince Ilithyia to delay the abortion. Lucretia, through Ashur, reveals the abortion attempt to Glaber. Ilithyia admits upon confrontation that their love and marriage is over and reveals her plan to marry Varinius to Glaber. When the primus fight starts, Oenomaus viciously attacks Gannicus and Mira is tasked to set the arena on fire on its foundations. When the arena finally collapses and most of the spectators flee, Spartacus and Agron attack the remaining gladiators and guards and escape with Gannicus, Crixus and Oenomaus, but not before Spartacus throws a spear directly at Glaber and nicks his cheek. Glaber, the last to leave the pulvinus, chances upon Senator Albinius (Ilithyia's father) trapped beneath a fallen beam, but he does not save his father-in-law, instead killing him. Glaber finds Ilithyia and lies by telling her her father was killed by Spartacus and that they will remain married.
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6 "Chosen Path" Michael Hurst Misha Green March 2, 2012 SPS206 1.19[8]
With the injured Oenomaus and Crixus rescued, the group returns to the fallen temple to regroup and re organize. Meanwhile, Glaber tests Ashur's loyalty, and through the passing of this test Ashur's status and pride is elevated, filled with his own sense of self-importance. Lucretia attempts to bring him to heel, but her efforts backfire as Ashur rapes her. Glaber, still angry and feeling the sting of betrayal, treats Ilithyia cruelly, in where she seeks casual comfort with Lucretia and schemes to win back Glaber's love. Glaber attempts to join forces with Seppius and his group of mercenaries, but is rebuffed yet again, resulting in the young Seppia being invited to the villa instead. Elsewhere, Gannicus scoffs at Spartacus and the rebels, feeling that they are fighting for a lost cause. Naevia, being haunted by her ordeal, is unable to show her love physically to Crixus, while he is unable to forgive Agron for lying about Naevia's death. Spartacus attempts to enlist Gannicus to the cause but Gannicus remains unconvinced. Lucius, the disillusioned Roman, seeks to aid in training the rebels who were once house slaves. Chadara would rather seek her place in the bed of another gladiator but is rebuffed. Also, Ashur is sent to recruit the most violent of former gladiators for Glaber's new plan. Oenomaus awakens and tells Gannicus that they were once brothers and the betrayal with Melitta is not easily forgotten or forgiven. The map on which Spartacus and Agron make their plans vanishes along with the last bit of money the rebels have. Gannicus is accused and a fight ensues between the former champions of Batiatus. The fight comes to a draw as Mira draws an arrow from her bow and shoots down Chadara who was attempting to flee with map and missing coins in hand. Gannicus also takes his leave. Back in Capua, Seppia, after some coaxing from Ilithyia, Lucretia and Glaber, agrees to speak with her brother, but to no avail since Glaber has already moved against Seppius. Along with Ashur's new recruits, Glaber slaughters Seppius and every other living being in the villa. Glaber takes his time delivering the final death blow to Seppius by stepping on his windpipe. Ashur then picks up Seppius' gold twin snake armlet with the intent on keeping it for himself. Glaber then blames the slaughter on Seppius' house slaves and claims they escaped to join the rebels cause.
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7 "Sacramentum" Jesse Warn Seamus Kevin Fahey March 9, 2012 SPS207 1.25[9]
In the port city of Neapolis, Spartacus, Agron, and Lucius pose as rich Romans interested in buying a new shipment of slaves, all of whom hail from the Germanic tribes of the north. Complications arise when Agron speaks to the slaves in their mother tongue and is overheard by a Roman guard who also shares their tongue and raises the alarm, but the operation succeeds nonetheless and the rebel army swells with Agron's distant kin. This alarms Crixus and Lucius, given the possibility that these new recruits may not follow Spartacus' orders in favor of Agron. Meanwhile in Capua, Glaber enlists the former mercenary band that belonged to young Seppius, and they pledge the Sacramentum to Glaber and to Rome. After having sex with her again, Ashur believes Lucretia is beginning to have feelings for him, and he presents her with a red wig like she used to wear as a symbol of her belonging to him. Ganniucus, prompted by Ashur, goes to the villa for an audience with Glaber, where he offers Gannicus the chance to be a beacon of hope, the front man to his army. Glaber also returns Gannicus' rudus. Ilithyia, growing ever more desperate that Glaber will never forgive her, wishes she were dead. Lucretia however comes up with a plan for Ilithyia to break free of Glaber's hatred and vengeful attitude and go home to Rome. The plan involves Lucretia fooling Glaber into thinking Ilithyia needs to go to Rome in order for the gods to bless their unborn child. After a failed attempt to bond with the new recruits on a hunting trip, which turns into highway robbery as the new recruits accost a wagon on the road, Spartacus, Crixus, and Lucius wonder whether Agron's loyalty lies with his kinsmen or with Spartacus. A great feast turns into a bloody battle after Seddulus, the biggest of all the new recruits tries to rape Naevia, after which Naevia stabs him and calls for help. Agron decides this has gone too far and helps Crixus and Spartacus control the German. Spartacus, asserting his authority as leader, fights Seddulus and brutally kills him. After witnessing the gruesome scene, Agron's tribesmen swear allegiance to Spartacus. Lucretia and Gannicus meet in the market, where Gannicus mourns for his friend from the brothel who is now crucified for merely whispering about Spartacus' fight for freedom for all. Lucretia tempts Gannicus with a plan to kill Glaber and end this conflict. Ilithyia is packed off to Rome, but not before Lucretia reveals the plan to her. Ilithyia kisses Glaber goodbye. No more than a few hours in her absence Glaber has sex with Seppia, when unfortunate news reaches him that Ilithyia's wagon was viciously attacked on the road to Rome. All that is in the wagon is one of Ashur's henchmen with Gannicus' rudus sticking out of his neck. Ashur states Gannicus has made his choice.
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8 "Balance" Chris Martin-Jones Jed Whedon March 16, 2012 SPS208 1.10[10]
Gannicus leads the captive Ilithyia to the rebel camp. Ilithyia, pleading for her life and the life of her unborn child, reveals to Spartacus that the child she carries is not Glaber's, but his own child, conceived the night that Lucretia tricked her into laying with Spartacus. Ilithyia tries to convince Lucius to send word to Capua of her whereabouts, however, Spartacus enlists him to deliver a message to Glaber. Mira attempts to save Spartacus the burden of killing Ilithyia, but is stopped short. Meanwhile, Glaber and Ashur scour the town for clues about where Gannicus has taken Ilithyia, laying waste to every brothel, with Ashur collecting goods from every corpse. Lucretia tries to bring to bare with Seppia but gets nowhere, and turning to Ashur for help. But Lucretia notices while being raped that among Ashur's horde of jewels and gold is dead Seppius' gold twin snake armlet. About to confront Seppia with the news of Glaber being responsible for her brother's death, they are interrupted by Lucius and his message from Spartacus. The message is that in exchange for a wagon filled with arms and armor, the Rebels will release Ilithyia. Glaber appears to agree to the terms. At the agreed time and place, Glaber meets Spartacus with the wagon. After a heated exchange of words by hero and villain, treachery is revealed and the wagon is filled with Ashur and his mercenary band, including a burly and lethal Egyptian warrior, and an all-out battle occurs. Lucius is killed, but Spartacus and most of his men escape, and Glaber returns to Capua without Ilithyia. Lucretia finally reveals the depth of Glaber's vengeance and murderous deeds to Seppia. At the end, Spartacus releases Ilithyia in the woods after revealing to her that Glaber had no intention of saving her.
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9 "Monsters" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 23, 2012 SPS209 1.35[11]
Spartacus finds anger, resentment and mistrust in his ranks and must see old wounds healed if the Rebels are to stand against the might of Rome. Ilithyia returns home to find Seppia (although unwilling) in the arms of Glaber. From Ilithyia's information on the Rebels' location, Ashur pinpoints the site of their temple base, and as reward he is promised his freedom after the defeat of Spartacus. Ilithyia and Glaber also have a heart to heart talk, and Ilithyia finds Glaber not moved from her miraculous survival. However, Lucretia is quite happy and tells Ilithyia of the latest happenings and of Glaber's murder of Seppius, and Ilithyia and Lucretia set young Seppia on a path of vengeance. Meanwhile, rounds of friendly bouts to end current grievances are set up by Spartacus, as old insults and past wrongs are put right in these friendly battles. Ashur reveals to Lucretia that as well as freedom, Glaber will give Ashur the ludus and his blessing of marriage with Lucretia if Spartacus falls in the upcoming battle. Lucretia is quite dismayed at the loss of her husband's legacy. Varinius returns to Capua (at the secret bidding of Seppia) with directions from the Senate that Glaber is to leave Capua and return to Rome. Varinius is rebuffed by Glaber, and warns of further ruin if Glaber does not obey. Varinius is angered at Seppia's lack of strong evidence of Glaber's wrongdoings and murderous deeds. Lucretia gives a final pep talk to convince Seppia to make attempt on Glaber's life. At the final moment before Seppia's dagger is thrust into Glaber, Ilithyia, from behind, grabs Seppia's dagger, stabs Seppia in her heart and proceeds to violently slit her throat. Glaber and Ilithyia come to a mutual understanding about their marriage, as Ilithyia fuels passion with ambitious talk of power that they both must seek to acquire. The Roman attack on the Rebel temple goes forward, Varinius' and Glaber's forces in attendance. Spartacus and Gannicus capture Varinius in the first assault, catching him unaware in the forest. In the temple forecourt, whoever mostly remained of Varinius' frontal assault lay dead, but then huge fire projectiles are hurled into the temple. Varinius is hit by a projectile and is presumably killed. Glaber, his men and Ashur storm the temple. Overrun, Spartacus and the rebels use their escape tunnels to leave, but not before Oenomaus loses his left eye while fighting the fierce Egyptian mercenary and losses of at least half of the Rebels. Cutting Glaber off from pursuit, the Rebels exit the tunnels only to have their retreat cut off by the rest of Glaber's forces. With no other path that does not lead to certain death, the Rebels take to the steep mountain paths of Mt. Vesuvius. Glaber halts further pursuit and decides to besiege the mountain, hoping to force the rebels to come out in the open, driven by hunger and thirst. Glaber states that Spartacus and his followers will die.
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10 "Wrath of the Gods" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight March 30, 2012 SPS210 1.45[13]
Spartacus and most of his followers stand on the mountain paths of the lower slopes of Mt. Vesuvius pondering their next move. Some of his followers attempt to ambush several Roman soldiers guarding the mountain, including Ashur and the Egyptian mercenary. The ambush fails but some of the rebels, led by Spartacus, arrive to save their companions and a battle breaks out. Mira is killed by an axe meant for Spartacus. Meanwhile, Lucretia and a pregnant Ilithyia travel to Mt. Vesuvius where Ilithyia has a conversation with Glaber that convinces him that Ashur was working with Seppia to kill him, and suggest that he get rid of Ashur. Glaber agrees with her and in return asks Ilithyia to murder Lucretia because her role as oracle serves no purpose anymore, and this task will win his trust. Glaber bribes Ashur's soldiers to betray the troublesome Ashur and then forces him to go on a suicide mission to prove himself, confronting Spartacus and his followers alone and bargaining for their surrender. Ashur's offer is declined when he reveals that Spartacus will be killed upon surrender and his followers would once again become slaves. Ashur begins to depart when Crixus suggests that they execute him. Spartacus agrees with this and Naevia convinces Crixus to allow her to fight him. After a protracted duel, Naevia decapitates Ashur. Spartacus comes up with a plan to ambush the Roman encampment. They weave rappelling vines and Spartacus, Agron, Crixus, and Gannicus descend down the mountain behind the Roman guards. At the bottom of their descent, they take control of the siege weapons to set fire to the camp and leave the legion in disarray. The rest of the rebels join in the battle, attacking from the side. Meanwhile, before Ilithyia is able to push Lucretia from the ludus' balcony her water breaks. At first Lucretia is pretending to help Ilithyia deliver her baby but after killing Ilithyia's slaves, Lucretia cuts Ilithyia's newborn son from her womb and commits suicide by jumping off the ludus' cliff with the baby in her arms. Ilithyia, witnessing all this, collapses and apparently dies from shock and loss of blood.[12] The battle between Glaber's forces and the rebels rages on and Oenomaus and Gannicus battle the Egyptian gladiator. Gannicus manages to kill the Egyptian mercenary but Oenomaus is fatally wounded and dies in Gannicus's arms. Spartacus has a one-on-one sword fight with Glaber. When Spartacus wounds and bests his rival, Glaber defiantly boasts that his death and the destruction of his legion will bring many more legions of Roman soldiers after them and the rebels will never win in the long run. In equal defiant response, Spartacus shoves his sword down Glaber's throat, killing him. Spartacus and the surviving rebels proceed to celebrate their victory.
Production[edit]
Spartacus series creator Steven S. DeKnight said in an interview, There are a "couple of very strong candidates" for the role of Spartacus, and season two should begin production in New Zealand in April [2011]. DeKnight added that the Spartacus producers and Starz executives weren't always sure they would go forward without Andy Whitfield, who they said had brought "gravity and heart" to the role of the famous warrior. "It's unheard of to recast your titular character in a television show, and we did a lot of soul searching about whether we even wanted to try", DeKnight said. "And then Andy [Whitfield] said, 'I really think the show should go forward without me. I give you the blessing. I want this story told.'"[14]
On 17 January 2011, it was announced that Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre had been selected to replace Whitfield.[15]
On 26 February 2011 interview with Entertainment Weekly, DeKnight revealed that the second season was set to air "the end of January" 2012. Additionally, he revealed that Lesley-Ann Brandt, the actress who portrayed the slave Naevia, would also not be able to return for season 2 due to the delay in production.[16]
On 1 August 2011, Starz released a trailer indicating the new series would premiere in January 2012.[17]
Broadcast[edit]
On November 7, 2011, Starz announced that the Spartacus premiere date was set for January 27, 2012.[18]
Home video release[edit]
Spartacus - Vengeance: Season 2
Set Details Special Features
10 Episodes
3-Disc Set
Audio Commentaries (Blu-ray)
Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
 Starz Studios - Spartacus: Vengeance
The Making Of Spartacus: Vengeance
Behind The Camera: Directing The Rebellion
On The Set With Liam McIntyre
Burning Down The House: The VFX of Episode 205
The Legend of Spartacus
Famous Last Words
Bloopers
Spartacus: War of the Damned teaser

Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2
September 11, 2012[2] 5 October 2012
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/03/spartacus-vengence-date-poster/
2.^ Jump up to: a b Lambert, David (June 6, 2012). "Spartacus - 'Vengeance: Season 2' on DVD and Blu-ray: Date, Extras, Box Covers". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
3.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 30, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Premiere, 'Smackdown!,' 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
4.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 6, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
5.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (February 13, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
6.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 21, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' Merlin, 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
7.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 27, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Bering Sea Gold' Stay On Top + 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Merlin,' 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Robot Chicken' & 'UFC Fight Night' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' on Top Again, 'SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold' Round out Original Programming". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball on TNT Wins the Night, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'In Plain Sight' And More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Cable, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Ultimate Fighter Live', & 'Tangled Ever After'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
12.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 30, 2012). "'Spartacus' finale shockers: Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight on why [spoilers] died". EW Inside TV. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
13.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings:'Robot Chicken' Wins Night; 'The Boondocks,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,'WWE Friday Night Smackdown' & More'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
14.Jump up ^ "'Spartacus' Creator Talks About Recasting the Title Role and What's to Come for the Gladiators". Tvsquad.com. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
15.Jump up ^ McIntyre new Spartacus
16.Jump up ^ "'Spartacus' creator talks 'Gods of the Arena' finale, epic season 2 plans". Entertainment Weekly. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
17.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Vengeance - Trailer - YouTube". Starz. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
18.Jump up ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/starz-renews-spartacus-for-third-season/
External links[edit]
Official site
Spartacus: Vengeance at the Internet Movie Database


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Spartacus: Vengeance
Spartacus Vengeance.jpg
Region 1 DVD cover

Genre
Historical drama
Sword-and-Sandal
Starring
Liam McIntyre
Manu Bennett
Peter Mensah
Nick E. Tarabay
Craig Parker
Viva Bianca
Dustin Clare
Katrina Law
 Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Dan Feuerriegel
Brett Tucker
Lucy Lawless
Pana Hema Taylor
 Barry Duffield
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Original run
January 27, 2012 – March 30, 2012
Chronology

Preceded by
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Followed by
Spartacus: War of the Damned
External links
Website
Spartacus: Vengeance is the title of the second season of Spartacus, a New Zealand produced, Starz television series, which follows Spartacus: Blood and Sand. It premiered on January 27,[1] and concluded on March 30, 2012. Its story follows Spartacus (played by Liam McIntyre, who replaces the late Andy Whitfield), after he and his fellow gladiators kill their master Batiatus and escape from his ludus, or gladiatorial training school. Cast members and characters who return from the first season include Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Manu Bennett as Crixus, Dan Feuerriegel as Agron, Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Viva Bianca as Ilithyia, and Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber. Dustin Clare also reprises his role as Gannicus from Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, the prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
On June 6, 2012, Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment announced the season would be released in DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats on September 11, 2012 in a three-disc set.[2] It was then announced that a third and final season will start in 2013 and would be known as Spartacus: War of the Damned.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main cast 2.1.1 Rebels
2.1.2 Romans

3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Broadcast
6 Home video release
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
After the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the gladiator rebellion begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in Spartacus: Vengeance. Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent first to Capua, and thence to Mount Vesuvius, to crush the ever-growing band of freed slaves under Spartacus before they can inflict further damage. Spartacus finally comes face to face with the man who sold his wife into slavery and condemned Spartacus to slavery as a gladiator owned by Batiatus. But Glaber fails in his obsession with killing Spartacus. The freed gladiator champion Gannicus decides to join ranks with the rebels under Spartacus. And the widows of both Lentulus Batiatus and Gaius Claudius Glaber are soon to join their dearest husbands in the afterlife.
Cast and characters[edit]
Further information: List of Spartacus characters
Main cast[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Liam McIntyre as Spartacus – a Thracian slave who became a gladiator in the ludus of Quintus Batiatus. After the massacre at the House of Batiatus, Spartacus forms his own army and sets out to free the slaves of Rome.
Peter Mensah as Oenomaus – formerly Doctore; Batiatus' taskmaster and trainer of gladiators, he becomes a trusted ally to Spartacus and his rebel army.
Manu Bennett as Crixus – 'The Undefeated Gaul', he was Batiatus' top gladiator before Spartacus' arrival, and then became Spartacus' chief rival at the ludus, but is now the second-in-command of Spartacus rebel army. Naevia's lover.
Katrina Law as Mira – a slave who aided in Spartacus's escape. Now a fierce fighter for Spartacus as well as his lover. She trains the other rebels with the bow.
Dan Feuerriegel as Agron – a German gladiator who was sold to Batiatus' ludus, he was the first to join Spartacus in his revolt, where his brother Duro died. He is now one of Spartacus' trusted warriors. Nasir's lover.
Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a former champion gladiator from the ludus who was released as a free man some years before Spartacus' arrival (see Spartacus: Gods of the Arena). He returned to Capua and joined Spartacus' rebel army.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Naevia – a slave who was banished from the ludus before the revolt. Crixus' lover.
Pana Hema Taylor as Nasir – a Syrian former body slave who becomes one of the rebels. Agron's lover.
Brooke Williams as Aurelia – Varro's widow (Spartacus' only real friend in the ludus), she is now grudgingly on the run with Spartacus' rebel army.
Heath Jones as Donar – a German gladiator who becomes one of the chief warriors among the rebels.
Ellen Hollman as Saxa – a German slave and warrior whom Agron frees. At first, she is Mira's rival but they eventually become friends.
Barry Duffield as Lugo – a dim-witted but courageous German warrior captured by the Romans and whom Agron frees.
Romans[edit]
Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Quintus Batiatus' widow, she was seriously injured from the wound she suffered at the hands of her former lover Crixus. Her recovery was presented to the people of Rome as proof of Lucretia's personal connection with the gods, allegedly garnering her the gift of prophecy.
Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of Senator Albinius and wife of Glaber, now pregnant. Lucretia's trusted friend, before betraying the Batiatuses during Spartacus' revolt, she is resentful at being pulled back to Capua by Spartacus' rebellion.
Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – Ilithyia's husband and a praetor. Responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator, he is now tasked with putting down the rebellion.
Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a clever and scheming Syrian slave who narrowly escaped death during the massacre at the House of Batiatus. He is a now willing collaborator with the Romans to put down the slave rebellion and is Lucretia's co-conspirator. As with the previous series, his motivation for helping the Romans stems from greed and pure self-interest.
Brett Tucker as Publius Varinius – Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor.
Tom Hobbs as Seppius – a young Capua citizen of note. He wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber.
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Seppia – Seppius' flirtatious younger sister.
Luke Pegler as Marcus – Glaber's military tribune.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

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1 "Fugitivus" Michael Hurst Steven S. DeKnight January 27, 2012 SPS201 1.39[3]
In the weeks after their escape from the ludus, Spartacus and Crixus command and train their small troop of domestic slaves and gladiators, while making temporary accommodation in the sewers. Spartacus has thoughts only on vengeance; to kill Glaber, while Crixus is motivated with finding his lost love Naevia. Glaber, now Praetor with the Roman Senate, is commanded by his father-in-law to return to Capua and put down Spartacus. Ilithyia, now pregnant, wants to stay in Rome, but Glaber demands she accompany him. Meanwhile, Crixus obtains information from a brothel owner to seek Naevia in the south. Spartacus sends Aurelia, wife of his late friend Varro, north to reunite her with her son. Glaber, Ilithyia and his soldiers return to Capua and take up residence in the ludus and are shocked to find Lucretia alive but seemingly insane and she remembers very little, to Ilithyia's relief. Elsewhere, Oenomaus (Doctore) remains estranged from Spartacus and Crixus and feels extremely guilty for helping destroy the House of Batiatus. He warns them of the strength of Glaber and the Romans. Crixus urges that they should all flee south as if they kill Glaber right now they will not be able to defeat the legions they will send due to their small numbers and lack of trained fighters. Spartacus goes on his own to kill Glaber in the town square, and discovers they have captured and mortally wounded Aurelia. Spartacus eventually breaks cover and engages Glaber and his soldiers in combat. Spartacus is assisted by Crixus and the Gladiators and they escape with Aurelia as well as kill or wounded many Roman soldiers, but fail to kill Glaber who is only wounded on his left arm. Afterwards, Aurelia asks Spartacus to promise to stay away from her son before dying. Spartacus agrees with Crixus that they should march south to look for Naevia, as well as seek to free all slaves who come into their path.
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2 "A Place in This World" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher February 3, 2012 SPS202 1.30[4]
Spartacus and his band of Gladiators move south, and take an isolated villa owned by a wealthly Roman, who had Naevia for a short time before sending her further south. One of the slaves, a young male named Nasir, attempts to kill Spartacus in the night as he has lost his position due to Spartacus' actions. Spartacus chooses not to have Nasir killed, but decides to train him. Back in Capua, Lucretia is viewed as an Oracle due to her surviving Spartacus' massacre; in the marketplace Lucretia receives a note from a hooded stranger. Meanwhile, Oenomaus thinks back about his purchase from the Pits by Titus Lentulus Batiatus in his youth, where he eventually states his reason for living is the honor of Titus and his House. Oenomaus fights in the Pits hoping to be killed, but he is eventually taken to the villa before Glaber as Lucretia is performing a ritual to ask the Gods to aid Glaber against Spartacus. The hooded stranger is revealed to be Ashur, former nefarious right-hand man of Quintus Batiatus, who is working in secret with Lucretia.
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3 "The Greater Good" Brendan Maher Tracy Bellomo February 10, 2012 SPS203 1.40[5]
Spartacus and crew free another band of slaves being sent for the dreaded Mines. A slaver with his dying breath tells Agron and Nasir that Naevia lives but is working the Mines. Agron, who believes an attempt to free Naevia would result in the death of all the Rebels, lies and tells Crixus that Naevia is dead. In Capua, Ashur tortures Oenomaus to get information on Spartacus and his men unsuccessfully. Lucretia tells Ashur to use other means to get Oenomaus to speak. Ashur reveals to Oenomaus his wife Melitta's affair with his closest friend Gannicus (see Spartacus: Gods of the Arena). Oenomaus in his disbelief inadvertently reveals the rebels' purpose of going south in search of Naevia. Glaber, focused on holding his status, neglects his wife Ilithyia. Meanwhile, Nasir can no longer bring himself to maintain Agron's lie and tells Crixus the truth. Agron takes his own group to make camp at Mt. Vesuvius. Spartacus, Crixus, and the others that remain go to the mines. Disguising themselves as slaves and guards, they infiltrate the mines in search of Naevia. However, Glaber had dispatched his soldiers to the mines, along with Ashur, and they arrive shortly afterward. After Ashur recognizes and slaughters two of Spartacus' men posing as guards, the soldiers enter the mines in pursuit. Crixus is briefly reunited with Naevia, but as they attempt to make their way out, the soldiers catch up with them. Crixus battles the soldiers so Naevia and the rebels can escape; Crixus fights courageously but is ultimately overwhelmed, with Ashur delivering the final blows which knock Crixus out cold.
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4 "Empty Hands" Mark Beesley Allison Miller February 17, 2012 SPS204 1.47[6]
Very few rebels escape the rescue mission from the Mines alive. Spartacus will suffer to leave no one behind even if it means the death of them all. The Romans lead by Glaber's Tribune Marcus are in hot pursuit, assisted by Ashur. The captured Crixus and two others are reunited with Oenomaus at the villa, where treachery abounds. Meanwhile, Glaber must ease the insult he gave to Varinius a fellow Praetor, Ilithyia suggests a party in his honor. Young Seppia seeks advice from Lucretia on seeking her future husband and sets her sights on Varinius, much to Ilithyia's envy. Ilithyia, angered by the neglect of Glaber, forms a plan to have her marriage dissolved and take Varinius as her new husband. Crixus and Oenomaus are to be executed in the arena while another is tortured to death at the hands of the party goers. Spartacus' numbers dwindle in the forest as they are killed one by one by the pursuing Romans. By the final fight only Spartacus, Mira, Naevia and the wounded Nasir are left alive. During a combat encounter, Spartacus manages to wound Marcus. Marcus insists on persisting with pursuit, against the advice of Ashur. Ashur takes Marcus further into the forest, only to finish him off before Marcus can order his troops to continue hunting Spartacus. Back in Capua, Ilithyia outshines Seppia, who was unable to participate in the torture of the prisoner, and brokers a deal with Varinius for marriage if Senator Albinius (Ilithyia's father) dissolves her marriage. Ilithyia seeks out her father among the party only to find him in bed with Lucretia. Furious, Ilithyia attacks Lucretia, but Lucretia reveals she did it only to heal past wrongs she had done to Ilithyia and help her seek her future as Varinius' wife. Ilithyia, on hearing this, manages to stay her hand. Spartacus and Mira now stand as one as they see a horde of strangers approach in the sun's early light ready for a fight to the death, only to find it is Agron and the rest of the Rebels come to aid them.
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5 "Libertus" Rick Jacobson Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 24, 2012 SPS205 1.56[7]
A plan is hatched and brothers are reunited upon the sands in this episode. While searching a temple with a view to spend the night, Spartacus encounters Lucius, a Roman disillusioned with Rome because of the civil war Sulla waged years before. Lucius gives shelter and information to the Rebels, mainly that the rumors that abound are that Spartacus and the Rebels are finished and all but slaughtered. He informs Spartacus that three of the rebels will be executed in the arena and that one of them is Crixus. Spartacus, unwilling to forsake Crixus and wanting to send a message to the Romans, hatches a daring plan of rescue, where they will move in and take the arena in Capua. Meanwhile, Gannicus returns to Capua to give Oenomaus a honorable death in the arena, but unaware Oenomaus knows the truth of Gannicus' affair with Melitta. Elsewhere, Lucretia dissuades Ilithyia from aborting her child, though Ilithyia must be rid of the pregnancy if she will marry Varinius. However, Lucretia manages to convince Ilithyia to delay the abortion. Lucretia, through Ashur, reveals the abortion attempt to Glaber. Ilithyia admits upon confrontation that their love and marriage is over and reveals her plan to marry Varinius to Glaber. When the primus fight starts, Oenomaus viciously attacks Gannicus and Mira is tasked to set the arena on fire on its foundations. When the arena finally collapses and most of the spectators flee, Spartacus and Agron attack the remaining gladiators and guards and escape with Gannicus, Crixus and Oenomaus, but not before Spartacus throws a spear directly at Glaber and nicks his cheek. Glaber, the last to leave the pulvinus, chances upon Senator Albinius (Ilithyia's father) trapped beneath a fallen beam, but he does not save his father-in-law, instead killing him. Glaber finds Ilithyia and lies by telling her her father was killed by Spartacus and that they will remain married.
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6 "Chosen Path" Michael Hurst Misha Green March 2, 2012 SPS206 1.19[8]
With the injured Oenomaus and Crixus rescued, the group returns to the fallen temple to regroup and re organize. Meanwhile, Glaber tests Ashur's loyalty, and through the passing of this test Ashur's status and pride is elevated, filled with his own sense of self-importance. Lucretia attempts to bring him to heel, but her efforts backfire as Ashur rapes her. Glaber, still angry and feeling the sting of betrayal, treats Ilithyia cruelly, in where she seeks casual comfort with Lucretia and schemes to win back Glaber's love. Glaber attempts to join forces with Seppius and his group of mercenaries, but is rebuffed yet again, resulting in the young Seppia being invited to the villa instead. Elsewhere, Gannicus scoffs at Spartacus and the rebels, feeling that they are fighting for a lost cause. Naevia, being haunted by her ordeal, is unable to show her love physically to Crixus, while he is unable to forgive Agron for lying about Naevia's death. Spartacus attempts to enlist Gannicus to the cause but Gannicus remains unconvinced. Lucius, the disillusioned Roman, seeks to aid in training the rebels who were once house slaves. Chadara would rather seek her place in the bed of another gladiator but is rebuffed. Also, Ashur is sent to recruit the most violent of former gladiators for Glaber's new plan. Oenomaus awakens and tells Gannicus that they were once brothers and the betrayal with Melitta is not easily forgotten or forgiven. The map on which Spartacus and Agron make their plans vanishes along with the last bit of money the rebels have. Gannicus is accused and a fight ensues between the former champions of Batiatus. The fight comes to a draw as Mira draws an arrow from her bow and shoots down Chadara who was attempting to flee with map and missing coins in hand. Gannicus also takes his leave. Back in Capua, Seppia, after some coaxing from Ilithyia, Lucretia and Glaber, agrees to speak with her brother, but to no avail since Glaber has already moved against Seppius. Along with Ashur's new recruits, Glaber slaughters Seppius and every other living being in the villa. Glaber takes his time delivering the final death blow to Seppius by stepping on his windpipe. Ashur then picks up Seppius' gold twin snake armlet with the intent on keeping it for himself. Glaber then blames the slaughter on Seppius' house slaves and claims they escaped to join the rebels cause.
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7 "Sacramentum" Jesse Warn Seamus Kevin Fahey March 9, 2012 SPS207 1.25[9]
In the port city of Neapolis, Spartacus, Agron, and Lucius pose as rich Romans interested in buying a new shipment of slaves, all of whom hail from the Germanic tribes of the north. Complications arise when Agron speaks to the slaves in their mother tongue and is overheard by a Roman guard who also shares their tongue and raises the alarm, but the operation succeeds nonetheless and the rebel army swells with Agron's distant kin. This alarms Crixus and Lucius, given the possibility that these new recruits may not follow Spartacus' orders in favor of Agron. Meanwhile in Capua, Glaber enlists the former mercenary band that belonged to young Seppius, and they pledge the Sacramentum to Glaber and to Rome. After having sex with her again, Ashur believes Lucretia is beginning to have feelings for him, and he presents her with a red wig like she used to wear as a symbol of her belonging to him. Ganniucus, prompted by Ashur, goes to the villa for an audience with Glaber, where he offers Gannicus the chance to be a beacon of hope, the front man to his army. Glaber also returns Gannicus' rudus. Ilithyia, growing ever more desperate that Glaber will never forgive her, wishes she were dead. Lucretia however comes up with a plan for Ilithyia to break free of Glaber's hatred and vengeful attitude and go home to Rome. The plan involves Lucretia fooling Glaber into thinking Ilithyia needs to go to Rome in order for the gods to bless their unborn child. After a failed attempt to bond with the new recruits on a hunting trip, which turns into highway robbery as the new recruits accost a wagon on the road, Spartacus, Crixus, and Lucius wonder whether Agron's loyalty lies with his kinsmen or with Spartacus. A great feast turns into a bloody battle after Seddulus, the biggest of all the new recruits tries to rape Naevia, after which Naevia stabs him and calls for help. Agron decides this has gone too far and helps Crixus and Spartacus control the German. Spartacus, asserting his authority as leader, fights Seddulus and brutally kills him. After witnessing the gruesome scene, Agron's tribesmen swear allegiance to Spartacus. Lucretia and Gannicus meet in the market, where Gannicus mourns for his friend from the brothel who is now crucified for merely whispering about Spartacus' fight for freedom for all. Lucretia tempts Gannicus with a plan to kill Glaber and end this conflict. Ilithyia is packed off to Rome, but not before Lucretia reveals the plan to her. Ilithyia kisses Glaber goodbye. No more than a few hours in her absence Glaber has sex with Seppia, when unfortunate news reaches him that Ilithyia's wagon was viciously attacked on the road to Rome. All that is in the wagon is one of Ashur's henchmen with Gannicus' rudus sticking out of his neck. Ashur states Gannicus has made his choice.
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8 "Balance" Chris Martin-Jones Jed Whedon March 16, 2012 SPS208 1.10[10]
Gannicus leads the captive Ilithyia to the rebel camp. Ilithyia, pleading for her life and the life of her unborn child, reveals to Spartacus that the child she carries is not Glaber's, but his own child, conceived the night that Lucretia tricked her into laying with Spartacus. Ilithyia tries to convince Lucius to send word to Capua of her whereabouts, however, Spartacus enlists him to deliver a message to Glaber. Mira attempts to save Spartacus the burden of killing Ilithyia, but is stopped short. Meanwhile, Glaber and Ashur scour the town for clues about where Gannicus has taken Ilithyia, laying waste to every brothel, with Ashur collecting goods from every corpse. Lucretia tries to bring to bare with Seppia but gets nowhere, and turning to Ashur for help. But Lucretia notices while being raped that among Ashur's horde of jewels and gold is dead Seppius' gold twin snake armlet. About to confront Seppia with the news of Glaber being responsible for her brother's death, they are interrupted by Lucius and his message from Spartacus. The message is that in exchange for a wagon filled with arms and armor, the Rebels will release Ilithyia. Glaber appears to agree to the terms. At the agreed time and place, Glaber meets Spartacus with the wagon. After a heated exchange of words by hero and villain, treachery is revealed and the wagon is filled with Ashur and his mercenary band, including a burly and lethal Egyptian warrior, and an all-out battle occurs. Lucius is killed, but Spartacus and most of his men escape, and Glaber returns to Capua without Ilithyia. Lucretia finally reveals the depth of Glaber's vengeance and murderous deeds to Seppia. At the end, Spartacus releases Ilithyia in the woods after revealing to her that Glaber had no intention of saving her.
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9 "Monsters" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 23, 2012 SPS209 1.35[11]
Spartacus finds anger, resentment and mistrust in his ranks and must see old wounds healed if the Rebels are to stand against the might of Rome. Ilithyia returns home to find Seppia (although unwilling) in the arms of Glaber. From Ilithyia's information on the Rebels' location, Ashur pinpoints the site of their temple base, and as reward he is promised his freedom after the defeat of Spartacus. Ilithyia and Glaber also have a heart to heart talk, and Ilithyia finds Glaber not moved from her miraculous survival. However, Lucretia is quite happy and tells Ilithyia of the latest happenings and of Glaber's murder of Seppius, and Ilithyia and Lucretia set young Seppia on a path of vengeance. Meanwhile, rounds of friendly bouts to end current grievances are set up by Spartacus, as old insults and past wrongs are put right in these friendly battles. Ashur reveals to Lucretia that as well as freedom, Glaber will give Ashur the ludus and his blessing of marriage with Lucretia if Spartacus falls in the upcoming battle. Lucretia is quite dismayed at the loss of her husband's legacy. Varinius returns to Capua (at the secret bidding of Seppia) with directions from the Senate that Glaber is to leave Capua and return to Rome. Varinius is rebuffed by Glaber, and warns of further ruin if Glaber does not obey. Varinius is angered at Seppia's lack of strong evidence of Glaber's wrongdoings and murderous deeds. Lucretia gives a final pep talk to convince Seppia to make attempt on Glaber's life. At the final moment before Seppia's dagger is thrust into Glaber, Ilithyia, from behind, grabs Seppia's dagger, stabs Seppia in her heart and proceeds to violently slit her throat. Glaber and Ilithyia come to a mutual understanding about their marriage, as Ilithyia fuels passion with ambitious talk of power that they both must seek to acquire. The Roman attack on the Rebel temple goes forward, Varinius' and Glaber's forces in attendance. Spartacus and Gannicus capture Varinius in the first assault, catching him unaware in the forest. In the temple forecourt, whoever mostly remained of Varinius' frontal assault lay dead, but then huge fire projectiles are hurled into the temple. Varinius is hit by a projectile and is presumably killed. Glaber, his men and Ashur storm the temple. Overrun, Spartacus and the rebels use their escape tunnels to leave, but not before Oenomaus loses his left eye while fighting the fierce Egyptian mercenary and losses of at least half of the Rebels. Cutting Glaber off from pursuit, the Rebels exit the tunnels only to have their retreat cut off by the rest of Glaber's forces. With no other path that does not lead to certain death, the Rebels take to the steep mountain paths of Mt. Vesuvius. Glaber halts further pursuit and decides to besiege the mountain, hoping to force the rebels to come out in the open, driven by hunger and thirst. Glaber states that Spartacus and his followers will die.
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10 "Wrath of the Gods" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight March 30, 2012 SPS210 1.45[13]
Spartacus and most of his followers stand on the mountain paths of the lower slopes of Mt. Vesuvius pondering their next move. Some of his followers attempt to ambush several Roman soldiers guarding the mountain, including Ashur and the Egyptian mercenary. The ambush fails but some of the rebels, led by Spartacus, arrive to save their companions and a battle breaks out. Mira is killed by an axe meant for Spartacus. Meanwhile, Lucretia and a pregnant Ilithyia travel to Mt. Vesuvius where Ilithyia has a conversation with Glaber that convinces him that Ashur was working with Seppia to kill him, and suggest that he get rid of Ashur. Glaber agrees with her and in return asks Ilithyia to murder Lucretia because her role as oracle serves no purpose anymore, and this task will win his trust. Glaber bribes Ashur's soldiers to betray the troublesome Ashur and then forces him to go on a suicide mission to prove himself, confronting Spartacus and his followers alone and bargaining for their surrender. Ashur's offer is declined when he reveals that Spartacus will be killed upon surrender and his followers would once again become slaves. Ashur begins to depart when Crixus suggests that they execute him. Spartacus agrees with this and Naevia convinces Crixus to allow her to fight him. After a protracted duel, Naevia decapitates Ashur. Spartacus comes up with a plan to ambush the Roman encampment. They weave rappelling vines and Spartacus, Agron, Crixus, and Gannicus descend down the mountain behind the Roman guards. At the bottom of their descent, they take control of the siege weapons to set fire to the camp and leave the legion in disarray. The rest of the rebels join in the battle, attacking from the side. Meanwhile, before Ilithyia is able to push Lucretia from the ludus' balcony her water breaks. At first Lucretia is pretending to help Ilithyia deliver her baby but after killing Ilithyia's slaves, Lucretia cuts Ilithyia's newborn son from her womb and commits suicide by jumping off the ludus' cliff with the baby in her arms. Ilithyia, witnessing all this, collapses and apparently dies from shock and loss of blood.[12] The battle between Glaber's forces and the rebels rages on and Oenomaus and Gannicus battle the Egyptian gladiator. Gannicus manages to kill the Egyptian mercenary but Oenomaus is fatally wounded and dies in Gannicus's arms. Spartacus has a one-on-one sword fight with Glaber. When Spartacus wounds and bests his rival, Glaber defiantly boasts that his death and the destruction of his legion will bring many more legions of Roman soldiers after them and the rebels will never win in the long run. In equal defiant response, Spartacus shoves his sword down Glaber's throat, killing him. Spartacus and the surviving rebels proceed to celebrate their victory.
Production[edit]
Spartacus series creator Steven S. DeKnight said in an interview, There are a "couple of very strong candidates" for the role of Spartacus, and season two should begin production in New Zealand in April [2011]. DeKnight added that the Spartacus producers and Starz executives weren't always sure they would go forward without Andy Whitfield, who they said had brought "gravity and heart" to the role of the famous warrior. "It's unheard of to recast your titular character in a television show, and we did a lot of soul searching about whether we even wanted to try", DeKnight said. "And then Andy [Whitfield] said, 'I really think the show should go forward without me. I give you the blessing. I want this story told.'"[14]
On 17 January 2011, it was announced that Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre had been selected to replace Whitfield.[15]
On 26 February 2011 interview with Entertainment Weekly, DeKnight revealed that the second season was set to air "the end of January" 2012. Additionally, he revealed that Lesley-Ann Brandt, the actress who portrayed the slave Naevia, would also not be able to return for season 2 due to the delay in production.[16]
On 1 August 2011, Starz released a trailer indicating the new series would premiere in January 2012.[17]
Broadcast[edit]
On November 7, 2011, Starz announced that the Spartacus premiere date was set for January 27, 2012.[18]
Home video release[edit]
Spartacus - Vengeance: Season 2
Set Details Special Features
10 Episodes
3-Disc Set
Audio Commentaries (Blu-ray)
Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
 Starz Studios - Spartacus: Vengeance
The Making Of Spartacus: Vengeance
Behind The Camera: Directing The Rebellion
On The Set With Liam McIntyre
Burning Down The House: The VFX of Episode 205
The Legend of Spartacus
Famous Last Words
Bloopers
Spartacus: War of the Damned teaser

Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2
September 11, 2012[2] 5 October 2012
References[edit]
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7.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 27, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Bering Sea Gold' Stay On Top + 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Merlin,' 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Robot Chicken' & 'UFC Fight Night' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' on Top Again, 'SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold' Round out Original Programming". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball on TNT Wins the Night, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'In Plain Sight' And More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Cable, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Ultimate Fighter Live', & 'Tangled Ever After'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
12.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 30, 2012). "'Spartacus' finale shockers: Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight on why [spoilers] died". EW Inside TV. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
13.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings:'Robot Chicken' Wins Night; 'The Boondocks,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,'WWE Friday Night Smackdown' & More'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
14.Jump up ^ "'Spartacus' Creator Talks About Recasting the Title Role and What's to Come for the Gladiators". Tvsquad.com. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
15.Jump up ^ McIntyre new Spartacus
16.Jump up ^ "'Spartacus' creator talks 'Gods of the Arena' finale, epic season 2 plans". Entertainment Weekly. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
17.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Vengeance - Trailer - YouTube". Starz. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
18.Jump up ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/starz-renews-spartacus-for-third-season/
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Spartacus: War of the Damned
Spartacus season 3 poster.jpg
Region 1 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Original run
January 25, 2013 – April 12, 2013
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
September 3, 2013[1]
Region 4
August 28, 2013[2]
Blu-ray Disc release
Region A
September 3, 2013[1]
Season chronology

← Previous
Spartacus: Vengeance

List of Spartacus episodes
Spartacus: War of the Damned is the third and final season of Spartacus,[3] a New Zealand produced, Starz television series, which follows Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Liam McIntyre from second season and Andy Whitfield in first season), a Thracian gladiator who, from 73 to 71 BCE, led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. It premiered on January 25, 2013 and concluded on April 12, 2013.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast 1.1 Rebels
1.2 Romans
2 Episodes
3 References

Cast[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Liam McIntyre as Spartacus – a Thracian warrior condemned to slavery as a gladiator in the House of Batiatus. After leading an uprising at the ludus, he and his rebel army have experienced great success against the forces of Rome, but are in for a great struggle against the forces of Crassus.
Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gallic warrior who is the second-in-command in the rebel revolt. Naevia's lover.
Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a Celtic warrior, and former gladiator who has taken up arms against the Republic to honor the memory of Oenomaus.
Dan Feuerriegel as Agron – a Germanic warrior, and a leader among the rebel army. Nasir is his lover.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Naevia – a Phoenician former slave. She struggles with the emotional wounds that were inflicted upon her by various Roman abusers. Crixus' lover.
Ellen Hollman as Saxa – a Germanic warrior. The lover of Gannicus, her male counterpart.
Pana Hema Taylor as Nasir – a Syrian warrior and Agron's lover.
Blessing Mokgohloa as Castus – a Cilician pirate who joins the rebellion.
Ditch Davey as Nemetes – a Germanic warrior who is conflicted about the rebellion, and his role in it.
Jenna Lind as Kore – Crassus' loyal body slave. Unfortunate events will test her loyalty to the House of Crassus.
Gwendoline Taylor as Sibyl – a young slave who becomes smitten with Gannicus after he saves her life.
Barry Duffield as Lugo – a Germanic warrior.
Heath Jones as Donar – a former gladiator from the House of Batiatus, and a loyal warrior in the rebellion.
Luna Rioumina as Belesa – Saxa's lover.
Ayse Tezel as Canthara – a slave whose life is saved by Julius Caesar.
Romans[edit]
Simon Merrells as Marcus Licinius Crassus – the richest man in Rome. After many unsuccessful attempts at ending the revolt, the Roman senate tasks Crassus with the responsibility of putting down the rebellion.
Christian Antidormi as Tiberius Licinius Crassus – the eldest son of Marcus Licinius Crassus, and his father's "word, and will" in Crassus' army.
Todd Lasance as Julius Caesar – a young, but seasoned soldier from a prominent family who is enlisted by Crassus to conduct infiltration and sabotage operations against the rebel camp, before returning as Crassus' second-highest-ranking officer (under his son, Tiberius).
Anna Hutchison as Laeta – a Roman citizen and well-to-do wife whose life is changed forever when her husband is killed and she is taken captive by Spartacus after the rebel invasion of her city.
Roy Snow as Quintus Marcius Rufus – Crassus' commander.
Jared Turner as Lucius Furius – tribune of Cossinius.
John Wraight as Lucius Cossinius – a praetor sent to defeat Spartacus.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

24
1 "Enemies of Rome" Mark Beesley Steven S. DeKnight January 25, 2013 SPS301 0.93[4]
It has been nearly one year after the slave rebellion started. Spartacus and his followers defeat several Roman armies in their quest to "Make Rome Tremble." Spartacus tells Crixus, Agron and Gannicus that they need to find a city for their followers as their base of operations. Meanwhile, the Senate puts Marcus Licinius Crassus in charge of creating a new Roman army tasked with defeating Spartacus.
25
2 "Wolves at the Gate" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing January 26, 2013 SPS302 0.82[5]
Spartacus and his followers take control of the walled, coastal city of Sinuessa. Although several of the rebels want to massacre all of the citizens of Sinuessa, Spartacus instead takes some of them prisoner. Meanwhile, Gaius Julius Caesar is also put in command of Crassus' private army, causing conflict with the Imperator's ambitious young son, Tiberius.
26
3 "Men of Honor" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 8, 2013 SPS303 0.95[6]
Several pirates pay a visit to Spartacus and attempt to trade with him. In an attempt to prove to his father that he is better than Caesar, Tiberius leads an attack on Spartacus (something Crassus ordered him not to do). Tiberius is critically wounded by one of the rebels and is saved by his best friend, who convinces Tiberius to retreat. As this is going on, the increasingly paranoid and bloodthirsty Naevia kills one of the longtime friends of Gannicus.
27
4 "Decimation" Michael Hurst Seamus Kevin Fahey February 15, 2013 SPS304 0.88[7]
As punishment for the unauthorized attack which resulted in the pointless deaths of many Roman soldiers, Crassus orders his son and the soldiers who participated in the attack to take place in decimation, ultimately leading to Tiberius being forced to participate in the execution of his best friend. Meanwhile, Caesar infiltrates the rebels and begins to cause conflict between Crixus and Spartacus.
28
5 "Blood Brothers" TJ Scott Allison Miller February 22, 2013 SPS305 1.02[8]
Before Spartacus and Crixus work out their differences, Spartacus announces Gannicus as his new second-in-command which alienates Crixus even more. Kore tries to console Tiberius but ends up getting raped by him. Meanwhile, Caesar continues to cause trouble in the city of Sinuessa and ultimately traps Agron, Saxa and Donar after revealing his true identity and helping the Roman soldiers under Crassus gain entry into the city.
29
6 "Spoils of War" Mark Beesley Jed Whedon March 15, 2013 SPS306 0.87[9]
As Crassus leads an onslaught to retake the rebel-occupied city of Sinuessa, Gannicus finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Tiberius is tasked by Crassus to hold a celebration in honor of a man he despises. Laeta is branded a slave for her cooperation with Spartacus and she, Gannicus, and Sibyl manage to escape to the new rebel camp.
30
7 "Mors Indecepta" Jesse Warn David Kob & Mark Leitner March 22, 2013 SPS307 1.09[10]
With the rebel forces trapped on an impassable, snowbound ridge, Spartacus and Crixus argue with each other over the method of escape. Meanwhile, Crassus discovers it increasingly difficult to control the actions of those closest to him. Kore reluctantly betrays Crassus and moves into the rebel camp. Spartacus states that he will have the general's blood.
31
8 "Separate Paths" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 29, 2013 SPS308 1.09[11]
Spartacus and the rebels come to a crossroads in their quest, while a relentless Crassus forcefully drives his men in the pursuit of Spartacus and his forces, and the conflict between Tiberius and Caesar intensifies. Crixus and Spartacus decide to part ways, with each man choosing his own path; Crixus choosing to advance onto Rome (with his followers including Naevia and Agron), whilst Spartacus heads for other places to take his followers away from the country. While the rebels are celebrating Laeta and Spartacus discover their feelings for each other. Tiberius gravely humiliates Caesar by raping him. Crixus and his followers defeat several armies before being approached by Crassus' troops. In the ensuing melee, Agron is wounded and Crixus and Caesar battle. Crixus, with Naevia's help, seemingly overwhelms Caesar but is stabbed from behind by Tiberius, who tells Caesar that the time has not come for Caesar's suffering to end. Crassus orders Tiberius to decapitate Crixus in front of Naevia, and Crixus' death is shown as reflected in Naevia's eyes.
32
9 "The Dead and the Dying" Michael Hurst Jeffrey Bell April 5, 2013 SPS309 1.07[12]
Crixus' army has been completely wiped out. Crassus sends Naevia back to Spartacus' camp to inform him of Crixus' death. Agron is crucified by Caesar. Spartacus captures Tiberius with the indirect help of Caesar. An enraged Crassus sends Caesar to bargain with Spartacus to release Tiberius. Spartacus hosts gladiator games (using Tiberius and the captured Romans as the gladiators) to honor Crixus. In the final part of the games, Naevia battles Tiberius and defeats him. Naevia spares Tiberius however when Spartacus reveals that Crassus and Caesar have offered the return of 500 captured rebels in exchange for Tiberius. During the exchange Caesar tells Tiberius that he intends to torture him, but Kore stabs Tiberius from behind and kills him. Caesar takes an opportunity to return Kore to Crassus in an attempt to appease him, and the 500 captured rebels (which include a wounded Agron) are returned to Spartacus. Kore and Caesar return to Crassus and do not reveal to Crassus that his son's true killer was Kore. Spartacus tells his surviving rebels to prepare for a final stand.
33
10 "Victory" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight April 12, 2013 SPS310 1.42[13]
With discipline and morale among his followers breaking down, Spartacus turns his forces to face Crassus in a final last stand against his legions climaxing the slave revolt at the Battle of the Siler River. Prior to the battle, Spartacus meets privately with Crassus and the two come to a mutual understanding, but both agree to fight each other to the death on the battlefield. Spartacus also reveals to Crassus that Kore killed Tiberius. Spartacus gives a final speech to his remaining rebels, and Nasir creates a sword that will allow Agron to fight despite the critical crucifixion wounds he sustained in the previous episode. In the beginning of the battle Spartacus and the rebels manage to kill several Romans, but Lugo is struck by a flaming projectile, and he curses the Romans before he dies. A Roman cavalryman kills Castus who dies without regret in Nasir and Agron's arms. Saxa is fatally wounded by several Romans and dies in Gannicus' arms after she kills the Romans who wounded her. Naevia and Caesar then battle, culminating in Caesar stabbing her through the back of her neck. Caesar does so using Tiberius' sword, the same one used to behead Crixus. Caesar and Gannicus then battle. Gannicus wounds Caesar but is surrounded and captured by Caesar's soldiers. Spartacus and Crassus engage in a bloody battle. Spartacus manages to defeat Crassus after the two exchange severe blows but is mortally wounded by three Roman soldiers who appear behind him and impale him with spears. Agron then arrives and transports Spartacus away from the battlefield. Pompey arrives and steals credit for defeating Spartacus. Gannicus is crucified and dies remembering his glory in the arena as the Champion of Capua. He also sees Oenomaius, smiling as he awaits his friend to join him in the afterlife. Crassus crucifies Kore next to him as she was known to have joined the rebels, although he'd forgiven her for killing his son. Spartacus dies in Agron's arms after stating that the greatest victory is to depart this life a free man. Laeta, Sibyl and Nasir join Agron, one of three surviving gladiators from the House of Batiatus, as the survivors of the rebel army march on to start a new life. Spartacus, his true name having never been revealed, is buried in a grave which is marked by a shield with the fated Red Serpent upon it.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Lambert, David (May 29, 2013). "Spartacus - 'War of the Damned: The Complete 3rd Season' Press Release Announces Date, Details, Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: War Of The Damned". Ezy DVD. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
3.Jump up ^ http://screenrant.com/spartacus-ending-with-season-3-yman-176832/
4.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, + 'Bering Sea Gold', WWE Friday Night Smackdown & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Yanan, Travis (February 5, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Discovery Is "Gold" in Demos, Viewers". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
7.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again + 'Yukon Men', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 4, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings:NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Jessie', 'Robot Combat League','Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + NBA Basketball, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'SportsCenter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex' Wins Night, 'Bering Sea Gold','WWE Smackdown', 'Gravity Falls', 'Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Night + 'Friday Night SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Storage Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + 'Yukon Men', 'Storage Wars', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
13.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Masters' Coverage Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Spartacus', 'Da Vinci's Demons','Yukon Men', 'Vice' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2013.


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Spartacus: War of the Damned
Spartacus season 3 poster.jpg
Region 1 DVD cover

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Original run
January 25, 2013 – April 12, 2013
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
September 3, 2013[1]
Region 4
August 28, 2013[2]
Blu-ray Disc release
Region A
September 3, 2013[1]
Season chronology

← Previous
Spartacus: Vengeance

List of Spartacus episodes
Spartacus: War of the Damned is the third and final season of Spartacus,[3] a New Zealand produced, Starz television series, which follows Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Liam McIntyre from second season and Andy Whitfield in first season), a Thracian gladiator who, from 73 to 71 BCE, led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. It premiered on January 25, 2013 and concluded on April 12, 2013.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast 1.1 Rebels
1.2 Romans
2 Episodes
3 References

Cast[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Liam McIntyre as Spartacus – a Thracian warrior condemned to slavery as a gladiator in the House of Batiatus. After leading an uprising at the ludus, he and his rebel army have experienced great success against the forces of Rome, but are in for a great struggle against the forces of Crassus.
Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gallic warrior who is the second-in-command in the rebel revolt. Naevia's lover.
Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a Celtic warrior, and former gladiator who has taken up arms against the Republic to honor the memory of Oenomaus.
Dan Feuerriegel as Agron – a Germanic warrior, and a leader among the rebel army. Nasir is his lover.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Naevia – a Phoenician former slave. She struggles with the emotional wounds that were inflicted upon her by various Roman abusers. Crixus' lover.
Ellen Hollman as Saxa – a Germanic warrior. The lover of Gannicus, her male counterpart.
Pana Hema Taylor as Nasir – a Syrian warrior and Agron's lover.
Blessing Mokgohloa as Castus – a Cilician pirate who joins the rebellion.
Ditch Davey as Nemetes – a Germanic warrior who is conflicted about the rebellion, and his role in it.
Jenna Lind as Kore – Crassus' loyal body slave. Unfortunate events will test her loyalty to the House of Crassus.
Gwendoline Taylor as Sibyl – a young slave who becomes smitten with Gannicus after he saves her life.
Barry Duffield as Lugo – a Germanic warrior.
Heath Jones as Donar – a former gladiator from the House of Batiatus, and a loyal warrior in the rebellion.
Luna Rioumina as Belesa – Saxa's lover.
Ayse Tezel as Canthara – a slave whose life is saved by Julius Caesar.
Romans[edit]
Simon Merrells as Marcus Licinius Crassus – the richest man in Rome. After many unsuccessful attempts at ending the revolt, the Roman senate tasks Crassus with the responsibility of putting down the rebellion.
Christian Antidormi as Tiberius Licinius Crassus – the eldest son of Marcus Licinius Crassus, and his father's "word, and will" in Crassus' army.
Todd Lasance as Julius Caesar – a young, but seasoned soldier from a prominent family who is enlisted by Crassus to conduct infiltration and sabotage operations against the rebel camp, before returning as Crassus' second-highest-ranking officer (under his son, Tiberius).
Anna Hutchison as Laeta – a Roman citizen and well-to-do wife whose life is changed forever when her husband is killed and she is taken captive by Spartacus after the rebel invasion of her city.
Roy Snow as Quintus Marcius Rufus – Crassus' commander.
Jared Turner as Lucius Furius – tribune of Cossinius.
John Wraight as Lucius Cossinius – a praetor sent to defeat Spartacus.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Spartacus episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

24
1 "Enemies of Rome" Mark Beesley Steven S. DeKnight January 25, 2013 SPS301 0.93[4]
It has been nearly one year after the slave rebellion started. Spartacus and his followers defeat several Roman armies in their quest to "Make Rome Tremble." Spartacus tells Crixus, Agron and Gannicus that they need to find a city for their followers as their base of operations. Meanwhile, the Senate puts Marcus Licinius Crassus in charge of creating a new Roman army tasked with defeating Spartacus.
25
2 "Wolves at the Gate" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing January 26, 2013 SPS302 0.82[5]
Spartacus and his followers take control of the walled, coastal city of Sinuessa. Although several of the rebels want to massacre all of the citizens of Sinuessa, Spartacus instead takes some of them prisoner. Meanwhile, Gaius Julius Caesar is also put in command of Crassus' private army, causing conflict with the Imperator's ambitious young son, Tiberius.
26
3 "Men of Honor" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 8, 2013 SPS303 0.95[6]
Several pirates pay a visit to Spartacus and attempt to trade with him. In an attempt to prove to his father that he is better than Caesar, Tiberius leads an attack on Spartacus (something Crassus ordered him not to do). Tiberius is critically wounded by one of the rebels and is saved by his best friend, who convinces Tiberius to retreat. As this is going on, the increasingly paranoid and bloodthirsty Naevia kills one of the longtime friends of Gannicus.
27
4 "Decimation" Michael Hurst Seamus Kevin Fahey February 15, 2013 SPS304 0.88[7]
As punishment for the unauthorized attack which resulted in the pointless deaths of many Roman soldiers, Crassus orders his son and the soldiers who participated in the attack to take place in decimation, ultimately leading to Tiberius being forced to participate in the execution of his best friend. Meanwhile, Caesar infiltrates the rebels and begins to cause conflict between Crixus and Spartacus.
28
5 "Blood Brothers" TJ Scott Allison Miller February 22, 2013 SPS305 1.02[8]
Before Spartacus and Crixus work out their differences, Spartacus announces Gannicus as his new second-in-command which alienates Crixus even more. Kore tries to console Tiberius but ends up getting raped by him. Meanwhile, Caesar continues to cause trouble in the city of Sinuessa and ultimately traps Agron, Saxa and Donar after revealing his true identity and helping the Roman soldiers under Crassus gain entry into the city.
29
6 "Spoils of War" Mark Beesley Jed Whedon March 15, 2013 SPS306 0.87[9]
As Crassus leads an onslaught to retake the rebel-occupied city of Sinuessa, Gannicus finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Tiberius is tasked by Crassus to hold a celebration in honor of a man he despises. Laeta is branded a slave for her cooperation with Spartacus and she, Gannicus, and Sibyl manage to escape to the new rebel camp.
30
7 "Mors Indecepta" Jesse Warn David Kob & Mark Leitner March 22, 2013 SPS307 1.09[10]
With the rebel forces trapped on an impassable, snowbound ridge, Spartacus and Crixus argue with each other over the method of escape. Meanwhile, Crassus discovers it increasingly difficult to control the actions of those closest to him. Kore reluctantly betrays Crassus and moves into the rebel camp. Spartacus states that he will have the general's blood.
31
8 "Separate Paths" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 29, 2013 SPS308 1.09[11]
Spartacus and the rebels come to a crossroads in their quest, while a relentless Crassus forcefully drives his men in the pursuit of Spartacus and his forces, and the conflict between Tiberius and Caesar intensifies. Crixus and Spartacus decide to part ways, with each man choosing his own path; Crixus choosing to advance onto Rome (with his followers including Naevia and Agron), whilst Spartacus heads for other places to take his followers away from the country. While the rebels are celebrating Laeta and Spartacus discover their feelings for each other. Tiberius gravely humiliates Caesar by raping him. Crixus and his followers defeat several armies before being approached by Crassus' troops. In the ensuing melee, Agron is wounded and Crixus and Caesar battle. Crixus, with Naevia's help, seemingly overwhelms Caesar but is stabbed from behind by Tiberius, who tells Caesar that the time has not come for Caesar's suffering to end. Crassus orders Tiberius to decapitate Crixus in front of Naevia, and Crixus' death is shown as reflected in Naevia's eyes.
32
9 "The Dead and the Dying" Michael Hurst Jeffrey Bell April 5, 2013 SPS309 1.07[12]
Crixus' army has been completely wiped out. Crassus sends Naevia back to Spartacus' camp to inform him of Crixus' death. Agron is crucified by Caesar. Spartacus captures Tiberius with the indirect help of Caesar. An enraged Crassus sends Caesar to bargain with Spartacus to release Tiberius. Spartacus hosts gladiator games (using Tiberius and the captured Romans as the gladiators) to honor Crixus. In the final part of the games, Naevia battles Tiberius and defeats him. Naevia spares Tiberius however when Spartacus reveals that Crassus and Caesar have offered the return of 500 captured rebels in exchange for Tiberius. During the exchange Caesar tells Tiberius that he intends to torture him, but Kore stabs Tiberius from behind and kills him. Caesar takes an opportunity to return Kore to Crassus in an attempt to appease him, and the 500 captured rebels (which include a wounded Agron) are returned to Spartacus. Kore and Caesar return to Crassus and do not reveal to Crassus that his son's true killer was Kore. Spartacus tells his surviving rebels to prepare for a final stand.
33
10 "Victory" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight April 12, 2013 SPS310 1.42[13]
With discipline and morale among his followers breaking down, Spartacus turns his forces to face Crassus in a final last stand against his legions climaxing the slave revolt at the Battle of the Siler River. Prior to the battle, Spartacus meets privately with Crassus and the two come to a mutual understanding, but both agree to fight each other to the death on the battlefield. Spartacus also reveals to Crassus that Kore killed Tiberius. Spartacus gives a final speech to his remaining rebels, and Nasir creates a sword that will allow Agron to fight despite the critical crucifixion wounds he sustained in the previous episode. In the beginning of the battle Spartacus and the rebels manage to kill several Romans, but Lugo is struck by a flaming projectile, and he curses the Romans before he dies. A Roman cavalryman kills Castus who dies without regret in Nasir and Agron's arms. Saxa is fatally wounded by several Romans and dies in Gannicus' arms after she kills the Romans who wounded her. Naevia and Caesar then battle, culminating in Caesar stabbing her through the back of her neck. Caesar does so using Tiberius' sword, the same one used to behead Crixus. Caesar and Gannicus then battle. Gannicus wounds Caesar but is surrounded and captured by Caesar's soldiers. Spartacus and Crassus engage in a bloody battle. Spartacus manages to defeat Crassus after the two exchange severe blows but is mortally wounded by three Roman soldiers who appear behind him and impale him with spears. Agron then arrives and transports Spartacus away from the battlefield. Pompey arrives and steals credit for defeating Spartacus. Gannicus is crucified and dies remembering his glory in the arena as the Champion of Capua. He also sees Oenomaius, smiling as he awaits his friend to join him in the afterlife. Crassus crucifies Kore next to him as she was known to have joined the rebels, although he'd forgiven her for killing his son. Spartacus dies in Agron's arms after stating that the greatest victory is to depart this life a free man. Laeta, Sibyl and Nasir join Agron, one of three surviving gladiators from the House of Batiatus, as the survivors of the rebel army march on to start a new life. Spartacus, his true name having never been revealed, is buried in a grave which is marked by a shield with the fated Red Serpent upon it.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Lambert, David (May 29, 2013). "Spartacus - 'War of the Damned: The Complete 3rd Season' Press Release Announces Date, Details, Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: War Of The Damned". Ezy DVD. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
3.Jump up ^ http://screenrant.com/spartacus-ending-with-season-3-yman-176832/
4.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, + 'Bering Sea Gold', WWE Friday Night Smackdown & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Yanan, Travis (February 5, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Discovery Is "Gold" in Demos, Viewers". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
7.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again + 'Yukon Men', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 4, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings:NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Jessie', 'Robot Combat League','Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + NBA Basketball, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'SportsCenter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex' Wins Night, 'Bering Sea Gold','WWE Smackdown', 'Gravity Falls', 'Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Night + 'Friday Night SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Storage Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + 'Yukon Men', 'Storage Wars', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
13.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Masters' Coverage Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Spartacus', 'Da Vinci's Demons','Yukon Men', 'Vice' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2013.


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Spartacus is a New Zealand made historical epic series created by Steven S. DeKnight, who served as an executive producer alongside Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. The series tells the story of a Thracian warrior who leads a rebellion against the Roman Republic. Initially the warrior, whose name is not given, agrees to fight alongside the Roman army to help defeat barbarians from a rival tribe, but he returns home to defend his village when a Roman general decides to abandon the warrior's village and ignore the barbarians to pursue glory elsewhere. Captured by the Romans as a deserter, his wife forced into slavery, the warrior is taken to Capua to be put to death by gladiators before the public. Here the warrior proves his worth as a fighter and is sent to the House of Batiatus to be trained as a gladiator, earning the name Spartacus (Batiatus names him after a 'legendary Thracian king').[1] The series premiered on the Starz Network on January 22, 2010 and aired its final episode on April 12. 2013.
For the first season, the role of Spartacus was played by Andy Whitfield, who was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma at the completion of the first season.[2] Although in June 2010 Whitfield was reported to be healthy and cancer free,[3] in September his cancer returned[4] and he died on 11 September 2011.[5] Australian actor Liam McIntyre took over the role of Spartacus from Season 2.[6]
A total of 33 episodes of Spartacus were broadcast over three seasons. A six-part prequel miniseries entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena was also broadcast between Seasons 1 and 2.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 List of episodes 2.1 Season 1: Blood and Sand (2010)
2.2 Season 0 (Prequel): Gods of the Arena (2011)
2.3 Season 2: Vengeance (2012)
2.4 Season 3: War of the Damned (2013)
3 References
4 External links

Series overview[edit]

Season
Episodes
Originally aired
DVD and Blu-ray releases

Season premiere
Season finale
North America
United Kingdom
Australia
 0 6 January 21, 2011 February 25, 2011 September 13, 2011 October 3, 2011 August 31, 2011
 1 13 January 22, 2010 April 16, 2010 September 21, 2010 May 16, 2011 December 1, 2010
 2 10 January 27, 2012 March 30, 2012 September 11, 2012[7] October 1, 2012[8] August 29, 2012[9]
 3 10 January 25, 2013 April 12, 2013 September 3, 2013[10] April 29, 2013[11] August 28, 2013[12]
List of episodes[edit]
Season 1: Blood and Sand (2010)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Blood and Sand

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
1 "The Red Serpent" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 22, 2010 SPS101 0.66[13]
2
2 "Sacramentum Gladiatorum" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 29, 2010 SPS102 0.77[13]
3
3 "Legends" Grady Hall Brent Fletcher February 5, 2010 SPS103 0.86[13]
4
4 "The Thing in the Pit" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 12, 2010 SPS104 0.66[13]
5
5 "Shadow Games" Michael Hurst Miranda Kwok February 19, 2010 SPS105 0.85[13]
6
6 "Delicate Things" Rick Jacobson Tracy Bellomo & Andrew Chambliss February 26, 2010 SPS106 1.08[13]
7
7 "Great and Unfortunate Things" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher & Steven S. DeKnight March 12, 2010 SPS107 0.97[13]
8
8 "Mark of the Brotherhood" Rowan Woods Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing March 19, 2010 SPS108 0.88[13]
9
9 "Whore" Michael Hurst Daniel Knauf March 26, 2010 SPS109 1.11[13]
10
10 "Party Favors" Chris Martin-Jones Brent Fletcher & Miranda Kwok April 2, 2010 SPS110 1.27[13]
11
11 "Old Wounds" Glenn Standring Story by: Dan Filie & Patricia Wells April 9, 2010 SPS111 1.13[13]
12
12 "Revelations" Michael Hurst Brent Fletcher April 16, 2010 SPS112 1.29[13]
13
13 "Kill Them All" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight April 23, 2010 SPS113 1.23[13]
Season 0 (Prequel): Gods of the Arena (2011)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
"Past Transgressions" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight January 21, 2011 1.10[14]
2
"Missio" Rick Jacobson Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon January 28, 2011 1.14[15]
3
"Paterfamilias" Michael Hurst Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 4, 2011 1.26[16]
4
"Beneath the Mask" Brendan Maher Seamus Kevin Fahey & Misha Green February 11, 2011 1.11[17]
5
"Reckoning" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 18, 2011 1.38[18]
6
"The Bitter End" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight February 25, 2011 1.72[19]
Season 2: Vengeance (2012)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Vengeance

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

14
1 "Fugitivus" Michael Hurst Steven S. DeKnight January 27, 2012 SPS201 1.39[20]
15
2 "A Place in This World" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher February 3, 2012 SPS202 1.30[21]
16
3 "The Greater Good" Brendan Maher Tracy Bellomo February 10, 2012 SPS203 1.40[22]
17
4 "Empty Hands" Mark Beesley Allison Miller February 17, 2012 SPS204 1.47[23]
18
5 "Libertus" Rick Jacobson Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 24, 2012 SPS205 1.56[24]
19
6 "Chosen Path" Michael Hurst Misha Green March 2, 2012 SPS206 1.19[25]
20
7 "Sacramentum" Jesse Warn Seamus Kevin Fahey March 9, 2012 SPS207 1.25[26]
21
8 "Balance" Chris Martin-Jones Jed Whedon March 16, 2012 SPS208 1.10[27]
22
9 "Monsters" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 23, 2012 SPS209 1.35[28]
23
10 "Wrath of the Gods" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight March 30, 2012 SPS210 1.45[30]
Season 3: War of the Damned (2013)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: War of the Damned

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

24
1 "Enemies of Rome" Mark Beesley Steven S. DeKnight January 25, 2013 SPS301 0.93[31]
25
2 "Wolves at the Gate" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing January 26, 2013 SPS302 0.82[32]
26
3 "Men of Honor" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 8, 2013 SPS303 0.95[33]
27
4 "Decimation" Michael Hurst Seamus Kevin Fahey February 15, 2013 SPS304 0.88[34]
28
5 "Blood Brothers" TJ Scott Allison Miller February 22, 2013 SPS305 1.02[35]
29
6 "Spoils of War" Mark Beesley Jed Whedon March 15, 2013 SPS306 0.87[36]
30
7 "Mors Indecepta" Jesse Warn David Kob & Mark Leitner March 22, 2013 SPS307 1.09[37]
31
8 "Separate Paths" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 29, 2013 SPS308 1.09[38]
32
9 "The Dead and the Dying" Michael Hurst Jeffrey Bell April 5, 2013 SPS309 1.07[39]
33
10 "Victory" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight April 12, 2013 SPS310 1.42[40]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "The Red Serpent". Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Season 1. 2010-01-22. Starz Network. Starz.
2.Jump up ^ "Andy Whitfield Has Cancer: 'Spartacus' Actor Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma". The Huffington Post. March 9, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
3.Jump up ^ Whitfield, Andy (July 20, 2010). "A personal message from Andy Whitfield". Starz Community Forums. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
4.Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2010). "'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield's Cancer Is Back: Won't Return Next Season To Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 11, 2011). "R.I.P. Andy Whitfield Of Starz’s ‘Spartacus’". Deadline. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
6.Jump up ^ Hibberd, James (January 17, 2011). "Liam McIntyre is the new Spartacus!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
7.Jump up ^ Lambert, David (June 6, 2012). "Spartacus - ‍ '​Vengeance: Season 2‍ '​ on DVD and Blu-ray: Date, Extras, Box Covers". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
8.Jump up ^ "Spartacus - Vengeance (DVD)". Amazon UK. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
9.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Vengeance - Season 2: Uncut". Ezy DVD. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
10.Jump up ^ Lambert, David (May 29, 2013). "Spartacus - ‍ '​War of the Damned: The Complete 3rd Season‍ '​ Press Release Announces Date, Details, Extras". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: War of the Damned (Blu-ray)". Amazon UK. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: War Of The Damned". Ezy DVD. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
13.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Seidman, Robert (April 19, 2010). ""Spartacus: Blood and Sand" Season Finale, "Kill Them All" Sees Ratings Highs With Adults 18–49". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
14.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 24, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' & NBA Lead Night +'Smackdown,' 'Spartacus,' 'Victorious,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
15.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (January 31, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Leads Night, 'Spartacus' Steady, + 'Smackdown,' 'Winter X-Games,' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
16.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 7, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Lead Night, 'Merlin' Down + 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
17.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 14, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' Leads Night; 'Merlin' Steady; + 'Spartacus: GotA,' 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
18.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Ends Season on Top; 'Merlin' & 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rise + 'Wizards of Waverly' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
19.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 28, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Smackdown!' Leads Cable; 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rises + 'Merlin,' 'Hall Of Game Awards' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
20.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 30, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Premiere, 'Smackdown!,' 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
21.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 6, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
22.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (February 13, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
23.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 21, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' Merlin, 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
24.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 27, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Bering Sea Gold' Stay On Top + 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Merlin,' 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
25.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Robot Chicken' & 'UFC Fight Night' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
26.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' on Top Again, 'SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold' Round out Original Programming". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
27.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball on TNT Wins the Night, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'In Plain Sight' And More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
28.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Cable, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Ultimate Fighter Live', & 'Tangled Ever After'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
29.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 30, 2012). "'Spartacus' finale shockers: Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight on why [spoilers] died". EW Inside TV. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
30.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings:'Robot Chicken' Wins Night; 'The Boondocks,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,'WWE Friday Night Smackdown' & More'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
31.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, + 'Bering Sea Gold', WWE Friday Night Smackdown & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
32.Jump up ^ Yanan, Travis (February 5, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Discovery Is "Gold" in Demos, Viewers". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
33.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
34.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again + 'Yukon Men', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
35.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 4, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings:NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Jessie', 'Robot Combat League','Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
36.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + NBA Basketball, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'SportsCenter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
37.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex' Wins Night, 'Bering Sea Gold','WWE Smackdown', 'Gravity Falls', 'Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
38.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Night + 'Friday Night SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Storage Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
39.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + 'Yukon Men', 'Storage Wars', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
40.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Masters' Coverage Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Spartacus', 'Da Vinci's Demons','Yukon Men', 'Vice' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
External links[edit]
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Spartacus is a New Zealand made historical epic series created by Steven S. DeKnight, who served as an executive producer alongside Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. The series tells the story of a Thracian warrior who leads a rebellion against the Roman Republic. Initially the warrior, whose name is not given, agrees to fight alongside the Roman army to help defeat barbarians from a rival tribe, but he returns home to defend his village when a Roman general decides to abandon the warrior's village and ignore the barbarians to pursue glory elsewhere. Captured by the Romans as a deserter, his wife forced into slavery, the warrior is taken to Capua to be put to death by gladiators before the public. Here the warrior proves his worth as a fighter and is sent to the House of Batiatus to be trained as a gladiator, earning the name Spartacus (Batiatus names him after a 'legendary Thracian king').[1] The series premiered on the Starz Network on January 22, 2010 and aired its final episode on April 12. 2013.
For the first season, the role of Spartacus was played by Andy Whitfield, who was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma at the completion of the first season.[2] Although in June 2010 Whitfield was reported to be healthy and cancer free,[3] in September his cancer returned[4] and he died on 11 September 2011.[5] Australian actor Liam McIntyre took over the role of Spartacus from Season 2.[6]
A total of 33 episodes of Spartacus were broadcast over three seasons. A six-part prequel miniseries entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena was also broadcast between Seasons 1 and 2.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 List of episodes 2.1 Season 1: Blood and Sand (2010)
2.2 Season 0 (Prequel): Gods of the Arena (2011)
2.3 Season 2: Vengeance (2012)
2.4 Season 3: War of the Damned (2013)
3 References
4 External links

Series overview[edit]

Season
Episodes
Originally aired
DVD and Blu-ray releases

Season premiere
Season finale
North America
United Kingdom
Australia
 0 6 January 21, 2011 February 25, 2011 September 13, 2011 October 3, 2011 August 31, 2011
 1 13 January 22, 2010 April 16, 2010 September 21, 2010 May 16, 2011 December 1, 2010
 2 10 January 27, 2012 March 30, 2012 September 11, 2012[7] October 1, 2012[8] August 29, 2012[9]
 3 10 January 25, 2013 April 12, 2013 September 3, 2013[10] April 29, 2013[11] August 28, 2013[12]
List of episodes[edit]
Season 1: Blood and Sand (2010)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Blood and Sand

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
1 "The Red Serpent" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 22, 2010 SPS101 0.66[13]
2
2 "Sacramentum Gladiatorum" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight January 29, 2010 SPS102 0.77[13]
3
3 "Legends" Grady Hall Brent Fletcher February 5, 2010 SPS103 0.86[13]
4
4 "The Thing in the Pit" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 12, 2010 SPS104 0.66[13]
5
5 "Shadow Games" Michael Hurst Miranda Kwok February 19, 2010 SPS105 0.85[13]
6
6 "Delicate Things" Rick Jacobson Tracy Bellomo & Andrew Chambliss February 26, 2010 SPS106 1.08[13]
7
7 "Great and Unfortunate Things" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher & Steven S. DeKnight March 12, 2010 SPS107 0.97[13]
8
8 "Mark of the Brotherhood" Rowan Woods Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing March 19, 2010 SPS108 0.88[13]
9
9 "Whore" Michael Hurst Daniel Knauf March 26, 2010 SPS109 1.11[13]
10
10 "Party Favors" Chris Martin-Jones Brent Fletcher & Miranda Kwok April 2, 2010 SPS110 1.27[13]
11
11 "Old Wounds" Glenn Standring Story by: Dan Filie & Patricia Wells April 9, 2010 SPS111 1.13[13]
12
12 "Revelations" Michael Hurst Brent Fletcher April 16, 2010 SPS112 1.29[13]
13
13 "Kill Them All" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight April 23, 2010 SPS113 1.23[13]
Season 0 (Prequel): Gods of the Arena (2011)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
"Past Transgressions" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight January 21, 2011 1.10[14]
2
"Missio" Rick Jacobson Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon January 28, 2011 1.14[15]
3
"Paterfamilias" Michael Hurst Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 4, 2011 1.26[16]
4
"Beneath the Mask" Brendan Maher Seamus Kevin Fahey & Misha Green February 11, 2011 1.11[17]
5
"Reckoning" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 18, 2011 1.38[18]
6
"The Bitter End" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight February 25, 2011 1.72[19]
Season 2: Vengeance (2012)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Vengeance

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

14
1 "Fugitivus" Michael Hurst Steven S. DeKnight January 27, 2012 SPS201 1.39[20]
15
2 "A Place in This World" Jesse Warn Brent Fletcher February 3, 2012 SPS202 1.30[21]
16
3 "The Greater Good" Brendan Maher Tracy Bellomo February 10, 2012 SPS203 1.40[22]
17
4 "Empty Hands" Mark Beesley Allison Miller February 17, 2012 SPS204 1.47[23]
18
5 "Libertus" Rick Jacobson Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing February 24, 2012 SPS205 1.56[24]
19
6 "Chosen Path" Michael Hurst Misha Green March 2, 2012 SPS206 1.19[25]
20
7 "Sacramentum" Jesse Warn Seamus Kevin Fahey March 9, 2012 SPS207 1.25[26]
21
8 "Balance" Chris Martin-Jones Jed Whedon March 16, 2012 SPS208 1.10[27]
22
9 "Monsters" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 23, 2012 SPS209 1.35[28]
23
10 "Wrath of the Gods" Jesse Warn Steven S. DeKnight March 30, 2012 SPS210 1.45[30]
Season 3: War of the Damned (2013)[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: War of the Damned

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Production
 code
U.S. viewers
 (million)

24
1 "Enemies of Rome" Mark Beesley Steven S. DeKnight January 25, 2013 SPS301 0.93[31]
25
2 "Wolves at the Gate" Jesse Warn Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing January 26, 2013 SPS302 0.82[32]
26
3 "Men of Honor" John Fawcett Brent Fletcher February 8, 2013 SPS303 0.95[33]
27
4 "Decimation" Michael Hurst Seamus Kevin Fahey February 15, 2013 SPS304 0.88[34]
28
5 "Blood Brothers" TJ Scott Allison Miller February 22, 2013 SPS305 1.02[35]
29
6 "Spoils of War" Mark Beesley Jed Whedon March 15, 2013 SPS306 0.87[36]
30
7 "Mors Indecepta" Jesse Warn David Kob & Mark Leitner March 22, 2013 SPS307 1.09[37]
31
8 "Separate Paths" TJ Scott Brent Fletcher March 29, 2013 SPS308 1.09[38]
32
9 "The Dead and the Dying" Michael Hurst Jeffrey Bell April 5, 2013 SPS309 1.07[39]
33
10 "Victory" Rick Jacobson Steven S. DeKnight April 12, 2013 SPS310 1.42[40]
References[edit]
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6.Jump up ^ Hibberd, James (January 17, 2011). "Liam McIntyre is the new Spartacus!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
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8.Jump up ^ "Spartacus - Vengeance (DVD)". Amazon UK. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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10.Jump up ^ Lambert, David (May 29, 2013). "Spartacus - ‍ '​War of the Damned: The Complete 3rd Season‍ '​ Press Release Announces Date, Details, Extras". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: War of the Damned (Blu-ray)". Amazon UK. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: War Of The Damned". Ezy DVD. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
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14.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 24, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' & NBA Lead Night +'Smackdown,' 'Spartacus,' 'Victorious,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
15.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (January 31, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Leads Night, 'Spartacus' Steady, + 'Smackdown,' 'Winter X-Games,' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
16.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 7, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' 'Wizards of Waverly Place' Lead Night, 'Merlin' Down + 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
17.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 14, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' Leads Night; 'Merlin' Steady; + 'Spartacus: GotA,' 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
18.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Ends Season on Top; 'Merlin' & 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rise + 'Wizards of Waverly' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
19.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 28, 2011). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Smackdown!' Leads Cable; 'Spartacus: Gods of The Arena' Rises + 'Merlin,' 'Hall Of Game Awards' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
20.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (January 30, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Premiere, 'Smackdown!,' 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
21.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 6, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
22.Jump up ^ Gorman, Bill (February 13, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
23.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 21, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' Merlin, 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
24.Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (February 27, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Bering Sea Gold' Stay On Top + 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Merlin,' 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
25.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Robot Chicken' & 'UFC Fight Night' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
26.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' on Top Again, 'SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold' Round out Original Programming". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
27.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball on TNT Wins the Night, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'In Plain Sight' And More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
28.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Cable, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Ultimate Fighter Live', & 'Tangled Ever After'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
29.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 30, 2012). "'Spartacus' finale shockers: Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight on why [spoilers] died". EW Inside TV. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
30.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings:'Robot Chicken' Wins Night; 'The Boondocks,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,'WWE Friday Night Smackdown' & More'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
31.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Night, + 'Bering Sea Gold', WWE Friday Night Smackdown & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
32.Jump up ^ Yanan, Travis (February 5, 2013). "Friday's Cable Ratings: Discovery Is "Gold" in Demos, Viewers". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
33.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
34.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Wins Again + 'Yukon Men', 'Friday Night SmackDown', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
35.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 4, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings:NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Jessie', 'Robot Combat League','Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
36.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + NBA Basketball, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'SportsCenter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
37.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex' Wins Night, 'Bering Sea Gold','WWE Smackdown', 'Gravity Falls', 'Spartacus' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
38.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Night + 'Friday Night SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Storage Wars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
39.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Friday Night SmackDown' Wins Night + 'Yukon Men', 'Storage Wars', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
40.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2013). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Masters' Coverage Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Spartacus', 'Da Vinci's Demons','Yukon Men', 'Vice' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
External links[edit]
Official website
Spartacus at TV.com
Spartacus at the Internet Movie Database


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Spartacus (TV series)

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Spartacus
Spartacus; Blood and Sand 2010 Intertitle.png
Season 1 intertitle

Genre
Historical drama
Sword-and-sandal[1]
Created by
Steven S. DeKnight
Developed by
DeKnight Productions / Starz Originals
Starring
Andy Whitfield
Liam McIntyre
John Hannah
Manu Bennett
Jai Courtney
Peter Mensah
Nick E. Tarabay
Craig Parker
Viva Bianca
Katrina Law
Dustin Clare
Jaime Murray
Marisa Ramirez
Dan Feuerriegel
Lesley-Ann Brandt
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Brett Tucker
Lucy Lawless

Composer(s)
Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3 (+ 1 miniseries)
No. of episodes
39 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Steven S. DeKnight
Robert Tapert
Sam Raimi
Joshua Donen

Producer(s)
Chloe Smith
Charles Knight
 Aaron Lam
Editor(s)
Gary Hunt
 Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Location(s)
New Zealand
Cinematography
Aaron Morton
Running time
53-60 minutes
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original run
January 22, 2010 – April 12, 2013
External links
Website
Spartacus is an American television series produced in New Zealand that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010, and concluded on April 12, 2013. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading up to the beginning of historical records.[2] The show has been rated TV-MA for graphic violence, strong sexual content, and coarse language.
After the completion of the first season titled Spartacus: Blood and Sand, production for another season was delayed because lead actor Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma so Starz produced a six-episode prequel mini-series entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. When the actor's cancer recurred and he later died on September 11, 2011,[3][4] Starz had actor Liam McIntyre take on the role of Spartacus in the second season titled Spartacus: Vengeance.[5][6] On June 4, 2012, Starz announced the third and final season, titled Spartacus: War of the Damned.[7][8]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot 1.1 Gods of the Arena
1.2 Blood and Sand
1.3 Vengeance
1.4 War of the Damned
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Romans
2.2 Gladiators and slaves
3 Style
4 Production
5 Other media 5.1 Board game
5.2 Comics
5.3 Novels
5.4 Video game
5.5 Home video releases
6 Reception 6.1 Accolades
7 Broadcast
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Plot[edit]
Gods of the Arena[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
The mini-series features the history of the House of Batiatus and the city of Capua before the arrival of Spartacus. The main story opens not long after Quintus Lentulus Batiatus becomes lanista, manager of the House's slaves and gladiators, when he takes over his father's ludus.
Batiatus is quickly discovered to have grand ambitions, beginning with the stepping out from his father's shadow. As the story progresses, Batiatus continues to seek greatness for the House under his leadership, as well as recognition for his own name. By his side stands his devoted wife, Lucretia, who is willing to help her husband achieve his goals regardless of the cost. Batiatus soon places all of his fortunes on one man whom he believes will bring fame and glory to the House of Batiatus, his best gladiator, the Celt Gannicus. Gannicus is a skilled warrior almost without equal, who wields his dual swords in the arena with great prowess. However, Batiatus' opponents would not sit idly and allow his ascent to greatness without challenge.
Purchased as an undisciplined and disheveled recruit in the first episode, Crixus the Gaul initially endures mockery and threats of death, before eventually rising to become a gladiator of skill and fame second only to Gannicus. As Batiatus fends off repeated attempts by his professional rival Tullius to obtain Gannicus, his relationships with his father Titus and friend Solonius begin to suffer the strain of Quintus' relentless ambition. Former champion gladiator Oenomaus reluctantly retires from combat to become Doctore, while Syrian recruits Ashur and Dagan become fierce enemies as Ashur tries to prove himself worthy of being a gladiator. Veteran gladiators Barca and Gannicus accept the rising star of Crixus but fear that their own careers will suffer, as the machinations of Batiatus and Lucretia to court Capua's elite end in tragedy for several members of the household. Against all of this, the city's splendid new arena nears completion and with it the opening games that will make men into gods. When the arena opens Solonius' and Batiatus' gladiators compete with each other, Batiatus' gladiators prevailing in the contest. Gannicus again proves himself to be the champion of Capua and the god of the arena and by virtue of his win against Solonius' gladiators, becomes the champion of Capua and gains his freedom.
Blood and Sand[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Blood and Sand
The story begins with an unnamed Thracian's involvement in a unit of Roman auxiliary in a campaign against the Getae (Thracian tribes that occupied the regions of the Lower Danube, in what today is Bulgaria and Romania) under the command of the legatus, Claudius Glaber. In 72-71 BCE, Roman general Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, proconsul of the Roman province of Macedonia, marched against the Getae, who were allies of Rome's enemy, Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Getae frequently raid the Thracians' lands, so the Thracians are persuaded by Glaber to enlist in the Romans' service as auxiliaries. Glaber is persuaded by his wife Ilithyia to seek greater glory, decides to break off attacking the Getae and directly confront the forces of Mithridates in Asia Minor. The Thracian, feeling betrayed, leads a mutiny against Glaber, and returns to find his village destroyed. The Thracian and his wife Sura are captured by Glaber the next day; the Thracian is condemned to die in the gladiator arena for his crime, while Sura is taken away, condemned to slavery. The Thracian is shipped to Capua in Italy, a center of gladiator training. Against all odds in the arena he slays the four gladiators appointed to execute him and becomes an instant sensation with the crowd. Senator Albinius commutes the punishment from death to slavery. The prisoner's true name unknown, Lentulus Batiatus, the owner of a ludus in Capua, suggests to name him "Spartacus", because he fought like the ferocious Thracian king of that name.
Noting well the Thracian's fierce raw talent and popularity with the masses, Batiatus purchases him for training within the walls of his ludus under the tutelage of Doctore, a former gladiator and fellow slave. He is befriended by Varro, a Roman who sold himself into slavery in order to pay his debts and support his family. He is harassed by more senior gladiators, notably Crixus, an undefeated Gaul, and Barca, a Carthaginian. Spartacus soon learns that Sura was sold to a Syrian slave trader. Batiatus, who has been unable to control Spartacus during his first days of training, promises to find Sura and reunite them in exchange for the promising neophyte's cooperation in the arena.
After many near-fatal ordeals and much further training Spartacus attains the status of a living legend and is named the "Champion of Capua". Batiatus arranges the purchase of Sura, but she is delivered mortally wounded, supposedly having been waylaid by bandits en route. Her murder was secretly ordered by Batiatus to keep Spartacus loyal and focused. Spartacus casts off his heritage as a Thracian and forgets his dream of freedom, becoming content with life as champion.
The turning point comes when Spartacus is set to fight his only friend in the ludus, Varro, in an exhibition match celebrating the coming to manhood of the Capuan magistrate's son, Numerius. Ilithyia, who has hated Spartacus since he embarrassed her husband Glaber by his mutiny, seduces the young man and convinces him to demand death for the loser of the match. Spartacus wins (as expected), and when the young man gives the "thumbs down", Batiatus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the boy's powerful father, forces Spartacus to comply and kill Varro. While suffering from both his wound in this match and his remorse and sorrow over having to kill his friend, Spartacus has fever dreams that lead him to suspect that Batiatus arranged Sura's death. He is able to confirm this by forcing Batiatus' man, Aulus, to confess the act. Knowing that it is all or nothing when it comes to resistance of his enslavement, he resolves to "kill them all" and lead a revolt against the ruling house he once fought for.
In order to get his revenge, Spartacus enlists the help of Crixus and the rest of the gladiators to defeat the house of Batiatus once and for all. A battle to the death between Crixus and Spartacus is arranged for the Capuan elite at the ludus. Doctore (whom Batiatus refers to by his real name, Oenomaus) confronts Batiatus about Barca's death and Ashur's hand in it. Spartacus gains support from Mira who is tasked with opening the gate to the villa from the training area. Crixus resists aiding Spartacus in hopes of reuniting with Naevia; however, after learning he was weakened to ensure Spartacus' victory, at the last moment he joins with Spartacus. Doctore initially stops Spartacus from killing Batiatus. In the ensuing chaos of the gladiators' killing of the guards and some guests, Crixus persuades Doctore to join him with Spartacus, while Illithyia escapes and has her guards seal the door to the ludus from the outside. Doctore, making good on his word, tries to kill Ashur but his intended victim eludes him. Crixus grievously wounds Batiatus' wife, Lucretia, with a sword stab to her abdomen, piercing her womb and killing their unborn child. Aurelia kills Numerius after revealing to him that Varro was her husband, and Spartacus finally kills Batiatus in front of the seriously wounded Lucretia. After the massacre, Spartacus vows to make "Rome tremble".
Vengeance[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Vengeance
After the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the gladiator rebellion begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in Spartacus: Vengeance. Praetor Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent to Capua to crush Spartacus' growing band of freed slaves before they can inflict further damage. Spartacus is given a choice between satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man who condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death, or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart.
War of the Damned[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: War of the Damned
This final season of Spartacus began airing January 25, 2013 and concluded April 12, 2013. This season follows the final struggle between Spartacus and Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus pursues Spartacus as he struggles to feed his ever growing army of former slaves. Spartacus wins several victories against Crassus' forces and continues to frustrate the Romans. The series culminates in a direct all out battle between Spartacus and Crassus.[9][10]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Spartacus characters
Romans[edit]
John Hannah (Season 1 & Prequel) as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Spartacus' master.
Lucy Lawless (Season 1, Prequel & Season 2) as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife.
Viva Bianca (Season 1 & Season 2) as Ilithyia – the daughter of senator Albinius and wife of Glaber.
Craig Parker (Season 1 & Season 2) as Gaius Claudius Glaber – a Roman army legatus who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator.
Craig Walsh Wrightson (Season 1 & Prequel) as Solonius – a rival lanista and former friend to the House of Batiatus.
Stephen Lovatt (Prequel) as Tullius – Batiatus' business rival.
Jaime Murray (Prequel) as Gaia – a social climber and Lucretia's friend.
Jeffrey Thomas (Prequel & Season 2) as Titus Lentulus Batiatus – Quintus Batiatus' father and owner of the family's ludus.
Gareth Williams (Prequel) as Vettius – Tullius' young henchman and owner of a rival ludus.
Tom Hobbs (Season 2) as Seppius – a young Capua citizen of note. He wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber.
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Season 2) as Seppia – younger sister to Seppius.
Brett Tucker (Season 2) as Publius Varinius – Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor.
Simon Merrells (Season 3) as Marcus Licinius Crassus – the richest man in the Roman Republic. Envied and despised by the highborn among the senate, he craves the power and respect that defeating Spartacus and his rebel army would bring.
Christian Antidormi (Season 3) as Tiberius Licinius Crassus – the eldest son of Marcus Licinius Crassus, and his father's "word, and will" in Crassus' army.
Todd Lasance (Season 3) as Gaius Julius Caesar – a handsome young rogue from an esteemed lineage and his deadly intelligence and skill with a sword will be brought to bear against the rebellion as he begins his ascent towards the all-powerful ruler he will one day become.
Anna Hutchison (Season 3) as Laeta – a privileged wife of a Roman dignitary who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus. Her life and those of the ones she loves are forever changed by the conflict.
Gladiators and slaves[edit]
Andy Whitfield (Season 1) and Liam McIntyre (Season 2 & Season 3) as Spartacus – a Thracian slave who becomes a gladiator in the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus before leading a slave uprising.
Manu Bennett (Season 1, Prequel, Season 2 & Season 3) as Crixus – a Gaul, he was Batiatus' top gladiator prior to Spartacus. Love interest of Naevia, and secondary leader of the rebellion.
Lesley-Ann Brandt (Season 1 & Prequel) and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Season 2 & Season 3) as Naevia – Lucretia's personal and loyal slave. Love interest of Crixus.
Peter Mensah (Season 1, Prequel & Season 2) as Oenomaus – Batiatus' Numidian doctore (trainer) of gladiators, and reluctant advisor to the rebels. The historical Oenomaus was a Gaul.
Nick E. Tarabay (Season 1, Prequel & Season 2) as Ashur – a Syrian former gladiator whose leg was crippled in the arena by Crixus; later served Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman. After surviving the fall of Batiatus, he is out for vengeance against the rebel gladiators who never accepted him as one of their own.
Jai Courtney (Season 1) as Varro – a Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family.
Antonio Te Maioha (Season 1 & Prequel) as Barca – nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators, serves as a bodyguard for his master. His unexpected death midway through Season 1 is widely considered a turning point in the series.
Erin Cummings (Season 1) as Sura – the wife of Spartacus.
Dan Feuerriegel (Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3) as Agron – a German gladiator who was sold to Batiatus' ludus, he was the first to join Spartacus in his revolt, where his brother Duro died. He is now one of Spartacus' top warriors, and becomes Nasir's lover in Season 2.
Katrina Law (Season 1 & Season 2) as Mira – a slave girl sent under threat of death to seduce Spartacus and become his lover. She takes charge of logistical matters as a leader of the rebellion.
Brooke Williams (Season 1 & Season 2 premiere) as Aurelia – the wife of Varro.
Dustin Clare (Prequel, Season 2 & Season 3) as Gannicus – champion gladiator of the Batiatus' ludus before the arrival of Spartacus. Later, as a free man, he joins old friends in the revolt.
Marisa Ramirez (Prequel) as Melitta – Lucretia's personal slave and the wife of Oenomaus.
Pana Hema Taylor (Season 2 & Season 3) as Nasir – A young slave liberated from a villa by Spartacus and his army of rebels. He becomes the lover of Agron.
Ellen Hollman (Season 2 & Season 3) as Saxa – a German slave rescued by the rebels. She later joins the rebels.
Heath Jones (Season 2 & Season 3) as Donar – a prominent German rebel and former gladiator from the House of Batiatus.
Jenna Lind (Season 3) as Kore – A loyal slave to Marcus Crassus the Roman tasked to bring an end to Spartacus and his rebellion. Her deep feelings for her master will be sorely tested by spiraling events.
Gwendoline Taylor (Season 3) as Sibyl – A young slave rescued from Roman cruelty. Now free, she will embark on a journey.
Style[edit]
Spartacus is presented with a slightly over the top, overexposed video stylization, akin to the style used in the film 300.
The style of English used in the series mimics the structure of Latin. Definite and indefinite articles (the, a, ...) and pronouns (I, you, he, this, they, ...) are dropped where the meaning of the sentence is clear. Latin terms (domina, ludus, ...) are used where the audience can infer the meaning from context.
The program is preceded by a statement that it is a "historical portrayal of ancient Roman society that contains graphic violence and adult content". Incidental nudity and scenes of intense sexual and violent nature are present throughout.
Production[edit]
After filming in early 2009 and promoting for some time, it was announced that Starz would premiere Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Jan 22, 2010.[11] On December 22, 2009, a month before it premiered, it was announced that the show was renewed by Starz for a second season.[citation needed]
On March 9, 2010, IGN.com reported that production of Season 2 had been delayed due to star Whitfield being diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[12] Due to the delay, Starz announced in May 2010 that it would be developing a six-episode prequel series, entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, to allow star actor Whitfield to seek medical treatment.[13] The prequel featured both new and returning stars, headlined by John Hannah as Batiatus and Lucy Lawless as Lucretia. Star Andy Whitfield also briefly appeared in a voice-over role. Production began in New Zealand in the summer of 2010 and the prequel aired beginning January 2011.[14]
In September 2010, Starz announced that Whitfield's cancer had returned and that he had decided not to return for the production of Season 2, then tentatively scheduled for September 2011.[15] Starz announced that the show would nevertheless continue, and planned on recasting the role of Spartacus in the wake of Whitfield's exit.[16] Whitfield gave his blessing for Starz to recast the role when he announced he would not return.
Spartacus series creator Steven S. DeKnight said in an interview, "There are a "couple of very strong candidates" for the role of Spartacus, and season two should begin production in New Zealand in April 2011. DeKnight added that the Spartacus producers and Starz executives weren't always sure they would go forward without Andy Whitfield, who they said had brought "gravity and heart" to the role of the famous warrior. "It's unheard of to recast your titular character in a television show, and we did a lot of soul searching about whether we even wanted to try", DeKnight said. "And then Andy [Whitfield] said, 'I really think the show should go forward without me. I give you the blessing. I want this story told.'"[17] On January 17, 2011, it was announced that Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre had been selected to replace Whitfield.[18]
On February 26, 2011 interview with Entertainment Weekly, DeKnight revealed that the second season was set to air "the end of January" 2012. Additionally, he revealed that Lesley-Ann Brandt, the actress who portrayed the slave Naevia, would also not be able to return for season 2 due to the delay in production.[19] On August 1, 2011, Starz released a trailer indicating that the long-delayed second season would premiere in January 2012, under the new sub-title, Spartacus: Vengeance.[20]
Andy Whitfield died on September 11, 2011, from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 39 years old.[21]
Over two months before the premiere, on November 7, 2011, Starz announced that it was renewing Spartacus for a third season–a second year with Liam McIntyre in the titular role; and fourth year on the air overall.[22]
The second season eventually premiered on January 27, 2012.
On June 1, 2012 Starz released a teaser video of the next season on YouTube.[23]
On June 4, 2012, Starz announced that the 3rd season of Spartacus (War of the Damned) will be the final one for the series.
Starz released the first full trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned on July 13, 2012.[24]
Other media[edit]
Board game[edit]
In 2012 Gale Force Nine announced the creation of licensed board game based on the Spartacus series. The English language release of the game Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery had a limited release at Gen Con 2012 and a general release to game and hobby stores on September 28, 2012.[25]
Comics[edit]
In 2009, Devil's Due published a four-part prequel comic series, titled Spartacus - Blood And Sand. Each issue spotlighted a character from the upcoming television series, mostly the minor gladiator rivals of the main cast.[26]
The series was adapted as a 4-part motion comic adaptation called Spartacus - Blood and Sand - Motion Comic. Ray Park and Heath Freeman were cast. Kyle Newman was the director, and the producers were Andy Collen and Jeff Krelitz.[27][28][29][30]

#
Title
Spotlights
Writer
Artist
Run Time (Motion Comic)
1 Upon the Sands of Vengeance Arkadios, the Red Serpent Steven S. DeKnight Adam Archer 16 minutes
2 Shadows of the Jackal The Gargan Twins Jimmy Palmiotti Dexter Soy 16 minutes
3 The Beast of Carthage Barca, the Beast of Carthage Todd & Aaron Helbing Jon Bosco & Guilherme Balbi 9 minutes
4 The Shadow of Death Theokoles, the Shadow of Death Miranda Kwok Allan Jefferson 12 minutes
Novels[edit]
In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The first one, titled Spartacus: Swords & Ashes, was written by J.M. Clements and released on January 3, 2012.[31]
The second book in the series, Spartacus: Morituri by Mark Morris, was released in August 2012.
Video game[edit]
In 2012, Ubisoft announced that they would be publishing a video game based on the series. The game, titled Spartacus Legends, has been developed by Kung Fu Factory and was released on June 26, 2013 on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.[32]
Home video releases[edit]
The DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets of each season were released in various regions after their television broadcast.

Season
DVD and Blu-ray releases

North America
United Kingdom
Australia
 Gods of the Arena September 13, 2011 October 3, 2011 August 31, 2011
 The Complete First Season: Blood and Sand September 21, 2010 May 16, 2011 December 1, 2010
 The Complete Second Season: Vengeance September 11, 2012[33] October 1, 2012[34] August 29, 2012[35]
 The Complete Third & Final Season: War of the Damned September 3, 2013[36] April 29, 2013[37] August 28, 2013[38]
Reception[edit]
The premiere episode of the series set a record for Starz, with 553,000 viewers on their network, and another 460,000 on Encore, where the show was available only that weekend. For the rest of the season the show had an average of 1.285 million viewers. Critical reception of the first episode was mixed; the review aggregate website Metacritic which assigns a normalized average score out of 100 gave the show a score of 54% based on 22 reviews.[39] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it the grade B+, saying it "might prove to be the not-at-all-guilty pleasure of the season."[40] Barry Garron of the Hollywood Reporter suggested that with "such thin stories... it's small wonder that sex and violence are used to take up the slack." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that John Hannah as Batiatus "keeps the show grounded with a persuasive portrait of a man engaged in a stressful daily business" and called Whitfield as Spartacus "handsome and buff and smart and beastly."[41] Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald gave the season finale a positive review, rating it a B+. He commented on the improvement of the series throughout its first season.[42]
Accolades[edit]

Year
Result
Award
Category
Recipients

2010 Nominated EWwy Award Best Drama Series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Nominated Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actor - Drama Series Andy Whitfield
Nominated John Hannah
Nominated Outstanding Actress - Drama Series Lucy Lawless
2011 Nominated Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Allan Poppleton (for Episode: "The Bitter End")
Won Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Lucy Lawless
Nominated Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Nominated Best Presentation on Television Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
2012 Won Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Erika Takacs, Allan Poppleton
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Jacob Tomuri, Tim Wong
2013 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor on Television Todd Lasance
Nominated Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Spartacus: Vengeance - The Complete Second Season
Nominated Best Presentation on Television Spartacus: War of the Damned
Nominated People's Choice Awards Favorite Premium Cable TV Show Spartacus: War of the Damned

Broadcast[edit]
The series aired in Canada on TMN beginning on January 25, 2010.[43] RTL 5 announced in their January newsletter that Spartacus: Blood and Sand will debut in the Netherlands in March.[44] In the United Kingdom, Bravo began airing the series on May 25, 2010.[45][46] Following the axe of Bravo on UK television, Sky1 has now picked up the rights to the series and will air all subsequent seasons. In conjunction with the UK airings of Spartacus: War of the Damned on Monday nights at 10pm, a Tweet-a-long is held from the official Spartacus Twitter page, in which fans post tweets during the episode, using the hashtag #SpartacusWarOfTheDamned. The series is also scheduled to premiere in Poland on HBO Poland starting from June 19, 2010[47] and in Hungary on HBO Magyarország starting from June 1, 2010.[48][49] The series airs in Ireland on TV3.[50] In Brazil, the show airs on Globosat HD.[citation needed] In Turkey the show releases on CNBC-E TV, while in Italy Sky Television is the broadcaster who gained the rights of the series. In India and Pakistan, the show is currently airing (as of June 2011) on HBO. In Slovenia, the series started airing on Kanal A on 2 January 2012, from Monday to Friday at 9.45 pm. In 2014, Syfy began to air an edited version of the series.
See also[edit]
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, the modern name of the Ancient Capua
References[edit]
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42.Jump up ^ Perigard, Mark A. (April 16, 2010). "'Spartacus' season finale is a bloody good time". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
43.Jump up ^ "Spartacus: Blood And Sand – Schedule". The Movie Network. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
44.Jump up ^ "Programmering en Sales Promoties" [Programming and Sales Promotions] (in Dutch). Retrieved January 23, 2010. "RTL 5 ends the week with a double episode of the spectacular new series Spartacus: Blood & Sand."
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External links[edit]
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Spartacus
Spartacus; Blood and Sand 2010 Intertitle.png
Season 1 intertitle

Genre
Historical drama
Sword-and-sandal[1]
Created by
Steven S. DeKnight
Developed by
DeKnight Productions / Starz Originals
Starring
Andy Whitfield
Liam McIntyre
John Hannah
Manu Bennett
Jai Courtney
Peter Mensah
Nick E. Tarabay
Craig Parker
Viva Bianca
Katrina Law
Dustin Clare
Jaime Murray
Marisa Ramirez
Dan Feuerriegel
Lesley-Ann Brandt
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Brett Tucker
Lucy Lawless

Composer(s)
Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3 (+ 1 miniseries)
No. of episodes
39 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Steven S. DeKnight
Robert Tapert
Sam Raimi
Joshua Donen

Producer(s)
Chloe Smith
Charles Knight
 Aaron Lam
Editor(s)
Gary Hunt
 Jonathan Woodford-Robinson
Location(s)
New Zealand
Cinematography
Aaron Morton
Running time
53-60 minutes
Broadcast

Original channel
Starz
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
Original run
January 22, 2010 – April 12, 2013
External links
Website
Spartacus is an American television series produced in New Zealand that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010, and concluded on April 12, 2013. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading up to the beginning of historical records.[2] The show has been rated TV-MA for graphic violence, strong sexual content, and coarse language.
After the completion of the first season titled Spartacus: Blood and Sand, production for another season was delayed because lead actor Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma so Starz produced a six-episode prequel mini-series entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. When the actor's cancer recurred and he later died on September 11, 2011,[3][4] Starz had actor Liam McIntyre take on the role of Spartacus in the second season titled Spartacus: Vengeance.[5][6] On June 4, 2012, Starz announced the third and final season, titled Spartacus: War of the Damned.[7][8]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot 1.1 Gods of the Arena
1.2 Blood and Sand
1.3 Vengeance
1.4 War of the Damned
2 Cast and characters 2.1 Romans
2.2 Gladiators and slaves
3 Style
4 Production
5 Other media 5.1 Board game
5.2 Comics
5.3 Novels
5.4 Video game
5.5 Home video releases
6 Reception 6.1 Accolades
7 Broadcast
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Plot[edit]
Gods of the Arena[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
The mini-series features the history of the House of Batiatus and the city of Capua before the arrival of Spartacus. The main story opens not long after Quintus Lentulus Batiatus becomes lanista, manager of the House's slaves and gladiators, when he takes over his father's ludus.
Batiatus is quickly discovered to have grand ambitions, beginning with the stepping out from his father's shadow. As the story progresses, Batiatus continues to seek greatness for the House under his leadership, as well as recognition for his own name. By his side stands his devoted wife, Lucretia, who is willing to help her husband achieve his goals regardless of the cost. Batiatus soon places all of his fortunes on one man whom he believes will bring fame and glory to the House of Batiatus, his best gladiator, the Celt Gannicus. Gannicus is a skilled warrior almost without equal, who wields his dual swords in the arena with great prowess. However, Batiatus' opponents would not sit idly and allow his ascent to greatness without challenge.
Purchased as an undisciplined and disheveled recruit in the first episode, Crixus the Gaul initially endures mockery and threats of death, before eventually rising to become a gladiator of skill and fame second only to Gannicus. As Batiatus fends off repeated attempts by his professional rival Tullius to obtain Gannicus, his relationships with his father Titus and friend Solonius begin to suffer the strain of Quintus' relentless ambition. Former champion gladiator Oenomaus reluctantly retires from combat to become Doctore, while Syrian recruits Ashur and Dagan become fierce enemies as Ashur tries to prove himself worthy of being a gladiator. Veteran gladiators Barca and Gannicus accept the rising star of Crixus but fear that their own careers will suffer, as the machinations of Batiatus and Lucretia to court Capua's elite end in tragedy for several members of the household. Against all of this, the city's splendid new arena nears completion and with it the opening games that will make men into gods. When the arena opens Solonius' and Batiatus' gladiators compete with each other, Batiatus' gladiators prevailing in the contest. Gannicus again proves himself to be the champion of Capua and the god of the arena and by virtue of his win against Solonius' gladiators, becomes the champion of Capua and gains his freedom.
Blood and Sand[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Blood and Sand
The story begins with an unnamed Thracian's involvement in a unit of Roman auxiliary in a campaign against the Getae (Thracian tribes that occupied the regions of the Lower Danube, in what today is Bulgaria and Romania) under the command of the legatus, Claudius Glaber. In 72-71 BCE, Roman general Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, proconsul of the Roman province of Macedonia, marched against the Getae, who were allies of Rome's enemy, Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Getae frequently raid the Thracians' lands, so the Thracians are persuaded by Glaber to enlist in the Romans' service as auxiliaries. Glaber is persuaded by his wife Ilithyia to seek greater glory, decides to break off attacking the Getae and directly confront the forces of Mithridates in Asia Minor. The Thracian, feeling betrayed, leads a mutiny against Glaber, and returns to find his village destroyed. The Thracian and his wife Sura are captured by Glaber the next day; the Thracian is condemned to die in the gladiator arena for his crime, while Sura is taken away, condemned to slavery. The Thracian is shipped to Capua in Italy, a center of gladiator training. Against all odds in the arena he slays the four gladiators appointed to execute him and becomes an instant sensation with the crowd. Senator Albinius commutes the punishment from death to slavery. The prisoner's true name unknown, Lentulus Batiatus, the owner of a ludus in Capua, suggests to name him "Spartacus", because he fought like the ferocious Thracian king of that name.
Noting well the Thracian's fierce raw talent and popularity with the masses, Batiatus purchases him for training within the walls of his ludus under the tutelage of Doctore, a former gladiator and fellow slave. He is befriended by Varro, a Roman who sold himself into slavery in order to pay his debts and support his family. He is harassed by more senior gladiators, notably Crixus, an undefeated Gaul, and Barca, a Carthaginian. Spartacus soon learns that Sura was sold to a Syrian slave trader. Batiatus, who has been unable to control Spartacus during his first days of training, promises to find Sura and reunite them in exchange for the promising neophyte's cooperation in the arena.
After many near-fatal ordeals and much further training Spartacus attains the status of a living legend and is named the "Champion of Capua". Batiatus arranges the purchase of Sura, but she is delivered mortally wounded, supposedly having been waylaid by bandits en route. Her murder was secretly ordered by Batiatus to keep Spartacus loyal and focused. Spartacus casts off his heritage as a Thracian and forgets his dream of freedom, becoming content with life as champion.
The turning point comes when Spartacus is set to fight his only friend in the ludus, Varro, in an exhibition match celebrating the coming to manhood of the Capuan magistrate's son, Numerius. Ilithyia, who has hated Spartacus since he embarrassed her husband Glaber by his mutiny, seduces the young man and convinces him to demand death for the loser of the match. Spartacus wins (as expected), and when the young man gives the "thumbs down", Batiatus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the boy's powerful father, forces Spartacus to comply and kill Varro. While suffering from both his wound in this match and his remorse and sorrow over having to kill his friend, Spartacus has fever dreams that lead him to suspect that Batiatus arranged Sura's death. He is able to confirm this by forcing Batiatus' man, Aulus, to confess the act. Knowing that it is all or nothing when it comes to resistance of his enslavement, he resolves to "kill them all" and lead a revolt against the ruling house he once fought for.
In order to get his revenge, Spartacus enlists the help of Crixus and the rest of the gladiators to defeat the house of Batiatus once and for all. A battle to the death between Crixus and Spartacus is arranged for the Capuan elite at the ludus. Doctore (whom Batiatus refers to by his real name, Oenomaus) confronts Batiatus about Barca's death and Ashur's hand in it. Spartacus gains support from Mira who is tasked with opening the gate to the villa from the training area. Crixus resists aiding Spartacus in hopes of reuniting with Naevia; however, after learning he was weakened to ensure Spartacus' victory, at the last moment he joins with Spartacus. Doctore initially stops Spartacus from killing Batiatus. In the ensuing chaos of the gladiators' killing of the guards and some guests, Crixus persuades Doctore to join him with Spartacus, while Illithyia escapes and has her guards seal the door to the ludus from the outside. Doctore, making good on his word, tries to kill Ashur but his intended victim eludes him. Crixus grievously wounds Batiatus' wife, Lucretia, with a sword stab to her abdomen, piercing her womb and killing their unborn child. Aurelia kills Numerius after revealing to him that Varro was her husband, and Spartacus finally kills Batiatus in front of the seriously wounded Lucretia. After the massacre, Spartacus vows to make "Rome tremble".
Vengeance[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: Vengeance
After the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the gladiator rebellion begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in Spartacus: Vengeance. Praetor Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent to Capua to crush Spartacus' growing band of freed slaves before they can inflict further damage. Spartacus is given a choice between satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man who condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death, or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart.
War of the Damned[edit]
Main article: Spartacus: War of the Damned
This final season of Spartacus began airing January 25, 2013 and concluded April 12, 2013. This season follows the final struggle between Spartacus and Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus pursues Spartacus as he struggles to feed his ever growing army of former slaves. Spartacus wins several victories against Crassus' forces and continues to frustrate the Romans. The series culminates in a direct all out battle between Spartacus and Crassus.[9][10]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Spartacus characters
Romans[edit]
John Hannah (Season 1 & Prequel) as Quintus Lentulus Batiatus – a lanista and Spartacus' master.
Lucy Lawless (Season 1, Prequel & Season 2) as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife.
Viva Bianca (Season 1 & Season 2) as Ilithyia – the daughter of senator Albinius and wife of Glaber.
Craig Parker (Season 1 & Season 2) as Gaius Claudius Glaber – a Roman army legatus who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator.
Craig Walsh Wrightson (Season 1 & Prequel) as Solonius – a rival lanista and former friend to the House of Batiatus.
Stephen Lovatt (Prequel) as Tullius – Batiatus' business rival.
Jaime Murray (Prequel) as Gaia – a social climber and Lucretia's friend.
Jeffrey Thomas (Prequel & Season 2) as Titus Lentulus Batiatus – Quintus Batiatus' father and owner of the family's ludus.
Gareth Williams (Prequel) as Vettius – Tullius' young henchman and owner of a rival ludus.
Tom Hobbs (Season 2) as Seppius – a young Capua citizen of note. He wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber.
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Season 2) as Seppia – younger sister to Seppius.
Brett Tucker (Season 2) as Publius Varinius – Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor.
Simon Merrells (Season 3) as Marcus Licinius Crassus – the richest man in the Roman Republic. Envied and despised by the highborn among the senate, he craves the power and respect that defeating Spartacus and his rebel army would bring.
Christian Antidormi (Season 3) as Tiberius Licinius Crassus – the eldest son of Marcus Licinius Crassus, and his father's "word, and will" in Crassus' army.
Todd Lasance (Season 3) as Gaius Julius Caesar – a handsome young rogue from an esteemed lineage and his deadly intelligence and skill with a sword will be brought to bear against the rebellion as he begins his ascent towards the all-powerful ruler he will one day become.
Anna Hutchison (Season 3) as Laeta – a privileged wife of a Roman dignitary who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus. Her life and those of the ones she loves are forever changed by the conflict.
Gladiators and slaves[edit]
Andy Whitfield (Season 1) and Liam McIntyre (Season 2 & Season 3) as Spartacus – a Thracian slave who becomes a gladiator in the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus before leading a slave uprising.
Manu Bennett (Season 1, Prequel, Season 2 & Season 3) as Crixus – a Gaul, he was Batiatus' top gladiator prior to Spartacus. Love interest of Naevia, and secondary leader of the rebellion.
Lesley-Ann Brandt (Season 1 & Prequel) and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Season 2 & Season 3) as Naevia – Lucretia's personal and loyal slave. Love interest of Crixus.
Peter Mensah (Season 1, Prequel & Season 2) as Oenomaus – Batiatus' Numidian doctore (trainer) of gladiators, and reluctant advisor to the rebels. The historical Oenomaus was a Gaul.
Nick E. Tarabay (Season 1, Prequel & Season 2) as Ashur – a Syrian former gladiator whose leg was crippled in the arena by Crixus; later served Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman. After surviving the fall of Batiatus, he is out for vengeance against the rebel gladiators who never accepted him as one of their own.
Jai Courtney (Season 1) as Varro – a Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family.
Antonio Te Maioha (Season 1 & Prequel) as Barca – nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators, serves as a bodyguard for his master. His unexpected death midway through Season 1 is widely considered a turning point in the series.
Erin Cummings (Season 1) as Sura – the wife of Spartacus.
Dan Feuerriegel (Season 1, Season 2 & Season 3) as Agron – a German gladiator who was sold to Batiatus' ludus, he was the first to join Spartacus in his revolt, where his brother Duro died. He is now one of Spartacus' top warriors, and becomes Nasir's lover in Season 2.
Katrina Law (Season 1 & Season 2) as Mira – a slave girl sent under threat of death to seduce Spartacus and become his lover. She takes charge of logistical matters as a leader of the rebellion.
Brooke Williams (Season 1 & Season 2 premiere) as Aurelia – the wife of Varro.
Dustin Clare (Prequel, Season 2 & Season 3) as Gannicus – champion gladiator of the Batiatus' ludus before the arrival of Spartacus. Later, as a free man, he joins old friends in the revolt.
Marisa Ramirez (Prequel) as Melitta – Lucretia's personal slave and the wife of Oenomaus.
Pana Hema Taylor (Season 2 & Season 3) as Nasir – A young slave liberated from a villa by Spartacus and his army of rebels. He becomes the lover of Agron.
Ellen Hollman (Season 2 & Season 3) as Saxa – a German slave rescued by the rebels. She later joins the rebels.
Heath Jones (Season 2 & Season 3) as Donar – a prominent German rebel and former gladiator from the House of Batiatus.
Jenna Lind (Season 3) as Kore – A loyal slave to Marcus Crassus the Roman tasked to bring an end to Spartacus and his rebellion. Her deep feelings for her master will be sorely tested by spiraling events.
Gwendoline Taylor (Season 3) as Sibyl – A young slave rescued from Roman cruelty. Now free, she will embark on a journey.
Style[edit]
Spartacus is presented with a slightly over the top, overexposed video stylization, akin to the style used in the film 300.
The style of English used in the series mimics the structure of Latin. Definite and indefinite articles (the, a, ...) and pronouns (I, you, he, this, they, ...) are dropped where the meaning of the sentence is clear. Latin terms (domina, ludus, ...) are used where the audience can infer the meaning from context.
The program is preceded by a statement that it is a "historical portrayal of ancient Roman society that contains graphic violence and adult content". Incidental nudity and scenes of intense sexual and violent nature are present throughout.
Production[edit]
After filming in early 2009 and promoting for some time, it was announced that Starz would premiere Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Jan 22, 2010.[11] On December 22, 2009, a month before it premiered, it was announced that the show was renewed by Starz for a second season.[citation needed]
On March 9, 2010, IGN.com reported that production of Season 2 had been delayed due to star Whitfield being diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[12] Due to the delay, Starz announced in May 2010 that it would be developing a six-episode prequel series, entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, to allow star actor Whitfield to seek medical treatment.[13] The prequel featured both new and returning stars, headlined by John Hannah as Batiatus and Lucy Lawless as Lucretia. Star Andy Whitfield also briefly appeared in a voice-over role. Production began in New Zealand in the summer of 2010 and the prequel aired beginning January 2011.[14]
In September 2010, Starz announced that Whitfield's cancer had returned and that he had decided not to return for the production of Season 2, then tentatively scheduled for September 2011.[15] Starz announced that the show would nevertheless continue, and planned on recasting the role of Spartacus in the wake of Whitfield's exit.[16] Whitfield gave his blessing for Starz to recast the role when he announced he would not return.
Spartacus series creator Steven S. DeKnight said in an interview, "There are a "couple of very strong candidates" for the role of Spartacus, and season two should begin production in New Zealand in April 2011. DeKnight added that the Spartacus producers and Starz executives weren't always sure they would go forward without Andy Whitfield, who they said had brought "gravity and heart" to the role of the famous warrior. "It's unheard of to recast your titular character in a television show, and we did a lot of soul searching about whether we even wanted to try", DeKnight said. "And then Andy [Whitfield] said, 'I really think the show should go forward without me. I give you the blessing. I want this story told.'"[17] On January 17, 2011, it was announced that Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre had been selected to replace Whitfield.[18]
On February 26, 2011 interview with Entertainment Weekly, DeKnight revealed that the second season was set to air "the end of January" 2012. Additionally, he revealed that Lesley-Ann Brandt, the actress who portrayed the slave Naevia, would also not be able to return for season 2 due to the delay in production.[19] On August 1, 2011, Starz released a trailer indicating that the long-delayed second season would premiere in January 2012, under the new sub-title, Spartacus: Vengeance.[20]
Andy Whitfield died on September 11, 2011, from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 39 years old.[21]
Over two months before the premiere, on November 7, 2011, Starz announced that it was renewing Spartacus for a third season–a second year with Liam McIntyre in the titular role; and fourth year on the air overall.[22]
The second season eventually premiered on January 27, 2012.
On June 1, 2012 Starz released a teaser video of the next season on YouTube.[23]
On June 4, 2012, Starz announced that the 3rd season of Spartacus (War of the Damned) will be the final one for the series.
Starz released the first full trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned on July 13, 2012.[24]
Other media[edit]
Board game[edit]
In 2012 Gale Force Nine announced the creation of licensed board game based on the Spartacus series. The English language release of the game Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery had a limited release at Gen Con 2012 and a general release to game and hobby stores on September 28, 2012.[25]
Comics[edit]
In 2009, Devil's Due published a four-part prequel comic series, titled Spartacus - Blood And Sand. Each issue spotlighted a character from the upcoming television series, mostly the minor gladiator rivals of the main cast.[26]
The series was adapted as a 4-part motion comic adaptation called Spartacus - Blood and Sand - Motion Comic. Ray Park and Heath Freeman were cast. Kyle Newman was the director, and the producers were Andy Collen and Jeff Krelitz.[27][28][29][30]

#
Title
Spotlights
Writer
Artist
Run Time (Motion Comic)
1 Upon the Sands of Vengeance Arkadios, the Red Serpent Steven S. DeKnight Adam Archer 16 minutes
2 Shadows of the Jackal The Gargan Twins Jimmy Palmiotti Dexter Soy 16 minutes
3 The Beast of Carthage Barca, the Beast of Carthage Todd & Aaron Helbing Jon Bosco & Guilherme Balbi 9 minutes
4 The Shadow of Death Theokoles, the Shadow of Death Miranda Kwok Allan Jefferson 12 minutes
Novels[edit]
In 2012 Titan Books announced the publication of a series of novels based on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The first one, titled Spartacus: Swords & Ashes, was written by J.M. Clements and released on January 3, 2012.[31]
The second book in the series, Spartacus: Morituri by Mark Morris, was released in August 2012.
Video game[edit]
In 2012, Ubisoft announced that they would be publishing a video game based on the series. The game, titled Spartacus Legends, has been developed by Kung Fu Factory and was released on June 26, 2013 on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.[32]
Home video releases[edit]
The DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets of each season were released in various regions after their television broadcast.

Season
DVD and Blu-ray releases

North America
United Kingdom
Australia
 Gods of the Arena September 13, 2011 October 3, 2011 August 31, 2011
 The Complete First Season: Blood and Sand September 21, 2010 May 16, 2011 December 1, 2010
 The Complete Second Season: Vengeance September 11, 2012[33] October 1, 2012[34] August 29, 2012[35]
 The Complete Third & Final Season: War of the Damned September 3, 2013[36] April 29, 2013[37] August 28, 2013[38]
Reception[edit]
The premiere episode of the series set a record for Starz, with 553,000 viewers on their network, and another 460,000 on Encore, where the show was available only that weekend. For the rest of the season the show had an average of 1.285 million viewers. Critical reception of the first episode was mixed; the review aggregate website Metacritic which assigns a normalized average score out of 100 gave the show a score of 54% based on 22 reviews.[39] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it the grade B+, saying it "might prove to be the not-at-all-guilty pleasure of the season."[40] Barry Garron of the Hollywood Reporter suggested that with "such thin stories... it's small wonder that sex and violence are used to take up the slack." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that John Hannah as Batiatus "keeps the show grounded with a persuasive portrait of a man engaged in a stressful daily business" and called Whitfield as Spartacus "handsome and buff and smart and beastly."[41] Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald gave the season finale a positive review, rating it a B+. He commented on the improvement of the series throughout its first season.[42]
Accolades[edit]

Year
Result
Award
Category
Recipients

2010 Nominated EWwy Award Best Drama Series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Nominated Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actor - Drama Series Andy Whitfield
Nominated John Hannah
Nominated Outstanding Actress - Drama Series Lucy Lawless
2011 Nominated Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Allan Poppleton (for Episode: "The Bitter End")
Won Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Lucy Lawless
Nominated Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Nominated Best Presentation on Television Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
2012 Won Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Erika Takacs, Allan Poppleton
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Jacob Tomuri, Tim Wong
2013 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor on Television Todd Lasance
Nominated Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Spartacus: Vengeance - The Complete Second Season
Nominated Best Presentation on Television Spartacus: War of the Damned
Nominated People's Choice Awards Favorite Premium Cable TV Show Spartacus: War of the Damned

Broadcast[edit]
The series aired in Canada on TMN beginning on January 25, 2010.[43] RTL 5 announced in their January newsletter that Spartacus: Blood and Sand will debut in the Netherlands in March.[44] In the United Kingdom, Bravo began airing the series on May 25, 2010.[45][46] Following the axe of Bravo on UK television, Sky1 has now picked up the rights to the series and will air all subsequent seasons. In conjunction with the UK airings of Spartacus: War of the Damned on Monday nights at 10pm, a Tweet-a-long is held from the official Spartacus Twitter page, in which fans post tweets during the episode, using the hashtag #SpartacusWarOfTheDamned. The series is also scheduled to premiere in Poland on HBO Poland starting from June 19, 2010[47] and in Hungary on HBO Magyarország starting from June 1, 2010.[48][49] The series airs in Ireland on TV3.[50] In Brazil, the show airs on Globosat HD.[citation needed] In Turkey the show releases on CNBC-E TV, while in Italy Sky Television is the broadcaster who gained the rights of the series. In India and Pakistan, the show is currently airing (as of June 2011) on HBO. In Slovenia, the series started airing on Kanal A on 2 January 2012, from Monday to Friday at 9.45 pm. In 2014, Syfy began to air an edited version of the series.
See also[edit]
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, the modern name of the Ancient Capua
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External links[edit]
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Spartacus is a set of Starz television series that focuses on the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading to the records of history.[1] This article serves as a list of characters for the television series.


Contents  [hide]
1 Main characters 1.1 Spartacus
1.2 Quintus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
1.3 Lucretia
1.4 Oenomaus
1.5 Crixus
1.6 Ashur
1.7 Naevia
1.8 Mira
1.9 Gaius Claudius Glaber
1.10 Ilithyia
1.11 Agron
1.12 Gannicus
2 Other characters 2.1 Blood and Sand


2.2 Gods of the Arena

2.3 Vengeance


2.4 War of the Damned



3 References
4 External links
Main characters[edit]
Spartacus[edit]
Portrayed by Andy Whitfield in Blood and Sand, Liam McIntyre in Vengeance and War of the Damned
A Thracian who becomes a gladiator in the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus. Spartacus disobeyed an order by legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber who refused to send his men to protect Spartacus' village. Spartacus' wife, Sura is condemned to slavery, and Spartacus is taken to Rome to be executed in the games by Glaber. Instead of dying, Spartacus kills the gladiators sent to kill him, and as a result Spartacus cannot be executed: Glaber would lose faith with the people, as Spartacus has become popular with the crowd. Batiatus purchases Spartacus to either win patronage from Glaber by having him killed, or use the Thracian's popularity for his own ends. Batiatus makes a deal with Spartacus that if he continues to fight for Batiatus, he will find Spartacus' wife for him; however, she is brought to the ludus dying from an apparent attack. It is revealed immediately afterwards that Batiatus had Sura murdered so Spartacus would stay at the ludus, as he would have no reason to gain his freedom. Eventually Spartacus finds out, and at a party to announce Batiatus' pursuit of political office, Spartacus leads a slave revolt that kills Batiatus and all the people in attendance. After she helped him escape the ludus, Mira became Spartacus' lover, until she came to realize he would never love her the way she loved him. Spartacus eventually has an army of hundreds of thousands of freed slaves, who free one city after another. The tensions between him and Crixus heat up again when Crixus wishes to take their army to Rome, whereas Spartacus would head up to the mountains. He also becomes involved with a former Roman woman named Leata, who now stands slave with the rest of his people. Spartacus hosts a series of games like the ones he used to fight in, to honor Crixus after his death. In the final battle against Crassus, Spartacus leads his people into the fight, and has Gannicus with another group approach from behind. Although they seem to be fighting their way through the army at first, the rebels eventually start to fall one by one. Spartacus then faces off with Crassus, but when he finally has the Roman on his knees, Spartacus is struck from behind, when three spears pierce his body. Agron and others come to his rescue and take him away before Crassus can kill him, but Spartacus has been mortally wounded, and asks his friends to move on without him. He then dies in the hands of Agron, longing to see his wife again. He is buried at the foot of the mountain, with Agron's shield as a gravestone. Coincidentally, the shield has a red serpent on it, thus making Sura's prediction about Spartacus falling before the great, red serpent, come true.
Quintus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus[edit]
Portrayed by John Hannah.
A lanista and Spartacus' master. Insatiably greedy and ambitious, he schemes to become a Roman magistrate. His schemes including ridding himself of his business rival Solonius, as well as gaining sufficient advantage with the local magistrate Calavius and legatus Glaber so that they will provide him patronage. However, after refusing to support his ambition, Batiatus kidnaps and kills Calavius. Using blackmail and the aid of Ashur, he has Solonius condemned to the arena, framed for Calavius's murder, and earns the support of Glaber by threatening to reveal that his wife has murdered a noble woman. His plans to control Spartacus (killing his wife so he has no reason to attain his freedom) are uncovered and he is slain by Spartacus in the season finale.
Lucretia[edit]
Portrayed by Lucy Lawless.
Batiatus' wife. She has taken Crixus as a lover, originally for him to provide an heir for Batiatus, which she strongly desires to do. She acts as a willing partner in order to advance Batiatus' goals and uses deception and blackmail to further his aims. She is critically wounded by an angered Crixus, doing so to prevent her from bearing his child, during the rebellion. She returns in season 2, where she is discovered by Glauber when he takes up residence in the former house of Batiatus. Being the only survivor of Spartacus's massacre, she becomes viewed as an oracle by the people. She was found and cleaned up by Ashur after the massacre, and at first trusts him because of this. He later turns on her and begins to rape her. In the season 2 finale, Lucretia turns on Ilithyia and kills her servants as she prepares to give birth to her child; once the child is born Lucretia claims it as her and Quintus' son. She then commits suicide by falling off a cliff, taking the baby with her.
Oenomaus[edit]
Portrayed by Peter Mensah.
Doctore, gallic gladiator, and trainer of gladiators in Batiatus' ludus. He believes in the honor of the ludus and the House of Batiatus until he learns differently. Batiatus proposes to make Oenomaus master of the ludus if he is successful in his political ambition. He later aids in the rebellion of the ludus. He keeps himself separated from the rebels at first, until he is caught along with Crixus and two other rebels, and is forced to fight to his death in the arena. It's revealed Gannicus will be the one he must fight, and still enraged that Gannicus slept with Oenomaus' wife, he lashes out. He is rescued by Spartacus, and Gannicus later joins the rebels. Oenomaus slowly begins to forgive him. His eye is damaged beyond medical help after a fight with the Egyptian. Oenomaus is slain in the season 2 finale following a brazen attack on the Romans to escape the mountaintop the slaves were trapped on. Before dying, he tells Gannicus that he and Melitta will be waiting to greet him in the afterlife.
Crixus[edit]
Portrayed by Manu Bennett.
A Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator, the lover of Lucretia and the "Champion of Capua". He despises Spartacus for no apparent reason and believes in the mark of the brotherhood, i.e. being a gladiator is a huge honor and service to the city. However, when paired in a match with Spartacus against an unbeaten foe, Theokoles, he is severely wounded, costing him the title. Spartacus emerges victorious from the match and becomes the new "Champion", giving Crixus more reason to hate him. Crixus is the object of lust for many women, but only desires to be with Naevia. Once their affair is discovered, he is beaten and Naevia is sold off. He and Spartacus are scheduled to fight to the death and the two talk the day before. He originally refuses to join in Spartacus' rebellion but the two strike an accord; If Spartacus wins he will find and free Naevia; if Crixus wins the rebellion will not happen, but he will kill Batiatus one day. After Crixus discovers his food was drugged, he decides to take part in the rebellion, launching Spartacus into the balcony. He later sets out to find Naevia, and after he finds her, helps her to fight like a warrior, so that she will never be anyone's slave again. When the rebellion causes their army to grow to hundreds of thousands, Crixus grows impatient and wishes to set foot to Rome, and take the city. He eventually does so, with Naevia, Agron, and many others, and although victory seems near, it is soon discovered they've been lead to a trap, and Crixus is eventually beheaded by Tiberius, the son of Marcus Crassus, who leads the army against Spartacus. Spartacus hosts a series of games in honor of him, much like the ones they used to have in the arena, where his strongest people fight the Roman soldiers they've captured.
Ashur[edit]
Portrayed by Nick E. Tarabay.
An Assyrian and former gladiator. His leg was crippled by Crixus in the arena so he now serves Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman. His cunning and talents serve Batiatus but also condemn his enemies. His machinations cost Barca and Pietros their lives. His aid proves invaluable in removing Calavius and Solonius. Batiatus promotes him from the ludus and makes him a part of his household as a result. His treachery in the fate of Barca and Calavius is uncovered, which almost costs him his life at the hands of Oenomaus, however he manages to hide under a Roman soldier's corpse. It's later revealed that he managed to save Lucretia and stitched her up. Although they are somewhat trusted partners at first, he later begins to rape her, and plans for her to become his wife after Glaber sets him free. Ashur meets his end in the season 2 finale when he delivers a message to Spartacus and the slaves; turn over Spartacus and the Romans will go easy on the slaves. Crixus challenges Ashur to a fight, but Naevia insists on fighting him. Ashur defeats her, but his arrogance overcomes him and she takes advantage of the opportunity and decapitates him.
Naevia[edit]
Portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt (Prequel and Season 1), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Season 2 and 3)
Lucretia's personal and loyal slave. She becomes Crixus' love interest after he declares his affection. The two are seen by Ashur making love, and in attempt to gain vengeance on Crixus for crippling him, asks for Naevia's purity from Batiatus. After Naevia reveals this to Crixus, he attacks Ashur, revealing their affair to all. She is sold after this, and Crixus vows to find her. After the rebellion, he sets out to seek information about her whereabouts, and eventually finds her in the deepest mines of Rome, taking her back with him. While she was sold from master to master, it's revealed some of them had done unspeakable things to her, and this forces Crixus to teach her how to fight like a warrior, so that no man will ever hurt her again. She becomes a strong warrior, having no difficulties defeating and killing many Roman soldiers. Naevia however, haunted by her past mistreatment at the hands of the Romans develops a severe hatred toward anyone of Roman descent be it soldiers or civilians. Her hatred causes a large rift between the major generals of the rebel army particularly Spartacus as well as Gannicus after they refuse to kill the Roman families who were in a city they had taken. Eventually convincing Crixus to separate from Spartacus, the Duo as well as the several thousand whom followed them began Marching toward the City of Rome itself winning many skirmishes along the way. Just a few miles outside the city they are cornered by Crassus's vastly larger army, and thus soundly defeated. She is forced to watch as Crixus is beheaded by Tiberious. Naevia however is spared and sent back to the rebel camp carrying Crixus's severed head as warning of Spartacus's Demise. Games are head pitting Roman soldiers against gladiators in honor of Crixus, with Naevia to face a now captive Tiberious in the Primus. Begrudgingly, sparing him for the purpose of trading him in order to regain 500 of the slaved defeated in battle, she later joins Spartacus in the Final battle against Crassus. While aiding Gannius in protecting their flank, Naevia is severely wounded after a horseback rider slashes her jugular vein. Despite the fatal injury, she still attempts to engage Caesar, though she is swiftly bested. Forced to her knees from a slash to her kneecap, she is then stabbed in the neck, and through the heart (Mirroring the manner in which Diona was killed) with her own sword.
Mira[edit]
Portrayed by Katrina Law.
One of Lucretia's house servants, who uses her to seduce Spartacus in order to ensure that he can perform sexually for her friend Licinia; however Spartacus turns down her advances. Later, Mira develops real feelings for Spartacus and becomes his lover and aids him in the rebellion. In season 2 she continues to aid Spartacus and develops even stronger feelings for him though she realises she ultimately cannot replace his wife Sura. Spartacus loses trust in her when she tries to murder a captured Ilithyia, and she dies in Spartacus' arms while trying to help rescue a group of rebels from Roman forces surrounding them.
Gaius Claudius Glaber[edit]
Portrayed by Craig Parker.
Husband of Ilithyia. A Roman army legatus who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator. Glaber requested the aid of Spartacus' tribe of Thracians in return for Roman aid against their enemies. When Glaber's interests changed, the Thracians rebelled and Glaber put down the insurrection. He then sold Spartacus' wife Sura to a Syrian slave trader, and later Spartacus to the ludus of Batiatus. Many months later, after it is revealed to him that his wife murdered Licinia, the cousin of Marcus Crassus, he is forced to grant Batiatus patronage in his quest to gain political station. After the rebellion, he vows to find Spartacus and bring him to his knees. His marriage to Ilithya becomes strained, and after she's been taken by Gannicus, and thought to be dead, Glaber begins an affair with Seppia. Ilithyia returns, and saves Glaber from Seppia, who planned on killing him after she discovered he murdered her brother. Glaber and Ilithya then reunite. In the season 2 finale, Spartacus and his followers escape the mountaintop that Glaber had trapped them on, and began bombarding the temple Glaber now occupied with his own siege equipment. During the battle, Spartacus and Glaber fight once more with Spartacus finally slaying his hated foe by stabbing him through the chest, then ramming his blade down his throat.
Ilithyia[edit]
Portrayed by Viva Bianca.
The daughter of senator Albinius and wife of Glaber and another one of the series antagonists. She hates Spartacus for no apparent reason and forms a close friendship with Lucretia, frequently visiting the ludus. An arrangement where Ilithyia has sex with Crixus is set up, but a jealous Lucretia instead has a masked Ilithyia lay with a masked Spartacus. Licinia, cousin of Marcus Crassus, and Lucretia interrupt, causing Ilithyia to kill Licinia. Ilithyia then seduces the boy Numerius into having Varro, Spartacus's only friend, put to death by Spartacus. Evil and cowardly, Ilithyia escapes during the revolt but unregretfully causes the death of many friends by locking the doors to prevent anyone escaping as the rebels go on a murderous rampage through the ludus. She is later seen pregnant, and although not confirmed until much later, she actually carries Spartacus' child. She plans to dissolve her marriage to Glaber and become Varinius' wife. He later turns from her, and when she is kidnapped by Gannicus, Glaber begins an affair with Seppia. Ilithya later returns after Spartacus lets her go, and kills Seppia who was about to kill Glaber. They then reunite, bonded by vengeance and his ambition to gain power in Rome. But after Glaber tells her to kill Lucretia, Ilythia is about to do so when her water breaks. Lucretia, revealing that, all along, she has been madly set on bringing a child at last to her husband, cuts the baby from her womb and falls over the cliff with it. Ilythia, who had crawled out to witness this, then dies.
Agron[edit]
Portrayed by Dan Feuerriegel.
A German slave, who was sold to the house of Batiatus along with his younger brother Duro. Agron and his brother are the first to join Spartacus in his plan to rebel and take back their freedom. When the plan is set in motion and the slave revolt starts, Agron fights by Spartacus' side and slays many guards. He is overcome with rage when his brother is murdered during the revolt, and vows to avenge his death. He joins Spartacus when they escape the ludus, and becomes his right hand as they take on Roman guards that have been sent after them. He and Spartacus go their own ways when it's revealed that Agron lied about Neavia's supposed death, as he does not wish to see many men die in the search for one single person. He and others set foot to Vesuvius, where they reunite with Spartacus again later, who has found Neavia. Agron later becomes the lover of Nasir, a young slave rescued from his fate after Spartacus and the rebels kill his master. Agron continues to fight by Spartacus' side, but his relationship with Nasir becomes unstable when a pirate named Castus shows interest in Nasir. Although Agron and Nasir eventually work out their problems, they are separated when Agron decides to join Crixus in his plan to take the city of Rome, while asking Nasir to remain with Spartacus, as he knows Spartacus and his group will have a better chance of surviving. Crixus' army is defeated by the Romans, but several are captured alive, and Agron, refusing to give up Spartacus' location, is crucified. Gaius Julius Caesar, however, makes a deal with Spartacus; he will return Spartacus' people who have been captured, in return for Kore, a former slave of Crassus, whom he loved deeply. Thus, Agron is returned to the rebels, and reunited with Nasir. As the rebels prepare for the final battle, it is revealed that Agron is severely weakened, and can't hold a sword anymore after being crucified. Nasir, however, crafts him a shield with a sword attached to it, allowing Agron to participate after all. During the finale battle, Agron slays many Romans, and ultimately comes to Spartacus' aid when he is mortally wounded. He brings Spartacus to the foot of the mountain, where he eventually dies in Agron's arms. They have also received word that the slaves who set foot to the mountain before the battle began, had been captured by the Romans. In the end, Agron and Nasir are the only warriors to survive, along with a handful of slaves. This makes Agron one of only a few gladiators from Batiatus' ludus, as well as the only prominent one from the first season, to have survived the rebellion.
Gannicus[edit]
Portrayed by Dustin Clare.
A Celt slave who becomes Quintus' first champion, a position left vacant by the grave injury suffered by Gannicus' close friend Oenomaus at the hands of Theokoles. In an effort to win favor with Quintillius Varis, a man of much influence who is in Capua selecting gladiators for his games, Lucretia invites Varis to the ludus to get better acquainted with the Batiatus gladiators. During the visit, a depraved Varis requests to see Gannicus in action, and Gannicus is forced to have sex with Lucretia's personal slave and Oenomaus' wife, Melitta. Neither Gannicus nor Melitta enjoy having to perform for the Romans, and their relationship with each other and Oenomaus becomes strained (though Oenomaus is unaware of what has happened). Meanwhile, Gannicus' flashy style and cavalier attitude gain him much favor with the spectators and Quintus, but are met with indignation by Titus Batiatus upon the pater familias' return to the ludus. Titus, feeling pressure to mend social and political relationships scarred by Quintus' actions, agrees to sell Gannicus to Tullius. Before Gannicus can be sold, Lucretia poisons Titus (and by accident, Melitta), killing both and framing Tullius. Now that Quintus is head of household, he decides to keep Gannicus and gain revenge on Tullius. Quintus finally regains the social standing his father willingly parted with, and manages to enter his men into the opening games of the Capua arena. The winners of each round meet in the Primus, and Gannicus wins after defeating Solonius' best gladiators. In an act of betrayal, Solonius convinces Varis to award Gannicus his freedom, thereby robbing the house of Batiatus of their only proven champion. Gannicus returns to Capua during the events of Vengeance, and while cynical of Spartacus' cause at first, is won over with the help of Oenomaus, who has forgiven Gannicus for his inappropriate relationship with Melitta, and serves a vital role in the rebellion. After the rebels gain thousands of more freed slaves, Spartacus tries to groom Gannicus to become a leader, which Gannicus refuses time and time again. He is involved in a relationship with Saxa, but ultimately leaves her for Sybil, a young slave he helped free after taking over the city of Sinuessa en Valle. Hours before the final battle, Gannicus finally agrees to become a leader, so that the rebels may have a better chance. He approaches Crassus' army from behind with his own group, destracting him from Spartacus. Gannicus easily slays many Romans, and is horrified to see both Saxa and Naevia die in front of him. He is ultimately cornered by the Romans, and captured by Caesar. Gannicus is then crucified along with hundreds of other rebels. In his final moments, Gannicus sees his old friend Oenamaus, and imagines being back in the arena again, with everyone cheering his name.
Other characters[edit]
Blood and Sand[edit]
House of Batiatus[edit]
Aulus (Mark Mitchinson). Batiatus' hitman. He retrieves Sura on Batiatus' orders and murders her. He is choked to death by Spartacus once he learns that Aulus killed Sura under Batiatus' orders.
Aurelia (Brooke Williams). Free Roman wife of Varro. Attempting to take care of their child after Varro sells himself as a gladiator, she is raped by an acquaintance. When Varro spurns her afterwards, she murders the rapist and they reconcile. After Varro's death at Spartacus' hand, she aborts the rapist's child and sells herself into slavery to see their child provided for. Seeking revenge upon Spartacus, she learns that the death was not his doing, but that of Numerius. During the rebellion, she kills the young Roman, while screaming for Varro. Spartacus later gives her a chance to flee Capua to start a new life, but she is captured and tortured, and dies cursing Spartacus' name.
Barca (Antonio Te Maioha). Nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", he is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators. He served as bodyguard and hit man for his master. Barca attempted to save up enough money to buy freedom for himself and his lover, Pietros. However, due to Ashur's machinations to avoid paying Barca money owed from losing a bet, questions regarding the latest murder committed on the part of Batiatus arise, resulting in Batiatus luring Barca into an ambush and murdering him.
Duro (Ande Cunningham). Younger brother of Agron who dies in the slave revolt.
Gnaeus (Raicho Vasilev). A Dacian gladiator who fights in the unconventional retiarius style. Killed by Spartacus after Gnaeus's abuses led to Pietros's suicide.
Hamilcar (Siaosi Fonua). A Sardinian gladiator, killed during the revolt.
Hector (Tim Foley). A guard. Naevia steals his gate key to lay with Crixus. After this incompetence is revealed, he is beheaded.
Kerza (Karlos Drinkwater). A captured fugitive who is forced to become a gladiator. He is killed in the Pits.
Medicus (David Austin). Employed to treat the gladiators' injuries.
Pietros (Eka Darville). Lover of Barca and slave of Batiatus. He dreams of freedom with Barca once enough money has been earned to buy their freedom. However, after Barca's demise, Pietros is left without a protector. Gnaeus soon begins raping Pietros, leading Pietros to hang himself.
Rabanus (Andrew Stehlin). A Sardinian gladiator. Later a prominent rebel.
Rhaskos (Ioane King). A Gaul gladiator who admires Crixus and gladly joins the revolt after seeing Crixus launch Spartacus into the balcony. He is captured and executed in the arena some weeks later.
Segovax (Mike Edward). A slave purchased by Batiatus. He fights under Ilithyia, who has him attempt to kill Spartacus in exchange of freedom. He is stopped by Crixus, and later emasculated and crucified.
Varro (Jai Courtney). A Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family, also a good friend of Spartacus. He and Spartacus form a close friendship. Varro is killed when Numerius forces Spartacus to kill him after a duel that was simply for show. He left behind a son and a pregnant wife, Aurelia, who was raped by one of his old friends.
Other gladiators[edit]
Anubis (Marcus Johnson II). The editor of the games held in The Pits of The Underworld.
Ixion (Campbell Cooley). Fierce warrior who fights in The Pits. He wears the severed faces of his killed foes. He is responsible for Kerza's death, and meets his own end when Spartacus kills him with his own axe.
Pericles (Thomas Kiwi). The Champion of Pompeii. Killed by Crixus in the Pompeii Games.
Theokoles (Reuben De Jong). An albino Spartan towering above all of his opponents (the actor who plays him stands 6' 10"). He was undefeated and had previously defeated as many as 100 men in a single spectacle. He has won many fortunes and his freedom several times, but continues to fight high-profile matches. Immensely strong and impervious to pain, Theokoles was unbeaten prior to the Shadow Games episode. Oenomaus, who is the only man to survive a battle with Theokoles (and still bears the scars of the match), personally trains Spartacus and Crixus for the spectacle. Theokoles meets his end during a match between himself, Crixus and Spartacus, the former's aid allowing Spartacus to become the victor.
Other characters[edit]
Aemilia (Mia Pistorius). Friend and follower of Licinia and Iliythia, murdered during the revolt.
Albinius (Kevin J. Wilson). A Roman senator and Ilithyia's father. Is killed by Glaber in Spartacus:Vengeance.
Caecilia (Tania Nolan). Friend and follower of Licinia and Iliythia.
Domitia (Janine Burchett). The wife of magistrate Calavius and mother of Numerius. She is slain during the rebellion.
Iovis (Josh Randall). Glaber's toughest guard/soldier.
Licinia (Brooke Harman) (credited as Brooke Harmon). A rich Roman noblewoman and cousin of Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman senator. She is a friend to Iliythia and visits Lucretia, asking to partake of the pleasures of the ludus, i.e. a sexual encounter with a gladiator. She asks for Spartacus by name. When she and Lucretia discover Iliythia having sex with Spartacus, she wonders at the tale of the wife of Glaber sleeping with his most hated enemy. Enraged, Iliythia kills Licinia. Licinia's murder is used by Batiatus to gain patronage from the legatus.
Marcus Decius Solonius (Craig Walsh-Wrightson). A Capuan lanista and rival of Batiatus. He tries to bring down Batiatus, but is ultimately caught in the webs of Batiatus and condemned to die in the arena, being framed for the murder of magistrate Calavius. He is slain by Spartacus, but not before the gladiator informs him that Batiatus and his entire house will follow Solonius to the underworld. Solonius dies laughing to the roar of the crowd.
Mercato (Greg Ward). A Roman politician and grandson of Marcus Minucius Rufus, a famous conqueror of the Thracians. Although the original character's name was Erebus, the name was changed to Mercato prior to filming.
Numerius Calavius (Lliam Powell). The son of magistrate Calavius. Seduced by Iliythia, he orders the death of Varro to please her. During the rebellion, he is killed by a vengeful Aurelia, wife of Varro.
Ovidius (Matthew Chamberlain). A Capuan businessman of whom Batiatus owes money to. After attempting to have Batiatus killed, he and his family are killed in revenge. Also Titus Calavius' cousin.
Pompeii Magistrate (Philip Grieve).
Ramel (Jon Brazier). A Capuan merchant of jewels.
Sextus (Andrew Laing). Husband of Aemilia. Killed by Spartacus at the beginning of the revolt after Batiatus shields himself.
Sura (Erin Cummings). The wife of Spartacus. She is enslaved after her husband rebels against the Romans. Batiatus purchases her, but has Aulus murder her in order to break Spartacus' desire for escape.
Titus Calavius (John Bach). Magistrate of Capua. He mistakenly insults Batiatus, leading to a scheme where he is murdered in the sewers beneath Capua.
Gods of the Arena[edit]
Romans[edit]
Gaia (Jaime Murray) a Roman social climber; a close friend of Lucretia. She is struck by a concrete statue and murdered by Tullius during a party hosted by Lucretia in an attempt to gain the favor of the Capua elite. Despite Lucretia's protest, Titus has Gaia's body and belongings hurled over the cliff to make her murder look like an accident.
Titus Batiatus, father of Quintus who disapproves of his son's efforts to gain power. He is slowly poisoned and eventually killed by Lucreita in order to prevent him from disowning her and his son Batiatus.
Tullius, a very rich and influential Roman and enemy of Batiatus. Tullius is responsible for the construction of the grand arena in capua (seen in both seasons 1 and 2). He is tortured and eventually sealed alive within the walls of the very arena he built by Batiatus and his group of vengeful gladiators.
Vettius, a rival lanista to both Batiatus and Solonius. Young, arrogant and short tempered, he holds a close business relationship with Tullius virtually allowing him full control of his ludus. When Tullius is bricked into the walls of the arena by Batiatus, Solonius blackmails Vettius into surrendering his Ludus over to him as well as leaving Capua forever.
Cossutius, a wealthy man who lives outside of Capua and is easily the most depraved character in the entire series. He is impaled through the chest and killed by a javelin thrown by Spartacus during his attack on the arena
Slaves[edit]
Melitta (Marisa Ramirez) - Wife of Oenamaus. She was Lucretia's trusted body slave prior to Naevia's tenure. Immensely popular among both her fellow slaves as well as her masters, Melitta was often allowed to speak freely among her masters without being prompted, a punishable offense under any other circumstance. She is eventually forced to sleep with Ganicus, a dear friend to both she and Oenamaus, in order to entertain Senator Varrus and earn Gannicus a place in his Primus (The main event of the arena games). Consequently she begins developing feelings for Gannicus despite her constant denial. She is accidentally killed when she drinks poisoned wine meant for Titus, and dies a rather violent death in Gannicus's arms
Diona (Jessica Grace Smith) - A servant in the house of Batiatus. A close friend of Naevia. After being chosen as a sex slave by Cossutius and repeatedly raped thereafter for Roman entertainment, she changes from a spirited youth to a broken and bitter woman. Not wishing to see her friend further deteriorate, Naevia aids in Dionas escape from the Ludus. She is later caught and executed with other fugitive slaves prior to the opening games of the new arena leaving Neavia to bear witness to her demise.
Auctus (Josef Brown) - A Greek gladiator. A lover of Barca with whom he shares a penchant for hazing new gladiators. He is killed by Crixus during their match in the old arena.
Vengeance[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Donar (Heath Jones) - a German rebel; originally a gladiator from the House of Batiatus.
Saxa (Ellen Hollman) - a German slave rescued by the rebels. She later joins the rebels.
Lugo (Barry Duffiel) - a German slave rescued by the rebels. He later joins the rebels.
Nasir (Pana Hema Taylor) - is a Syrian rebel and lover of Agron.
Chadara (Bonnie Sveen) - a freed slave whom Mira befriends. Mira later accidentally kills her when Chadara tries to flee the rebels while stealing their war map.
Thessela - Ilithyia's body slave; crucified by Glaber to spite his wife.
Romans[edit]
Seppius (Tom Hobbs) - a young Capua citizen of note. An ally of Publius Varinius, he wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber.
Seppia (Hanna Mangan-Lawrence) - younger sister to Seppius.
Publius Varinius (Brett Tucker) - Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor.
Others[edit]
The Egyptian (Stephen Dunlevy) - a silent but deadly Egyptian taken from prison by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus
War of the Damned[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Castus (Blessing Mokgohloa)
Sibyl (Gwendoline Taylor) - a young slave rescued from Roman cruelty. Now free, she will embark on a journey.
Romans[edit]
Marcus Licinius Crassus (Simon Merrells) - main antagonist; the richest man in Rome and a senator of the Republic tasked with bringing end to the rebellion.
Gaius Julius Caesar (Todd Lasance) - younger version of famous Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. Serves as Tribune in Crassus' army. Caesar's participation in this series is entirely fictional as there is no record of Caesar's involvement in the Third Servile War, although Caesar was indeed Tribune under Crassus at the time.
Tiberius Licinius Crassus (Christian Antidormi) - fictional son of Crassus; Marcus Crassus did in fact have a son also called Marcus who would have been fifteen years old at the time of the Servile War but there is no record of his involvement. Instead, he served under Caesar during his conquest of Gaulia.
Laeta (Anna Hutchison) - a privileged wife of a Roman dignitary who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus. Her life and those of the ones she loves are forever changed by the conflict.
Sabinus (Aaron Jakubenko)
Others[edit]
Kore (Jenna Lind) - a loyal slave to Marcus Crassus the Roman tasked to bring an end to Spartacus and his rebellion. Her deep feelings for her master will be sorely tested by spiraling events.
Heracleo (Vince Colosimo)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Interview: Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert from Spartacus: Blood And Sand
External links[edit]
Cast list on official site [1]
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Spartacus is a set of Starz television series that focuses on the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading to the records of history.[1] This article serves as a list of characters for the television series.


Contents  [hide]
1 Main characters 1.1 Spartacus
1.2 Quintus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus
1.3 Lucretia
1.4 Oenomaus
1.5 Crixus
1.6 Ashur
1.7 Naevia
1.8 Mira
1.9 Gaius Claudius Glaber
1.10 Ilithyia
1.11 Agron
1.12 Gannicus
2 Other characters 2.1 Blood and Sand


2.2 Gods of the Arena

2.3 Vengeance


2.4 War of the Damned



3 References
4 External links
Main characters[edit]
Spartacus[edit]
Portrayed by Andy Whitfield in Blood and Sand, Liam McIntyre in Vengeance and War of the Damned
A Thracian who becomes a gladiator in the ludus of Lentulus Batiatus. Spartacus disobeyed an order by legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber who refused to send his men to protect Spartacus' village. Spartacus' wife, Sura is condemned to slavery, and Spartacus is taken to Rome to be executed in the games by Glaber. Instead of dying, Spartacus kills the gladiators sent to kill him, and as a result Spartacus cannot be executed: Glaber would lose faith with the people, as Spartacus has become popular with the crowd. Batiatus purchases Spartacus to either win patronage from Glaber by having him killed, or use the Thracian's popularity for his own ends. Batiatus makes a deal with Spartacus that if he continues to fight for Batiatus, he will find Spartacus' wife for him; however, she is brought to the ludus dying from an apparent attack. It is revealed immediately afterwards that Batiatus had Sura murdered so Spartacus would stay at the ludus, as he would have no reason to gain his freedom. Eventually Spartacus finds out, and at a party to announce Batiatus' pursuit of political office, Spartacus leads a slave revolt that kills Batiatus and all the people in attendance. After she helped him escape the ludus, Mira became Spartacus' lover, until she came to realize he would never love her the way she loved him. Spartacus eventually has an army of hundreds of thousands of freed slaves, who free one city after another. The tensions between him and Crixus heat up again when Crixus wishes to take their army to Rome, whereas Spartacus would head up to the mountains. He also becomes involved with a former Roman woman named Leata, who now stands slave with the rest of his people. Spartacus hosts a series of games like the ones he used to fight in, to honor Crixus after his death. In the final battle against Crassus, Spartacus leads his people into the fight, and has Gannicus with another group approach from behind. Although they seem to be fighting their way through the army at first, the rebels eventually start to fall one by one. Spartacus then faces off with Crassus, but when he finally has the Roman on his knees, Spartacus is struck from behind, when three spears pierce his body. Agron and others come to his rescue and take him away before Crassus can kill him, but Spartacus has been mortally wounded, and asks his friends to move on without him. He then dies in the hands of Agron, longing to see his wife again. He is buried at the foot of the mountain, with Agron's shield as a gravestone. Coincidentally, the shield has a red serpent on it, thus making Sura's prediction about Spartacus falling before the great, red serpent, come true.
Quintus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus[edit]
Portrayed by John Hannah.
A lanista and Spartacus' master. Insatiably greedy and ambitious, he schemes to become a Roman magistrate. His schemes including ridding himself of his business rival Solonius, as well as gaining sufficient advantage with the local magistrate Calavius and legatus Glaber so that they will provide him patronage. However, after refusing to support his ambition, Batiatus kidnaps and kills Calavius. Using blackmail and the aid of Ashur, he has Solonius condemned to the arena, framed for Calavius's murder, and earns the support of Glaber by threatening to reveal that his wife has murdered a noble woman. His plans to control Spartacus (killing his wife so he has no reason to attain his freedom) are uncovered and he is slain by Spartacus in the season finale.
Lucretia[edit]
Portrayed by Lucy Lawless.
Batiatus' wife. She has taken Crixus as a lover, originally for him to provide an heir for Batiatus, which she strongly desires to do. She acts as a willing partner in order to advance Batiatus' goals and uses deception and blackmail to further his aims. She is critically wounded by an angered Crixus, doing so to prevent her from bearing his child, during the rebellion. She returns in season 2, where she is discovered by Glauber when he takes up residence in the former house of Batiatus. Being the only survivor of Spartacus's massacre, she becomes viewed as an oracle by the people. She was found and cleaned up by Ashur after the massacre, and at first trusts him because of this. He later turns on her and begins to rape her. In the season 2 finale, Lucretia turns on Ilithyia and kills her servants as she prepares to give birth to her child; once the child is born Lucretia claims it as her and Quintus' son. She then commits suicide by falling off a cliff, taking the baby with her.
Oenomaus[edit]
Portrayed by Peter Mensah.
Doctore, gallic gladiator, and trainer of gladiators in Batiatus' ludus. He believes in the honor of the ludus and the House of Batiatus until he learns differently. Batiatus proposes to make Oenomaus master of the ludus if he is successful in his political ambition. He later aids in the rebellion of the ludus. He keeps himself separated from the rebels at first, until he is caught along with Crixus and two other rebels, and is forced to fight to his death in the arena. It's revealed Gannicus will be the one he must fight, and still enraged that Gannicus slept with Oenomaus' wife, he lashes out. He is rescued by Spartacus, and Gannicus later joins the rebels. Oenomaus slowly begins to forgive him. His eye is damaged beyond medical help after a fight with the Egyptian. Oenomaus is slain in the season 2 finale following a brazen attack on the Romans to escape the mountaintop the slaves were trapped on. Before dying, he tells Gannicus that he and Melitta will be waiting to greet him in the afterlife.
Crixus[edit]
Portrayed by Manu Bennett.
A Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator, the lover of Lucretia and the "Champion of Capua". He despises Spartacus for no apparent reason and believes in the mark of the brotherhood, i.e. being a gladiator is a huge honor and service to the city. However, when paired in a match with Spartacus against an unbeaten foe, Theokoles, he is severely wounded, costing him the title. Spartacus emerges victorious from the match and becomes the new "Champion", giving Crixus more reason to hate him. Crixus is the object of lust for many women, but only desires to be with Naevia. Once their affair is discovered, he is beaten and Naevia is sold off. He and Spartacus are scheduled to fight to the death and the two talk the day before. He originally refuses to join in Spartacus' rebellion but the two strike an accord; If Spartacus wins he will find and free Naevia; if Crixus wins the rebellion will not happen, but he will kill Batiatus one day. After Crixus discovers his food was drugged, he decides to take part in the rebellion, launching Spartacus into the balcony. He later sets out to find Naevia, and after he finds her, helps her to fight like a warrior, so that she will never be anyone's slave again. When the rebellion causes their army to grow to hundreds of thousands, Crixus grows impatient and wishes to set foot to Rome, and take the city. He eventually does so, with Naevia, Agron, and many others, and although victory seems near, it is soon discovered they've been lead to a trap, and Crixus is eventually beheaded by Tiberius, the son of Marcus Crassus, who leads the army against Spartacus. Spartacus hosts a series of games in honor of him, much like the ones they used to have in the arena, where his strongest people fight the Roman soldiers they've captured.
Ashur[edit]
Portrayed by Nick E. Tarabay.
An Assyrian and former gladiator. His leg was crippled by Crixus in the arena so he now serves Batiatus as a bookkeeper and henchman. His cunning and talents serve Batiatus but also condemn his enemies. His machinations cost Barca and Pietros their lives. His aid proves invaluable in removing Calavius and Solonius. Batiatus promotes him from the ludus and makes him a part of his household as a result. His treachery in the fate of Barca and Calavius is uncovered, which almost costs him his life at the hands of Oenomaus, however he manages to hide under a Roman soldier's corpse. It's later revealed that he managed to save Lucretia and stitched her up. Although they are somewhat trusted partners at first, he later begins to rape her, and plans for her to become his wife after Glaber sets him free. Ashur meets his end in the season 2 finale when he delivers a message to Spartacus and the slaves; turn over Spartacus and the Romans will go easy on the slaves. Crixus challenges Ashur to a fight, but Naevia insists on fighting him. Ashur defeats her, but his arrogance overcomes him and she takes advantage of the opportunity and decapitates him.
Naevia[edit]
Portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt (Prequel and Season 1), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Season 2 and 3)
Lucretia's personal and loyal slave. She becomes Crixus' love interest after he declares his affection. The two are seen by Ashur making love, and in attempt to gain vengeance on Crixus for crippling him, asks for Naevia's purity from Batiatus. After Naevia reveals this to Crixus, he attacks Ashur, revealing their affair to all. She is sold after this, and Crixus vows to find her. After the rebellion, he sets out to seek information about her whereabouts, and eventually finds her in the deepest mines of Rome, taking her back with him. While she was sold from master to master, it's revealed some of them had done unspeakable things to her, and this forces Crixus to teach her how to fight like a warrior, so that no man will ever hurt her again. She becomes a strong warrior, having no difficulties defeating and killing many Roman soldiers. Naevia however, haunted by her past mistreatment at the hands of the Romans develops a severe hatred toward anyone of Roman descent be it soldiers or civilians. Her hatred causes a large rift between the major generals of the rebel army particularly Spartacus as well as Gannicus after they refuse to kill the Roman families who were in a city they had taken. Eventually convincing Crixus to separate from Spartacus, the Duo as well as the several thousand whom followed them began Marching toward the City of Rome itself winning many skirmishes along the way. Just a few miles outside the city they are cornered by Crassus's vastly larger army, and thus soundly defeated. She is forced to watch as Crixus is beheaded by Tiberious. Naevia however is spared and sent back to the rebel camp carrying Crixus's severed head as warning of Spartacus's Demise. Games are head pitting Roman soldiers against gladiators in honor of Crixus, with Naevia to face a now captive Tiberious in the Primus. Begrudgingly, sparing him for the purpose of trading him in order to regain 500 of the slaved defeated in battle, she later joins Spartacus in the Final battle against Crassus. While aiding Gannius in protecting their flank, Naevia is severely wounded after a horseback rider slashes her jugular vein. Despite the fatal injury, she still attempts to engage Caesar, though she is swiftly bested. Forced to her knees from a slash to her kneecap, she is then stabbed in the neck, and through the heart (Mirroring the manner in which Diona was killed) with her own sword.
Mira[edit]
Portrayed by Katrina Law.
One of Lucretia's house servants, who uses her to seduce Spartacus in order to ensure that he can perform sexually for her friend Licinia; however Spartacus turns down her advances. Later, Mira develops real feelings for Spartacus and becomes his lover and aids him in the rebellion. In season 2 she continues to aid Spartacus and develops even stronger feelings for him though she realises she ultimately cannot replace his wife Sura. Spartacus loses trust in her when she tries to murder a captured Ilithyia, and she dies in Spartacus' arms while trying to help rescue a group of rebels from Roman forces surrounding them.
Gaius Claudius Glaber[edit]
Portrayed by Craig Parker.
Husband of Ilithyia. A Roman army legatus who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator. Glaber requested the aid of Spartacus' tribe of Thracians in return for Roman aid against their enemies. When Glaber's interests changed, the Thracians rebelled and Glaber put down the insurrection. He then sold Spartacus' wife Sura to a Syrian slave trader, and later Spartacus to the ludus of Batiatus. Many months later, after it is revealed to him that his wife murdered Licinia, the cousin of Marcus Crassus, he is forced to grant Batiatus patronage in his quest to gain political station. After the rebellion, he vows to find Spartacus and bring him to his knees. His marriage to Ilithya becomes strained, and after she's been taken by Gannicus, and thought to be dead, Glaber begins an affair with Seppia. Ilithyia returns, and saves Glaber from Seppia, who planned on killing him after she discovered he murdered her brother. Glaber and Ilithya then reunite. In the season 2 finale, Spartacus and his followers escape the mountaintop that Glaber had trapped them on, and began bombarding the temple Glaber now occupied with his own siege equipment. During the battle, Spartacus and Glaber fight once more with Spartacus finally slaying his hated foe by stabbing him through the chest, then ramming his blade down his throat.
Ilithyia[edit]
Portrayed by Viva Bianca.
The daughter of senator Albinius and wife of Glaber and another one of the series antagonists. She hates Spartacus for no apparent reason and forms a close friendship with Lucretia, frequently visiting the ludus. An arrangement where Ilithyia has sex with Crixus is set up, but a jealous Lucretia instead has a masked Ilithyia lay with a masked Spartacus. Licinia, cousin of Marcus Crassus, and Lucretia interrupt, causing Ilithyia to kill Licinia. Ilithyia then seduces the boy Numerius into having Varro, Spartacus's only friend, put to death by Spartacus. Evil and cowardly, Ilithyia escapes during the revolt but unregretfully causes the death of many friends by locking the doors to prevent anyone escaping as the rebels go on a murderous rampage through the ludus. She is later seen pregnant, and although not confirmed until much later, she actually carries Spartacus' child. She plans to dissolve her marriage to Glaber and become Varinius' wife. He later turns from her, and when she is kidnapped by Gannicus, Glaber begins an affair with Seppia. Ilithya later returns after Spartacus lets her go, and kills Seppia who was about to kill Glaber. They then reunite, bonded by vengeance and his ambition to gain power in Rome. But after Glaber tells her to kill Lucretia, Ilythia is about to do so when her water breaks. Lucretia, revealing that, all along, she has been madly set on bringing a child at last to her husband, cuts the baby from her womb and falls over the cliff with it. Ilythia, who had crawled out to witness this, then dies.
Agron[edit]
Portrayed by Dan Feuerriegel.
A German slave, who was sold to the house of Batiatus along with his younger brother Duro. Agron and his brother are the first to join Spartacus in his plan to rebel and take back their freedom. When the plan is set in motion and the slave revolt starts, Agron fights by Spartacus' side and slays many guards. He is overcome with rage when his brother is murdered during the revolt, and vows to avenge his death. He joins Spartacus when they escape the ludus, and becomes his right hand as they take on Roman guards that have been sent after them. He and Spartacus go their own ways when it's revealed that Agron lied about Neavia's supposed death, as he does not wish to see many men die in the search for one single person. He and others set foot to Vesuvius, where they reunite with Spartacus again later, who has found Neavia. Agron later becomes the lover of Nasir, a young slave rescued from his fate after Spartacus and the rebels kill his master. Agron continues to fight by Spartacus' side, but his relationship with Nasir becomes unstable when a pirate named Castus shows interest in Nasir. Although Agron and Nasir eventually work out their problems, they are separated when Agron decides to join Crixus in his plan to take the city of Rome, while asking Nasir to remain with Spartacus, as he knows Spartacus and his group will have a better chance of surviving. Crixus' army is defeated by the Romans, but several are captured alive, and Agron, refusing to give up Spartacus' location, is crucified. Gaius Julius Caesar, however, makes a deal with Spartacus; he will return Spartacus' people who have been captured, in return for Kore, a former slave of Crassus, whom he loved deeply. Thus, Agron is returned to the rebels, and reunited with Nasir. As the rebels prepare for the final battle, it is revealed that Agron is severely weakened, and can't hold a sword anymore after being crucified. Nasir, however, crafts him a shield with a sword attached to it, allowing Agron to participate after all. During the finale battle, Agron slays many Romans, and ultimately comes to Spartacus' aid when he is mortally wounded. He brings Spartacus to the foot of the mountain, where he eventually dies in Agron's arms. They have also received word that the slaves who set foot to the mountain before the battle began, had been captured by the Romans. In the end, Agron and Nasir are the only warriors to survive, along with a handful of slaves. This makes Agron one of only a few gladiators from Batiatus' ludus, as well as the only prominent one from the first season, to have survived the rebellion.
Gannicus[edit]
Portrayed by Dustin Clare.
A Celt slave who becomes Quintus' first champion, a position left vacant by the grave injury suffered by Gannicus' close friend Oenomaus at the hands of Theokoles. In an effort to win favor with Quintillius Varis, a man of much influence who is in Capua selecting gladiators for his games, Lucretia invites Varis to the ludus to get better acquainted with the Batiatus gladiators. During the visit, a depraved Varis requests to see Gannicus in action, and Gannicus is forced to have sex with Lucretia's personal slave and Oenomaus' wife, Melitta. Neither Gannicus nor Melitta enjoy having to perform for the Romans, and their relationship with each other and Oenomaus becomes strained (though Oenomaus is unaware of what has happened). Meanwhile, Gannicus' flashy style and cavalier attitude gain him much favor with the spectators and Quintus, but are met with indignation by Titus Batiatus upon the pater familias' return to the ludus. Titus, feeling pressure to mend social and political relationships scarred by Quintus' actions, agrees to sell Gannicus to Tullius. Before Gannicus can be sold, Lucretia poisons Titus (and by accident, Melitta), killing both and framing Tullius. Now that Quintus is head of household, he decides to keep Gannicus and gain revenge on Tullius. Quintus finally regains the social standing his father willingly parted with, and manages to enter his men into the opening games of the Capua arena. The winners of each round meet in the Primus, and Gannicus wins after defeating Solonius' best gladiators. In an act of betrayal, Solonius convinces Varis to award Gannicus his freedom, thereby robbing the house of Batiatus of their only proven champion. Gannicus returns to Capua during the events of Vengeance, and while cynical of Spartacus' cause at first, is won over with the help of Oenomaus, who has forgiven Gannicus for his inappropriate relationship with Melitta, and serves a vital role in the rebellion. After the rebels gain thousands of more freed slaves, Spartacus tries to groom Gannicus to become a leader, which Gannicus refuses time and time again. He is involved in a relationship with Saxa, but ultimately leaves her for Sybil, a young slave he helped free after taking over the city of Sinuessa en Valle. Hours before the final battle, Gannicus finally agrees to become a leader, so that the rebels may have a better chance. He approaches Crassus' army from behind with his own group, destracting him from Spartacus. Gannicus easily slays many Romans, and is horrified to see both Saxa and Naevia die in front of him. He is ultimately cornered by the Romans, and captured by Caesar. Gannicus is then crucified along with hundreds of other rebels. In his final moments, Gannicus sees his old friend Oenamaus, and imagines being back in the arena again, with everyone cheering his name.
Other characters[edit]
Blood and Sand[edit]
House of Batiatus[edit]
Aulus (Mark Mitchinson). Batiatus' hitman. He retrieves Sura on Batiatus' orders and murders her. He is choked to death by Spartacus once he learns that Aulus killed Sura under Batiatus' orders.
Aurelia (Brooke Williams). Free Roman wife of Varro. Attempting to take care of their child after Varro sells himself as a gladiator, she is raped by an acquaintance. When Varro spurns her afterwards, she murders the rapist and they reconcile. After Varro's death at Spartacus' hand, she aborts the rapist's child and sells herself into slavery to see their child provided for. Seeking revenge upon Spartacus, she learns that the death was not his doing, but that of Numerius. During the rebellion, she kills the young Roman, while screaming for Varro. Spartacus later gives her a chance to flee Capua to start a new life, but she is captured and tortured, and dies cursing Spartacus' name.
Barca (Antonio Te Maioha). Nicknamed the "Beast of Carthage", he is one of Batiatus' most successful gladiators. He served as bodyguard and hit man for his master. Barca attempted to save up enough money to buy freedom for himself and his lover, Pietros. However, due to Ashur's machinations to avoid paying Barca money owed from losing a bet, questions regarding the latest murder committed on the part of Batiatus arise, resulting in Batiatus luring Barca into an ambush and murdering him.
Duro (Ande Cunningham). Younger brother of Agron who dies in the slave revolt.
Gnaeus (Raicho Vasilev). A Dacian gladiator who fights in the unconventional retiarius style. Killed by Spartacus after Gnaeus's abuses led to Pietros's suicide.
Hamilcar (Siaosi Fonua). A Sardinian gladiator, killed during the revolt.
Hector (Tim Foley). A guard. Naevia steals his gate key to lay with Crixus. After this incompetence is revealed, he is beheaded.
Kerza (Karlos Drinkwater). A captured fugitive who is forced to become a gladiator. He is killed in the Pits.
Medicus (David Austin). Employed to treat the gladiators' injuries.
Pietros (Eka Darville). Lover of Barca and slave of Batiatus. He dreams of freedom with Barca once enough money has been earned to buy their freedom. However, after Barca's demise, Pietros is left without a protector. Gnaeus soon begins raping Pietros, leading Pietros to hang himself.
Rabanus (Andrew Stehlin). A Sardinian gladiator. Later a prominent rebel.
Rhaskos (Ioane King). A Gaul gladiator who admires Crixus and gladly joins the revolt after seeing Crixus launch Spartacus into the balcony. He is captured and executed in the arena some weeks later.
Segovax (Mike Edward). A slave purchased by Batiatus. He fights under Ilithyia, who has him attempt to kill Spartacus in exchange of freedom. He is stopped by Crixus, and later emasculated and crucified.
Varro (Jai Courtney). A Roman citizen who sold himself to the ludus to support his family, also a good friend of Spartacus. He and Spartacus form a close friendship. Varro is killed when Numerius forces Spartacus to kill him after a duel that was simply for show. He left behind a son and a pregnant wife, Aurelia, who was raped by one of his old friends.
Other gladiators[edit]
Anubis (Marcus Johnson II). The editor of the games held in The Pits of The Underworld.
Ixion (Campbell Cooley). Fierce warrior who fights in The Pits. He wears the severed faces of his killed foes. He is responsible for Kerza's death, and meets his own end when Spartacus kills him with his own axe.
Pericles (Thomas Kiwi). The Champion of Pompeii. Killed by Crixus in the Pompeii Games.
Theokoles (Reuben De Jong). An albino Spartan towering above all of his opponents (the actor who plays him stands 6' 10"). He was undefeated and had previously defeated as many as 100 men in a single spectacle. He has won many fortunes and his freedom several times, but continues to fight high-profile matches. Immensely strong and impervious to pain, Theokoles was unbeaten prior to the Shadow Games episode. Oenomaus, who is the only man to survive a battle with Theokoles (and still bears the scars of the match), personally trains Spartacus and Crixus for the spectacle. Theokoles meets his end during a match between himself, Crixus and Spartacus, the former's aid allowing Spartacus to become the victor.
Other characters[edit]
Aemilia (Mia Pistorius). Friend and follower of Licinia and Iliythia, murdered during the revolt.
Albinius (Kevin J. Wilson). A Roman senator and Ilithyia's father. Is killed by Glaber in Spartacus:Vengeance.
Caecilia (Tania Nolan). Friend and follower of Licinia and Iliythia.
Domitia (Janine Burchett). The wife of magistrate Calavius and mother of Numerius. She is slain during the rebellion.
Iovis (Josh Randall). Glaber's toughest guard/soldier.
Licinia (Brooke Harman) (credited as Brooke Harmon). A rich Roman noblewoman and cousin of Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman senator. She is a friend to Iliythia and visits Lucretia, asking to partake of the pleasures of the ludus, i.e. a sexual encounter with a gladiator. She asks for Spartacus by name. When she and Lucretia discover Iliythia having sex with Spartacus, she wonders at the tale of the wife of Glaber sleeping with his most hated enemy. Enraged, Iliythia kills Licinia. Licinia's murder is used by Batiatus to gain patronage from the legatus.
Marcus Decius Solonius (Craig Walsh-Wrightson). A Capuan lanista and rival of Batiatus. He tries to bring down Batiatus, but is ultimately caught in the webs of Batiatus and condemned to die in the arena, being framed for the murder of magistrate Calavius. He is slain by Spartacus, but not before the gladiator informs him that Batiatus and his entire house will follow Solonius to the underworld. Solonius dies laughing to the roar of the crowd.
Mercato (Greg Ward). A Roman politician and grandson of Marcus Minucius Rufus, a famous conqueror of the Thracians. Although the original character's name was Erebus, the name was changed to Mercato prior to filming.
Numerius Calavius (Lliam Powell). The son of magistrate Calavius. Seduced by Iliythia, he orders the death of Varro to please her. During the rebellion, he is killed by a vengeful Aurelia, wife of Varro.
Ovidius (Matthew Chamberlain). A Capuan businessman of whom Batiatus owes money to. After attempting to have Batiatus killed, he and his family are killed in revenge. Also Titus Calavius' cousin.
Pompeii Magistrate (Philip Grieve).
Ramel (Jon Brazier). A Capuan merchant of jewels.
Sextus (Andrew Laing). Husband of Aemilia. Killed by Spartacus at the beginning of the revolt after Batiatus shields himself.
Sura (Erin Cummings). The wife of Spartacus. She is enslaved after her husband rebels against the Romans. Batiatus purchases her, but has Aulus murder her in order to break Spartacus' desire for escape.
Titus Calavius (John Bach). Magistrate of Capua. He mistakenly insults Batiatus, leading to a scheme where he is murdered in the sewers beneath Capua.
Gods of the Arena[edit]
Romans[edit]
Gaia (Jaime Murray) a Roman social climber; a close friend of Lucretia. She is struck by a concrete statue and murdered by Tullius during a party hosted by Lucretia in an attempt to gain the favor of the Capua elite. Despite Lucretia's protest, Titus has Gaia's body and belongings hurled over the cliff to make her murder look like an accident.
Titus Batiatus, father of Quintus who disapproves of his son's efforts to gain power. He is slowly poisoned and eventually killed by Lucreita in order to prevent him from disowning her and his son Batiatus.
Tullius, a very rich and influential Roman and enemy of Batiatus. Tullius is responsible for the construction of the grand arena in capua (seen in both seasons 1 and 2). He is tortured and eventually sealed alive within the walls of the very arena he built by Batiatus and his group of vengeful gladiators.
Vettius, a rival lanista to both Batiatus and Solonius. Young, arrogant and short tempered, he holds a close business relationship with Tullius virtually allowing him full control of his ludus. When Tullius is bricked into the walls of the arena by Batiatus, Solonius blackmails Vettius into surrendering his Ludus over to him as well as leaving Capua forever.
Cossutius, a wealthy man who lives outside of Capua and is easily the most depraved character in the entire series. He is impaled through the chest and killed by a javelin thrown by Spartacus during his attack on the arena
Slaves[edit]
Melitta (Marisa Ramirez) - Wife of Oenamaus. She was Lucretia's trusted body slave prior to Naevia's tenure. Immensely popular among both her fellow slaves as well as her masters, Melitta was often allowed to speak freely among her masters without being prompted, a punishable offense under any other circumstance. She is eventually forced to sleep with Ganicus, a dear friend to both she and Oenamaus, in order to entertain Senator Varrus and earn Gannicus a place in his Primus (The main event of the arena games). Consequently she begins developing feelings for Gannicus despite her constant denial. She is accidentally killed when she drinks poisoned wine meant for Titus, and dies a rather violent death in Gannicus's arms
Diona (Jessica Grace Smith) - A servant in the house of Batiatus. A close friend of Naevia. After being chosen as a sex slave by Cossutius and repeatedly raped thereafter for Roman entertainment, she changes from a spirited youth to a broken and bitter woman. Not wishing to see her friend further deteriorate, Naevia aids in Dionas escape from the Ludus. She is later caught and executed with other fugitive slaves prior to the opening games of the new arena leaving Neavia to bear witness to her demise.
Auctus (Josef Brown) - A Greek gladiator. A lover of Barca with whom he shares a penchant for hazing new gladiators. He is killed by Crixus during their match in the old arena.
Vengeance[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Donar (Heath Jones) - a German rebel; originally a gladiator from the House of Batiatus.
Saxa (Ellen Hollman) - a German slave rescued by the rebels. She later joins the rebels.
Lugo (Barry Duffiel) - a German slave rescued by the rebels. He later joins the rebels.
Nasir (Pana Hema Taylor) - is a Syrian rebel and lover of Agron.
Chadara (Bonnie Sveen) - a freed slave whom Mira befriends. Mira later accidentally kills her when Chadara tries to flee the rebels while stealing their war map.
Thessela - Ilithyia's body slave; crucified by Glaber to spite his wife.
Romans[edit]
Seppius (Tom Hobbs) - a young Capua citizen of note. An ally of Publius Varinius, he wishes to strip the honor of capturing Spartacus from Glaber.
Seppia (Hanna Mangan-Lawrence) - younger sister to Seppius.
Publius Varinius (Brett Tucker) - Glaber's chief political rival and fellow praetor.
Others[edit]
The Egyptian (Stephen Dunlevy) - a silent but deadly Egyptian taken from prison by Ashur to aid Glaber in his struggle against Spartacus
War of the Damned[edit]
Rebels[edit]
Castus (Blessing Mokgohloa)
Sibyl (Gwendoline Taylor) - a young slave rescued from Roman cruelty. Now free, she will embark on a journey.
Romans[edit]
Marcus Licinius Crassus (Simon Merrells) - main antagonist; the richest man in Rome and a senator of the Republic tasked with bringing end to the rebellion.
Gaius Julius Caesar (Todd Lasance) - younger version of famous Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. Serves as Tribune in Crassus' army. Caesar's participation in this series is entirely fictional as there is no record of Caesar's involvement in the Third Servile War, although Caesar was indeed Tribune under Crassus at the time.
Tiberius Licinius Crassus (Christian Antidormi) - fictional son of Crassus; Marcus Crassus did in fact have a son also called Marcus who would have been fifteen years old at the time of the Servile War but there is no record of his involvement. Instead, he served under Caesar during his conquest of Gaulia.
Laeta (Anna Hutchison) - a privileged wife of a Roman dignitary who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus. Her life and those of the ones she loves are forever changed by the conflict.
Sabinus (Aaron Jakubenko)
Others[edit]
Kore (Jenna Lind) - a loyal slave to Marcus Crassus the Roman tasked to bring an end to Spartacus and his rebellion. Her deep feelings for her master will be sorely tested by spiraling events.
Heracleo (Vince Colosimo)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Interview: Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert from Spartacus: Blood And Sand
External links[edit]
Cast list on official site [1]
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Vikings (TV documentary series)

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Vikings
Alt= Series titles over a scandinavian landscape
Genre
documentary
Written by
Neil Oliver
Directed by
Jon Eastman (1)
 Rosie Schellenburg (2)
 Simon Winchcombe (3)
Presented by
Neil Oliver
Composer(s)
Ty Unwin
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
3 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Eamon Hardy
Producer(s)
Cameron Balbirnie (series)
 Jon Eastman (1)
 Rosie Schellenburg (2)
 Simon Winchcombe (3)
Production company(s)
BBC Productions
Broadcast

Original channel
BBC 2
Original run
11 September 2012 – 25 September 2012
Vikings is a 2012 BBC television documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Episodes
2 Media
3 References
4 External links

Episodes[edit]

Episode
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
 (millions)

1
"Episode One" 11 September 2012 2.23[2]
Oliver goes to Scandinavia to discover the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancestors. The remains of weapon-filled war boats, long-haired Bronze Age farmers, and a Swedish site of a royal palace and gruesome pagan rituals from which the Viking Age was to suddenly erupt.
2
"Episode Two" 18 September 2012 2.09[2]
Oliver heads out from the Scandinavian homelands east with Viking explorers to Russia and Turkey to trace the beginnings of a vast trading empire using rivers of eastern Europe as far as Istanbul and Bagdad that brought back Chinese silks and Buddhist statues. Within the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Viking runes were scratched into the marble. In the west raids on Britain and Ireland commenced exploiting the wealth of Anglo Saxon England.
3
"Episode Three" 25 September 2012 1.82[2]
Oliver heads west tracing the Norse voyages of discovery to Iceland and Greenland. The first Danish kings and the Christian conversions, earlier than first thought, that opened the door to European high society. The blackmailing of English kings by way of the Danegeld which culminated in a Viking conquest of England and the rise of Danish King Canute, who eventually lost control of the Viking empire, ruled England for twenty years and was interred in Winchester cathedral.
Media[edit]
A 304-page book authored by Oliver and titled Vikings: A History was published by W&N on 4 October 2012.[3] In addition, a 177-minute PAL region 2 DVD version of the series was released by the BBC on 12 November 2012 [4]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Vikings". BBC Two Programmes. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB.[dead link]
3.Jump up ^ Oliver, Neil (2012). Vikings: A History. Amazon UK (Great Britain: W&N, published 4 October 2012). ISBN 978-0297867876. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
4.Jump up ^ "Vikings [DVD]". Amazon UK. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
[1]"Vikings DVD". All Vikings show DVDs

External links[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://serie-vostfr.com/vikings-saison-03-vostfr-streaming/
  


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Vikings (TV documentary series)

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Vikings
Alt= Series titles over a scandinavian landscape
Genre
documentary
Written by
Neil Oliver
Directed by
Jon Eastman (1)
 Rosie Schellenburg (2)
 Simon Winchcombe (3)
Presented by
Neil Oliver
Composer(s)
Ty Unwin
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
3 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Eamon Hardy
Producer(s)
Cameron Balbirnie (series)
 Jon Eastman (1)
 Rosie Schellenburg (2)
 Simon Winchcombe (3)
Production company(s)
BBC Productions
Broadcast

Original channel
BBC 2
Original run
11 September 2012 – 25 September 2012
Vikings is a 2012 BBC television documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Episodes
2 Media
3 References
4 External links

Episodes[edit]

Episode
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
 (millions)

1
"Episode One" 11 September 2012 2.23[2]
Oliver goes to Scandinavia to discover the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancestors. The remains of weapon-filled war boats, long-haired Bronze Age farmers, and a Swedish site of a royal palace and gruesome pagan rituals from which the Viking Age was to suddenly erupt.
2
"Episode Two" 18 September 2012 2.09[2]
Oliver heads out from the Scandinavian homelands east with Viking explorers to Russia and Turkey to trace the beginnings of a vast trading empire using rivers of eastern Europe as far as Istanbul and Bagdad that brought back Chinese silks and Buddhist statues. Within the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Viking runes were scratched into the marble. In the west raids on Britain and Ireland commenced exploiting the wealth of Anglo Saxon England.
3
"Episode Three" 25 September 2012 1.82[2]
Oliver heads west tracing the Norse voyages of discovery to Iceland and Greenland. The first Danish kings and the Christian conversions, earlier than first thought, that opened the door to European high society. The blackmailing of English kings by way of the Danegeld which culminated in a Viking conquest of England and the rise of Danish King Canute, who eventually lost control of the Viking empire, ruled England for twenty years and was interred in Winchester cathedral.
Media[edit]
A 304-page book authored by Oliver and titled Vikings: A History was published by W&N on 4 October 2012.[3] In addition, a 177-minute PAL region 2 DVD version of the series was released by the BBC on 12 November 2012 [4]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Vikings". BBC Two Programmes. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB.[dead link]
3.Jump up ^ Oliver, Neil (2012). Vikings: A History. Amazon UK (Great Britain: W&N, published 4 October 2012). ISBN 978-0297867876. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
4.Jump up ^ "Vikings [DVD]". Amazon UK. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
[1]"Vikings DVD". All Vikings show DVDs

External links[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://serie-vostfr.com/vikings-saison-03-vostfr-streaming/
  


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Vikings is a Canadian-Irish historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst for the History Channel. It premiered on March 3, 2013.[1] On March 25, 2014, History renewed Vikings for a third season of 10 episodes, which premiered on February 19, 2015.[2] On March 26, 2015, History renewed Vikings for a fourth season.[3] As of April 23, 2015, 29 episodes have aired, concluding the third season.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (2013)
2.2 Season 2 (2014)
2.3 Season 3 (2015)
3 Webisodes
4 References
5 External links
Series overview[edit]

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired
 1 9 March 3, 2013 April 28, 2013
 2 10 February 27, 2014 May 1, 2014
 3 10 February 19, 2015 April 23, 2015
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2013)[edit]
Main article: Vikings (season 1)

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
1 "Rites of Passage" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 3, 2013 6.21[4]
2
2 "Wrath of the Northmen" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 10, 2013 4.62[5]
3
3 "Dispossessed" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 17, 2013 4.83[6]
4
4 "Trial" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 24, 2013 4.54[7]
5
5 "Raid" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 31, 2013 4.74[8]
6
6 "Burial of the Dead" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst April 7, 2013 3.31[9]
7
7 "A King's Ransom" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 14, 2013 3.42[10]
8
8 "Sacrifice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 21, 2013 3.85[11]
9
9 "All Change" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 28, 2013 3.58[12]
Season 2 (2014)[edit]
Main article: Vikings (season 2)

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

10
1 "Brother's War" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst February 27, 2014 3.56[13]
11
2 "Invasion" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 6, 2014 3.20[14]
12
3 "Treachery" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 13, 2014 3.38[15]
13
4 "Eye For an Eye" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 20, 2014 3.31[16]
14
5 "Answers in Blood" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 27, 2014 3.35[17]
15
6 "Unforgiven" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst April 3, 2014 2.96[18]
16
7 "Blood Eagle" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 10, 2014 3.09[19]
17
8 "Boneless" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 17, 2014 2.91[20]
18
9 "The Choice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 24, 2014 3.11[21]
19
10 "The Lord's Prayer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst May 1, 2014 3.37[22]
Season 3 (2015)[edit]
Main article: Vikings (season 3)

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

20
1 "Mercenary" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 19, 2015 2.80[23]
21
2 "The Wanderer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 26, 2015 2.41[24]
22
3 "Warrior's Fate" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 5, 2015 2.41[25]
23
4 "Scarred" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 12, 2015 2.63[26]
24
5 "The Usurper" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 19, 2015 2.61[27]
25
6 "Born Again" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 26, 2015 2.43[28]
26
7 "Paris" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 2, 2015 2.21[29]
27
8 "To the Gates!" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 9, 2015 2.56[30]
28
9 "Breaking Point" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 16, 2015 1.70[31]
29
10 "The Dead" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 23, 2015 2.73[32]
Webisodes[edit]
A series of thirteen webisodes known as Vikings: Athelstan's Journal have been released by the History Channel. Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the Vikings character Athelstan. The webisodes were released prior to and in conjunction with the beginning of the third season of Vikings, and are available on the History Channel's website.[33]

No.
Title
Length
1 Gods 4:45
2 Honor 4:16
3 Loyalty 4:15
4 Sin 4:31
5 Blood 4:45
6 Family 4:30
7 Savagery 4:16
8 Gods & Men 5:01
9 Vows 2:01
10 Death 2:01
11 Love 1:46
12 Harvest 1:45
13 The Choice 1:45
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Hall, Eva (December 20, 2012). "The History Channel Announces 'Vikings' Broadcast Date". IFTN. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2014). "'Vikings' Renewed for Third Season by History". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
3.Jump up ^ Nicholson, Max (March 26, 2015). "Vikings Renewed for Season 4". IGN. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
4.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (5 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'The Bible, 'Vikings', 'Shameless', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (12 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'The Client List' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (19 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'The Client List', 'Shameless', 'Army Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
7.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (26 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'The Bible', 'Talking Dead', NCAA Basketball, 'Vikings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (2 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Game of Thrones', 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'Shameless', 'The Client List' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (9 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Kourtney & Kim Take Miami', 'Vikings', 'Mad Men' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (4 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, 'MTV Movie Awards', 'Vikings', 'Mad Men','The Client List', 'Veep' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (23 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + NBA Playoffs, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Vikings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
12.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (30 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Vikings', 'The Client List', 'Mad Men', 'Veep' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
13.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 28, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & 'Pawn Stars' Lead Night + NBA Basketball, 'Ridiculousness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
14.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 7, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'Suits', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
15.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 14, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' Tops Night + 'Pawn Stars', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', 'Ridiculousness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
16.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 21, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Tournament & 'Pawn Stars' Win Night, 'Vikings', 'Suits', 'Ridiculousness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
17.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 28, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Coverage Leads Night + 'Pawn Stars', 'Vikings', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
18.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 4, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & 'Pawn Stars' Win Night, 'Suits', 'Ridiculousness, 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
19.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 11, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & 'Pawn Stars' Lead Night + 'Greatest Event in TV History', 'Suits' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
20.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 18, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & '30 for 30: Bad Boys' Win Night, 'Pawn Stars', 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
21.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 25, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Leads Night + 'Vikings', 'Inside the NBA Playoffs', 'The Challenge' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
22.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (May 2, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Win Night, 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars', 'The Challenge', 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
23.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (February 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' Wins Night, 'Pawn Stars', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
24.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Tops Night + 'Vikings', 'Thursday Night SmackDown', 'Pawn Stars', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
25.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
26.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
27.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
28.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Tops Night + 'Thursday Night Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
29.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 3, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, NBA Basketball, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
30.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 10, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Tops Night + NBA Basketball, Masters Golf Tournament, 'Vikings' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
31.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 17, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Ridiculousness' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
32.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 24, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Top Night + 'Vikings', 'Lip Sync Battle', 'Pawn Stars' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
33.Jump up ^ "Athelstan's Journal: Gods". HISTORY.com.
External links[edit]
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List of Vikings episodes at the Internet Movie Database


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Vikings is a Canadian-Irish historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst for the History Channel. It premiered on March 3, 2013.[1] On March 25, 2014, History renewed Vikings for a third season of 10 episodes, which premiered on February 19, 2015.[2] On March 26, 2015, History renewed Vikings for a fourth season.[3] As of April 23, 2015, 29 episodes have aired, concluding the third season.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (2013)
2.2 Season 2 (2014)
2.3 Season 3 (2015)
3 Webisodes
4 References
5 External links
Series overview[edit]

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired
 1 9 March 3, 2013 April 28, 2013
 2 10 February 27, 2014 May 1, 2014
 3 10 February 19, 2015 April 23, 2015
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2013)[edit]
Main article: Vikings (season 1)

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
1 "Rites of Passage" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 3, 2013 6.21[4]
2
2 "Wrath of the Northmen" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 10, 2013 4.62[5]
3
3 "Dispossessed" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 17, 2013 4.83[6]
4
4 "Trial" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 24, 2013 4.54[7]
5
5 "Raid" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 31, 2013 4.74[8]
6
6 "Burial of the Dead" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst April 7, 2013 3.31[9]
7
7 "A King's Ransom" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 14, 2013 3.42[10]
8
8 "Sacrifice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 21, 2013 3.85[11]
9
9 "All Change" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 28, 2013 3.58[12]
Season 2 (2014)[edit]
Main article: Vikings (season 2)

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

10
1 "Brother's War" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst February 27, 2014 3.56[13]
11
2 "Invasion" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 6, 2014 3.20[14]
12
3 "Treachery" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 13, 2014 3.38[15]
13
4 "Eye For an Eye" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 20, 2014 3.31[16]
14
5 "Answers in Blood" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 27, 2014 3.35[17]
15
6 "Unforgiven" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst April 3, 2014 2.96[18]
16
7 "Blood Eagle" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 10, 2014 3.09[19]
17
8 "Boneless" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 17, 2014 2.91[20]
18
9 "The Choice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 24, 2014 3.11[21]
19
10 "The Lord's Prayer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst May 1, 2014 3.37[22]
Season 3 (2015)[edit]
Main article: Vikings (season 3)

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

20
1 "Mercenary" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 19, 2015 2.80[23]
21
2 "The Wanderer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 26, 2015 2.41[24]
22
3 "Warrior's Fate" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 5, 2015 2.41[25]
23
4 "Scarred" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 12, 2015 2.63[26]
24
5 "The Usurper" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 19, 2015 2.61[27]
25
6 "Born Again" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 26, 2015 2.43[28]
26
7 "Paris" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 2, 2015 2.21[29]
27
8 "To the Gates!" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 9, 2015 2.56[30]
28
9 "Breaking Point" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 16, 2015 1.70[31]
29
10 "The Dead" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 23, 2015 2.73[32]
Webisodes[edit]
A series of thirteen webisodes known as Vikings: Athelstan's Journal have been released by the History Channel. Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the Vikings character Athelstan. The webisodes were released prior to and in conjunction with the beginning of the third season of Vikings, and are available on the History Channel's website.[33]

No.
Title
Length
1 Gods 4:45
2 Honor 4:16
3 Loyalty 4:15
4 Sin 4:31
5 Blood 4:45
6 Family 4:30
7 Savagery 4:16
8 Gods & Men 5:01
9 Vows 2:01
10 Death 2:01
11 Love 1:46
12 Harvest 1:45
13 The Choice 1:45
References[edit]
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3.Jump up ^ Nicholson, Max (March 26, 2015). "Vikings Renewed for Season 4". IGN. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (4 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, 'MTV Movie Awards', 'Vikings', 'Mad Men','The Client List', 'Veep' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (23 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + NBA Playoffs, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Vikings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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13.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 28, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & 'Pawn Stars' Lead Night + NBA Basketball, 'Ridiculousness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
14.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 7, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'Suits', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
15.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 14, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' Tops Night + 'Pawn Stars', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', 'Ridiculousness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
16.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 21, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Tournament & 'Pawn Stars' Win Night, 'Vikings', 'Suits', 'Ridiculousness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
17.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 28, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Coverage Leads Night + 'Pawn Stars', 'Vikings', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
18.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 4, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & 'Pawn Stars' Win Night, 'Suits', 'Ridiculousness, 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
19.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 11, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & 'Pawn Stars' Lead Night + 'Greatest Event in TV History', 'Suits' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
20.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 18, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' & '30 for 30: Bad Boys' Win Night, 'Pawn Stars', 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
21.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 25, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Leads Night + 'Vikings', 'Inside the NBA Playoffs', 'The Challenge' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
22.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (May 2, 2014). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Win Night, 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars', 'The Challenge', 'Sirens' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
23.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (February 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' Wins Night, 'Pawn Stars', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
24.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Tops Night + 'Vikings', 'Thursday Night SmackDown', 'Pawn Stars', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
25.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
26.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
27.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
28.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Tops Night + 'Thursday Night Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
29.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 3, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, NBA Basketball, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
30.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 10, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Tops Night + NBA Basketball, Masters Golf Tournament, 'Vikings' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
31.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 17, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Ridiculousness' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
32.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 24, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Top Night + 'Vikings', 'Lip Sync Battle', 'Pawn Stars' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
33.Jump up ^ "Athelstan's Journal: Gods". HISTORY.com.
External links[edit]
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List of Vikings episodes at the Internet Movie Database


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Vikings (season 1)

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Vikings (season 1)
VikingsSsn1.jpg
Vikings Season 1 Blu-ray cover

Country of origin
Canada / Ireland
No. of episodes
9
Broadcast

Original channel
History
Original run
March 3 – April 28, 2013
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List of Vikings episodes
Vikings is a Canadian-Irish historical drama television series,[1] written and created by Michael Hirst for the television channel History.[2] Season 1 premiered on March 3, 2013 in the United States and Canada and concluded on April 28, 2013, consisting of 9 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors, his brother Rollo, and his wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Plot
3 Cast 3.1 Main
3.2 Recurring
3.3 Guests
4 Production
5 Episodes
6 Reception 6.1 Reviews
6.2 Ratings
7 References
8 External links

Series overview[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus's 12th century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partly fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Plot[edit]
Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) is a young Viking warrior who longs to discover civilizations across the seas. With his friend, the gifted craftsman Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård), he builds a new generation of faster longships and challenges the local ruler, Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne), a man of little vision, to allow raids into unexplored North East England. He is supported by his brother Rollo (Clive Standen), who covets Ragnar's wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick). Ragnar succeeds in carrying out the first Viking raids into the English kingdom of Northumbria, returning with rich loot and the monk Athelstan (George Blagden) as a slave. This not only earns him the enmity of King Aelle (Ivan Kaye), but triggers a series of increasingly violent confrontations at home with the autocratic Earl, ending with Ragnar killing and succeeding him.
During an annual trip to the Temple of Uppsala where many Viking clans congregate in worship to the gods, Ragnar pledges fealty to King Horik (Donal Logue). Ragnar then represents Horik in negotiations about a land dispute with Jarl Borg, a Geat from Götaland (Thorbjørn Harr), in the course of which he is seduced by the princess Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland). Back in Ragnar's homeland a mysterious plague ravages his village killing a portion of his people including his young daughter. During this time, envious and ambitious brother Rollo is manipulated by Jarl Borg to side with him against his brother and King Horik in order to forge his own glory.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking farmer and warrior who yearns to raid the rumored riches of undiscovered England. (9 episodes)
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, Ragnar's wife; a shieldmaiden. (9 episodes)
Clive Standen as Rollo, Ragnar's brother. (9 episodes)
Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, Earl Haraldson's wife. (9 episodes)
Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar's. (9 episodes)
George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk captured by Ragnar on his first raid in England. (8 episodes)
Gabriel Byrne as Earl Haraldson, Earl of the settlement known as Kattegat, the home of Ragnar. (6 episodes)
Alyssa Sutherland as Princess Aslaug, a loveinterest of Ragnar, claiming to be the daughter of the valkyrie Brynhildr. (1 episode)
Donal Logue as King Horik of Denmark. (2 episodes)
Recurring[edit]
Nathan O'Toole as Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son. (9 episodes)
Ruby O'Leary as Gyda, Ragnar and Lagertha's daughter. (9 episodes, uncredited in 3 of them)
Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors and closest friends. (7 episodes)
Tadgh Murphy as Arne, one of Ragnar's warriors; an archer with an eye-patch. (7 episodes)
David Pearse as Svein, loyal henchman of Earl Haraldson. (6 episodes)
Diarmaid Murtagh as Leif, one of Ragnar's warriors and the son of Erik. (6 episodes)
John Kavanagh as The Seer, the seiðmann of Kattegat. (5 episodes)
Elinor Crawley as Thyri, Earl Haraldson and Siggy's daughter. (5 episodes)
Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (3 episodes)
Vladimir Kulich as Erik, elderly Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors. (3 episodes)
Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's consort. (3 episodes)
Peter Gaynor as Lord Edgar. (3 episodes)
Eric Higgins as Knut Tjodolf, Earl Haraldson's half-brother. (3 episodes)
Jouko Ahola as Kauko, a Finnish Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors. (3 episodes)
Carrie Crowley as Elisef, wife of Erik. (2 episodes)
Trevor Cooper as Earl Bjarni. (2 episodes)
Eddie Elks as Olafur. (2 episodes)
Will Irvine as Brother Cenwulf. (2 episodes)
Angus MacInnes as Tostig. (2 episodes)
Thorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg, the Jarl of Götaland. (1 episode)
Cathy White as Queen Ealhswith of Northumbria. (1 episode)
Eddie Drew as Odin. (1 episode)
Guests[edit]
David Murray as Aethelwulf, the brother of King Aelle. (1 episode)
Conor Madden as Eric Trygvasson. (1 episode)
Des Braiden as Father Cuthbert. (1 episode)
Jonathon Kemp as Lord Wigea. (1 episode)
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[2] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[2] The first season's budget has been reported as $40 million USD.[3]
The series began filming in July 2012 at Ashford Studios, a newly built studio facility in Ireland,[4] chosen as a location for its tax advantages.[3] On August 16, 2012, longship scenes were filmed at Luggala, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains.[5] 70 percent of the first season was filmed outdoors.[3] Some additional background shots were done in Western Norway.
Johan Renck,[6] Ciarán Donnelly and Ken Girotti each directed three episodes.[7] The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley,[8] and composer Trevor Morris.
According to actor Clive Standen (Rollo), future seasons may feature characters such as Alfred the Great, Leif Ericson, and Ivar the Boneless, as well as travels to Iceland, Russia, France, and across the Atlantic.[9]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Vikings episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

1
1 "Rites of Passage" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 3, 2013 6.21[10]
Ragnar and his brother, Rollo, return from a battle during which Ragnar has visions of the god Odin and his valkyries. Home again, Ragnar takes his son Bjorn to Kattegat, for Bjorn's rite of passage. Left at home, Ragnar's wife Lagertha quickly dispatches two would-be rapists. While in Kattegat, Ragnar convinces Rollo that raids to the West are worthwhile and possible, thanks to new navigational tools, but is rebuked by his ruler, Earl Haraldson, who continues to order raids into the Baltic; but, also has the upstart, Ragnar, watched. Bjorn and Ragnar visit Floki, Ragnar's friend and a gifted shipwright, who has been secretly building a new type of longship, which they successfully test. Meanwhile, back at home, Rollo makes unwelcome advances on Lagertha. Ragnar has yet another vision of Odin, standing on the shoreline. This convinces Ragnar to finally move on with his plan.
2
2 "Wrath of the Northmen" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 10, 2013 4.62[11]
After gathering volunteers, Ragnar, Rollo, and Floki embark on an unauthorized raid to the west. Lagertha violently objects to Ragnar's refusal to take her along. Earl Haraldson has the man who attempts to seduce his wife, Siggy, killed, as well as the blacksmith who forged Ragnar's anchor. At sea the crew are caught in a storm, which a manic Floki interprets as Thor proving his ship unsinkable. On land, monks see the ominous sign of a cloud shaped like a dragon. After a tense voyage, Ragnar's men land on the coast of England, near the monastery of Lindisfarne, which they proceed to sack. They kill most of the monks and capture the rest to take back as slaves, including the young Athelstan, whom Ragnar protects from death at Rollo's hands.
3
3 "Dispossessed" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 17, 2013 4.83[12]
Ragnar's warband returns in triumph to Kattegat, where the Earl immediately confiscates the plundered riches except for one piece per man. Ragnar picks the distraught Athelstan and returns home. The monk's faith and his vow of chastity perplex Ragnar, but he, nonetheless, gathers useful intelligence about the kingdom of Northumbria. Based on this new insight, Earl Haraldson authorizes another raid on England. Now accompanied by Lagertha and the Earl's trustee, Knut, Ragnar re-embarks post-haste, leaving Athelstan to mind the farm and the children. As the Vikings set foot on English soil, they are met by the local sheriff and a handful of armsmen, who invite the newly landed "traders" to meet King Aelle. Ragnar agrees, but his other warriors' distrust incites a battle in which the Northumbrians are slaughtered.
4
4 "Trial" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 24, 2013 4.54[13]
The Vikings raid a Northumbrian village with little bloodshed, as the villagers are gathered for Mass. During the raid, Lagertha kills Knut when he tries to rape her. Back on the beach, the raiders defeat a superior Northumbrian force under Lord Wigea, sent by King Aelle, and return to Kattegat. There, Earl Haraldson has Ragnar, who claims to have killed Knut, arrested and tried at the Thing assembly. The Earl's ploy to bribe Rollo to testify against Ragnar fails, and Ragnar is acquitted. As the raiders celebrate with Athelstan and Ragnar's children, they are assaulted by armed men. Although Ragnar's followers prevail, his companion Erik is killed.
5
5 "Raid" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 31, 2013 4.74[14]
When Earl Haraldson's raiders assault Ragnar's settlement, Ragnar, Lagertha, Athelstan, and the children narrowly escape in a boat. Ragnar is severely wounded, and Athelstan saves him from drowning. The family hides in Floki's house, where the shipwright and Helga slowly nurse Ragnar back to health. Meanwhile, Earl Haraldson marries off his daughter, Thyri, to a rich old Svealander against his wife, Siggy's, wishes. Aware that the Earl is watching Ragnar's friends, Rollo offers his services to Haraldson. The Earl feigns acceptance, but Siggy's warning to Rollo comes too late; Haraldson has Rollo seized and tortured in an unsuccessful attempt to discover Ragnar's whereabouts. As Torstein brings word of this to the still-weak Ragnar, Ragnar sends Floki to deliver a challenge to the Earl - a single combat with Ragnar.
6
6 "Burial of the Dead" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst April 7, 2013 3.31[15]
The Earl accepts Ragnar's challenge, and the two meet in single combat. Ragnar kills Haraldson, Rollo kills Svein, and Siggy kills her hapless son-in-law. After Ragnar becomes the new Earl, he grants his dead foe a chieftain's burial at sea, and Athelstan is revolted to see a slave agree to follow her master in death. During the following winter, Lagertha becomes pregnant and Siggy accepts Rollo's protection and his proposal to marry an Earl – himself. Athelstan asks Ragnar about Ragnarök. Unknowingly Athelstan has broken a social taboo, but Ragnar informs him by feeding him a drug and having the village seer tell Athelstan. This causes the monk to have horrific visions of the world's end. As spring beckons, three of Ragnar's ships sail up the River Tyne. After throwing the luckless Wigea into a snake pit, King Aelle prepares to meet the raiders in battle.
7
7 "A King's Ransom" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 14, 2013 3.42[16]
The Vikings set up a fortified camp, assault the Northumbrian besiegers at night, and capture the king's brother, Aethelwulf. In a meeting with the king, Ragnar demands 2,000 pounds of gold and silver as a price for the Vikings' departure. Aelle agrees but demands that one Viking be baptised a Christian, and to Floki's scorn, Rollo agrees. Meanwhile, back home in Scandinavia, Lagertha rules in Ragnar's stead, accepts Siggy's offer of service, and suffers a miscarriage. Instead of paying the ransom, Aelle has his men attack Ragnar's camp, but they are bloodily repelled. After Ragnar sends Aethelwulf's corpse to Aelle, the king finally pays the ransom but swears vengeance upon Ragnar as he watches the raiders depart.
8
8 "Sacrifice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 21, 2013 3.85[17]
As Lagertha is unable to conceive another son, Ragnar takes his family and followers to the temple at Uppsala to attend a great rite to the Æsir and Vanir. He pledges fealty to King Horik, who charges Ragnar with an embassy to Jarl Borg, a rival encroaching on Horik's lands. Siggy chides Rollo for not paying attention to his own advancement and sleeping with other women. Priests question Athelstan, now in Viking garb, about his faith. Athelstan denies Christ three times. They discern that despite his claims, he has not renounced Christianity, and they declare him unfit to be sacrificed to the gods. Leif, Ragnar's follower, volunteers in Athelstan's place for this single honour and is sacrificed by King Horik at the climax of the rite together with eight other men and numerous animals.
9
9 "All Change" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 28, 2013 3.58[18]
Ragnar's embassy to Jarl Borg of Götaland fails, as King Horik rejects a compromise settlement about the contested land. Driven by ambition and jealousy, Rollo agrees to support Borg against Ragnar. In Kattegat, a disease kills many inhabitants, including Lagertha's daughter, Gyda, and Siggy's daughter, Thyri. Lagertha asks the seer about Ragnar and her future but the seer refuses as he only sees misery. Underway, Ragnar meets and is seduced by the princess Aslaug; eventually, she reveals she bears his child.
Reception[edit]
Reviews[edit]
The series received generally favorable ratings by critics after the first episode had aired. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 81% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10 based on 27 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Vikings makes up for its lack of historical accuracy with a heaping helping of violence, romance, and striking visuals".[19] With an average rating of 71 based on 20 reviews according to Metacritic.[20]
Alan Sepinwall of HitFix praised the series' casting, notably of Fimmel as Ragnar, and observed that Vikings "isn't complicated. It (...) relies on the inherent appeal of the era and these characters to drive the story."[21] Nancy DeWolf Smith of the Wall Street Journal noted the "natural and authentic" setting and costumes, and appreciated that Vikings was (unlike, e.g., Spartacus) not a celebration of sex and violence, but "a study of character, stamina, power and (...) of social, emotional and even intellectual awakening".[22] Hank Stuever, writing for the Washington Post, found that the "compelling and robust new drama series (...) delivers all the expected gore and blood spatter". But he also wrote that it successfully adapted the skills of cable television drama, with the care taken in acting, writing and sense of scope reminiscent of such series as Rome, Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones, and that even the way the series emphasized "a core pride and nobility in this tribe of thugs" reflected "just another iteration of Tony Soprano".[23] Neil Genzlinger, in the New York Times, praised the "arresting" cinematography and the actors' performances, notably Fimmel's, and favorably compared Vikings to Game of Thrones and Spartacus for the absence of gratuitous nudity.[24]
In TIME, James Poniewozik noted that the relatively simple generational conflict underlying Vikings "doesn't nearly have the narrative ambition of a Game of Thrones or the political subtleties of a Rome", nor these series' skill with dialogue, but that it held up pretty well compared to the "tabloid history" of series like The Tudors and The Borgias. He concluded that "Vikings' larger story arc is really more about historical forces" than about its not very complex characters.[25] Clark Collis of Entertainment Weekly appreciated the cast's performance, but considered that Vikings was "kind of a mess", lacking the intrigue of The Tudors and Game of Thrones.[26] Brian Lowry criticized the series in Variety as an "unrelenting cheese-fest" and as a "more simpleminded version of 'Game of Thrones'", but considered that it achieved "a level of atmosphere and momentum that makes it work as a mild diversion".[27] In the San Francisco Chronicle, David Wiegand was disappointed by the series' "glacial pace" and lack of action as well as by the "flabby direction and a gassy script", while appreciating the performances and characters.[28]
Ratings[edit]
According to Nielsen, the series premiere drew 6 million viewers in the U.S., topping all broadcast networks among 18-to-49 year olds. An earlier claim of over 18 million viewers was later retracted by the channel with an apology.[29][30]
In Canada, the premiere was watched by 1.1 million viewers. The first season has averaged 942,000 viewers.[31]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Take 5 Productions - Vikings". take5productions.ca. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c "VIKINGS Tops The Ratings With 8.3 Million Viewers". Irish Film Board. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c Justin, Neal (2 March 2013). "Meet the real Ragnar on History Channel's 'Vikings'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Cummins, Steve (9 July 2012). "'Vikings' Begins Filming At Ashford Studios". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
5.Jump up ^ Kelpie, Colm. Viking hordes are back to make history, Irish Independent, August 17, 2012. Accessed January 5, 2014.
6.Jump up ^ "Resumé: "Det är mörkt och dramatiskt"". Resume.se. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
7.Jump up ^ Trumbore, Dave (28 June 2012). "VIKINGS Scripted Series Coming to History Channel". Collider.
8.Jump up ^ Cummins, Steve (26 June 2012). "Emmy Award-Winning Cinematographer John Bartley Joins 'Vikings' Crew". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
9.Jump up ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (8 March 2013). "History's "Vikings" interview": Clive Standen talks Rollo, complex morality and future characters". Screencrush. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (5 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'The Bible, 'Vikings', 'Shameless', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (12 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'The Client List' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
12.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (19 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'The Client List', 'Shameless', 'Army Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
13.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (26 March 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'The Bible', 'Talking Dead', NCAA Basketball, 'Vikings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
14.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (2 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Game of Thrones', 'The Bible', 'Vikings', 'Shameless', 'The Client List' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
15.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (9 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Kourtney & Kim Take Miami', 'Vikings', 'Mad Men' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
16.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (4 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, 'MTV Movie Awards', 'Vikings', 'Mad Men','The Client List', 'Veep' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
17.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (23 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + NBA Playoffs, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Vikings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
18.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (30 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, 'Vikings', 'The Client List', 'Mad Men', 'Veep' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
19.Jump up ^ "VIKINGS: SEASON 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
20.Jump up ^ "Vikings". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
21.Jump up ^ Sepinwall, Alan (1 March 2013). "Review: History's 'Vikings' a bloody good time". HitFix. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
22.Jump up ^ DeWolf Smith, Nancy (1 March 2013). "The Norse Code". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
23.Jump up ^ Stuever, Hank (28 February 2013). "In History's compelling 'Vikings,' Hägar the Hipster is a brute charmer". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
24.Jump up ^ Genzlinger, Neil (1 March 2013). "You Plunder, I'll Pillage, Maybe We'll Find England". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
25.Jump up ^ Poniewozik, James (1 March 2013). "TV Weekend: History Launches Vikings (and an Action-Packed Bible)". TIME. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
26.Jump up ^ Collis, Clark (27 February 2013). "Vikings (2013)". EW.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
27.Jump up ^ Lowry, Brian (27 February 2013). "TV Review: 'Vikings'". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
28.Jump up ^ Wiegand, David (28 February 2013). "'Vikings' review: It takes a pillage". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
29.Jump up ^ de Moraes, Lisa (5 March 2013). "History channel apologizes after boasting about 'Vikings' ratings". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
30.Jump up ^ "'Vikings' Has Number 1 Cable Series Premiere of the Year With 8.3 Million Total Viewers on the Night". TV by the Numbers.
31.Jump up ^ "Vikings picked up for second season". TV, eh?. April 5, 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
External links[edit]
Official website
Vikings at the Internet Movie Database


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Vikings (season 1)
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Vikings Season 1 Blu-ray cover

Country of origin
Canada / Ireland
No. of episodes
9
Broadcast

Original channel
History
Original run
March 3 – April 28, 2013
Season chronology


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List of Vikings episodes
Vikings is a Canadian-Irish historical drama television series,[1] written and created by Michael Hirst for the television channel History.[2] Season 1 premiered on March 3, 2013 in the United States and Canada and concluded on April 28, 2013, consisting of 9 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors, his brother Rollo, and his wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Plot
3 Cast 3.1 Main
3.2 Recurring
3.3 Guests
4 Production
5 Episodes
6 Reception 6.1 Reviews
6.2 Ratings
7 References
8 External links

Series overview[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus's 12th century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partly fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Plot[edit]
Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) is a young Viking warrior who longs to discover civilizations across the seas. With his friend, the gifted craftsman Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård), he builds a new generation of faster longships and challenges the local ruler, Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne), a man of little vision, to allow raids into unexplored North East England. He is supported by his brother Rollo (Clive Standen), who covets Ragnar's wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick). Ragnar succeeds in carrying out the first Viking raids into the English kingdom of Northumbria, returning with rich loot and the monk Athelstan (George Blagden) as a slave. This not only earns him the enmity of King Aelle (Ivan Kaye), but triggers a series of increasingly violent confrontations at home with the autocratic Earl, ending with Ragnar killing and succeeding him.
During an annual trip to the Temple of Uppsala where many Viking clans congregate in worship to the gods, Ragnar pledges fealty to King Horik (Donal Logue). Ragnar then represents Horik in negotiations about a land dispute with Jarl Borg, a Geat from Götaland (Thorbjørn Harr), in the course of which he is seduced by the princess Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland). Back in Ragnar's homeland a mysterious plague ravages his village killing a portion of his people including his young daughter. During this time, envious and ambitious brother Rollo is manipulated by Jarl Borg to side with him against his brother and King Horik in order to forge his own glory.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking farmer and warrior who yearns to raid the rumored riches of undiscovered England. (9 episodes)
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, Ragnar's wife; a shieldmaiden. (9 episodes)
Clive Standen as Rollo, Ragnar's brother. (9 episodes)
Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, Earl Haraldson's wife. (9 episodes)
Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar's. (9 episodes)
George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk captured by Ragnar on his first raid in England. (8 episodes)
Gabriel Byrne as Earl Haraldson, Earl of the settlement known as Kattegat, the home of Ragnar. (6 episodes)
Alyssa Sutherland as Princess Aslaug, a loveinterest of Ragnar, claiming to be the daughter of the valkyrie Brynhildr. (1 episode)
Donal Logue as King Horik of Denmark. (2 episodes)
Recurring[edit]
Nathan O'Toole as Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son. (9 episodes)
Ruby O'Leary as Gyda, Ragnar and Lagertha's daughter. (9 episodes, uncredited in 3 of them)
Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors and closest friends. (7 episodes)
Tadgh Murphy as Arne, one of Ragnar's warriors; an archer with an eye-patch. (7 episodes)
David Pearse as Svein, loyal henchman of Earl Haraldson. (6 episodes)
Diarmaid Murtagh as Leif, one of Ragnar's warriors and the son of Erik. (6 episodes)
John Kavanagh as The Seer, the seiðmann of Kattegat. (5 episodes)
Elinor Crawley as Thyri, Earl Haraldson and Siggy's daughter. (5 episodes)
Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (3 episodes)
Vladimir Kulich as Erik, elderly Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors. (3 episodes)
Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's consort. (3 episodes)
Peter Gaynor as Lord Edgar. (3 episodes)
Eric Higgins as Knut Tjodolf, Earl Haraldson's half-brother. (3 episodes)
Jouko Ahola as Kauko, a Finnish Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors. (3 episodes)
Carrie Crowley as Elisef, wife of Erik. (2 episodes)
Trevor Cooper as Earl Bjarni. (2 episodes)
Eddie Elks as Olafur. (2 episodes)
Will Irvine as Brother Cenwulf. (2 episodes)
Angus MacInnes as Tostig. (2 episodes)
Thorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg, the Jarl of Götaland. (1 episode)
Cathy White as Queen Ealhswith of Northumbria. (1 episode)
Eddie Drew as Odin. (1 episode)
Guests[edit]
David Murray as Aethelwulf, the brother of King Aelle. (1 episode)
Conor Madden as Eric Trygvasson. (1 episode)
Des Braiden as Father Cuthbert. (1 episode)
Jonathon Kemp as Lord Wigea. (1 episode)
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[2] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[2] The first season's budget has been reported as $40 million USD.[3]
The series began filming in July 2012 at Ashford Studios, a newly built studio facility in Ireland,[4] chosen as a location for its tax advantages.[3] On August 16, 2012, longship scenes were filmed at Luggala, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains.[5] 70 percent of the first season was filmed outdoors.[3] Some additional background shots were done in Western Norway.
Johan Renck,[6] Ciarán Donnelly and Ken Girotti each directed three episodes.[7] The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley,[8] and composer Trevor Morris.
According to actor Clive Standen (Rollo), future seasons may feature characters such as Alfred the Great, Leif Ericson, and Ivar the Boneless, as well as travels to Iceland, Russia, France, and across the Atlantic.[9]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Vikings episodes

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Original air date
U.S. viewers
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1 "Rites of Passage" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 3, 2013 6.21[10]
Ragnar and his brother, Rollo, return from a battle during which Ragnar has visions of the god Odin and his valkyries. Home again, Ragnar takes his son Bjorn to Kattegat, for Bjorn's rite of passage. Left at home, Ragnar's wife Lagertha quickly dispatches two would-be rapists. While in Kattegat, Ragnar convinces Rollo that raids to the West are worthwhile and possible, thanks to new navigational tools, but is rebuked by his ruler, Earl Haraldson, who continues to order raids into the Baltic; but, also has the upstart, Ragnar, watched. Bjorn and Ragnar visit Floki, Ragnar's friend and a gifted shipwright, who has been secretly building a new type of longship, which they successfully test. Meanwhile, back at home, Rollo makes unwelcome advances on Lagertha. Ragnar has yet another vision of Odin, standing on the shoreline. This convinces Ragnar to finally move on with his plan.
2
2 "Wrath of the Northmen" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 10, 2013 4.62[11]
After gathering volunteers, Ragnar, Rollo, and Floki embark on an unauthorized raid to the west. Lagertha violently objects to Ragnar's refusal to take her along. Earl Haraldson has the man who attempts to seduce his wife, Siggy, killed, as well as the blacksmith who forged Ragnar's anchor. At sea the crew are caught in a storm, which a manic Floki interprets as Thor proving his ship unsinkable. On land, monks see the ominous sign of a cloud shaped like a dragon. After a tense voyage, Ragnar's men land on the coast of England, near the monastery of Lindisfarne, which they proceed to sack. They kill most of the monks and capture the rest to take back as slaves, including the young Athelstan, whom Ragnar protects from death at Rollo's hands.
3
3 "Dispossessed" Johan Renck Michael Hirst March 17, 2013 4.83[12]
Ragnar's warband returns in triumph to Kattegat, where the Earl immediately confiscates the plundered riches except for one piece per man. Ragnar picks the distraught Athelstan and returns home. The monk's faith and his vow of chastity perplex Ragnar, but he, nonetheless, gathers useful intelligence about the kingdom of Northumbria. Based on this new insight, Earl Haraldson authorizes another raid on England. Now accompanied by Lagertha and the Earl's trustee, Knut, Ragnar re-embarks post-haste, leaving Athelstan to mind the farm and the children. As the Vikings set foot on English soil, they are met by the local sheriff and a handful of armsmen, who invite the newly landed "traders" to meet King Aelle. Ragnar agrees, but his other warriors' distrust incites a battle in which the Northumbrians are slaughtered.
4
4 "Trial" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 24, 2013 4.54[13]
The Vikings raid a Northumbrian village with little bloodshed, as the villagers are gathered for Mass. During the raid, Lagertha kills Knut when he tries to rape her. Back on the beach, the raiders defeat a superior Northumbrian force under Lord Wigea, sent by King Aelle, and return to Kattegat. There, Earl Haraldson has Ragnar, who claims to have killed Knut, arrested and tried at the Thing assembly. The Earl's ploy to bribe Rollo to testify against Ragnar fails, and Ragnar is acquitted. As the raiders celebrate with Athelstan and Ragnar's children, they are assaulted by armed men. Although Ragnar's followers prevail, his companion Erik is killed.
5
5 "Raid" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 31, 2013 4.74[14]
When Earl Haraldson's raiders assault Ragnar's settlement, Ragnar, Lagertha, Athelstan, and the children narrowly escape in a boat. Ragnar is severely wounded, and Athelstan saves him from drowning. The family hides in Floki's house, where the shipwright and Helga slowly nurse Ragnar back to health. Meanwhile, Earl Haraldson marries off his daughter, Thyri, to a rich old Svealander against his wife, Siggy's, wishes. Aware that the Earl is watching Ragnar's friends, Rollo offers his services to Haraldson. The Earl feigns acceptance, but Siggy's warning to Rollo comes too late; Haraldson has Rollo seized and tortured in an unsuccessful attempt to discover Ragnar's whereabouts. As Torstein brings word of this to the still-weak Ragnar, Ragnar sends Floki to deliver a challenge to the Earl - a single combat with Ragnar.
6
6 "Burial of the Dead" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst April 7, 2013 3.31[15]
The Earl accepts Ragnar's challenge, and the two meet in single combat. Ragnar kills Haraldson, Rollo kills Svein, and Siggy kills her hapless son-in-law. After Ragnar becomes the new Earl, he grants his dead foe a chieftain's burial at sea, and Athelstan is revolted to see a slave agree to follow her master in death. During the following winter, Lagertha becomes pregnant and Siggy accepts Rollo's protection and his proposal to marry an Earl – himself. Athelstan asks Ragnar about Ragnarök. Unknowingly Athelstan has broken a social taboo, but Ragnar informs him by feeding him a drug and having the village seer tell Athelstan. This causes the monk to have horrific visions of the world's end. As spring beckons, three of Ragnar's ships sail up the River Tyne. After throwing the luckless Wigea into a snake pit, King Aelle prepares to meet the raiders in battle.
7
7 "A King's Ransom" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 14, 2013 3.42[16]
The Vikings set up a fortified camp, assault the Northumbrian besiegers at night, and capture the king's brother, Aethelwulf. In a meeting with the king, Ragnar demands 2,000 pounds of gold and silver as a price for the Vikings' departure. Aelle agrees but demands that one Viking be baptised a Christian, and to Floki's scorn, Rollo agrees. Meanwhile, back home in Scandinavia, Lagertha rules in Ragnar's stead, accepts Siggy's offer of service, and suffers a miscarriage. Instead of paying the ransom, Aelle has his men attack Ragnar's camp, but they are bloodily repelled. After Ragnar sends Aethelwulf's corpse to Aelle, the king finally pays the ransom but swears vengeance upon Ragnar as he watches the raiders depart.
8
8 "Sacrifice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 21, 2013 3.85[17]
As Lagertha is unable to conceive another son, Ragnar takes his family and followers to the temple at Uppsala to attend a great rite to the Æsir and Vanir. He pledges fealty to King Horik, who charges Ragnar with an embassy to Jarl Borg, a rival encroaching on Horik's lands. Siggy chides Rollo for not paying attention to his own advancement and sleeping with other women. Priests question Athelstan, now in Viking garb, about his faith. Athelstan denies Christ three times. They discern that despite his claims, he has not renounced Christianity, and they declare him unfit to be sacrificed to the gods. Leif, Ragnar's follower, volunteers in Athelstan's place for this single honour and is sacrificed by King Horik at the climax of the rite together with eight other men and numerous animals.
9
9 "All Change" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 28, 2013 3.58[18]
Ragnar's embassy to Jarl Borg of Götaland fails, as King Horik rejects a compromise settlement about the contested land. Driven by ambition and jealousy, Rollo agrees to support Borg against Ragnar. In Kattegat, a disease kills many inhabitants, including Lagertha's daughter, Gyda, and Siggy's daughter, Thyri. Lagertha asks the seer about Ragnar and her future but the seer refuses as he only sees misery. Underway, Ragnar meets and is seduced by the princess Aslaug; eventually, she reveals she bears his child.
Reception[edit]
Reviews[edit]
The series received generally favorable ratings by critics after the first episode had aired. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 81% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10 based on 27 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Vikings makes up for its lack of historical accuracy with a heaping helping of violence, romance, and striking visuals".[19] With an average rating of 71 based on 20 reviews according to Metacritic.[20]
Alan Sepinwall of HitFix praised the series' casting, notably of Fimmel as Ragnar, and observed that Vikings "isn't complicated. It (...) relies on the inherent appeal of the era and these characters to drive the story."[21] Nancy DeWolf Smith of the Wall Street Journal noted the "natural and authentic" setting and costumes, and appreciated that Vikings was (unlike, e.g., Spartacus) not a celebration of sex and violence, but "a study of character, stamina, power and (...) of social, emotional and even intellectual awakening".[22] Hank Stuever, writing for the Washington Post, found that the "compelling and robust new drama series (...) delivers all the expected gore and blood spatter". But he also wrote that it successfully adapted the skills of cable television drama, with the care taken in acting, writing and sense of scope reminiscent of such series as Rome, Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones, and that even the way the series emphasized "a core pride and nobility in this tribe of thugs" reflected "just another iteration of Tony Soprano".[23] Neil Genzlinger, in the New York Times, praised the "arresting" cinematography and the actors' performances, notably Fimmel's, and favorably compared Vikings to Game of Thrones and Spartacus for the absence of gratuitous nudity.[24]
In TIME, James Poniewozik noted that the relatively simple generational conflict underlying Vikings "doesn't nearly have the narrative ambition of a Game of Thrones or the political subtleties of a Rome", nor these series' skill with dialogue, but that it held up pretty well compared to the "tabloid history" of series like The Tudors and The Borgias. He concluded that "Vikings' larger story arc is really more about historical forces" than about its not very complex characters.[25] Clark Collis of Entertainment Weekly appreciated the cast's performance, but considered that Vikings was "kind of a mess", lacking the intrigue of The Tudors and Game of Thrones.[26] Brian Lowry criticized the series in Variety as an "unrelenting cheese-fest" and as a "more simpleminded version of 'Game of Thrones'", but considered that it achieved "a level of atmosphere and momentum that makes it work as a mild diversion".[27] In the San Francisco Chronicle, David Wiegand was disappointed by the series' "glacial pace" and lack of action as well as by the "flabby direction and a gassy script", while appreciating the performances and characters.[28]
Ratings[edit]
According to Nielsen, the series premiere drew 6 million viewers in the U.S., topping all broadcast networks among 18-to-49 year olds. An earlier claim of over 18 million viewers was later retracted by the channel with an apology.[29][30]
In Canada, the premiere was watched by 1.1 million viewers. The first season has averaged 942,000 viewers.[31]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Take 5 Productions - Vikings". take5productions.ca. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c "VIKINGS Tops The Ratings With 8.3 Million Viewers". Irish Film Board. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c Justin, Neal (2 March 2013). "Meet the real Ragnar on History Channel's 'Vikings'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Cummins, Steve (9 July 2012). "'Vikings' Begins Filming At Ashford Studios". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
5.Jump up ^ Kelpie, Colm. Viking hordes are back to make history, Irish Independent, August 17, 2012. Accessed January 5, 2014.
6.Jump up ^ "Resumé: "Det är mörkt och dramatiskt"". Resume.se. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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Vikings (season 2)

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Vikings (season 2)
Vikings Season 2 DVD.jpg
Region 1 DVD cover art

Country of origin
Canada / Ireland
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
History
Original run
February 27, 2014 – May 1, 2014
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
October 7, 2014[1]
Region 4
November 5, 2014[2]
Blu-ray Disc release
Region A
October 7, 2014[1]
Region B
November 5, 2014[2]
Season chronology

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List of Vikings episodes
The second season of the Canadian-Irish historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 27, 2014 on History in Canada and in the United States and concluded on May 1, 2014, consisting of 10 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors, his brother Rollo, and his wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Plot
3 Cast 3.1 Main
3.2 Recurring
3.3 Guests
4 Production
5 Episodes
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links

Series overview[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus's 12th century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Plot[edit]
King Horik is now at war with Jarl Borg who is accompanied by Rollo. Rollo, now bitter and enraged, rampages through battle killing and wounding many of his kin but cannot fight his brother when faced and surrenders to him. In a stalemate, Ragnar, Horik and Jarl Borg come to an agreement and decide to raid as a single force. Rollo, now ostracized by his kin for his betrayal awaits death by trial but is spared by a judge bribed by Ragnar. Princess Aslaug makes her way to Ragnar's kingdom now pregnant with Ragnar's child. Humiliated, Lagertha leaves Ragnar along with their remaining son Bjorn.
Four years pass: Aslaug is now ruling with Ragnar and raising their sons. Rollo has faded away into obscurity and self-destruction because of shame but is forgiven by Ragnar although excluded from the raid. Floki has finished ship building and Horik has now decided to exclude Jarl Borg from the raid for personal reasons. Ragnar tells Jarl Borg of the decision and he leaves angry and slighted. A storm throws the raid off course and lands the Viking horde in Wessex which is ruled by the King Ecbert of Wessex (Linus Roache). The Vikings begin to plunder the countryside and Athelstan, who has now been integrated into the Vikings and has joined them on the raid, finds it hard to fully embrace Viking brutality and is deeply troubled.
Lagertha has since remarried to a powerful but abusive Earl of whom teenage Bjorn disapproves. Jarl Borg seeks vengeance against Ragnar for his slight and begins an invasion of his homeland. Rollo who had been left behind gathers remaining Vikings in defense of Kattegat but is defeated and forced to retreat from the village. Rollo takes the survivors including Siggy (Jessalyn Gilsig), Aslaug, and her children and flees to a remote farming settlement. While Ragnar and King Ecbert negotiate, Jarl Borg declares himself ruler of Ragnar's lands and swears to wipe out his blood line. Word reaches Ragnar of Jarl Borg's treachery and he abandons the campaign, sailing off in four of the Viking longships, two of which sink on the way back to Scandinavia. Athelstan stays behind with King Horik and is captured by Wessex's soldiers and crucified as an apostate, but is spared by the mercy of King Ecbert. Upon returning home, Ragnar finds Rollo and the survivors in their sanctuary. Short on warriors to strike back at Jarl Borg, Ragnar finds unexpected assistance from Lagertha and Bjorn, who arrive with a detachment of warriors to aid in taking back Kattegat. Four-and-a-half years have elapsed since Ragnar last saw Bjorn and Lagertha, when she left him, so Ragnar is heartened to see them, especially his first-born son who's grown into a tall and strong warrior.
Ragnar plots against Jarl Borg and decides to destroy Kattegat's winter stock of food causing starvation in order to draw Jarl Borg out of Kattegat. Jarl Borg seeks to find who has destroyed the stock and is led into a trap forcing him into open battle with Ragnar and Lagertha's forces. Athelstan, now once again living among his Saxon people is divided about his faith and in the process saves a young Saxon girl involved in a domestic dispute which King Ecbert has asked his counsel, earning Athelstan her gratitude but he is plagued by visions. Back in Kattegat, Jarl Borg is defeated and is forced to retreat allowing Ragnar to reclaim his throne. Ragnar realizes he is still in love with Lagertha although she leaves him once again but allows Bjorn to stay behind to be with his father.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
##Travis Fimmel as Earl Ragnar Lodbrok, the head of the Viking earldom of Kattegat who is interested in discovering the lands and costumes of the many kingdoms of England. (10 episodes)
##Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, a shieldmaiden and Ragnar's first wife; after leaving Ragnar she becomes Jarl Ingstad of Hedeby. (9 episodes)
##Clive Standen as Rollo, a warrior and Ragnar's brother; the character is based on the historical person who was the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.[3] (10 episodes)
##Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, Earl Haraldson's late wife and Rollo's lover. (10 episodes)
##Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar's. (10 episodes)
##George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk from Northumbia who is torn between the Viking Gods and the Christian God; he is a friend and adviser to both Earl Ragnar and King Ecbert. (10 episodes)
##Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son who has fallen in love with the slave Þórunn. (8 episodes)
##Alyssa Sutherland as Princess Aslaug, Brynhildr's daughter and Ragnar's second wife.[4] (10 episodes)
##Donal Logue as King Horik of Denmark, interested in being a part of Ragnar's raid in England. (10 episodes)
##Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex, the ruthless king of Wessex. (8 episodes)
Recurring[edit]
##Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors. (10 episodes)
##Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's consort. (8 episodes)
##Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik. (8 episodes)
##Cormac Melia as Ubbe, eldest son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (8 episodes)
##Cathal O'Hallin as Hvitserk, second son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (8 episodes)
##Thorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg, jarl of Götaland. (7 episodes)
##Moe Dunford as Prince Aethelwulf of Wessex, son of King Ecbert. (7 episodes)
##John Kavanagh as The Seer, a seiðmann. (6 episodes)
##Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert. (6 episodes)
##Gaia Weiss as Þórunn (Thorunn), a slave and Björn's love interest. (5 episodes)
##Georgia Hirst as Torvi, wife of Jarl Borg. (5 episodes)
##Morten Suurballe as Jarl Sigvard, Lagertha's second husband. (3 episodes)
##Sarah Greene as Princess Judith of Northumbia, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf. (3 episodes)
##Carrie Crowley as Elisef, wife of Erik. (3 episodes)
##Morgan C. Jones as The Law Giver, the lawspeaker of Kattegat. (3 episodes)
##Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (2 episodes)
##Amy Bailey as Princess Kwenthrith of Mercia. (2 episodes)
##Steve Wall as Einar, a relative of Jarl Sigvard. (2 episodes)
##Duncan Lacroix as Ealdorman Werferth. (2 episodes)
##Richard Ashton as Thorvard. (2 episodes)
##Nathan O'Toole as young Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son. (1 episode)
##Tadhg Murphy as Arne, one of Ragnar's warriors. (1 episode)
##Cathy White as Queen Ealhswith of Northumbria. (1 episode)
##Carl Shaaban as Jesus. (1 episode)
Guests[edit]
##Edmund Kente as Bishop Swithern of Winchester. (1 episode)
##Elizabeth Moynihan as Queen Gunnhild of Denmark. (1 episode)
##Alan Devine as Ealdorman Eadric. (1 episode)
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[5] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[5]
The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley,[6] costume designer Joan Bergin, production designer Tom Conroy, and composer Trevor Morris.
According to actor Clive Standen (Rollo), future seasons may feature characters such as Alfred the Great, Leif Ericson, and Ivar the Boneless, as well as travels to Iceland, Russia, France, and across the Atlantic.[7]
On April 5, 2013, History announced that it will renew Vikings for a ten-episode second season.[8] With Ragnar Lodbrok in the service of King Horik, he engages in larger raids against England and France. Ragnar also deals with his love life and his family. He now has two loves: his wife, Lagertha, and Aslaug. He also deals with his brother, Rollo, who has betrayed him to the Geats. Athelstan also continues to struggle with being a Christian in a non-Christian world. Throughout this season, Ragnar faces off against King Ecbert of Wessex.[9]
Two new series regulars were announced on June 11, 2013. Alexander Ludwig, portraying the teenage Björn, and Linus Roache, playing King Ecbert of Wessex.[10] Season Two takes a jump in time, aging the young Bjorn (Nathan O’Toole) into an older swordsman portrayed by Ludwig.[11]
Jeff Woolnough[12] (Copper, Bones), Kari Skogland (The Borgias) joined Ken Girotti and Ciaran Donnelly as directors of season 2.[13]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Vikings episodes

No. in
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No. in
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Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
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1 "Brother's War" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst February 27, 2014 3.56[14]
Rollo battles Ragnar when Jarl Borg and King Horik's men clash. After a bloody rampage, Rollo surrenders to Ragnar after admitting he cannot kill him. Ragnar negotiates an unsteady truce between Borg and Horik, then returns to Kattegat. Ragnar's attempts to reconnect with his wife are hampered when Lagertha learns about his affair with Aslaug. Ragnar finally mourns for his dead daughter. Ragnar's life becomes more complicated when a ship arrives bearing a visibly pregnant Aslaug. Rollo is placed on trial, but is shocked when he is freed by the town lawkeeper, who unknown to the town was bribed by Ragnar. Despite Lagertha's enmity towards Aslaug, Ragnar decides to take the princess as his second wife. Humiliated, Lagertha leaves Ragnar and Kattegat. Ragnar attempts to stop her and pleads with her to return but she rebuffs him. Ragnar's sorrow is multiplied when Bjorn rejects him and chooses to go with his mother.
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2 "Invasion" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 6, 2014 3.20[15]
Four years have passed and Ragnar finally announces his plans to raid England in the spring. Horik and Borg arrive, but lingering resentment forces Ragnar to break the pact with Borg. Ragnar accepts Rollo back into his family, but forbids him from raiding. The Seer tells Ragnar that his sons will be more famous than him. Ragnar and Horik's men depart for England but a violent storm throws them off course to an unknown land. While exploring, they are ambushed by soldiers and several men are killed including one of Horik's sons. Athelstan saves Ragnar's life during the fight. They learn that they are in Wessex, which is ruled by King Ecbert, a man described as similar to Ragnar.
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3 "Treachery" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 13, 2014 3.38[16]
Ragnar and his men move deeper into Wessex. Ragnar believes the land's greatest wealth is its rich soil which could support a strong Viking colony. Ecbert sends envoys to ask Ragnar to leave and Ragnar returns a message asking what Ecbert would pay to make that happen. Meanwhile, Jarl Borg decides to seize Ragnar's lands in retaliation for Ragnar breaking their truce and leaving him out of the raids. With all able warriors gone, Borg massacres many of Kattegat's women, children and elderly. Rollo sends Aslaug and Ragnar's sons away and tries to rally the village. However, at the last minute he is forced to flee and protect Ragnar's sons allowing Borg to seize control of Kattegat. In Hedeby, Scandinavia, Lagertha is now remarried to an abusive husband and both she and Bjorn are unhappy. Bjorn is anxious to go out into the world and prove his manhood, but his stepfather won't allow it.
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4 "Eye For an Eye" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 20, 2014 3.31[17]
Ragnar meets with King Ecbert, who questions Ragnar's reasons for staying in Wessex and offers a proposal that would grant him land. Later, back at camp, one of Horik's ships appears and brings word of Jarl Borg's sacking of Kattegat. Ragnar and his men immediately sail for home. Athelstan chooses to remain with Horik, but is later captured by soldiers after his hunting party is ambushed. Rollo hides Aslaug, Siggy and the other survivors at a remote homestead and tries to rally other farms and villages to help them retake Kattegat. Ragnar returns home and is able to locate his family. His happiness is soured by Rollo's revelation that they do not have enough men to face Borg's forces. In Wessex, Athelstan is branded an apostate and crucified, but his life is saved when Ecbert arrives and orders him taken off the cross. Ragnar is surprised when a large group of fighters arrives led by Lagertha and Bjorn. Ragnar is overjoyed to be reunited with his son.
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5 "Answers in Blood" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 27, 2014 3.35[18]
Concerned that Borg is too heavily entrenched, Ragnar devises a plan to lure him away from the Kattegat. Ragnar and Bjorn sneak into Kattegat at night and set fire to the town's winter food stores, forcing Borg and his forces to give chase. Ragnar and his allies engage Borg's forces in a bloody battle, and in the end Borg and the remnant of his men are forced to flee. Ragnar and his men reenter Kattegat and Bjorn is chosen to offer a sacrifice to the gods in gratitude. Ragnar visits the Seer and confesses that he still loves Lagertha and wants both her and Aslaug as his wives. In Wessex, Athelstan is being kept at Ecbert's court, using him to gain insight into 'pagan beliefs'. Athelstan struggles with whether to reclaim his Christian beliefs. Lagertha gives Bjorn permission to remain in Kattegat with Ragnar, but chooses to return to her husband. A messenger arrives and informs Ragnar that after he left, Ecbert's forces slaughtered Horik's men, with Horik and his son barely escaping.
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6 "Unforgiven" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst April 3, 2014 2.96[19]
King Horik returns to Kattegat, defeated by King Ecbert and with little of his remaining forces. Hungry for revenge, Horik says to Ragnar that they need the help of Jarl Borg again, since he owns many ships. Aslaug is not glad to hear the news and asks Ragnar to not listen to Horik. Rollo is sent as emissary to Gotaland to negotiate with Jarl Borg, the latter accepts the offer after consulting with the skull of his first wife. Athelstan becomes a valued confidant of King Ecbert and is entrusted to look after scrolls and relics left behind by the Romans, promising Ecbert he won't say a word to anyone about that, otherwise he will be crucified again. Lagertha returns home to a displeased husband who sends men to beat her during the night; and tries to humiliate her even further the next day, but she plunges a knife into his eye and one of his own men beheads him immediately in her favor. Jarl Borg returns to Kattegat to join forces with Ragnar, but during the night his men are burned alive and he is taken captive to be executed by the Blood Eagle in retaliation for the attack against his family.
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7 "Blood Eagle" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 10, 2014 3.09[20]
Horik and Ragnar agree that additional ships and warriors will be needed if they hope to return to England. Horik persuades Ragnar to delay killing Jarl Borg lest the execution scare off any potential allies. Helga reveals that she is carrying Floki's child and the two agree to finally wed. When Helga wishes to get Ragnar's blessing, Floki claims they do not need it. Ragnar visits the Seer who reveals that Athelstan is physically alive but spiritually torn over which path to embrace. In England, King Ecbert proposes an alliance with King Ælla against both the weak English kingdom of Mercia and the expected return of the Viking raiders. To alleviate the hesitant Ælla, Ecbert weds his son to Ælla's daughter, sealing their alliance. Ragnar's call for an ally is answered by a mysterious Earl, who is revealed to be Lagertha. Aslaug tells Ragnar she is pleased that Lagertha is joining her forces with Ragnar's. Bjorn continues to be rebuffed by Þorunn, the slave girl. Rollo forces Siggy to admit she is sleeping with Horik. Horik tricks Borg into thinking he will escape his fate, but in the end is led to the center of town to be executed. Ragnar performs the Blood Eagle ceremony on Borg.
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8 "Boneless" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 17, 2014 2.91[21]
Aslaug's prophetic warning comes to pass when she gives birth to a son with malformed legs. Despite Ragnar's insistence that he would have no future in viking society and should die, Aslaug is determined to keep him. Ragnar names his son, Ivar the Boneless. After dealing with the fallout of her husband's death, Lagertha arrives in Kattegat with her ships and warriors. In Wessex, Ecbert receives Princess Kwenthrith of Mercia, who is engaged in a civil war with her family after murdering her brother. The bluntly sexual Kwenthrith takes an interest in the Northmen and Athelstan in particular. Sensing Floki's growing rift with Ragnar, Horik attempts to entice the shipwright to his side. After landing in Wessex, Ragnar sends Torstein to inform Ecbert of their arrival, inciting Horik and Lagertha's ire. A short time later, Aethelwulf and a group of soldiers arrive. Aethelwulf parlays with Ragnar and invites him to speak with his father. As a sign of good-will, Aethelwulf returns the golden bracelet Ragnar gifted to Athelstan, confirming that the monk is still alive. Despite Ragnar's pledge of safety, Aethelwulf's group is ambushed by Northmen led by Horik's son. The entire group is slaughtered except for Aethelwulf who is allowed to escape.
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9 "The Choice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 24, 2014 3.11[22]
While reviewing old Roman texts with Athelstan, Ecbert realises a way to defeat the Vikings in battle. Horik leads the Viking raiders downhill towards what he thinks is the Wessex army, but Ecbert catches the Vikings between two mounted pincer movements and defeats the Vikings. Rollo is badly injured, but is recognised by Athelstan and taken back to Winchester. Ragnar names his son Björn Ironside, as he is unscathed in the battle. Ælla wants to destroy the remaining Vikings but instead Ecbert decides to offer the Vikings land and employ them as mercenaries to fight against Mercia. Rollo is returned to the Vikings, and a number volunteer as mercenaries for Kwenthrith. Athelstan returns to Kattegat with the remaining Vikings, admitting to Ragnar that he holds belief in both the Christian God and the norse gods now. In the meantime, Aslaug has made Þorunn a free woman.
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10 "The Lord's Prayer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst May 1, 2014 3.37[23]
Horik's wife and children arrive in Kattegat and the village celebrates. To prove to Horik he is trustworthy, Floki poisons Torstein. Horik reveals his plan to kill Ragnar, Lagertha, Aslaug and their children. In return for a promise to marry her, Horik orders Siggy to kill Ragnar's children. After continued tension, Bjorn and Þorunn finally reconcile and commit to each other. Athelstan teaches Ragnar the Lord's Prayer. After reinforcements arrive, Horik and his forces besiege Kattegat. Arriving in the main hall, Horik discovers Torstein alive and that Floki and Siggy had never betrayed Ragnar. Ragnar kills Horik and claims his "King's Sword". The last shot shows Ragnar, now king, sitting atop the iconic cliff Preikestolen.
Reception[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 8.2/10 based on 13 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Vikings makes up for its slow pace with captivating characters and visual appeal".[24] Metacritic which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 77 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[25]



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Vikings (season 2)
Vikings Season 2 DVD.jpg
Region 1 DVD cover art

Country of origin
Canada / Ireland
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
History
Original run
February 27, 2014 – May 1, 2014
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
October 7, 2014[1]
Region 4
November 5, 2014[2]
Blu-ray Disc release
Region A
October 7, 2014[1]
Region B
November 5, 2014[2]
Season chronology

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List of Vikings episodes
The second season of the Canadian-Irish historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 27, 2014 on History in Canada and in the United States and concluded on May 1, 2014, consisting of 10 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors, his brother Rollo, and his wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Plot
3 Cast 3.1 Main
3.2 Recurring
3.3 Guests
4 Production
5 Episodes
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links

Series overview[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus's 12th century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Plot[edit]
King Horik is now at war with Jarl Borg who is accompanied by Rollo. Rollo, now bitter and enraged, rampages through battle killing and wounding many of his kin but cannot fight his brother when faced and surrenders to him. In a stalemate, Ragnar, Horik and Jarl Borg come to an agreement and decide to raid as a single force. Rollo, now ostracized by his kin for his betrayal awaits death by trial but is spared by a judge bribed by Ragnar. Princess Aslaug makes her way to Ragnar's kingdom now pregnant with Ragnar's child. Humiliated, Lagertha leaves Ragnar along with their remaining son Bjorn.
Four years pass: Aslaug is now ruling with Ragnar and raising their sons. Rollo has faded away into obscurity and self-destruction because of shame but is forgiven by Ragnar although excluded from the raid. Floki has finished ship building and Horik has now decided to exclude Jarl Borg from the raid for personal reasons. Ragnar tells Jarl Borg of the decision and he leaves angry and slighted. A storm throws the raid off course and lands the Viking horde in Wessex which is ruled by the King Ecbert of Wessex (Linus Roache). The Vikings begin to plunder the countryside and Athelstan, who has now been integrated into the Vikings and has joined them on the raid, finds it hard to fully embrace Viking brutality and is deeply troubled.
Lagertha has since remarried to a powerful but abusive Earl of whom teenage Bjorn disapproves. Jarl Borg seeks vengeance against Ragnar for his slight and begins an invasion of his homeland. Rollo who had been left behind gathers remaining Vikings in defense of Kattegat but is defeated and forced to retreat from the village. Rollo takes the survivors including Siggy (Jessalyn Gilsig), Aslaug, and her children and flees to a remote farming settlement. While Ragnar and King Ecbert negotiate, Jarl Borg declares himself ruler of Ragnar's lands and swears to wipe out his blood line. Word reaches Ragnar of Jarl Borg's treachery and he abandons the campaign, sailing off in four of the Viking longships, two of which sink on the way back to Scandinavia. Athelstan stays behind with King Horik and is captured by Wessex's soldiers and crucified as an apostate, but is spared by the mercy of King Ecbert. Upon returning home, Ragnar finds Rollo and the survivors in their sanctuary. Short on warriors to strike back at Jarl Borg, Ragnar finds unexpected assistance from Lagertha and Bjorn, who arrive with a detachment of warriors to aid in taking back Kattegat. Four-and-a-half years have elapsed since Ragnar last saw Bjorn and Lagertha, when she left him, so Ragnar is heartened to see them, especially his first-born son who's grown into a tall and strong warrior.
Ragnar plots against Jarl Borg and decides to destroy Kattegat's winter stock of food causing starvation in order to draw Jarl Borg out of Kattegat. Jarl Borg seeks to find who has destroyed the stock and is led into a trap forcing him into open battle with Ragnar and Lagertha's forces. Athelstan, now once again living among his Saxon people is divided about his faith and in the process saves a young Saxon girl involved in a domestic dispute which King Ecbert has asked his counsel, earning Athelstan her gratitude but he is plagued by visions. Back in Kattegat, Jarl Borg is defeated and is forced to retreat allowing Ragnar to reclaim his throne. Ragnar realizes he is still in love with Lagertha although she leaves him once again but allows Bjorn to stay behind to be with his father.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
##Travis Fimmel as Earl Ragnar Lodbrok, the head of the Viking earldom of Kattegat who is interested in discovering the lands and costumes of the many kingdoms of England. (10 episodes)
##Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, a shieldmaiden and Ragnar's first wife; after leaving Ragnar she becomes Jarl Ingstad of Hedeby. (9 episodes)
##Clive Standen as Rollo, a warrior and Ragnar's brother; the character is based on the historical person who was the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.[3] (10 episodes)
##Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, Earl Haraldson's late wife and Rollo's lover. (10 episodes)
##Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar's. (10 episodes)
##George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk from Northumbia who is torn between the Viking Gods and the Christian God; he is a friend and adviser to both Earl Ragnar and King Ecbert. (10 episodes)
##Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son who has fallen in love with the slave Þórunn. (8 episodes)
##Alyssa Sutherland as Princess Aslaug, Brynhildr's daughter and Ragnar's second wife.[4] (10 episodes)
##Donal Logue as King Horik of Denmark, interested in being a part of Ragnar's raid in England. (10 episodes)
##Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex, the ruthless king of Wessex. (8 episodes)
Recurring[edit]
##Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors. (10 episodes)
##Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's consort. (8 episodes)
##Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik. (8 episodes)
##Cormac Melia as Ubbe, eldest son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (8 episodes)
##Cathal O'Hallin as Hvitserk, second son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (8 episodes)
##Thorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg, jarl of Götaland. (7 episodes)
##Moe Dunford as Prince Aethelwulf of Wessex, son of King Ecbert. (7 episodes)
##John Kavanagh as The Seer, a seiðmann. (6 episodes)
##Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert. (6 episodes)
##Gaia Weiss as Þórunn (Thorunn), a slave and Björn's love interest. (5 episodes)
##Georgia Hirst as Torvi, wife of Jarl Borg. (5 episodes)
##Morten Suurballe as Jarl Sigvard, Lagertha's second husband. (3 episodes)
##Sarah Greene as Princess Judith of Northumbia, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf. (3 episodes)
##Carrie Crowley as Elisef, wife of Erik. (3 episodes)
##Morgan C. Jones as The Law Giver, the lawspeaker of Kattegat. (3 episodes)
##Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (2 episodes)
##Amy Bailey as Princess Kwenthrith of Mercia. (2 episodes)
##Steve Wall as Einar, a relative of Jarl Sigvard. (2 episodes)
##Duncan Lacroix as Ealdorman Werferth. (2 episodes)
##Richard Ashton as Thorvard. (2 episodes)
##Nathan O'Toole as young Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son. (1 episode)
##Tadhg Murphy as Arne, one of Ragnar's warriors. (1 episode)
##Cathy White as Queen Ealhswith of Northumbria. (1 episode)
##Carl Shaaban as Jesus. (1 episode)
Guests[edit]
##Edmund Kente as Bishop Swithern of Winchester. (1 episode)
##Elizabeth Moynihan as Queen Gunnhild of Denmark. (1 episode)
##Alan Devine as Ealdorman Eadric. (1 episode)
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[5] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[5]
The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley,[6] costume designer Joan Bergin, production designer Tom Conroy, and composer Trevor Morris.
According to actor Clive Standen (Rollo), future seasons may feature characters such as Alfred the Great, Leif Ericson, and Ivar the Boneless, as well as travels to Iceland, Russia, France, and across the Atlantic.[7]
On April 5, 2013, History announced that it will renew Vikings for a ten-episode second season.[8] With Ragnar Lodbrok in the service of King Horik, he engages in larger raids against England and France. Ragnar also deals with his love life and his family. He now has two loves: his wife, Lagertha, and Aslaug. He also deals with his brother, Rollo, who has betrayed him to the Geats. Athelstan also continues to struggle with being a Christian in a non-Christian world. Throughout this season, Ragnar faces off against King Ecbert of Wessex.[9]
Two new series regulars were announced on June 11, 2013. Alexander Ludwig, portraying the teenage Björn, and Linus Roache, playing King Ecbert of Wessex.[10] Season Two takes a jump in time, aging the young Bjorn (Nathan O’Toole) into an older swordsman portrayed by Ludwig.[11]
Jeff Woolnough[12] (Copper, Bones), Kari Skogland (The Borgias) joined Ken Girotti and Ciaran Donnelly as directors of season 2.[13]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Vikings episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

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1 "Brother's War" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst February 27, 2014 3.56[14]
Rollo battles Ragnar when Jarl Borg and King Horik's men clash. After a bloody rampage, Rollo surrenders to Ragnar after admitting he cannot kill him. Ragnar negotiates an unsteady truce between Borg and Horik, then returns to Kattegat. Ragnar's attempts to reconnect with his wife are hampered when Lagertha learns about his affair with Aslaug. Ragnar finally mourns for his dead daughter. Ragnar's life becomes more complicated when a ship arrives bearing a visibly pregnant Aslaug. Rollo is placed on trial, but is shocked when he is freed by the town lawkeeper, who unknown to the town was bribed by Ragnar. Despite Lagertha's enmity towards Aslaug, Ragnar decides to take the princess as his second wife. Humiliated, Lagertha leaves Ragnar and Kattegat. Ragnar attempts to stop her and pleads with her to return but she rebuffs him. Ragnar's sorrow is multiplied when Bjorn rejects him and chooses to go with his mother.
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2 "Invasion" Ciarán Donnelly Michael Hirst March 6, 2014 3.20[15]
Four years have passed and Ragnar finally announces his plans to raid England in the spring. Horik and Borg arrive, but lingering resentment forces Ragnar to break the pact with Borg. Ragnar accepts Rollo back into his family, but forbids him from raiding. The Seer tells Ragnar that his sons will be more famous than him. Ragnar and Horik's men depart for England but a violent storm throws them off course to an unknown land. While exploring, they are ambushed by soldiers and several men are killed including one of Horik's sons. Athelstan saves Ragnar's life during the fight. They learn that they are in Wessex, which is ruled by King Ecbert, a man described as similar to Ragnar.
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3 "Treachery" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 13, 2014 3.38[16]
Ragnar and his men move deeper into Wessex. Ragnar believes the land's greatest wealth is its rich soil which could support a strong Viking colony. Ecbert sends envoys to ask Ragnar to leave and Ragnar returns a message asking what Ecbert would pay to make that happen. Meanwhile, Jarl Borg decides to seize Ragnar's lands in retaliation for Ragnar breaking their truce and leaving him out of the raids. With all able warriors gone, Borg massacres many of Kattegat's women, children and elderly. Rollo sends Aslaug and Ragnar's sons away and tries to rally the village. However, at the last minute he is forced to flee and protect Ragnar's sons allowing Borg to seize control of Kattegat. In Hedeby, Scandinavia, Lagertha is now remarried to an abusive husband and both she and Bjorn are unhappy. Bjorn is anxious to go out into the world and prove his manhood, but his stepfather won't allow it.
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4 "Eye For an Eye" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst March 20, 2014 3.31[17]
Ragnar meets with King Ecbert, who questions Ragnar's reasons for staying in Wessex and offers a proposal that would grant him land. Later, back at camp, one of Horik's ships appears and brings word of Jarl Borg's sacking of Kattegat. Ragnar and his men immediately sail for home. Athelstan chooses to remain with Horik, but is later captured by soldiers after his hunting party is ambushed. Rollo hides Aslaug, Siggy and the other survivors at a remote homestead and tries to rally other farms and villages to help them retake Kattegat. Ragnar returns home and is able to locate his family. His happiness is soured by Rollo's revelation that they do not have enough men to face Borg's forces. In Wessex, Athelstan is branded an apostate and crucified, but his life is saved when Ecbert arrives and orders him taken off the cross. Ragnar is surprised when a large group of fighters arrives led by Lagertha and Bjorn. Ragnar is overjoyed to be reunited with his son.
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5 "Answers in Blood" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 27, 2014 3.35[18]
Concerned that Borg is too heavily entrenched, Ragnar devises a plan to lure him away from the Kattegat. Ragnar and Bjorn sneak into Kattegat at night and set fire to the town's winter food stores, forcing Borg and his forces to give chase. Ragnar and his allies engage Borg's forces in a bloody battle, and in the end Borg and the remnant of his men are forced to flee. Ragnar and his men reenter Kattegat and Bjorn is chosen to offer a sacrifice to the gods in gratitude. Ragnar visits the Seer and confesses that he still loves Lagertha and wants both her and Aslaug as his wives. In Wessex, Athelstan is being kept at Ecbert's court, using him to gain insight into 'pagan beliefs'. Athelstan struggles with whether to reclaim his Christian beliefs. Lagertha gives Bjorn permission to remain in Kattegat with Ragnar, but chooses to return to her husband. A messenger arrives and informs Ragnar that after he left, Ecbert's forces slaughtered Horik's men, with Horik and his son barely escaping.
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6 "Unforgiven" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst April 3, 2014 2.96[19]
King Horik returns to Kattegat, defeated by King Ecbert and with little of his remaining forces. Hungry for revenge, Horik says to Ragnar that they need the help of Jarl Borg again, since he owns many ships. Aslaug is not glad to hear the news and asks Ragnar to not listen to Horik. Rollo is sent as emissary to Gotaland to negotiate with Jarl Borg, the latter accepts the offer after consulting with the skull of his first wife. Athelstan becomes a valued confidant of King Ecbert and is entrusted to look after scrolls and relics left behind by the Romans, promising Ecbert he won't say a word to anyone about that, otherwise he will be crucified again. Lagertha returns home to a displeased husband who sends men to beat her during the night; and tries to humiliate her even further the next day, but she plunges a knife into his eye and one of his own men beheads him immediately in her favor. Jarl Borg returns to Kattegat to join forces with Ragnar, but during the night his men are burned alive and he is taken captive to be executed by the Blood Eagle in retaliation for the attack against his family.
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7 "Blood Eagle" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 10, 2014 3.09[20]
Horik and Ragnar agree that additional ships and warriors will be needed if they hope to return to England. Horik persuades Ragnar to delay killing Jarl Borg lest the execution scare off any potential allies. Helga reveals that she is carrying Floki's child and the two agree to finally wed. When Helga wishes to get Ragnar's blessing, Floki claims they do not need it. Ragnar visits the Seer who reveals that Athelstan is physically alive but spiritually torn over which path to embrace. In England, King Ecbert proposes an alliance with King Ælla against both the weak English kingdom of Mercia and the expected return of the Viking raiders. To alleviate the hesitant Ælla, Ecbert weds his son to Ælla's daughter, sealing their alliance. Ragnar's call for an ally is answered by a mysterious Earl, who is revealed to be Lagertha. Aslaug tells Ragnar she is pleased that Lagertha is joining her forces with Ragnar's. Bjorn continues to be rebuffed by Þorunn, the slave girl. Rollo forces Siggy to admit she is sleeping with Horik. Horik tricks Borg into thinking he will escape his fate, but in the end is led to the center of town to be executed. Ragnar performs the Blood Eagle ceremony on Borg.
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8 "Boneless" Kari Skogland Michael Hirst April 17, 2014 2.91[21]
Aslaug's prophetic warning comes to pass when she gives birth to a son with malformed legs. Despite Ragnar's insistence that he would have no future in viking society and should die, Aslaug is determined to keep him. Ragnar names his son, Ivar the Boneless. After dealing with the fallout of her husband's death, Lagertha arrives in Kattegat with her ships and warriors. In Wessex, Ecbert receives Princess Kwenthrith of Mercia, who is engaged in a civil war with her family after murdering her brother. The bluntly sexual Kwenthrith takes an interest in the Northmen and Athelstan in particular. Sensing Floki's growing rift with Ragnar, Horik attempts to entice the shipwright to his side. After landing in Wessex, Ragnar sends Torstein to inform Ecbert of their arrival, inciting Horik and Lagertha's ire. A short time later, Aethelwulf and a group of soldiers arrive. Aethelwulf parlays with Ragnar and invites him to speak with his father. As a sign of good-will, Aethelwulf returns the golden bracelet Ragnar gifted to Athelstan, confirming that the monk is still alive. Despite Ragnar's pledge of safety, Aethelwulf's group is ambushed by Northmen led by Horik's son. The entire group is slaughtered except for Aethelwulf who is allowed to escape.
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9 "The Choice" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 24, 2014 3.11[22]
While reviewing old Roman texts with Athelstan, Ecbert realises a way to defeat the Vikings in battle. Horik leads the Viking raiders downhill towards what he thinks is the Wessex army, but Ecbert catches the Vikings between two mounted pincer movements and defeats the Vikings. Rollo is badly injured, but is recognised by Athelstan and taken back to Winchester. Ragnar names his son Björn Ironside, as he is unscathed in the battle. Ælla wants to destroy the remaining Vikings but instead Ecbert decides to offer the Vikings land and employ them as mercenaries to fight against Mercia. Rollo is returned to the Vikings, and a number volunteer as mercenaries for Kwenthrith. Athelstan returns to Kattegat with the remaining Vikings, admitting to Ragnar that he holds belief in both the Christian God and the norse gods now. In the meantime, Aslaug has made Þorunn a free woman.
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10 "The Lord's Prayer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst May 1, 2014 3.37[23]
Horik's wife and children arrive in Kattegat and the village celebrates. To prove to Horik he is trustworthy, Floki poisons Torstein. Horik reveals his plan to kill Ragnar, Lagertha, Aslaug and their children. In return for a promise to marry her, Horik orders Siggy to kill Ragnar's children. After continued tension, Bjorn and Þorunn finally reconcile and commit to each other. Athelstan teaches Ragnar the Lord's Prayer. After reinforcements arrive, Horik and his forces besiege Kattegat. Arriving in the main hall, Horik discovers Torstein alive and that Floki and Siggy had never betrayed Ragnar. Ragnar kills Horik and claims his "King's Sword". The last shot shows Ragnar, now king, sitting atop the iconic cliff Preikestolen.
Reception[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 8.2/10 based on 13 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Vikings makes up for its slow pace with captivating characters and visual appeal".[24] Metacritic which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 77 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[25]



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External links[edit]
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Vikings (season 3)

Country of origin
Canada / Ireland
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
History
Original run
February 19, 2015 – present
Season chronology

← Previous
Season 2

List of Vikings episodes
The third season of the Canadian-Irish historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 19, 2015 on History in Canada and in the United States and concluded on April 23, 2015, consisting of 10 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors, his brother Rollo, and his ex-wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Plot
3 Cast 3.1 Main
3.2 Recurring
3.3 Guests
4 Production
5 Episodes
6 Reception 6.1 Critical response
7 References
8 External links

Series overview[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th-century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus' 12th-century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Plot[edit]
The raiding party explores the new world that have come to their knowledge after the raidings last season. While Ragnar deals with his new role as King, his son Bjorn, ex-wife Lagertha "Earl Ingstad", Princess Aslaug and his brother Rollo have to face their challenges in love, leadership and personal life; but Ragnar better watch his back from King Ecbert, both wise and ruthless ruler of Wessex, who might threaten his plans of peace and plenty despite the promise of a lasting friendship. In the endless clash between religions Floki grows even more suspicious of Athelstan, always torn between his God and the Norse Gods, making a call that might lead to a point of no return between him and Ragnar.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Travis Fimmel as King Ragnar Lothbrok, the head of the Viking Earldom of Kattegat who became king after Horik's death. (10 episodes)
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, a shieldmaiden and Ragnar's ex-wife; she controls the Earldom of Hedeby calling herself Earl Ingstad. (10 episodes)
Clive Standen as Rollo, a warrior and Ragnar's brother; the character is based on the historical person who was the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.[1] (10 episodes)
Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, widow of the late Earl Haraldson and Rollo's lover. (5 episodes, archive footage in one of them)
Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar's. (10 episodes)
George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk from Northumbria who is torn between the Viking gods and the Christian God; he is a friend and adviser to both King Ragnar and King Ecbert. (7 episodes)
Alexander Ludwig as Björn Ironside, Ragnar and Lagertha's son, who has fallen in love with the shieldmaiden Þórunn. (10 episodes)
Alyssa Sutherland as Queen Aslaug, Brynhildr‍ '​s daughter and Ragnar's second wife.[2] (9 episodes)
Ben Robson as Kalf, the ruler of Hedeby in the absence of Lagertha.[3] (9 episodes)
Kevin Durand as Harbard, the "Wanderer".[3] (3 episodes)
Lothaire Bluteau as Emperor Charles of West Francia.[3] (4 episodes)
Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex, the ruthless king of Wessex. (8 episodes)
Recurring[edit]
Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's wife. (10 episodes)
Moe Dunford as Prince Aethelwulf of Wessex, son of King Ecbert. (8 episodes)
Gaia Weiss as Þórunn (Thorunn), a freed slave and Björn's love interest. (8 episodes)
Jennie Jacques as Princess Judith of Northumbia, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf. (8 episodes)
Cormac Melia as Ubbe, eldest son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (7 episodes)
Cathal O'Hallin as Hvitserk, second son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (7 episodes)
Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik. (6 episodes)
Amy Bailey as Princess/Queen Kwenthrith of Mercia. (5 episodes)
John Kavanagh as the Seer, a seiðmann. (5 episodes)
Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert. (5 episodes)
Morgane Polanski as Princess Gisla of West Francia, the daughter of Emperor Charles.[3] (4 episodes)
Owen Roe as Count Odo, count of Paris. (4 episodes)
Georgia Hirst as Torvi, the widow of Jarl Borg and the new wife of Erlendur. (4 episodes)
Steve Wall as Einar, a relative of late jarl Sigvard and an opponent of Lagertha in Hedeby. (4 episodes)
Frankie McCafferty as Sinric. (4 episodes)
Greg Orvis as Earl Siegfried. (4 episodes)
Aaron Monaghan as Prince Burgred, the younger brother of Princess Kwenthrith. (4 episodes)
Huw Parmenter as Roland. (4 episodes)
Laurence Foster as French Archbishop (4 episodes)
Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors. (3 episodes)
Karen Hassan as Therese. (3 episodes)
Mark Huberman as Louis. (2 episodes)
Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (1 episode)
Elinor Crawley as Thyri, Earl Haraldson and Siggy's daughter. (1 episode)
Eddie Drew as Odin. (1 episode)
Carl Shaaban as Jesus. (1 episode)
Guests[edit]
Søren Pilmark as Stender. (1 episode)
Ian Beattie as King Brihtwulf of Mercia. (1 episode)
James Murphy as Ansgar. (1 episode)
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[4] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[4]
The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley,[5] costume designer Joan Bergin, production designer Tom Conroy, and composer Trevor Morris.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Vikings episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

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1 "Mercenary" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 19, 2015 2.80[6]
Ragnar tells Björn that he never wanted to be king, that he wanted only to explore and farm. Ragnar wants to return to Wessex to claim the land he was promised by King Ecbert. Floki feels that his new family with Helga is too happy, while Rollo wishes to be away from Siggy. Þórunn desires to be like Lagertha, much to Björn's displeasure; he believes her to be carrying his child. When Lagertha announces she intends to raid with Ragnar, Kalf, her right-hand man, offers to remain and take care of Hedeby. When the northmen arrive in Wessex, King Ecbert informs Ragnar that to receive their promised land, the Vikings must fight for Princess Kwenthrith to appease King Ecbert's nobles. Lagertha is unsure about joining, so King Ecbert offers her the job of leading the Viking settlers in Wessex. The warriors proceed to Mercia and the settlers to the land to farm, while the Viking warriors defeat Kwenthrith's uncle's army.
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2 "The Wanderer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 26, 2015 2.41[7]
After the victory over Princess Kwenthrith's uncle, there is a celebration at which Princess Kwenthrith demands her uncle's head be brought to her. Björn, concerned for Þórunn's safety, admonishes her and then proposes marriage. Prince Aethelwulf goes in search of Princess Kwenthrith's younger brother, Birgrith and his army, and capture a soldier who tells him they are awaiting reinforcements at the top of the mountain. Back in Kattegat, Helga, Siggy, and Aslaug share strange dreams about a stranger. Helga meets the stranger from her dreams.
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3 "Warrior's Fate" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 5, 2015 2.41[8]
Helga, Siggy, and Aslaug help Harbard with his injured hand and lodging while he tells them stories about his travels and the gods. The Vikings begin climbing the mountain to meet with Princess Kwenthrith's brother and his army. Princess Kwenthrith asks Ragnar to spare her brother. When they are unable to see over a cliff of the mountain, Torstein volunteers to go first to make sure Princess Kwenthrith's brother and his army are there, and dies valiantly. Fighting ensues, Þórunn is severely injured, and eventually, Princess Kwenthrith’s brother surrenders. In Kattegut, a fisherman catches two young boys in his nets who have drowned. Siggy visits the ancient one to discuss Harbard and the dream in which the ancient one was injured.
23
4 "Scarred" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 12, 2015 2.63[9]
Aethelwulf attempts to befriend Rollo and Floki, although Floki is still not happy about fighting for Christians. Kalf and Einar discuss plans of what will happen when Lagertha returns, and Kalf states he has invited an important person to their village to deal with that – King Horik's son Erlendur, now married to Jarl Borg's widow Torvi, and Jarl Borg's infant son. Aslaug's two sons run out of their home and Siggy runs after to find them walking across a frozen pond where both boys fall through the thin ice. Siggy dives in after them, and Harbard helps pull them out as Siggy drowns. Princess Kwenthrith when giving a toast poisons her brother Burgred.
24
5 "The Usurper" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 19, 2015 2.61[10]
The Vikings return to Kattegat, and the women learn of Torstein's death as the men learn of Siggy's. Ragnar is suspicious of why Siggy was watching the children instead of Aslaug. Floki becomes even more outspoken about his anger against Christians, and against Athelstan. Helga tells Floki about Harbard, and he claims that Harbard is a god. Aethelwulf learns that Judith is with Athelstan’s child, and is sent to the settlement to quash issues between settlers and Christians after the Christians burned down one of the houses of the Northmen. A messenger arrives in Kattegat to tell Lagertha that her earl-ship has been usurped by Kalf, she asks Ragnar to assist her in retrieving her position. Ragnar tells the men that they will raid and conquer Paris in the spring. Ragnar accompanies Lagertha to speak with Kalf, although he decides to not help fight for Lagertha's earl-dom. Aethelwulf leads a group of soldiers to the settlement, but instead of peace, decides instead to kill them. Floki tells Ragnar that Aslaug slept with Harbard and tells him that Harbard was simply another name for Odin. King Ecbert finds out that the nobles and his son killed the settlers. He asks to speak privately with his son where he reveals that it was his plan from the beginning and never wanted to allow the Northmen to settle on his land.
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6 "Born Again" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 26, 2015 2.43[11]
Þórunn gives birth to a girl, Siggy. A farmer, Stender, returns from Wessex and tells Ragnar about Aethelwulf's massacre. Athelstan has a sign from God. In Wessex, Judith gives birth to a son, but is then sentenced to having her ears and nose cut off for adultery. After one ear is removed, she reveals that Athelstan is the father. King Ecbert says the child is sent from God and will be christened Alfred. Earl Kalf leads a fleet to Kattegat to join the raid on Paris, along with King Horik's son Erlendur, and Jarl Borg’s widow Torvi. Rollo reveals that Athelstan no longer wears his arm band. Floki receives a sign that "blood must be spilt", and kills Athelstan while he's praying. Ragnar carries Athelstan's body up the side of the mountain for burial.
26
7 "Paris" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 2, 2015 2.21[12]
The raiding party arrives in Frankia, getting ready for the greatest of all battles. Ragnar shocks the leaders when he decides to leave Floki in charge of the attack. Both vikings and franks prepare for the siege as the christians gather to pray for protection from the pagans camped just around the riverbend. New characters are shown: Count Odo, commander of the troups of Paris, Charles the Third, King of Paris and nephew of the Great Charlemagne and his daughter Gisla who seems to have all the qualities of a great leader.
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8 "To the Gates!" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 9, 2015 2.56[13]
The attack to Paris takes place. The plan is simple: Lagertha, Kalf and Erlendur lead an attack from the city gate, making their way by taking the bridge; meanwhile, Floki, Ragnar, Bjorn and Rollo try to breach the walls from the water. As the attack begins the fate of Paris seems to be a heavy defeat, but Princess Gisla manages to restore faith in the troups by showing the Oriflame, the holy banner of their patron, Saint Denis. Eventually the defense holds, pushing back the vikings from all sides: Kalf understands that the battle is lost, and after dulling Lagertha's senses falls back with a wounded Erlendur and very few survivors. Floki's assault machines are burned with oil and fire, all them are forced to retreat. While the franks celebrate their victory, at the viking camp the warriors have to deal with their wounded, including a badly wounded Bjorn and Ragnar who has been thrown down from the walls. Floki is consumed by his guilt, having trusted by omens of their gods of certain victory. Helga, disgusted by his selfishness, leaves him.
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9 "Breaking Point" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 16, 2015 1.70[14]
With the raiding party still healing Ragnar orders to attack again. Lead by Rollo, Lagertha and Kalf they manage to pass the bridge but they are once again pushed back. Although the Franks have managed to defend the city a mysterious illness had spread in Paris and its citizens are dying: Count Odo begs the King to come to terms with the pagans in order to lift the siege for the sake of the people. Ragnar's wounds won't heal leaving him weaker and weaker. Trying to restore his leadership he secretly meets the Franks outside the walls for an agreement: though offered with gold and silver Ragnar doesn't accept: knowing that his end is drawing near he asks to be baptized. Meanwhile in Kattegat, Aslaug is left in charge and deals with the Christian preachers who have come north to spread the word of God.
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10 "The Dead" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 23, 2015 2.73[15]
The French stand by their their promise and pay gold and silver to the Vikings but the raiding party shows no sign of returning`home. Many people are still shocked at Ragnar's christening, and when the badly wounded leader dies, Bjorn is left in charge. The warriors place Ragnar's corpse into a wooden coffin and escort it to the gates of Paris, where they meet the Bishop. The coffin is brought inside the cathedral to be blessed but Ragnar suddenly jumps out of the coffin very much alive. He takes Princess Gisla as a hostage and forces the guards to open the gates, allowing his fellow Vikings to raid the city. Soon after most of the Vikings leave Frankia for home but a small party, led by Rollo, remains at the river camp. In Paris, King Charles the Third is very much determined to gain the favour of the northerners, offering Rollo lands and titles and his daughter in marriage. While sailing home Ragnar tells to Floki that he knows he is Athelstan's killer.
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.5/10 based on six reviews.[16] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it scored 81 out of 100, based on six reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[17]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Turnbow, Tina (18 March 2013). "Reflections of a Viking by Clive Standen". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Mitchell, John (25 April 2013). "'Vikings' season finale: Mysterious beauty tempts Ragnar". EW.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d "Breaking News - "Vikings" - History's Hit Drama Series Sails Again for Season Three Thursday, February 19 at 10 p.m. ET - TheFutonCritic.com".
4.^ Jump up to: a b "VIKINGS Tops The Ratings With 8.3 Million Viewers". Irish Film Board. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Cummins, Steve (26 June 2012). "Emmy Award-Winning Cinematographer John Bartley Joins 'Vikings' Crew". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
6.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (February 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' Wins Night, 'Pawn Stars', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
7.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Tops Night + 'Vikings', 'Thursday Night SmackDown', 'Pawn Stars', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Tops Night + 'Thursday Night Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
12.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 3, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, NBA Basketball, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
13.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 10, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Tops Night + NBA Basketball, Masters Golf Tournament, 'Vikings' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
14.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 17, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Ridiculousness' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
15.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 24, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Top Night + 'Vikings', 'Lip Sync Battle', 'Pawn Stars' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
16.Jump up ^ "VIKINGS: SEASON 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
17.Jump up ^ "Vikings: Season 3". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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Vikings (season 3)

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Vikings (season 3)

Country of origin
Canada / Ireland
No. of episodes
10
Broadcast

Original channel
History
Original run
February 19, 2015 – present
Season chronology

← Previous
Season 2

List of Vikings episodes
The third season of the Canadian-Irish historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 19, 2015 on History in Canada and in the United States and concluded on April 23, 2015, consisting of 10 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors, his brother Rollo, and his ex-wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha.


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Plot
3 Cast 3.1 Main
3.2 Recurring
3.3 Guests
4 Production
5 Episodes
6 Reception 6.1 Critical response
7 References
8 External links

Series overview[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th-century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus' 12th-century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Plot[edit]
The raiding party explores the new world that have come to their knowledge after the raidings last season. While Ragnar deals with his new role as King, his son Bjorn, ex-wife Lagertha "Earl Ingstad", Princess Aslaug and his brother Rollo have to face their challenges in love, leadership and personal life; but Ragnar better watch his back from King Ecbert, both wise and ruthless ruler of Wessex, who might threaten his plans of peace and plenty despite the promise of a lasting friendship. In the endless clash between religions Floki grows even more suspicious of Athelstan, always torn between his God and the Norse Gods, making a call that might lead to a point of no return between him and Ragnar.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Travis Fimmel as King Ragnar Lothbrok, the head of the Viking Earldom of Kattegat who became king after Horik's death. (10 episodes)
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, a shieldmaiden and Ragnar's ex-wife; she controls the Earldom of Hedeby calling herself Earl Ingstad. (10 episodes)
Clive Standen as Rollo, a warrior and Ragnar's brother; the character is based on the historical person who was the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.[1] (10 episodes)
Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, widow of the late Earl Haraldson and Rollo's lover. (5 episodes, archive footage in one of them)
Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar's. (10 episodes)
George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk from Northumbria who is torn between the Viking gods and the Christian God; he is a friend and adviser to both King Ragnar and King Ecbert. (7 episodes)
Alexander Ludwig as Björn Ironside, Ragnar and Lagertha's son, who has fallen in love with the shieldmaiden Þórunn. (10 episodes)
Alyssa Sutherland as Queen Aslaug, Brynhildr‍ '​s daughter and Ragnar's second wife.[2] (9 episodes)
Ben Robson as Kalf, the ruler of Hedeby in the absence of Lagertha.[3] (9 episodes)
Kevin Durand as Harbard, the "Wanderer".[3] (3 episodes)
Lothaire Bluteau as Emperor Charles of West Francia.[3] (4 episodes)
Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex, the ruthless king of Wessex. (8 episodes)
Recurring[edit]
Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's wife. (10 episodes)
Moe Dunford as Prince Aethelwulf of Wessex, son of King Ecbert. (8 episodes)
Gaia Weiss as Þórunn (Thorunn), a freed slave and Björn's love interest. (8 episodes)
Jennie Jacques as Princess Judith of Northumbia, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf. (8 episodes)
Cormac Melia as Ubbe, eldest son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (7 episodes)
Cathal O'Hallin as Hvitserk, second son of Ragnar and Aslaug. (7 episodes)
Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik. (6 episodes)
Amy Bailey as Princess/Queen Kwenthrith of Mercia. (5 episodes)
John Kavanagh as the Seer, a seiðmann. (5 episodes)
Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert. (5 episodes)
Morgane Polanski as Princess Gisla of West Francia, the daughter of Emperor Charles.[3] (4 episodes)
Owen Roe as Count Odo, count of Paris. (4 episodes)
Georgia Hirst as Torvi, the widow of Jarl Borg and the new wife of Erlendur. (4 episodes)
Steve Wall as Einar, a relative of late jarl Sigvard and an opponent of Lagertha in Hedeby. (4 episodes)
Frankie McCafferty as Sinric. (4 episodes)
Greg Orvis as Earl Siegfried. (4 episodes)
Aaron Monaghan as Prince Burgred, the younger brother of Princess Kwenthrith. (4 episodes)
Huw Parmenter as Roland. (4 episodes)
Laurence Foster as French Archbishop (4 episodes)
Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors. (3 episodes)
Karen Hassan as Therese. (3 episodes)
Mark Huberman as Louis. (2 episodes)
Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (1 episode)
Elinor Crawley as Thyri, Earl Haraldson and Siggy's daughter. (1 episode)
Eddie Drew as Odin. (1 episode)
Carl Shaaban as Jesus. (1 episode)
Guests[edit]
Søren Pilmark as Stender. (1 episode)
Ian Beattie as King Brihtwulf of Mercia. (1 episode)
James Murphy as Ansgar. (1 episode)
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[4] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[4]
The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley,[5] costume designer Joan Bergin, production designer Tom Conroy, and composer Trevor Morris.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Vikings episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (million)

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1 "Mercenary" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 19, 2015 2.80[6]
Ragnar tells Björn that he never wanted to be king, that he wanted only to explore and farm. Ragnar wants to return to Wessex to claim the land he was promised by King Ecbert. Floki feels that his new family with Helga is too happy, while Rollo wishes to be away from Siggy. Þórunn desires to be like Lagertha, much to Björn's displeasure; he believes her to be carrying his child. When Lagertha announces she intends to raid with Ragnar, Kalf, her right-hand man, offers to remain and take care of Hedeby. When the northmen arrive in Wessex, King Ecbert informs Ragnar that to receive their promised land, the Vikings must fight for Princess Kwenthrith to appease King Ecbert's nobles. Lagertha is unsure about joining, so King Ecbert offers her the job of leading the Viking settlers in Wessex. The warriors proceed to Mercia and the settlers to the land to farm, while the Viking warriors defeat Kwenthrith's uncle's army.
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2 "The Wanderer" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst February 26, 2015 2.41[7]
After the victory over Princess Kwenthrith's uncle, there is a celebration at which Princess Kwenthrith demands her uncle's head be brought to her. Björn, concerned for Þórunn's safety, admonishes her and then proposes marriage. Prince Aethelwulf goes in search of Princess Kwenthrith's younger brother, Birgrith and his army, and capture a soldier who tells him they are awaiting reinforcements at the top of the mountain. Back in Kattegat, Helga, Siggy, and Aslaug share strange dreams about a stranger. Helga meets the stranger from her dreams.
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3 "Warrior's Fate" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 5, 2015 2.41[8]
Helga, Siggy, and Aslaug help Harbard with his injured hand and lodging while he tells them stories about his travels and the gods. The Vikings begin climbing the mountain to meet with Princess Kwenthrith's brother and his army. Princess Kwenthrith asks Ragnar to spare her brother. When they are unable to see over a cliff of the mountain, Torstein volunteers to go first to make sure Princess Kwenthrith's brother and his army are there, and dies valiantly. Fighting ensues, Þórunn is severely injured, and eventually, Princess Kwenthrith’s brother surrenders. In Kattegut, a fisherman catches two young boys in his nets who have drowned. Siggy visits the ancient one to discuss Harbard and the dream in which the ancient one was injured.
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4 "Scarred" Jeff Woolnough Michael Hirst March 12, 2015 2.63[9]
Aethelwulf attempts to befriend Rollo and Floki, although Floki is still not happy about fighting for Christians. Kalf and Einar discuss plans of what will happen when Lagertha returns, and Kalf states he has invited an important person to their village to deal with that – King Horik's son Erlendur, now married to Jarl Borg's widow Torvi, and Jarl Borg's infant son. Aslaug's two sons run out of their home and Siggy runs after to find them walking across a frozen pond where both boys fall through the thin ice. Siggy dives in after them, and Harbard helps pull them out as Siggy drowns. Princess Kwenthrith when giving a toast poisons her brother Burgred.
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5 "The Usurper" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 19, 2015 2.61[10]
The Vikings return to Kattegat, and the women learn of Torstein's death as the men learn of Siggy's. Ragnar is suspicious of why Siggy was watching the children instead of Aslaug. Floki becomes even more outspoken about his anger against Christians, and against Athelstan. Helga tells Floki about Harbard, and he claims that Harbard is a god. Aethelwulf learns that Judith is with Athelstan’s child, and is sent to the settlement to quash issues between settlers and Christians after the Christians burned down one of the houses of the Northmen. A messenger arrives in Kattegat to tell Lagertha that her earl-ship has been usurped by Kalf, she asks Ragnar to assist her in retrieving her position. Ragnar tells the men that they will raid and conquer Paris in the spring. Ragnar accompanies Lagertha to speak with Kalf, although he decides to not help fight for Lagertha's earl-dom. Aethelwulf leads a group of soldiers to the settlement, but instead of peace, decides instead to kill them. Floki tells Ragnar that Aslaug slept with Harbard and tells him that Harbard was simply another name for Odin. King Ecbert finds out that the nobles and his son killed the settlers. He asks to speak privately with his son where he reveals that it was his plan from the beginning and never wanted to allow the Northmen to settle on his land.
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6 "Born Again" Helen Shaver Michael Hirst March 26, 2015 2.43[11]
Þórunn gives birth to a girl, Siggy. A farmer, Stender, returns from Wessex and tells Ragnar about Aethelwulf's massacre. Athelstan has a sign from God. In Wessex, Judith gives birth to a son, but is then sentenced to having her ears and nose cut off for adultery. After one ear is removed, she reveals that Athelstan is the father. King Ecbert says the child is sent from God and will be christened Alfred. Earl Kalf leads a fleet to Kattegat to join the raid on Paris, along with King Horik's son Erlendur, and Jarl Borg’s widow Torvi. Rollo reveals that Athelstan no longer wears his arm band. Floki receives a sign that "blood must be spilt", and kills Athelstan while he's praying. Ragnar carries Athelstan's body up the side of the mountain for burial.
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7 "Paris" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 2, 2015 2.21[12]
The raiding party arrives in Frankia, getting ready for the greatest of all battles. Ragnar shocks the leaders when he decides to leave Floki in charge of the attack. Both vikings and franks prepare for the siege as the christians gather to pray for protection from the pagans camped just around the riverbend. New characters are shown: Count Odo, commander of the troups of Paris, Charles the Third, King of Paris and nephew of the Great Charlemagne and his daughter Gisla who seems to have all the qualities of a great leader.
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8 "To the Gates!" Kelly Makin Michael Hirst April 9, 2015 2.56[13]
The attack to Paris takes place. The plan is simple: Lagertha, Kalf and Erlendur lead an attack from the city gate, making their way by taking the bridge; meanwhile, Floki, Ragnar, Bjorn and Rollo try to breach the walls from the water. As the attack begins the fate of Paris seems to be a heavy defeat, but Princess Gisla manages to restore faith in the troups by showing the Oriflame, the holy banner of their patron, Saint Denis. Eventually the defense holds, pushing back the vikings from all sides: Kalf understands that the battle is lost, and after dulling Lagertha's senses falls back with a wounded Erlendur and very few survivors. Floki's assault machines are burned with oil and fire, all them are forced to retreat. While the franks celebrate their victory, at the viking camp the warriors have to deal with their wounded, including a badly wounded Bjorn and Ragnar who has been thrown down from the walls. Floki is consumed by his guilt, having trusted by omens of their gods of certain victory. Helga, disgusted by his selfishness, leaves him.
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9 "Breaking Point" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 16, 2015 1.70[14]
With the raiding party still healing Ragnar orders to attack again. Lead by Rollo, Lagertha and Kalf they manage to pass the bridge but they are once again pushed back. Although the Franks have managed to defend the city a mysterious illness had spread in Paris and its citizens are dying: Count Odo begs the King to come to terms with the pagans in order to lift the siege for the sake of the people. Ragnar's wounds won't heal leaving him weaker and weaker. Trying to restore his leadership he secretly meets the Franks outside the walls for an agreement: though offered with gold and silver Ragnar doesn't accept: knowing that his end is drawing near he asks to be baptized. Meanwhile in Kattegat, Aslaug is left in charge and deals with the Christian preachers who have come north to spread the word of God.
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10 "The Dead" Ken Girotti Michael Hirst April 23, 2015 2.73[15]
The French stand by their their promise and pay gold and silver to the Vikings but the raiding party shows no sign of returning`home. Many people are still shocked at Ragnar's christening, and when the badly wounded leader dies, Bjorn is left in charge. The warriors place Ragnar's corpse into a wooden coffin and escort it to the gates of Paris, where they meet the Bishop. The coffin is brought inside the cathedral to be blessed but Ragnar suddenly jumps out of the coffin very much alive. He takes Princess Gisla as a hostage and forces the guards to open the gates, allowing his fellow Vikings to raid the city. Soon after most of the Vikings leave Frankia for home but a small party, led by Rollo, remains at the river camp. In Paris, King Charles the Third is very much determined to gain the favour of the northerners, offering Rollo lands and titles and his daughter in marriage. While sailing home Ragnar tells to Floki that he knows he is Athelstan's killer.
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.5/10 based on six reviews.[16] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it scored 81 out of 100, based on six reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[17]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Turnbow, Tina (18 March 2013). "Reflections of a Viking by Clive Standen". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Mitchell, John (25 April 2013). "'Vikings' season finale: Mysterious beauty tempts Ragnar". EW.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d "Breaking News - "Vikings" - History's Hit Drama Series Sails Again for Season Three Thursday, February 19 at 10 p.m. ET - TheFutonCritic.com".
4.^ Jump up to: a b "VIKINGS Tops The Ratings With 8.3 Million Viewers". Irish Film Board. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
5.Jump up ^ Cummins, Steve (26 June 2012). "Emmy Award-Winning Cinematographer John Bartley Joins 'Vikings' Crew". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
6.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (February 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Vikings' Wins Night, 'Pawn Stars', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
7.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Tops Night + 'Vikings', 'Thursday Night SmackDown', 'Pawn Stars', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
8.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
9.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
10.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
11.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Tops Night + 'Thursday Night Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
12.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 3, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, NBA Basketball, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
13.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 10, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Tops Night + NBA Basketball, Masters Golf Tournament, 'Vikings' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
14.Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (April 17, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Lip Sync Battle' Wins Night, 'Vikings', 'WWE Smackdown', 'Impractical Jokers', 'Ridiculousness' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
15.Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 24, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Top Night + 'Vikings', 'Lip Sync Battle', 'Pawn Stars' & More". Zap2it. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
16.Jump up ^ "VIKINGS: SEASON 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
17.Jump up ^ "Vikings: Season 3". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
External links[edit]
Official website
Vikings at the Internet Movie Database


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Vikings (TV series)

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Vikings
Vikings-logo.png
Genre
Historical drama
Created by
Michael Hirst
Starring
Travis Fimmel
Katheryn Winnick
Clive Standen
Jessalyn Gilsig
Gustaf Skarsgård
George Blagden
Gabriel Byrne
Alexander Ludwig
Alyssa Sutherland
Donal Logue
Ben Robson
Kevin Durand
Lothaire Bluteau
Linus Roache

Opening theme
"If I Had a Heart"
 by Fever Ray
Composer(s)
Trevor Morris
Country of origin
Canada and Ireland
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
29 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Michael Hirst
John Weber
James Flynn
Sherry Marsh
Alan Gasmer
Sheila Hockin
Morgan O'Sullivan

Producer(s)
Steve Wakefield
Keith Thompson

Location(s)
Ashford Studios
County Wicklow
Cinematography
John Bartley (season 1)
PJ Dillon (season 2–present)

Running time
45 minutes
Production company(s)
Shaw Media
Octagon Films
Take 5 Productions
MGM Television

Distributor
MGM Television
History Channel
Broadcast

Original channel
History (CA)
Original run
3 March 2013 – present
External links
Official website
Vikings is an Irish-Canadian historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the television channel History. It premiered on 3 March 2013 in the United States and Canada.[1] Filmed in Ireland, it is an Ireland/Canada co-production.[2]
Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France. It portrays Ragnar as a former farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England, and eventually becomes King of Denmark, with the support of his family and fellow warriors: his brother Rollo, his son Bjorn Ironside, and his wives—the shieldmaiden Lagertha and the princess Aslaug.
The third season of Vikings premiered on 19 February 2015, and was renewed for a fourth season on 26 March 2015.[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Premise
2 Cast 2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Broadcast
6 Reception 6.1 Reviews
6.2 Ratings
6.3 Historical accuracy
7 Related media
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Premise[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus's 12th century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Cast[edit]


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Main[edit]
Travis Fimmel as legendary Viking Ragnar Lothbrok. Originally a farmer, Ragnar claims to be a descendant of the god Odin, and during the show's run he manages to rise to become a respected Earl of his home settlement Kattegat, as well as a feared warrior, a famed raider of undiscovered lands, and, finally, King of Denmark.
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, Ragnar's first wife; a shieldmaiden. Following the separation of her and Ragnar, Lagertha rises to become Earl of Hedeby in her own right, going by the name Earl Ingstad.
Clive Standen as Rollo, Ragnar's brother. Although a ruthless and skilled warrior, having spent his life in the shadow of his brother makes Rollo's feelings towards Ragnar constantly changing from loyal love and admiration, to hateful jealousy. The character is based on the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.[4]
Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, Earl Haraldson's wife, and later love-interest of Rollo. She possesses a strategic mind and a tireless urge to retain (or regain) her power and influence.
Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted, albeit eccentric, shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar. Acknowledging his peculiar character traits, Floki considers himself a descendant of the trickster god Loki.
George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk originally serving at the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria. Captured by Ragnar on his first raid in England, Athelstan is torn between the customs of the Christian England and the pagan ways of Scandinavia.
Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn Ironside, Ragnar and Lagertha's son, given his epithet by his father, following his first battle with the Saxons (Seasons 2 and 3).
Nathan O'Toole as young Bjorn. (Seasons 1 and 2, recurring)
Alyssa Sutherland as Aslaug, Ragnar's second wife, claiming to be the daughter of the valkyrie Brynhildr and the dragonslayer Sigurd.[5]
Gabriel Byrne as Earl Haraldson, Ragnar's predecessor as Earl of Kattegat (Season 1).
Donal Logue as King Horik of Denmark (Seasons 1 and 2).
Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex (Seasons 2 and 3).
Ben Robson as Kalf, a prominent and clever Hedeby villager (Season 3).
Kevin Durand as Harbard, a charismatic wanderer and storyteller arriving in Kattegat (Season 3)
Lothaire Bluteau as King Charles of West Francia (Season 3).
Recurring[edit]
The people of KattegatMaude Hirst as Helga, wife of Floki. (Season 1-present).
John Kavanagh as The Seer, the seiðr of Kattegat (Season 1-present).
Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors and closest friends (Season 1-3).
Carrie Crowley as Elisef, wife of Erik (Season 1-2).
Tadhg Murphy as Arne, one of Ragnar's warriors; an archer with an eyepatch (Season 1-2).
Elinor Crawley as Thyri, daughter of Earl Haraldson and Siggy (Seasons 1 and 3).[6]
Jouko Ahola as Kauko, a Finnish Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors (Season 1).
Eric Higgins as Knut Tjodolf, Earl Haraldson's half-brother (Season 1).
Vladimir Kulich as Erik, elderly Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors (Season 1).
Diarmaid Murtagh as Leif, one of Ragnar's warriors and son of Erik (Season 1).
Ruby O'Leary as Gyda, daughter of Ragnar and Lagertha (Season 1).
David Pearse as Svein, loyal henchman of Earl Haraldson (Season 1).
Cormac Melia as Ubbe, eldest son of Ragnar and Aslaug (Season 2-present).
Cathal O'Hallin as Hvitserk, second son of Ragnar and Aslaug (Season 2-present).
Gaia Weiss as Þórunn (Thorunn), Bjorn's love interest, a slave girl turned shield maiden (Seasons 2-present).[7]
Morgan C. Jones as The Law Giver, the lawspeaker of Kattegat (Season 2).
Additional NorsemenThorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg, Jarl of Götaland (Seasons 1-2).[8][9]
Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik (Season 2-present).
Georgia Hirst as Torvi, wife of Jarl Borg (Season 2-present).
Steve Wall as Einar, a scheming troublemaker, and ally of Earl Sigvard of Hedeby (Season 2-present).
Morten Suurballe as Earl Sigvard, Lagertha's second husband; Earl of Hedeby (Season 2).[10]
The Anglo-SaxonsIvan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (Season 1-present)
Peter Gaynor as Lord Edgar, advisor of King Aelle (Season 1).
Amy Bailey as Kwenthrith of Mercia (Season 2-present).
Moe Dunford as Aethelwulf, son of King Ecbert (Season 2-present).
Sarah Greene (Season 2) and Jennie Jacques (Season 3) as Judith, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf.
Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert (Season 2-present).
Aaron Monaghan as Burgred, the rebellious brother of Kwenthrith (Season 3).
The West FranksKaren Hassan as Therese, a noblewoman, and Count Odo's mistress. (Season 3-present)
Huw Parmenter as Roland, Count Odo's first-in-command. (Season 3-present)
Morgane Polanski as Princess Gisela. (Season 3-present)
Owen Roe as Count Odo. (Season 3-present)
Laurence Foster as the Archbishop. (Season 3)
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Vikings episodes

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired
 1 9 March 3, 2013 April 28, 2013
 2 10 February 27, 2014 May 1, 2014
 3 10 February 19, 2015 April 23, 2015
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[1] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[1] The first season's budget has been reported as $40 million USD.[11]
The series began filming in July 2012 at Ashford Studios, a newly built studio facility in Ireland,[12] chosen as a location for its tax advantages.[11] On 16 August 2012, longship scenes were filmed at Luggala, as well as on the Poulaphouca Reservoir, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains.[13] 70 percent of the first season was filmed outdoors.[11] Some additional background shots were done in Western Norway.
Johan Renck,[14] Ciarán Donnelly and Ken Girotti each directed three episodes. The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley, costume designer Joan Bergin, production designer Tom Conroy, composer Trevor Morris and Irish choir Crux Vocal Ensemble, directed by Paul McGough.
According to actor Clive Standen (Rollo), future seasons may feature characters such as Alfred the Great, Leif Ericson, and Ivar the Boneless, as well as travels to Iceland, Russia, France, and across the Atlantic.[15]
On 5 April 2013, History renewed Vikings for a ten-episode second season.[16]
Two new series regulars were announced on 11 June 2013. Alexander Ludwig, portraying the teenage Björn, and Linus Roache, playing King Ecbert of Wessex.[17] Season 2 will undergo a jump in time, aging the young Bjorn (Nathan O’Toole) into an older swordsman portrayed by Ludwig. According to reports, the older Bjorn will not have seen his father, Ragnar, for "a long period of time." Lagertha will have remarried to a powerful Jarl, a stepfather who provides harsh guidance to Bjorn.[18]
Several Swedish media sources reported that actors Edvin Endre, son of renowned Swedish actress Lena Endre [19] of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Wallander fame and Anna Åström, who recently co-starred with Gustaf Skarsgård [20] in controversial Swedish language film Vi, had signed up for roles in season two.
Jeff Woolnough[21] (Copper, Bones) and Kari Skogland (The Borgias) joined Ken Girotti and Ciaran Donnelly as directors of season 2.[22] Michael Hirst announced plans for season 4 [23] before season 3 even aired. Season 4 will begin production around the Dublin area in April 2015.[24]
Broadcast[edit]
Vikings premiered on 3 March 2013 in Canada[25] and the United States,[12] where episodes are also available on the channel's website.
In the UK, Vikings premiered on 24 May 2013 where it is exclusively available on the streaming video-on-demand service LoveFilm.[26] The second season will premiere on 24 March 2015.[27] The third season will begin airing on 20 February 2015 on Amazon Instant Video.[28]
In Australia, the series premiered on 8 August 2013 on SBS One.[29] It was later moved to FX, which will debut the second season on 4 February 2015.[30] Season 3 of Vikings will begin broadcasting in Australia on SBS One on 19 March 2015.[31]
Reception[edit]
Reviews[edit]
The series received very favourable ratings by critics after the first episode had aired, with an average rating of 71% according to Metacritic.[32] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix praised the series' casting, notably of Fimmel as Ragnar, and observed that Vikings "isn't complicated. It (...) relies on the inherent appeal of the era and these characters to drive the story."[33] Nancy DeWolf Smith of The Wall Street Journal noted the "natural and authentic" setting and costumes, and appreciated that Vikings was (unlike, e.g., Spartacus) not a celebration of sex and violence, but "a study of character, stamina, power and (...) of social, emotional and even intellectual awakening".[34] Hank Stuever, writing for the Washington Post, found that the "compelling and robust new drama series (...) delivers all the expected gore and blood spatter". But he also wrote that it successfully adapted the skills of cable television drama, with the care taken in acting, writing and sense of scope reminiscent of such series as Rome, Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones. He also suggested that the way the series emphasized "a core pride and nobility in this tribe of thugs" reflected "just another iteration of Tony Soprano".[35] Neil Genzlinger, in The New York Times, praised the "arresting" cinematography and the actors' performances, notably Fimmel's, and favourably compared Vikings to Game of Thrones and Spartacus for the absence of gratuitous nudity.[36]
In TIME, James Poniewozik noted that the relatively simple generational conflict underlying Vikings "doesn't nearly have the narrative ambition of a Game of Thrones or the political subtleties of a Rome", nor these series' skill with dialogue, but that it held up pretty well compared to the "tabloid history" of series like The Tudors and The Borgias. He concluded that "Vikings' larger story arc is really more about historical forces" than about its not very complex characters.[37] Clark Collis of Entertainment Weekly appreciated the cast's performance, but considered Vikings "kind of a mess", lacking the intrigue of The Tudors and Game of Thrones.[38] Brian Lowry criticized the series in Variety as an "unrelenting cheese-fest" and as a "more simpleminded version of 'Game of Thrones'", but considered it to achieve "a level of atmosphere and momentum that makes it work as a mild diversion".[39] In the San Francisco Chronicle, David Wiegand was disappointed by the series' "glacial pace" and lack of action as well as by the "flabby direction and a gassy script", while appreciating the performances and characters.[40]
The second season received a Metacritic rating of 77% and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92% based on 12 professional critic reviews.
Ratings[edit]
According to Nielsen, the series premiere drew 6 million viewers in the U.S., topping all broadcast networks among 18-to-49 year olds. An earlier claim of over 18 million viewers was later retracted by the channel with an apology.[41][42]
In Canada, the premiere was watched by 1.1 million viewers. The first season has averaged 942,000 viewers.[43]
Historical accuracy[edit]
Some critics have pointed out historical inaccuracies in the series' depiction of Viking society. Lars Walker, in the magazine The American Spectator, criticized its portrayal of Viking Age government (in the person of Earl Haraldson) as autocratic rather than essentially democratic.[44] Joel Robert Thompson criticized the show's depiction of the Norse peoples' supposed ignorance of the existence of Britain and Ireland, and the use of the death penalty instead of outlawry (skoggangr) as a punishment for heinous crimes.[45]
Monty Dobson, a historian at Central Michigan University, criticised the show's depictions of Viking Age clothing, but went on to state that fictional shows like Vikings could still be a useful teaching tool.[46] The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported that the series incorrectly depicted the temple at Uppsala as a stave church in the mountains, whereas the historical temple was situated on flat land and stave churches were a hallmark of later Christian architecture in Scandinavia.[47] On the other hand, the temple as depicted in the show does have similarities with the reconstructions of the Uppåkra hof. The show also portrays a crucifixion of a prominent character instigated by a Christian bishop near Wessex, apparently as a standard punishment for apostasy - however, Emperor Constantine outlawed crucifixion in the 4th century.[48]
Regarding the historical accuracy of the show, showrunner Michael Hirst comments that "I especially had to take liberties with ‘Vikings’ because no one knows for sure what happened in the Dark Ages" and that "we want people to watch it. A historical account of the Vikings would reach hundreds, occasionally thousands, of people. Here we’ve got to reach millions."[49] When Katheryn Winnick was asked why she licked the seer's hand she answered "It wasn’t originally in the script and we just wanted to come up with something unique and different".[50]
Related media[edit]
Zenescope partnered with the History Channel to create a free Vikings comic book based on the series. It was first distributed at Comic-Con 2013 and by comiXology in February 2014.[51][52] The comic was written by Michael Hirst, features interior artwork by Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir), and is set before the events of season 1. In addition to featuring Ragnar and Rollo battling alongside their father, the comic depicts the brothers’ first encounter with Lagertha.[52]
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External links[edit]
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Vikings at the Internet Movie Database


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Vikings
Vikings-logo.png
Genre
Historical drama
Created by
Michael Hirst
Starring
Travis Fimmel
Katheryn Winnick
Clive Standen
Jessalyn Gilsig
Gustaf Skarsgård
George Blagden
Gabriel Byrne
Alexander Ludwig
Alyssa Sutherland
Donal Logue
Ben Robson
Kevin Durand
Lothaire Bluteau
Linus Roache

Opening theme
"If I Had a Heart"
 by Fever Ray
Composer(s)
Trevor Morris
Country of origin
Canada and Ireland
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
29 (list of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Michael Hirst
John Weber
James Flynn
Sherry Marsh
Alan Gasmer
Sheila Hockin
Morgan O'Sullivan

Producer(s)
Steve Wakefield
Keith Thompson

Location(s)
Ashford Studios
County Wicklow
Cinematography
John Bartley (season 1)
PJ Dillon (season 2–present)

Running time
45 minutes
Production company(s)
Shaw Media
Octagon Films
Take 5 Productions
MGM Television

Distributor
MGM Television
History Channel
Broadcast

Original channel
History (CA)
Original run
3 March 2013 – present
External links
Official website
Vikings is an Irish-Canadian historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the television channel History. It premiered on 3 March 2013 in the United States and Canada.[1] Filmed in Ireland, it is an Ireland/Canada co-production.[2]
Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France. It portrays Ragnar as a former farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England, and eventually becomes King of Denmark, with the support of his family and fellow warriors: his brother Rollo, his son Bjorn Ironside, and his wives—the shieldmaiden Lagertha and the princess Aslaug.
The third season of Vikings premiered on 19 February 2015, and was renewed for a fourth season on 26 March 2015.[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Premise
2 Cast 2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Broadcast
6 Reception 6.1 Reviews
6.2 Ratings
6.3 Historical accuracy
7 Related media
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Premise[edit]
The series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia. It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar and Ragnarssona þáttr, as well as in Saxo Grammaticus's 12th century work Gesta Danorum. Norse legendary sagas were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition, written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's 10th-century account of the Volga Vikings. The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.
Cast[edit]


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Main[edit]
Travis Fimmel as legendary Viking Ragnar Lothbrok. Originally a farmer, Ragnar claims to be a descendant of the god Odin, and during the show's run he manages to rise to become a respected Earl of his home settlement Kattegat, as well as a feared warrior, a famed raider of undiscovered lands, and, finally, King of Denmark.
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, Ragnar's first wife; a shieldmaiden. Following the separation of her and Ragnar, Lagertha rises to become Earl of Hedeby in her own right, going by the name Earl Ingstad.
Clive Standen as Rollo, Ragnar's brother. Although a ruthless and skilled warrior, having spent his life in the shadow of his brother makes Rollo's feelings towards Ragnar constantly changing from loyal love and admiration, to hateful jealousy. The character is based on the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.[4]
Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, Earl Haraldson's wife, and later love-interest of Rollo. She possesses a strategic mind and a tireless urge to retain (or regain) her power and influence.
Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, a gifted, albeit eccentric, shipbuilder and friend of Ragnar. Acknowledging his peculiar character traits, Floki considers himself a descendant of the trickster god Loki.
George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk originally serving at the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria. Captured by Ragnar on his first raid in England, Athelstan is torn between the customs of the Christian England and the pagan ways of Scandinavia.
Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn Ironside, Ragnar and Lagertha's son, given his epithet by his father, following his first battle with the Saxons (Seasons 2 and 3).
Nathan O'Toole as young Bjorn. (Seasons 1 and 2, recurring)
Alyssa Sutherland as Aslaug, Ragnar's second wife, claiming to be the daughter of the valkyrie Brynhildr and the dragonslayer Sigurd.[5]
Gabriel Byrne as Earl Haraldson, Ragnar's predecessor as Earl of Kattegat (Season 1).
Donal Logue as King Horik of Denmark (Seasons 1 and 2).
Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex (Seasons 2 and 3).
Ben Robson as Kalf, a prominent and clever Hedeby villager (Season 3).
Kevin Durand as Harbard, a charismatic wanderer and storyteller arriving in Kattegat (Season 3)
Lothaire Bluteau as King Charles of West Francia (Season 3).
Recurring[edit]
The people of KattegatMaude Hirst as Helga, wife of Floki. (Season 1-present).
John Kavanagh as The Seer, the seiðr of Kattegat (Season 1-present).
Jefferson Hall as Torstein, one of Ragnar's warriors and closest friends (Season 1-3).
Carrie Crowley as Elisef, wife of Erik (Season 1-2).
Tadhg Murphy as Arne, one of Ragnar's warriors; an archer with an eyepatch (Season 1-2).
Elinor Crawley as Thyri, daughter of Earl Haraldson and Siggy (Seasons 1 and 3).[6]
Jouko Ahola as Kauko, a Finnish Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors (Season 1).
Eric Higgins as Knut Tjodolf, Earl Haraldson's half-brother (Season 1).
Vladimir Kulich as Erik, elderly Viking and one of Ragnar's warriors (Season 1).
Diarmaid Murtagh as Leif, one of Ragnar's warriors and son of Erik (Season 1).
Ruby O'Leary as Gyda, daughter of Ragnar and Lagertha (Season 1).
David Pearse as Svein, loyal henchman of Earl Haraldson (Season 1).
Cormac Melia as Ubbe, eldest son of Ragnar and Aslaug (Season 2-present).
Cathal O'Hallin as Hvitserk, second son of Ragnar and Aslaug (Season 2-present).
Gaia Weiss as Þórunn (Thorunn), Bjorn's love interest, a slave girl turned shield maiden (Seasons 2-present).[7]
Morgan C. Jones as The Law Giver, the lawspeaker of Kattegat (Season 2).
Additional NorsemenThorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg, Jarl of Götaland (Seasons 1-2).[8][9]
Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik (Season 2-present).
Georgia Hirst as Torvi, wife of Jarl Borg (Season 2-present).
Steve Wall as Einar, a scheming troublemaker, and ally of Earl Sigvard of Hedeby (Season 2-present).
Morten Suurballe as Earl Sigvard, Lagertha's second husband; Earl of Hedeby (Season 2).[10]
The Anglo-SaxonsIvan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria. (Season 1-present)
Peter Gaynor as Lord Edgar, advisor of King Aelle (Season 1).
Amy Bailey as Kwenthrith of Mercia (Season 2-present).
Moe Dunford as Aethelwulf, son of King Ecbert (Season 2-present).
Sarah Greene (Season 2) and Jennie Jacques (Season 3) as Judith, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf.
Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert (Season 2-present).
Aaron Monaghan as Burgred, the rebellious brother of Kwenthrith (Season 3).
The West FranksKaren Hassan as Therese, a noblewoman, and Count Odo's mistress. (Season 3-present)
Huw Parmenter as Roland, Count Odo's first-in-command. (Season 3-present)
Morgane Polanski as Princess Gisela. (Season 3-present)
Owen Roe as Count Odo. (Season 3-present)
Laurence Foster as the Archbishop. (Season 3)
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Vikings episodes

Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired
 1 9 March 3, 2013 April 28, 2013
 2 10 February 27, 2014 May 1, 2014
 3 10 February 19, 2015 April 23, 2015
Production[edit]
An Irish-Canadian co-production, Vikings was developed and produced by Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.[1] Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin are credited as executive producers.[1] The first season's budget has been reported as $40 million USD.[11]
The series began filming in July 2012 at Ashford Studios, a newly built studio facility in Ireland,[12] chosen as a location for its tax advantages.[11] On 16 August 2012, longship scenes were filmed at Luggala, as well as on the Poulaphouca Reservoir, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains.[13] 70 percent of the first season was filmed outdoors.[11] Some additional background shots were done in Western Norway.
Johan Renck,[14] Ciarán Donnelly and Ken Girotti each directed three episodes. The production team includes cinematographer John Bartley, costume designer Joan Bergin, production designer Tom Conroy, composer Trevor Morris and Irish choir Crux Vocal Ensemble, directed by Paul McGough.
According to actor Clive Standen (Rollo), future seasons may feature characters such as Alfred the Great, Leif Ericson, and Ivar the Boneless, as well as travels to Iceland, Russia, France, and across the Atlantic.[15]
On 5 April 2013, History renewed Vikings for a ten-episode second season.[16]
Two new series regulars were announced on 11 June 2013. Alexander Ludwig, portraying the teenage Björn, and Linus Roache, playing King Ecbert of Wessex.[17] Season 2 will undergo a jump in time, aging the young Bjorn (Nathan O’Toole) into an older swordsman portrayed by Ludwig. According to reports, the older Bjorn will not have seen his father, Ragnar, for "a long period of time." Lagertha will have remarried to a powerful Jarl, a stepfather who provides harsh guidance to Bjorn.[18]
Several Swedish media sources reported that actors Edvin Endre, son of renowned Swedish actress Lena Endre [19] of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Wallander fame and Anna Åström, who recently co-starred with Gustaf Skarsgård [20] in controversial Swedish language film Vi, had signed up for roles in season two.
Jeff Woolnough[21] (Copper, Bones) and Kari Skogland (The Borgias) joined Ken Girotti and Ciaran Donnelly as directors of season 2.[22] Michael Hirst announced plans for season 4 [23] before season 3 even aired. Season 4 will begin production around the Dublin area in April 2015.[24]
Broadcast[edit]
Vikings premiered on 3 March 2013 in Canada[25] and the United States,[12] where episodes are also available on the channel's website.
In the UK, Vikings premiered on 24 May 2013 where it is exclusively available on the streaming video-on-demand service LoveFilm.[26] The second season will premiere on 24 March 2015.[27] The third season will begin airing on 20 February 2015 on Amazon Instant Video.[28]
In Australia, the series premiered on 8 August 2013 on SBS One.[29] It was later moved to FX, which will debut the second season on 4 February 2015.[30] Season 3 of Vikings will begin broadcasting in Australia on SBS One on 19 March 2015.[31]
Reception[edit]
Reviews[edit]
The series received very favourable ratings by critics after the first episode had aired, with an average rating of 71% according to Metacritic.[32] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix praised the series' casting, notably of Fimmel as Ragnar, and observed that Vikings "isn't complicated. It (...) relies on the inherent appeal of the era and these characters to drive the story."[33] Nancy DeWolf Smith of The Wall Street Journal noted the "natural and authentic" setting and costumes, and appreciated that Vikings was (unlike, e.g., Spartacus) not a celebration of sex and violence, but "a study of character, stamina, power and (...) of social, emotional and even intellectual awakening".[34] Hank Stuever, writing for the Washington Post, found that the "compelling and robust new drama series (...) delivers all the expected gore and blood spatter". But he also wrote that it successfully adapted the skills of cable television drama, with the care taken in acting, writing and sense of scope reminiscent of such series as Rome, Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones. He also suggested that the way the series emphasized "a core pride and nobility in this tribe of thugs" reflected "just another iteration of Tony Soprano".[35] Neil Genzlinger, in The New York Times, praised the "arresting" cinematography and the actors' performances, notably Fimmel's, and favourably compared Vikings to Game of Thrones and Spartacus for the absence of gratuitous nudity.[36]
In TIME, James Poniewozik noted that the relatively simple generational conflict underlying Vikings "doesn't nearly have the narrative ambition of a Game of Thrones or the political subtleties of a Rome", nor these series' skill with dialogue, but that it held up pretty well compared to the "tabloid history" of series like The Tudors and The Borgias. He concluded that "Vikings' larger story arc is really more about historical forces" than about its not very complex characters.[37] Clark Collis of Entertainment Weekly appreciated the cast's performance, but considered Vikings "kind of a mess", lacking the intrigue of The Tudors and Game of Thrones.[38] Brian Lowry criticized the series in Variety as an "unrelenting cheese-fest" and as a "more simpleminded version of 'Game of Thrones'", but considered it to achieve "a level of atmosphere and momentum that makes it work as a mild diversion".[39] In the San Francisco Chronicle, David Wiegand was disappointed by the series' "glacial pace" and lack of action as well as by the "flabby direction and a gassy script", while appreciating the performances and characters.[40]
The second season received a Metacritic rating of 77% and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92% based on 12 professional critic reviews.
Ratings[edit]
According to Nielsen, the series premiere drew 6 million viewers in the U.S., topping all broadcast networks among 18-to-49 year olds. An earlier claim of over 18 million viewers was later retracted by the channel with an apology.[41][42]
In Canada, the premiere was watched by 1.1 million viewers. The first season has averaged 942,000 viewers.[43]
Historical accuracy[edit]
Some critics have pointed out historical inaccuracies in the series' depiction of Viking society. Lars Walker, in the magazine The American Spectator, criticized its portrayal of Viking Age government (in the person of Earl Haraldson) as autocratic rather than essentially democratic.[44] Joel Robert Thompson criticized the show's depiction of the Norse peoples' supposed ignorance of the existence of Britain and Ireland, and the use of the death penalty instead of outlawry (skoggangr) as a punishment for heinous crimes.[45]
Monty Dobson, a historian at Central Michigan University, criticised the show's depictions of Viking Age clothing, but went on to state that fictional shows like Vikings could still be a useful teaching tool.[46] The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported that the series incorrectly depicted the temple at Uppsala as a stave church in the mountains, whereas the historical temple was situated on flat land and stave churches were a hallmark of later Christian architecture in Scandinavia.[47] On the other hand, the temple as depicted in the show does have similarities with the reconstructions of the Uppåkra hof. The show also portrays a crucifixion of a prominent character instigated by a Christian bishop near Wessex, apparently as a standard punishment for apostasy - however, Emperor Constantine outlawed crucifixion in the 4th century.[48]
Regarding the historical accuracy of the show, showrunner Michael Hirst comments that "I especially had to take liberties with ‘Vikings’ because no one knows for sure what happened in the Dark Ages" and that "we want people to watch it. A historical account of the Vikings would reach hundreds, occasionally thousands, of people. Here we’ve got to reach millions."[49] When Katheryn Winnick was asked why she licked the seer's hand she answered "It wasn’t originally in the script and we just wanted to come up with something unique and different".[50]
Related media[edit]
Zenescope partnered with the History Channel to create a free Vikings comic book based on the series. It was first distributed at Comic-Con 2013 and by comiXology in February 2014.[51][52] The comic was written by Michael Hirst, features interior artwork by Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir), and is set before the events of season 1. In addition to featuring Ragnar and Rollo battling alongside their father, the comic depicts the brothers’ first encounter with Lagertha.[52]
See also[edit]


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References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c "VIKINGS Tops The Ratings With 8.3 Million Viewers". Irish Film Board. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
2.Jump up ^ "Vikings". Take 5 Productions.
3.Jump up ^ Nicholson, Max (March 26, 2015). "Vikings Renewed for Season 4". IGN. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
4.Jump up ^ Turnbow, Tina (18 March 2013). "Reflections of a Viking by Clive Standen". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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External links[edit]
Official website
Vikings at the Internet Movie Database


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