Together they used guerrilla tactics to fight off Roman attacks. After about a year, the group mobilized and started traveling throughout the Roman Empire.
They marched as far north as Gaul modern-day France. Rome initially considered the revolt a nuisance. In 71 B. Spartacus was believed to have died in this battle. Around 6, men survived the battle but were later captured and crucified by the Roman army. Spartacus has long served as an inspiration to those seeking to revolt against oppressive rule. He was considered a brave and able leader who fought against tremendous odds with remarkable success.
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If no button appears, you cannot download or save the media. Rather than try and openly battle Spartacus in southern Italy he built a system of fortifications centred on the Melia Ridge in an effort to trap Spartacus and starve his troops. Spartacus responded to the situation by offering Crassus a peace treaty which Crassus swiftly rejected. Perhaps seeing his own soldiers beginning to waver Spartacus stiffened their resolve by crucifying a Roman soldier where all could see.
Ancient writers say that he lost thousands of soldiers in the break out. Furthermore a split emerged in the rebel camp. A dissident group led by Castus and Gannicus, which included many Celtic and German troops, broke away from Spartacus and set off on their own.
In the spring of 71 BC things fell apart for Spartacus. Castus and Gannicus were defeated by Crassus, likely sometime before April, at the Battle of Cantenna. Spartacus was now isolated further.
What happened next is hard to explain. Spartacus could have tried for another port, or another part of Italy. His force was not completely trapped and he likely had at least 30, troops able to fight. But, for reasons we do not know, he decided to turn around and attack Crassus. Whether Spartacus really wanted this, or whether his men decided this for him, is not known. The final battle took place in April 71 BC.
Strauss says that we cannot be sure where it was fought but it was likely somewhere in the Upper Silarus Valley. Eventually Spartacus lined up his men for battle and Crassus his. Undeterred Spartacus, at the head of his troops, and on foot, led a charge aimed at Crassus himself. Spartacus is said to have hacked down two centurions in this final attempt, however it was in vain. With his death his army fell apart and Crassus and the other Roman forces hunted down the remaining rebels.
The body of Spartacus was apparently never identified. Strauss points out that he had killed his horse before the battle and probably did not embellish his armor. Even if archaeologists do find it someday they likely would be unable to distinguish the famous commander from that of his troops. Live Science. Interestingly, Spartacus rarely uses profanity in the series a total of four times in the series, and all of them in Blood and Sand , a stark contrast to other more profane characters.
Spartacus' religious beliefs are a matter of debate. At certain times he seems to deny the existence of any gods, although at other times Spartacus seems to acknowledge them as presently involved in his life. At the religious Sura's request, Spartacus attempted to place his beliefs in hers, a later conversation with Mira would suggest he is an atheist though at the same time it is clear that he does believe in an afterlife.
Whatever the case, Spartacus has surprised other characters, notably Varro and Batiatus, for his bold display of a nonconforming belief system with traditional paganism. Spartacus is not one to silently allow the weak to suffer. In contradiction to all of Roman culture, he sees slaves as people, of equal importance as owners.
This is Spartacus' defining trait, as he cannot remain a slave and stand by silently whilst others suffer at his hand or anybody else's. However, Spartacus himself has occasionally allowed his emotions and disdain get the better of him, leading him to adopt a more ruthless disposition, especially towards Romans for all that he and his fellow slaves have suffered. When conflicted, however, Spartacus does often choose the morally right course of action or has others Notably Gannicus and Lucius Caelius council him to do so, lest he become the very thing he is fighting against.
Though merciless towards his enemies, Spartacus does not believe in needless bloodshed and expresseses regret when innocents are harmed, which is weight he constantly carries.
His moral compass, however, is something not shared by the majority in his rebellion and thus his leadership is occasionally questioned. Before his training as a Gladiator , Spartacus was already an adept warrior, being able to utilize sword and shield with skill as well as having impeccable aim in throwing a spear.
His own fighting abilities allow him to take on four gladiators at one time, even before his own training as one. Following his gladiatorial training, Spartacus greatly develops his fighting abilities and eventually becomes the true Champion of Capua.
Spartacus is skilled in multiple styles of combat and in use of a cross-section of weapons. Being able to fight with a sword and shield, single-sword, dual-swords and use of the spear, both as a weapon and projectile. He has also used an axe, cestus, hammer, aquila and is extremely proficient in unarmed combat.
As a result of his extensive training, he is viewed as one of the series' top warriors, if not the best warrior in the series, capable of fighting and killing skilled enemies or in large numbers, either gladiator or Roman soldier. Altogether, Spartacus is a force to be reckoned with in both the arena and on the battlefield. His keen intellect and deadly skill combine to make him a true master of war. He is a skilled strategist and tactician and has knowledge of Roman strategy, having formerly served in the Roman Auxiliary under Glaber.
These traits, coupled with his bold, proficient tactics have provided invaluable leadership to the rebel army, giving them an unblemished record in battle that would last, even when he met his intellectual and tactical equal, Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Spartacus was born in Thrace to his father and mother, both deceased, most likely due to the Getae. He grew up with an intense hatred for them, having seen many from his village perish from their attacks, despite the Thracians' successes in pushing them back.
However, he also desired for a greater solution. Spartacus was not born with the name Spartacus, and his true name is currently unknown. Before meeting Sura , Spartacus already held a strong fascination with women. A womanizer, he was often plagued by the reputation of having slept with many women in the villages though his endeavors were praised by female tongue.
Eventually, Sura came to his bed and the two fell in love shortly after, becoming husband and wife some time before the events of the series.
Spartacus in the Thracian Meadi Counsel. Spartacus rises to a position of respect within his Thracian community, and when the Roman Gaius Claudius Glaber visits his village in search of help fighting his enemy Mithridates, Spartacus suggests a treaty. Spartacus as a soldier in the Roman auxiliary. Spartacus joined the Auxiliary to fight the Getae and Mithridates of Macedon but never makes it to Greece; Glaber betrays the Thracians and refuses to aid their hometown against the invading barbarians.
When Spartacus attacks and humiliates Glaber for breaking the treaty, he and his wife are captured as slaves for vengeance and Spartacus is shipped to Capua in chains. Whilst Sura is taken to lands unknown, Spartacus is thrown into the Capua arena games against four gladiators to be executed. To the surprise of the Roman dignitaries present, he defeats the four gladiators and gains the favor of the crowd, which prompts the ludus owner Quintus Lentulus Batiatus to buy him as a recruit to be trained in his ludus.
He is named Spartacus after a Thracian king of old, as his true name is unknown to the Romans. Spartacus proves to be a difficult recruit in the ludus. He is stubborn and will obey no man, thinking only of escaping and finding and rescuing his wife.
This leads to him being humiliated and badly treated by the other gladiators. Eventually Batiatus strikes a deal and agrees to find Spartacus' wife as long as Spartacus. During the training Spartacus finds a friend in fellow gladiator trainee Varro and an enemy in Crixus , the prime gladiator of the ludus and the Champion of Capua.
His first real fight in the arena aggravated by a spur with Crixus so he can avoid fighting Varro takes place against Crixus. Spartacus loses miserably but produces the Missio term Missio [1] the two-fingered sign of surrender so that he may live to fight another day and find his wife. In doing so, he sacrifices his honor and favored status in the eyes of the crowd, and Batiatus strips him of his title of gladiator.
To regain it, Batiatus commands Spartacus to fight in the Pits of the Underworld , a brutal, lawless fighting ring in the city's slums. He excels in this, but becomes mentally and emotionally weakened by the ordeal. After saving the life of Batiatus from an assassination attempt ordered by Marcus Decius Solonius , Spartacus regains his gladiatorial status and rejoins the ludus officially. Oenomaus trains Spartacus to fight Theokoles. Spartacus' second fight in the arena is by Crixus' side, as they fight as one against the legendary giant, Theokoles.
Despite their initial hesitance and difficulties, they find a common purpose in uniting to fight for their women.
The beginning of the battle is in their favor, until Theokoles - after feigning death - gets up again. Spartacus and Crixus start to fight at cross-purposes and in doing so, Theokoles seriously wounds Crixus.
Spartacus, taking advantage of Crixus' shield to propel himself into the air, delivers a fierce strike. Not giving up yet, Crixus grabs a helmet lying nearby and reflects the light into Theokoles' face, blinding him momentarily.
Spartacus uses the moment, circles behind Theokoles and cripples him with a slash to his knees before decapitating him. With this victory, Spartacus rises suddenly in fame. Rain comes to the drought-ridden Capua and the people believe it a sign that Spartacus' fight against Theokoles had pleased the gods. Hailed, the new Champion of Capua and becoming a favorite in the house of Batiatus, Spartacus receives his own personal set of gladiatorial armor and a room of his own in the ludus, instead of space in the cell he was living in with the other gladiators.
Batiatus also promises Spartacus the return of his wife, but says she must serve alongside him in bondage. Spartacus eagerly awaits her, but all the while plans an escape attempt for when Sura arrives.
He purchases vast quantities of wine and hires prostitutes to exhaust his fellow gladiators and the ludus guards. He steals a Thracian dagger to arm himself for his escape attempt. He even drugs Doctore to avoid fighting him. However, when the caravan with Sura arrives and the driver, Aulus , is covered in blood and greatly weakened, Spartacus fears the worst and finds Sura at the very end of her life, thwarting his hopes of escaping the ludus with her.
Aulus says their caravan was attacked on the road, and that there was nothing he could do. Sura dies in Spartacus' arms. While Spartacus mourns her death, Batiatus arranges his next fight, which is to be a historical fight representing a Roman's conquest over the Thracians. Spartacus is to play the Roman and will slaughter criminals dressed as Thracians.
At first he refuses to fight as it is against his heritage. Worse, Spartacus attracts the rage of Batiatus when, in a fit of anger, he murders Gnaeus after learning the gladiator abused and molested Pietros , the only other person besides Varro to have ever shown him kindness.
Batiatus warns him that if he wants to remain Champion of Capua, he needs to stop being a Thracian and become a true. Spartacus is hesitant but receives inspiration from his wife in a flashback. Putting his fate in the hands of the gods, he heeds Batiatus in the end, agreeing to fight as a Roman on condition that he be allowed to battle the "Thracians" by himself as opposed to doing so as part of a "Roman" army. Batiatus is angered by this affront but agrees. Spartacus is set against six criminals who, whilst at first overpowering him, eventually all reach their end.
When the sixth is at his knees, Spartacus hesitates in killing him, seeing a vision of his own face on the criminal's. He still finishes the man, signifying the death of all the Thracian that was left in him and the embrace of the life of a gladiator. As he basks in the glory of his fame he screams out "I am Spartacus!
Spartacus enjoys his standing in the ludus, which is now above that of Crixus who hadn't fully recovered from his fight. Time passes, with Spartacus engaging in a multitude of Arena matches, winning Batiatus a massive stream of coin and himself a great reputation. He begins to enjoy a far greater level of respect from his fellow gladiators; even Crixus, though deeply resentful of Spartacus and believing his title cheaply stolen, grudgingly yields to the Champion's commands after he is beaten by Spartacus.
Peace is shattered, however, by the house of Glaber: Ilithyia wife of Spartacus's nemesis Gaius Claudius Glaber, has her recently purchased gladiator Segovax attempt to assassinate Spartacus in the baths of the ludus after an audience with Ilithyia's friends exploded into a humiliating chastisement of the House of Glaber. The attack is foiled by none other than Crixus, who promptly explains to Spartacus the only reason for his intervention is that he deserves an honorable death in the Arena.
Spartacus is later assigned to provide sexual favors for the visiting noble Licinia. To ensure he properly satisfies the noble, a house slave named Mira , who had been assigned as a sexual coach to Spartacus for his session with Licinia but he denied her advances though states he may need a favor from her after her life is threaten.
When Spartacus has sex with the noble, he discovers Lucretia has secretly maneuvered him into coitus with Ilithyia, via masks and body paint, as retaliation.
An enraged Spartacus nearly strangles Ilithyia before being pulled away by guards. Returning his thoughts to training and combat, Spartacus continues to display himself as a benevolent champion. He sets his friend Varro to rights after the latter falls back into his old habits of gambling and begins cheating on his wife with other slaves. Upon learning Varro's distress flows from learning of his wife's rape and impregnation by another man, and her subsequent disappearance, Spartacus enlists the aid of Mira, who had owed him a favor for saving her.
With Mira's help, Spartacus discovers Aurelia's whereabouts and has her reunited with her husband, to the latter's eternal gratitude. Spartacus gains another friend besides Varro in Mira, due to her actions and when he stops Hector from harming her.
Tragically, the bond between Spartacus and Varro is shattered when the Champion is forced to kill his closest friend in what was only meant to be an exhibition of a gladiatorial fight for the coming-of-age party of Numerius Calavius. Unbeknownst to the two, Ilithyia, seeking revenge for Spartacus' attempt on her life after they were tricked into laying together, had noticed the friendship between Spartacus and Varro, and manipulated Numerius into first requesting Varro take the place of Crixus, originally slated for the match, then signaling for a kill upon victory.
A horrified Spartacus watches as Batiatus, though obviously reluctant, agrees to the new terms. Tragically, Varro proves no match for the Champion, and in Spartacus's darkest hour, he drives his blade into the neck of his brother in arms, killing him instantly. Spartacus forced to kill his best friend, Varro.
Spartacus, broken in spirit and reeling with impotent rage, realizes that all the comforts and respect he has gained with his successes in the arena amount to nothing, as he cannot save the ones dear to him. Wounded in the exhibition with Varro and consumed with despair, Spartacus soon overexerts himself and collapses into delirium.
Both Sura and Varro come to Spartacus in a dream and reveal to him that the truth of Sura's death. Interrogating Aulus, Spartacus demands answers and learns Aulus killed her at Batiatus' command. Spartacus then kills Aulus and makes it look like an accident with Mira's help. With clear goals of revenge and escape, he decides that he will kill Batiatus no matter what even at the cost of the other slaves' lives.
However, Spartacus decides to draw allies to his side after he sees he can't do it alone which becomes possible after Glaber visits and grants of patronage to the ludus, Roman soldiers have stationed themselves in the ludus at all times and the gladiators are mistreated and herded like animals, fueling their resolve to revolt. Spartacus quickly brings the German brothers Duro and Agron into the picture, after he befriended them so they would aid him in rising against Batiatus and "kill them all", heeding Sura's last words to him before he left their village to fight Mithridates.
With their help, they try to convince others to join, but many of the Gauls in the ludus still follow Crixus' lead and will only join if he does. Crixus himself has become unapproachable due to punishment for infidelity with Lucretia's body servant Naevia. Spartacus tries to convince him during breaks in training, but is unsuccessful. He later inform Aurelia who had been forced to work in the ludus to pay Varro's debts of the true cause of her husband's death.
Spartacus thinking about his Vengeance. Batiatus decides that for the celebration of Glaber's patronage, Spartacus will fight Crixus in a fight to the death.
Spartacus learns that Crixus has been set up to lose, as Batiatus has poisoned his food to weaken him. Finally the battle comes, and the elite of Capua watch on from the balcony. Spartacus and Crixus fight as was meant, but Crixus gradually weakens.
Spartacus reminds Crisis of Batiatus' betrayal and once again begs him to join the cause. Crixus signals his change of mind by tapping his shield when he is down, hinting at an opening for Spartacus' overpowering move in the fight against Theokoles.
Spartacus takes this signal and launches himself from the shield towards the balcony, thrusting his sword through the head of Sextus. He is halted from killing Batiatus by Doctore although Crixus quickly intercedes.
At the urging of Crixus, the gladiators rebel against the romans and start killing their enemies. Crixus also get the former Doctore to relent and join with the newly freed slaves, leaving Spartacus to hunt down Batiatus. The gladiators, all now following Spartacus and Crixus, destroy the household and butcher everyone in it. The gate to the villa is unlocked by Mira , who Spartacus persuaded in exchange for laying with her. The massacre reaches a climax when Spartacus meets Batiatus. Whilst they speak, Lucretia stumbles into the room, having been stabbed in the abdomen by Crixus.
Batiatus calls out for his wife and Spartacus taunts him, ramming home Batiatus' false promises concerning Sura 's return, before slashing Batiatus' throat open when he reaches for Lucretia.
Spartacus then delivers a rousing speech the Pro Casus Rebellionis to the assembled survivors, before leading them from the ludus to "make Rome tremble".
In the weeks following the breakout, Spartacus and his followers conduct a series of hit-and-run attacks against the city of Capua , partially to steal supplies for his men, but also to draw out Glaber in the hopes that he can be killed. To this end, he defiles his victims, carving Glaber's name into their bodies as a personal challenge. Soon enough, Glaber is forced by the Senate to come to Capua to deal with the situation, and Spartacus prepares to attack him and his men, against the counsels of both Crixus and Mira.
He commands the escaped slaves to leave the city and make for the hills in the west, while he himself departs in secret to face Glaber. He also provides Varro 's widow Aurelia with a pouch full of coin to make her own way back to her son and leave the Republic. Aurelia is captured and mortally wounded by the Romans, and in his resulting outrage, Spartacus mistimes his attack, merely wounding Glaber.
It is only with the surprise aid from Crixus and his men that Spartacus is retrieved from sure death at the hands for the Romans, and he returns to a fierce berating from an irate Mira and Crixus. He is then summoned to a dying Aurelia, who with her last breath makes him promise to stay away from her son, so that he will not die because of him, as she and Varro did.
Grief-stricken, Spartacus agrees with Crixus that they should go south to search for Naevia , and departs Capua with the escaped slaves, planning to free enough slaves along the way to build an army to take on Glaber. Spartacus and Crixus , the rebel leaders. While traveling, the rebels attack a villa, killing the guards and dominus and reeing the slaves to join the army.
One of the slaves, Nasir, tries to kill Spartacus for taking away his preferred life as a slave. Spartacus decides not to kill Nasir but instead train him in combat and convince him that freedom is a better life. Spartacus soon has the rebels move out after fighting off soldiers who have come to inspect the house.
The rebels later raid a cart carrying slaves to the mines. Agron and Nasir interrogate a wounded slaver about Naevia's whereabouts. After killing the slaver, Agron tells Crixus that Naevia is dead. Crixus mourns and Spartacus himself is sorry for what has happened, but nevertheless makes plans with Agron to move to Vesuvius and set up camp, which the Gauls consent to after Crixus endorses it.
Mira also asks Spartacus to teach her in combat so that she will not die helplessly like Sura. Crixus later learns from Nasir that Naevia is not dead but has been sold to the mines. He attacks Agron and informs Spartacus of Agron's deceit. Agron tells Spartacus he only lied for the greater good; he does not want to go hunting in the mines at the expense of possibly the whole rebellion for Crixus' own selfish desires. Spartacus decides that they will go to the mines in search for Naevia, and Agron departs for Vesuvius with a number of other rebels, telling Spartacus to seek them out if they make it back alive.
Nasir decides to go with Spartacus. The rebels infiltrate the mines, disguised as slaves and slaveholders. They sneak underground to search for Naevia and soon find her. Their success is short-lived, as the Romans are right behind them. They chase them through to another end of the mine, where Crixus sacrifices himself to save the others. He gives Naevia over to Spartacus and attacks the guards alone, while Spartacus locks the gate to the exit and watches in horror as the guards apprehend his friend.
They exit and escape into the forest. Spartacus and his dwindling number of allies pace through the woods to Vesuvius, with the Roman soldiers in hot pursuit. The rebels are attacked by squad after squad until only Spartacus, Nasir , Mira, and Naevia are left. Nasir himself suffers from a serious wound to the chest, which slows the group down as Spartacus desperately tries to heal him.
They finally reach Vesuvius , but soon see a large squad of Romans approaching from behind. Spartacus turns around to face them, but sees Agron leading what is actually the rebels in disguise. Spartacus reunites happily with his companions.
After apologizing to each other for their split. Spartacus and Agron lead the slaves through the woods and find a ruined temple. The owner, Lucius Caelius , is a Roman who was persecuted by other Roman nobles, and he welcomes them and informs them of the planned execution of Crixus, Oenomaus , and Rhaskos in the arena.
Spartacus plans rescue, and Agron agrees to go with him this time. Spartacus and a small group of rebels infiltrate the arena through a gutter. Spartacus and the rebels bring down the Arena of Capua. Just before the execution of the former gladiators is about to commence, he and Agron disguise themselves as guards and enter the arena behind Gannicus and the other gladiators to 'stand guard.
Meanwhile, the rest of the rebels succeed in setting a fire underground, and the arena collapses in flames, spilling thousands of spectators to their fiery deaths. Spartacus and Agron rush to aid the prisoners, killing the rest of the guards and gladiators in the arena. Spartacus eyes Glaber in the pulvinus, and throws a spear at him.
Glaber dodges it, and it impales Cossutius instead. After finding Gannicus and Oenomaus, the rebels escape the ruined arena. When they have returned to their new sanctuary, Oenomaus is in recovery.
Also, Crixus and Naevia have reunited with each other once again, but Naevia's fear of what happened to her when Crixus was not there to protect her, grows.
And it effects their love life. Gannicus does not want to become one of the rebels, but only wishes to have words with Oenomaus. Meanwhile, Spartacus and Agron discuss about raiding the market in Neapolis. Later though, their items needed for their plan are missing. Gannicus then comes in letting everyone know of his departure. Spartacus and everyone else assume he has stolen the items. Spartacus and Gannicus clash swords. In the background one of the freed slaves from the liberated villa, Chadara , is sneaking away.
Mira sees her and grabs a bow. Though she has more to learn about it, she shoots Chadara. It appears she is the one who stole the items, including the map. She was planning to run away. Gannicus leaves, for he does not want to be a rebel, and he leaves them to their own ordeal. Spartacus and Agron came to Neapolis to the slave market.
They kill the slavers and guards and free the slaves. The slaves were Germans and Agron became their comrades. Back at the sanctuary, the new soldiers make Spartacus and Crixus grow suspicious, such as the event with Agron hunting without Spartacus and raiding a Roman cart.
The new soldiers, like Sedullus, make their day at the sanctuary. Later, Sedullus tries to rape Naevia and Agron saves her. Then there is mess of fighting. Sedullus tries to kill Agron with a sword, but Spartacus saves Agron by sheering the face off Sedullus. Spartacus tells the rest of the Germans that they will either follow his orders or not count themselves as rebels.
Agron supports him, and the Germans subsequently pledge themselves to Spartacus. Soon after Gannicus surprises Spartacus by delivering a captured Ilithyia to the camp at Vesuvius. The motive behind this is that Gannicus wishes to see Spartacus kill Ilithyia in order to balance the scales between him and Glaber and end the conflict since so many had been killed both in combat and for conspiring to join the Rebels.
At first Spartacus seems to relish this opportunity but after finding out that Ilithyia is pregnant with his child he spares her life. However, seeing how much emotion pain Spartacus is going through, Mira decides to take the matter into her own hand and makes attempt on Ilithyia's life, only for Spartacus to stop her at the last minute, forever staining their relationship.
Spartacus frees Ilithyia into the woods. A trade is offered to the Romans for which the bargain is Ilithyia for weapons, the Romans however don't keep the bargain and attempt to ambush the rebels, with Ashur's mercenaries finally engaging the rebels.
However due to the archery skills of Lucius Caelius and Mira, the rebels manage to escape albeit with the cost of Lucius' life. After this Spartacus to everyone's surprise releases Ilithyia in the forest commenting that he does her no favor and that since Glaber clearly holds no love for her, killing Ilithyia would not balance the scales. In the next episode Spartacus tests the rebels by disguising himself along with Crixus and Gannicus as Romans, and the rebels unexpectedly perform very poorly.
Knowing that the tension among the group is their greatest weakness Spartacus cleverly devises a plan during which the rebels share drink and fight each other on teams in which those with conflict work together.
This plan is an ultimate success bringing people together such as Lugo and Nasir, Nemetes and Donar , Saxa and Mira, Crixus and Agron, and even begins to mend the relationship of Gannicus and Oenomaus.
However there is not all good news as Spartacus and Mira officially end their relationship. Soon after the Romans attack under the leadership of Varinius , during which the rebels carry out their surprise attack and ultimately vanquish the group.
Celebration is cut short however as Glaber then attacks with his much larger force, aided by artillery, and the rebels are forced to flee up Vesuvius. Rather than pursue them Glaber takes the strategy of starving them out.
It does not take long for Spartacus and the Rebels to grow restless as hunger and impatience sets in. After some time Nemetes, Lugo , Saxa and a number of other Germans decide to try and break through the Romans to escape.
The plan might have worked however with Ashur and the Egyptian present the group is quickly defeated. Just as the group was to be killed Spartacus, Gannicus, Crixus, Mira and a number of other rebels attack the Romans so the rest of the group can escape. Spartacus and The Egyptian very briefly engage with Spartacus kicking The Egyptian down from the higher ground. Before he can land a killing blow more Romans arrive forcing the rebels to retreat back up Vesuvius. However, during the retreat Salvius hurls an axe at Spartacus which instead hits Mira, mortally wounding her.
Spartacus tries to save her by carrying her to the top of the mountain so she can be cauterized; unfortunately, she dies before he reaches the top, he is deeply hurt; and, in rage, beats Nemetes for indirectly causing her passing. He mourns the death of his former lover by wrapping her body in his cloak along with the vines of the mountain. Ashur then treks up the mountain to discuss terms with the Rebels. The true loyalty of Spartacus' men are shown, as when offered their lives in return for Spartacus, the Rebels unanimously declared that if they are to die they will die as free men.
Naevia duels Ashur and, after almost being killed, decapitates him. Spartacus vs Glaber. Spartacus then comes up with a plan after Nemetes comments on their not being enough vines to bury them all. The rebels fashion ropes out of the vine s and Spartacus, Gannicus , Crixus , and Agron climb down the other side of the mountain surprising the Romans and taking control of the catapults. After firing upon the Roman's camp the army gathers to attack the four men. As they march forward the rest of the rebels arrive surprising the Romans and flanking them, exploiting the weakness of the Roman's tight formation.
The Romans quickly lose and are forced to go back to the temple. The rebels chase them and quickly overwhelm the decimated army. During this time Spartacus first avenges Mira by killing Salvius and then turns on Glaber. There is a brief fight and Glaber almost succeeds in killing Spartacus out of sheer rage.
Glaber is killed by Spartacus. However Spartacus would not be denied his revenge and stabs Glaber through the stomach commenting that he is a free man. When Glaber is on his knees discovering his rightful place , he comments that this only means that Rome would send legions in his stead and one day Spartacus will fall to a deserved end.
Spartacus accepts this commenting,yet remainding he would not die this day and with the memory of Sura flashing through his mind plunges his sword down Glaber's throat, finally taking his well-deserved vengeance.
Spartacus then tells the Rebels that they have triumphed and they shall let Rome send their legions. They would face them and see all follow Glaber in death. The rebels cheer victory, he then embraces Crixus and tells him that the time has finally come to transform their group of rebels into an army capable of threatening Rome itself, while the rebels continue to claim Spartacus.
Following the Battle of Vesuvius , Spartacus liberates the M ines and other Roman territories to increase his numbers which creates the massive army he had imagined. As the months pass, Spartacus' army grows to thousands. His numbers and superior skill overcome Praetor Cossinius and his tribune, Furius , causing them to retreat. News of this defeat causes the Senate to grow increasingly worried, summoning Marcus Crassus to lend his forces in the endeavor.
Spartacus continues to be a strong leader, although he is unaware of the dire situation that is happening around the rebel's camp and also how the rebels and escaped slaves begin viewing him as a "god", while some also express slight contempt. His mind is constantly on defeating the Romans at any cost and although he has successfully killed Batiatus and Glaber , his heart remains empty at the loss of Sura and so his resolve continues to be that of ending slavery in Rome forever.
Spartacus soon discovers that Romans drawn near the Rebel encampment. He executes an ambush for the few men, whom are revealed to be messengers. He learns that Marcus Crassus leads a force of 10, soldiers.
He also learns that Cossinius and Furius have retreated into a villa nearby.
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