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* ManlyGay: Gladiators Barca, Auctus and Agron, and freed slave Nasir.
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* ManlyGay: Gladiators Barca, Auctus and Agron, and freed slave Nasir.Nasir are all skilled gay warriors.
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* MsFanservice: Most of the female cast. Gratuitous female nudity also abounds, with bare breasts almost everywhere.
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* MsFanservice: Most of the female cast. Gratuitous female nudity also abounds, with bare breasts almost everywhere.
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Splitting up Fanservice into Mr Fanservice and Ms Fanservice entries, as that's just an index, plus adding an example. Moving Fridge Logic onto the right page.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Both male and female actors are almost uniformly chiseled and gorgeous, and the men especially spend most of their onscreen time bare-chested and glistening. Gratuitous female nudity also abounds, and there's almost as many exposed penises as there are pairs of breasts. There's even an intersexed person in there. Truly equal opportunity fanservice.
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* FridgeLogic: Krixus is billed as The Undefeated Gaul. If you think about it for more than a moment, this likely isn't unusual for a gladiatorial champion. He had to win a lot of matches to make it to champion status AND once he was a regular in the Primus, failure means almost certain death. Therefore the alternative to being "undefeated" would be either being never ascending to the Champion of Capua, or dying in the Primus.
* LipstickLesbian: Lucretia, a lipstick bisexual who enjoys sex with both men and women, including some threesomes, is usually dressed in the trailing, elegant dresses of a Roman nobleman with Long hair (actually a wig) impeccably done up. Ilithya is also a bisexual (but [[ButNotTooBi never actually has sex with a woman onscreen]], despite bedding more than one man, who has this style too.
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* MrFanservice: Most of the male cast, especially the gladiators.
* MsFanservice: Most of the female cast.
* MsFanservice: Most of the female cast.
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* MrFanservice: Most of the male cast, especially gladiators. They're almost uniformly chiseled and handsome. Also, the gladiators.
men especially spend most of their onscreen time bare-chested and glistening. Lots of exposed penises as well.
* MsFanservice: Most of the female cast. Gratuitous female nudity also abounds, with bare breasts almost everywhere.
* MsFanservice: Most of the female cast. Gratuitous female nudity also abounds, with bare breasts almost everywhere.
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A TabletopGame called ''Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery'' was released in 2012 which has the players taking on the role of Dominus who raise gladiators and scheme for the glory of their house.
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Your Cheating Heart is an index, not a trope.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Gannicus and Melitta are friends (she's married to his friend Oenomeus). They're [[RapeByProxy forced to have sex]] by their owners, and afterward embark on an affair, despite the guilt which they feel over this.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Glaber and Seppia; Ilithyia and Varinius ''attempt'' this, but it is ultimately subverted.
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* BadassGay: Barca and Agron, two openly gay, very competent gladiators. Later Nazir becomes one as well (he's Agron's lover), after starting out as a body slave, but trains in combat when he gets freed.
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* BadassGay: Barca, an extremely skilled gladiator who is also attracted to men.
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* EternalSexualFreedom: While Romans did have lots and lots of sex, the show still plays this trope straight in regards to its use of female on female relationships; while it wasn't unheard of for slaves to perform lesbian sexual acts in secret for their mistress's entertainment, and possible for her to join in, lesbianism was not considered appropriate by general society (in most cases, it was simply disbelieved to exist however). Male same-sex relations were legal, but frequently mocked and often socially unacceptable to some degree. The main issue for Romans was who penetrated in anal sex, with the latter usually being of a lower social class, younger or a slave. If a man of higher standing ''received'' anal sex this was considered a huge disgrace and could result in a loss of social status ("infamy").This was the primary distinction in Roman thought then on sexuality-"dominant" and "submissive", not the person's sex or gender. In fairness, though this doesn't come up all the consensual relationships between men which we see are by non-Romans/slaves who probably wouldn't care. The ''Lex Scantinia'' might have penalized sex with a freeborn minor male, or taking receptive anal sex, though it's unclear (and was not enforced much if so, mostly in harassing opponents). Also a large sexual appetite, as the show has frequently, was condemned medically and ethically (of any kind), which cuts against much of the depiction (at least for Romans) though of course this doesn't mean it didn't happen.
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* EternalSexualFreedom: While Romans did have lots and lots of sex, the show still plays this trope straight in regards to its use of female on female relationships; while it wasn't unheard of for slaves to perform lesbian sexual acts in secret for their mistress's entertainment, and possible for her to join in, lesbianism was not considered appropriate by general society (in most cases, it was simply disbelieved to exist however). Male same-sex relations were legal, but frequently mocked and often socially unacceptable to some degree. The main issue for Romans was who penetrated in anal sex, with the latter usually being of a lower social class, younger or a slave. If a man of higher standing ''received'' anal sex this was considered a huge disgrace and could result in a loss of social status ("infamy").This was the primary distinction in Roman thought then on sexuality-"dominant" and "submissive", not the person's sex or gender. In fairness, though this doesn't come up all the consensual relationships between men which we see are by non-Romans/slaves who probably wouldn't care. The ''Lex Scantinia'' might have penalized sex with a freeborn minor male, or taking having receptive anal sex, though it's unclear (and was not enforced much if so, mostly in harassing opponents). Also a large sexual appetite, as the show has frequently, was condemned medically and ethically (of any kind), which cuts against much of the depiction (at least for Romans) though of course this doesn't mean it didn't happen.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Although the writers have seriously ShownTheirWork, there are anomalies:
** In the slave market scenes, the prices mentioned are a fraction of what any slave - let alone a gladiator - would actually have cost at the time. Since understating the prices doesn't help the story, this is probably a genuine mistake.
** Several events in the show differ from the historical record. The initial escape was carried out by seizing kitchen utensils, Varinius survived the war and didn't even field troops until after Glaber's defeat, and Crassus wasn't given command until after the split between Spartacus and Crixus, and Crixus' death.
** The type of Roman armor known today as ''lorica segmentata'' (segmented plate armor) appears in the show but it was invented much later in the days of the Roman Empire. It is however, the most easily ''recognisable'' Roman armour, so chalk this one up to SmallReferencePools (along with the over-representation - and occasional misapplication! - of their famous ''testudo'' formation).
** In ''War of the Damned'', the movements of Spartacus' army are essentially reversed from the historical record. [[note]]Historically he moved north, historians believe to escape over the Alps before turning south after the split with Crixus and Crixus' resulting death (historians are unsure as to why, exactly, but revenge is a popular theory), eventually moving to the southern tip of the Italian penensula. Records indicate this was with the intention of sailing to Sicily, and he was then boxed in between Crassus and the sea. In the show, Spartacus moves south first, and his intentions towards Sicily are for strategic purposes, not escape, before fleeing north and being caught between Crassus and the Alps.[[/note]]
** One scene features a party in Capua where slaves are painted white to look like statues, emphasizing their status as ''things''. In reality, Roman statues were brightly painted, but that paint faded long ago and now modern audiences are only familiar with Roman statues as white.
** [[spoiler: Tiberius']] motivation for raping [[spoiler: Caesar]] and the latter's silence about it afterwards only make sense in a modern context. In Ancient Rome, the rape of any ''free-born citizen'' held the [[SeriousBusiness death penalty]] - and while the rape of an adult male wouldn't be directly punished through courts[[note]]Unlike the rape of a maiden, matron or any sexual contact between a man and a citizen boy who wasn't yet declared an adult, which usually happened at 15.[[/note]], the victim would be full within his rights to kill his attacker.[[note]] We have a historical case where a soldier got a ''medal'' for killing his superior officer while the latter tried to sexually assault him.[[/note]] And even if it came to a political scandal over this incident: [[spoiler: Caesar]] is the ''pater familias'' of an old, respected (though somewhat impoverished) noble house, with a young daughter to ally himself to another by engagement[[note]]He eventually marries her to Pompey, to cement the Triumvirate involving him, Pompey and Crassus.[[/note]], and has already served his country as a priest, minor official and by wiping out some pirates, whereas [[spoiler: Tiberius]] is the barely adult, completely undistinguished son of nouveau riche [[spoiler: Crassus]], whom the entire Senate hates for not "knowing his place". Who do you think they'd side with in a legal battle? Also, aside from signing his own death warrant and dooming his family, [[spoiler: Tiberius's]] threat of making the humilation public and thus harming [[spoiler: Caesar's]] reputation doesn't make sense with this particular victim, as the real [[spoiler:Caesar]] was rumored to have had an affair as a teenager with King Nicomedes of Bithynia while on a diplomatic mission (most historians doubt the rumor and think it was most likely concocted by his rivals in an attempt to discredit him—[[{{Troll}} or at least piss him off]], but you never know), leading his enemies to quip that he was "a man to any woman, and a woman to any man".[[note]]Which, despite general expectations that Roman men should want to fuck AnythingThatMoves, ''was'' a genuine problem, as proof of voluntary bottoming - i.e. acting "like a woman" - would have saddled the man so accused with the legal status of "infamy", which among other losses in civil rights, would prevent him from ever holding public office. Since Caesar would have been the younger and lower-ranking partner in that affair, the Romans automatically assumed that he would have bottomed, because in their society, the person of lower social rank ''always'' was supposed to "serve the pleasure" of the higher-ranking one. Free-born male citizens couldn't have a sexual relationship with each other ''because'' they were of equal social rank.[[/note]] Friends and enemies alike happily repeated the rumors throughout [[spoiler: Caesar's]] life, much to his annoyance, but they still never seriously harmed his career or stopped him winning the respect of his legions. It also doesn't fit with what we know of the historical [[spoiler: Caesar's]] personality: badass who was personally brave and supremely self-confident, a man who after being kidnapped and ransomed by pirates (after first doubling his own ransom), hunted them all down and crucified them, and elsewhere also received the very rare honor of the ''corona civica'' (civic crown), awarded for saving the life of a fellow citizen.
** While Spartacus did attempt to fight his way to Crassus during his final battle, he never made it, and did not have a DuelToTheDeath. Crassus was also not known for personal combat prowess.
** While slaves were indeed drawn from foreign peoples, either captured in war with the Romans or sold to them, mostly they were themselves Romans or at least from Italy. The Romans did not base slavery on race, and happily enslaved their own. So the percentage of non-Roman slaves in the show is higher than reality. Also the majority that weren't Romans were Greek, who looked similar to them. To be fair, Roman characters are played by actors that in many cases are fairer than most Romans were, vice versa for Gauls and so on.
** There is no mention of the fact that high-level slaves (such as household ones and gladiators) often earned their freedom, or that slaves commonly were allowed to, which instead gets treated as exceptional.
** To deter runaways, slaves were commonly tattooed on the forehead, although some covered this up by wearing a headband. No slaves are shown with such a tattoo in the show.
** While runaways were sometimes killed, usually the punishment was branding and or a flogging. After all, slaves were valued as property, if nothing else.
** Gladiator matches were usually not to the death, except if against common criminals (as shown). Instead they were largely to first blood. Only if a gladiator made a particularly poor showing would they usually be killed. Gladiators were of very high value, with years of money and effort put into their training. Killing them off this casually would be a huge waste, if nothing else.
** Further, gladiators in reality were much beefier than most shown in order to withstand cuts and draw blood with no serious injury. The actors on the show went to extreme lengths to maintain lean, shredded physiques to fit modern aesthetics.
** Every character played by an actor of sub-saharan African descent is referred to as a "Numidian", who were an olive-skinned Berber people from North Africa (think modern day Algerians). It is possible the writers mistook Numidians for Nubians, who actually are black Africans. Further, the term for black people generically was "Ethiopian", and likely would be used instead.
** The pilot episode portrays the Getae people as inhuman savages, in comparison to the noble Thracians. In reality, the Getae were so similar to the Thracians that historians are still a little unsure what the difference was.
** Caesar was not involved with putting down Spartacus' revolt in any capacity.
** In the slave market scenes, the prices mentioned are a fraction of what any slave - let alone a gladiator - would actually have cost at the time. Since understating the prices doesn't help the story, this is probably a genuine mistake.
** Several events in the show differ from the historical record. The initial escape was carried out by seizing kitchen utensils, Varinius survived the war and didn't even field troops until after Glaber's defeat, and Crassus wasn't given command until after the split between Spartacus and Crixus, and Crixus' death.
** The type of Roman armor known today as ''lorica segmentata'' (segmented plate armor) appears in the show but it was invented much later in the days of the Roman Empire. It is however, the most easily ''recognisable'' Roman armour, so chalk this one up to SmallReferencePools (along with the over-representation - and occasional misapplication! - of their famous ''testudo'' formation).
** In ''War of the Damned'', the movements of Spartacus' army are essentially reversed from the historical record. [[note]]Historically he moved north, historians believe to escape over the Alps before turning south after the split with Crixus and Crixus' resulting death (historians are unsure as to why, exactly, but revenge is a popular theory), eventually moving to the southern tip of the Italian penensula. Records indicate this was with the intention of sailing to Sicily, and he was then boxed in between Crassus and the sea. In the show, Spartacus moves south first, and his intentions towards Sicily are for strategic purposes, not escape, before fleeing north and being caught between Crassus and the Alps.[[/note]]
** One scene features a party in Capua where slaves are painted white to look like statues, emphasizing their status as ''things''. In reality, Roman statues were brightly painted, but that paint faded long ago and now modern audiences are only familiar with Roman statues as white.
** [[spoiler: Tiberius']] motivation for raping [[spoiler: Caesar]] and the latter's silence about it afterwards only make sense in a modern context. In Ancient Rome, the rape of any ''free-born citizen'' held the [[SeriousBusiness death penalty]] - and while the rape of an adult male wouldn't be directly punished through courts[[note]]Unlike the rape of a maiden, matron or any sexual contact between a man and a citizen boy who wasn't yet declared an adult, which usually happened at 15.[[/note]], the victim would be full within his rights to kill his attacker.[[note]] We have a historical case where a soldier got a ''medal'' for killing his superior officer while the latter tried to sexually assault him.[[/note]] And even if it came to a political scandal over this incident: [[spoiler: Caesar]] is the ''pater familias'' of an old, respected (though somewhat impoverished) noble house, with a young daughter to ally himself to another by engagement[[note]]He eventually marries her to Pompey, to cement the Triumvirate involving him, Pompey and Crassus.[[/note]], and has already served his country as a priest, minor official and by wiping out some pirates, whereas [[spoiler: Tiberius]] is the barely adult, completely undistinguished son of nouveau riche [[spoiler: Crassus]], whom the entire Senate hates for not "knowing his place". Who do you think they'd side with in a legal battle? Also, aside from signing his own death warrant and dooming his family, [[spoiler: Tiberius's]] threat of making the humilation public and thus harming [[spoiler: Caesar's]] reputation doesn't make sense with this particular victim, as the real [[spoiler:Caesar]] was rumored to have had an affair as a teenager with King Nicomedes of Bithynia while on a diplomatic mission (most historians doubt the rumor and think it was most likely concocted by his rivals in an attempt to discredit him—[[{{Troll}} or at least piss him off]], but you never know), leading his enemies to quip that he was "a man to any woman, and a woman to any man".[[note]]Which, despite general expectations that Roman men should want to fuck AnythingThatMoves, ''was'' a genuine problem, as proof of voluntary bottoming - i.e. acting "like a woman" - would have saddled the man so accused with the legal status of "infamy", which among other losses in civil rights, would prevent him from ever holding public office. Since Caesar would have been the younger and lower-ranking partner in that affair, the Romans automatically assumed that he would have bottomed, because in their society, the person of lower social rank ''always'' was supposed to "serve the pleasure" of the higher-ranking one. Free-born male citizens couldn't have a sexual relationship with each other ''because'' they were of equal social rank.[[/note]] Friends and enemies alike happily repeated the rumors throughout [[spoiler: Caesar's]] life, much to his annoyance, but they still never seriously harmed his career or stopped him winning the respect of his legions. It also doesn't fit with what we know of the historical [[spoiler: Caesar's]] personality: badass who was personally brave and supremely self-confident, a man who after being kidnapped and ransomed by pirates (after first doubling his own ransom), hunted them all down and crucified them, and elsewhere also received the very rare honor of the ''corona civica'' (civic crown), awarded for saving the life of a fellow citizen.
** While Spartacus did attempt to fight his way to Crassus during his final battle, he never made it, and did not have a DuelToTheDeath. Crassus was also not known for personal combat prowess.
** While slaves were indeed drawn from foreign peoples, either captured in war with the Romans or sold to them, mostly they were themselves Romans or at least from Italy. The Romans did not base slavery on race, and happily enslaved their own. So the percentage of non-Roman slaves in the show is higher than reality. Also the majority that weren't Romans were Greek, who looked similar to them. To be fair, Roman characters are played by actors that in many cases are fairer than most Romans were, vice versa for Gauls and so on.
** There is no mention of the fact that high-level slaves (such as household ones and gladiators) often earned their freedom, or that slaves commonly were allowed to, which instead gets treated as exceptional.
** To deter runaways, slaves were commonly tattooed on the forehead, although some covered this up by wearing a headband. No slaves are shown with such a tattoo in the show.
** While runaways were sometimes killed, usually the punishment was branding and or a flogging. After all, slaves were valued as property, if nothing else.
** Gladiator matches were usually not to the death, except if against common criminals (as shown). Instead they were largely to first blood. Only if a gladiator made a particularly poor showing would they usually be killed. Gladiators were of very high value, with years of money and effort put into their training. Killing them off this casually would be a huge waste, if nothing else.
** Further, gladiators in reality were much beefier than most shown in order to withstand cuts and draw blood with no serious injury. The actors on the show went to extreme lengths to maintain lean, shredded physiques to fit modern aesthetics.
** Every character played by an actor of sub-saharan African descent is referred to as a "Numidian", who were an olive-skinned Berber people from North Africa (think modern day Algerians). It is possible the writers mistook Numidians for Nubians, who actually are black Africans. Further, the term for black people generically was "Ethiopian", and likely would be used instead.
** The pilot episode portrays the Getae people as inhuman savages, in comparison to the noble Thracians. In reality, the Getae were so similar to the Thracians that historians are still a little unsure what the difference was.
** Caesar was not involved with putting down Spartacus' revolt in any capacity.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Although the writers have seriously ShownTheirWork, there are anomalies:
** In the slave market scenes, the prices mentioned are a fraction of what any slave - let alone a gladiator - would actually have cost at the time. Since understating the prices doesn't help the story, this is probably a genuine mistake.
** Several events in the show differ from the historical record. The initial escape was carried out by seizing kitchen utensils, Varinius survived the war and didn't even field troops until after Glaber's defeat, and Crassus wasn't given command until after the split between Spartacus and Crixus, and Crixus' death.
** The type of Roman armor known today as ''lorica segmentata'' (segmented plate armor) appears in the show but it was invented much later in the days of the Roman Empire. It is however, the most easily ''recognisable'' Roman armour, so chalk this one up to SmallReferencePools (along with the over-representation - and occasional misapplication! - of their famous ''testudo'' formation).
** In ''War of the Damned'', the movements of Spartacus' army are essentially reversed from the historical record. [[note]]Historically he moved north, historians believe to escape over the Alps before turning south after the split with Crixus and Crixus' resulting death (historians are unsure as to why, exactly, but revenge is a popular theory), eventually moving to the southern tip of the Italian penensula. Records indicate this was with the intention of sailing to Sicily, and he was then boxed in between Crassus and the sea. In the show, Spartacus moves south first, and his intentions towards Sicily areanomalies enough for strategic purposes, not escape, before fleeing north and being caught between Crassus and the Alps.[[/note]]
** One scene features a party in Capua where slaves are painted white to look like statues, emphasizing their status as ''things''. In reality, Roman statues were brightly painted, but that paint faded long ago and now modern audiences are only familiar with Roman statues as white.
** [[spoiler: Tiberius']] motivation for raping [[spoiler: Caesar]] and the latter's silence about it afterwards only make sense in a modern context. In Ancient Rome, the rape of any ''free-born citizen'' held the [[SeriousBusiness death penalty]] - and while the rape of an adult male wouldn't be directly punished through courts[[note]]Unlike the rape of a maiden, matron or any sexual contact between a man and a citizen boy who wasn't yet declared an adult, which usually happened at 15.[[/note]], the victim would be full within his rights to kill his attacker.[[note]] We have a historical case where a soldier got a ''medal'' for killing his superior officer while the latter tried to sexually assault him.[[/note]] And even if it came to a political scandal over this incident: [[spoiler: Caesar]] is the ''pater familias'' of an old, respected (though somewhat impoverished) noble house, with a young daughter to ally himself to another by engagement[[note]]He eventually marries her to Pompey, to cement the Triumvirate involving him, Pompey and Crassus.[[/note]], and has already served his country as a priest, minor official and by wiping out some pirates, whereas [[spoiler: Tiberius]] is the barely adult, completely undistinguished son of nouveau riche [[spoiler: Crassus]], whom the entire Senate hates for not "knowing his place". Who do you think they'd side with in a legal battle? Also, aside from signing his[[ArtisticLicenseHistory/SpartacusBloodAndSand its own death warrant and dooming his family, [[spoiler: Tiberius's]] threat of making the humilation public and thus harming [[spoiler: Caesar's]] reputation doesn't make sense with this particular victim, as the real [[spoiler:Caesar]] was rumored to have had an affair as a teenager with King Nicomedes of Bithynia while on a diplomatic mission (most historians doubt the rumor and think it was most likely concocted by his rivals in an attempt to discredit him—[[{{Troll}} or at least piss him off]], but you never know), leading his enemies to quip that he was "a man to any woman, and a woman to any man".[[note]]Which, despite general expectations that Roman men should want to fuck AnythingThatMoves, ''was'' a genuine problem, as proof of voluntary bottoming - i.e. acting "like a woman" - would have saddled the man so accused with the legal status of "infamy", which among other losses in civil rights, would prevent him from ever holding public office. Since Caesar would have been the younger and lower-ranking partner in that affair, the Romans automatically assumed that he would have bottomed, because in their society, the person of lower social rank ''always'' was supposed to "serve the pleasure" of the higher-ranking one. Free-born male citizens couldn't have a sexual relationship with each other ''because'' they were of equal social rank.[[/note]] Friends and enemies alike happily repeated the rumors throughout [[spoiler: Caesar's]] life, much to his annoyance, but they still never seriously harmed his career or stopped him winning the respect of his legions. It also doesn't fit with what we know of the historical [[spoiler: Caesar's]] personality: badass who was personally brave and supremely self-confident, a man who after being kidnapped and ransomed by pirates (after first doubling his own ransom), hunted them all down and crucified them, and elsewhere also received the very rare honor of the ''corona civica'' (civic crown), awarded for saving the life of a fellow citizen.
** While Spartacus did attempt to fight his way to Crassus during his final battle, he never made it, and did not have a DuelToTheDeath. Crassus was also not known for personal combat prowess.
** While slaves were indeed drawn from foreign peoples, either captured in war with the Romans or sold to them, mostly they were themselves Romans or at least from Italy. The Romans did not base slavery on race, and happily enslaved their own. So the percentage of non-Roman slaves in the show is higher than reality. Also the majority that weren't Romans were Greek, who looked similar to them. To be fair, Roman characters are played by actors that in many cases are fairer than most Romans were, vice versa for Gauls and so on.
** There is no mention of the fact that high-level slaves (such as household ones and gladiators) often earned their freedom, or that slaves commonly were allowed to, which instead gets treated as exceptional.
** To deter runaways, slaves were commonly tattooed on the forehead, although some covered this up by wearing a headband. No slaves are shown with such a tattoo in the show.
** While runaways were sometimes killed, usually the punishment was branding and or a flogging. After all, slaves were valued as property, if nothing else.
** Gladiator matches were usually not to the death, except if against common criminals (as shown). Instead they were largely to first blood. Only if a gladiator made a particularly poor showing would they usually be killed. Gladiators were of very high value, with years of money and effort put into their training. Killing them off this casually would be a huge waste, if nothing else.
** Further, gladiators in reality were much beefier than most shown in order to withstand cuts and draw blood with no serious injury. The actors on the show went to extreme lengths to maintain lean, shredded physiques to fit modern aesthetics.
** Every character played by an actor of sub-saharan African descent is referred to as a "Numidian", who were an olive-skinned Berber people from North Africa (think modern day Algerians). It is possible the writers mistook Numidians for Nubians, who actually are black Africans. Further, the term for black people generically was "Ethiopian", and likely would be used instead.
** The pilot episode portrays the Getae people as inhuman savages, in comparison to the noble Thracians. In reality, the Getae were so similar to the Thracians that historians are still a little unsure what the difference was.
** Caesar was not involved with putting down Spartacus' revolt in any capacity.article]].
** In the slave market scenes, the prices mentioned are a fraction of what any slave - let alone a gladiator - would actually have cost at the time. Since understating the prices doesn't help the story, this is probably a genuine mistake.
** Several events in the show differ from the historical record. The initial escape was carried out by seizing kitchen utensils, Varinius survived the war and didn't even field troops until after Glaber's defeat, and Crassus wasn't given command until after the split between Spartacus and Crixus, and Crixus' death.
** The type of Roman armor known today as ''lorica segmentata'' (segmented plate armor) appears in the show but it was invented much later in the days of the Roman Empire. It is however, the most easily ''recognisable'' Roman armour, so chalk this one up to SmallReferencePools (along with the over-representation - and occasional misapplication! - of their famous ''testudo'' formation).
** In ''War of the Damned'', the movements of Spartacus' army are essentially reversed from the historical record. [[note]]Historically he moved north, historians believe to escape over the Alps before turning south after the split with Crixus and Crixus' resulting death (historians are unsure as to why, exactly, but revenge is a popular theory), eventually moving to the southern tip of the Italian penensula. Records indicate this was with the intention of sailing to Sicily, and he was then boxed in between Crassus and the sea. In the show, Spartacus moves south first, and his intentions towards Sicily are
** One scene features a party in Capua where slaves are painted white to look like statues, emphasizing their status as ''things''. In reality, Roman statues were brightly painted, but that paint faded long ago and now modern audiences are only familiar with Roman statues as white.
** [[spoiler: Tiberius']] motivation for raping [[spoiler: Caesar]] and the latter's silence about it afterwards only make sense in a modern context. In Ancient Rome, the rape of any ''free-born citizen'' held the [[SeriousBusiness death penalty]] - and while the rape of an adult male wouldn't be directly punished through courts[[note]]Unlike the rape of a maiden, matron or any sexual contact between a man and a citizen boy who wasn't yet declared an adult, which usually happened at 15.[[/note]], the victim would be full within his rights to kill his attacker.[[note]] We have a historical case where a soldier got a ''medal'' for killing his superior officer while the latter tried to sexually assault him.[[/note]] And even if it came to a political scandal over this incident: [[spoiler: Caesar]] is the ''pater familias'' of an old, respected (though somewhat impoverished) noble house, with a young daughter to ally himself to another by engagement[[note]]He eventually marries her to Pompey, to cement the Triumvirate involving him, Pompey and Crassus.[[/note]], and has already served his country as a priest, minor official and by wiping out some pirates, whereas [[spoiler: Tiberius]] is the barely adult, completely undistinguished son of nouveau riche [[spoiler: Crassus]], whom the entire Senate hates for not "knowing his place". Who do you think they'd side with in a legal battle? Also, aside from signing his
** While Spartacus did attempt to fight his way to Crassus during his final battle, he never made it, and did not have a DuelToTheDeath. Crassus was also not known for personal combat prowess.
** While slaves were indeed drawn from foreign peoples, either captured in war with the Romans or sold to them, mostly they were themselves Romans or at least from Italy. The Romans did not base slavery on race, and happily enslaved their own. So the percentage of non-Roman slaves in the show is higher than reality. Also the majority that weren't Romans were Greek, who looked similar to them. To be fair, Roman characters are played by actors that in many cases are fairer than most Romans were, vice versa for Gauls and so on.
** There is no mention of the fact that high-level slaves (such as household ones and gladiators) often earned their freedom, or that slaves commonly were allowed to, which instead gets treated as exceptional.
** To deter runaways, slaves were commonly tattooed on the forehead, although some covered this up by wearing a headband. No slaves are shown with such a tattoo in the show.
** While runaways were sometimes killed, usually the punishment was branding and or a flogging. After all, slaves were valued as property, if nothing else.
** Gladiator matches were usually not to the death, except if against common criminals (as shown). Instead they were largely to first blood. Only if a gladiator made a particularly poor showing would they usually be killed. Gladiators were of very high value, with years of money and effort put into their training. Killing them off this casually would be a huge waste, if nothing else.
** Further, gladiators in reality were much beefier than most shown in order to withstand cuts and draw blood with no serious injury. The actors on the show went to extreme lengths to maintain lean, shredded physiques to fit modern aesthetics.
** Every character played by an actor of sub-saharan African descent is referred to as a "Numidian", who were an olive-skinned Berber people from North Africa (think modern day Algerians). It is possible the writers mistook Numidians for Nubians, who actually are black Africans. Further, the term for black people generically was "Ethiopian", and likely would be used instead.
** The pilot episode portrays the Getae people as inhuman savages, in comparison to the noble Thracians. In reality, the Getae were so similar to the Thracians that historians are still a little unsure what the difference was.
** Caesar was not involved with putting down Spartacus' revolt in any capacity.
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* BiTheWay: Lucretia and Gaia.
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: [[spoiler:{{Action Girl}}s Saxa and Naevia were killed in the final battle, while Laeta and Sibyl escaped with the rebellion's remnant]].
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: [[spoiler:{{Action Girl}}s Saxa and Naevia were killed in the final battle, while Laeta and Sibyl escaped with the rebellion's remnant]]. Justified, as the whole point of the FinalBattle was for the rebel combatants to hold off the Romans long enough for the noncombatants to reach safety.
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** Caesar ordering Tiberius to give him Oysters in "Spoils of War" may appear as a MythologyGag to ''Film/Spartacus'', but if you know what "Oysters" really means [[note]] It alludes to bisexuality [[/note]], this foreshadows Caesar's unpleasant fate in "Separate Paths."
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** Caesar ordering Tiberius to give him Oysters in "Spoils of War" may appear as a MythologyGag to ''Film/Spartacus'', ''Film/{{Spartacus}}'', but if you know what "Oysters" really means [[note]] It alludes to bisexuality [[/note]], this foreshadows Caesar's unpleasant fate in "Separate Paths."
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* [[spoiler:TheBadGuysWin: ZigZagged -- Crassus does defeat Spartacus's army, but is defeated by Spartacus in personal combat only to be saved by his men who deal a mortal wound to Spartacus instead, and then [[BigDamnHeroes Spartacus escapes him yet again]], then the defeat of Spartacus's army is credited to Pompey a character who only appears in the show for one brief scene.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheBadGuysWin: ZigZagged -- Crassus does defeat Spartacus's army, but is defeated by Spartacus in personal combat only to be saved by his men who deal a mortal wound to Spartacus instead, and then [[BigDamnHeroes Spartacus escapes him yet again]], then the defeat of Spartacus's army is credited to Pompey Pompey, a character who only appears in the show for one brief scene.scene. In the larger context (of Rome as "The Bad Guys," the slave revolt is finally put down, all of its main leaders are dead, but a good number of rebel slaves escaped into other lands, to hopefully live out their lives in peace. But slavery as a practice is far from dead in the Roman Republic. And Caesar is poised to one day become Emperor of the Roman Empire.]]
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* AwfulTruth: Crassus learns a pretty terrible truth towards the end of the season: his beloved son [[spoiler: was a monster who brutally raped his "beloved" SexSlave, eventually leading her to kill him, murdered a slave who knew about the rape and also assaulted Caeser for calling him out on it]]. He (understandably) doesn't take it very well at all.
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* AwfulTruth: Crassus learns a pretty terrible truth towards the end of the season: his beloved son [[spoiler: was a monster who brutally raped his "beloved" SexSlave, eventually leading her to kill him, murdered a slave who knew about the rape and also assaulted Caeser Caesar for calling him out on it]]. He (understandably) doesn't take it very well at all.
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** In "Decimation", Caeser does this to a woman who has been raped so many times that she's lost the will to live. He's deeply shaken up about it.
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** In "Decimation", Caeser Caesar does this to a woman who has been raped so many times that she's lost the will to live. He's deeply shaken up about it.
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** A rare example that is perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the narrative. When [[spoiler: Ashur]] fights [[spoiler: Naevia]], he disables her with every blow but repeatedly allows her to recover and come at him again, and when he finally has her on her knees he spends so long [[EvilGloating gloating]] that [[spoiler: she has time to castrate him with her reclaimed sword and succeeds in killing him]]. This seems like a remarkably poor strategy, if you don't consider that
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal with.
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] has always been known to [[SmugSnake showboat]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect and gloat]] over defeating weaker enemies.
** Every second the fight drags on serves as torture for [[ArchEnemy Crixus]], whose actions essentially set [[spoiler: Ashur]] on this path.
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal with.
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] has always been known to [[SmugSnake showboat]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect and gloat]] over defeating weaker enemies.
** Every second the fight drags on serves as torture for [[ArchEnemy Crixus]], whose actions essentially set [[spoiler: Ashur]] on this path.
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** A rare example that is perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the narrative. When [[spoiler: Ashur]] fights [[spoiler: Naevia]], he disables her with every blow but repeatedly allows her to recover and come at him again, and when he finally has her on her knees he spends so long [[EvilGloating gloating]] that [[spoiler: she has time to castrate him with her reclaimed sword and succeeds in killing him]]. This seems like a remarkably poor strategy, if you don't consider that
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*** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal with.
** *** [[spoiler: Ashur]] has always been known to [[SmugSnake showboat]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect and gloat]] over defeating weaker enemies.
** *** Every second the fight drags on serves as torture for [[ArchEnemy Crixus]], whose actions essentially set [[spoiler: Ashur]] on this path.
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*** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal with.
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* RedShirt: Lucretia gets to decide which captive gladiator gets to be tortured to death. Among her choices were Crixus, Oenomaus, [[MauveShirt Rhaskos]],]] and a guy we've never seen or heard from before this episode. Guess who she picks.
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* RedShirt: Lucretia gets to decide which captive gladiator gets to be tortured to death. Among her choices were Crixus, Oenomaus, [[MauveShirt Rhaskos]],]] Rhaskos]], and a guy we've never seen or heard from before this episode. Guess who she picks.
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* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:A tricky one, since Lucretia often appears insane to the viewers, but to the Romans she appears perfectly sane. She's faking the whole thing to get vengeance on Ilithyia]].
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* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:A tricky one, since one. Lucretia often appears insane initially, they continues to the viewers, seem insane to audiences but sane to the other Romans as she appears perfectly sane. She's faking the whole thing claims to get vengeance on Ilithyia]].now be a prophetess (which we are shown is a sham, her "prophecies" are intelligence relayed in secret via Ashur. However, she legitimately is a completely different kind of crazy from what she was pretending to be, as revealed when she cuts out Illithyia's baby and hurls it and herself off a cliff, believing herself, Batiatus, and "their" child will now be TogetherInDeath]].
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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Spartacus' reason for not having Nasir killed, despite the fact that Nasir just tried to kill him. Spartacus claims that he would be just like Glaber if he killed [[spoiler: Illithyia.]]
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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Spartacus' reason for not having Nasir killed, despite the fact that Nasir just tried to kill him. Spartacus also claims that he would be just like Glaber if he killed [[spoiler: Illithyia.]]
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** [[spoiler: The last match of the opening of the arena has the RingOfFire showdown. The last day of the arena shows i\the arena itself being surrounded by fire. Both also has Gannicus in it. Furthermore, Spartacus' first arrived in the arena as a CondemnedContestant, now he is the rescuer of his friends who is slated to this fate.]]
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** [[spoiler: The last match of the opening of the arena has the RingOfFire showdown. The last day of the arena shows i\the the arena itself being surrounded by fire. Both also has Gannicus in it. is present for both. Furthermore, Spartacus' Spartacus first arrived in the arena as a CondemnedContestant, now he is the rescuer of his friends who is are slated to for this fate.]]
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*** Ilithyia in the bath "[[ADateWithRosiePalms relaxing]]"
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* BatmanGambit: Illithiya's EvilPlan in "Party Favors". [[spoiler: She had Numerius switch Crixus with Varro in his exhibition match with Spartacus. If Varro wins, her and her husband's hated enemy dies. If Spartacus wins (which happened), he will be emotionally and psychologically damaged for killing his best friend.]]
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* BatmanGambit: Illithiya's EvilPlan in "Party Favors". [[spoiler: She had Numerius switch Crixus with Varro in his exhibition match with Spartacus.Spartacus, and request the fight to be to the death instead of first blood as was intended. If Varro wins, her and her husband's hated enemy dies. If Spartacus wins (which happened), he will be emotionally and psychologically damaged for killing his best friend.]]
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* TraumaticCSection: [[spoiler: In the season finale]].
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* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: InUniverse example. The gladiators, mostly [[JerkJock the Gauls]], are initially contemptuous of any slave who isn't a gladiator. Mira is initially only tolerated because she's sleeping with Spartacus, she only gains their respect once she [[TookALevelInBadass Takes A Level In Badass]] and becomes a warrior.
* WhatTheHellHero: Mira and the others give one to Spartacus for letting his desire for revenge against Glaber blind him.
* WhatTheHellHero: Mira and the others give one to Spartacus for letting his desire for revenge against Glaber blind him.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: InUniverse example. The gladiators, mostly [[JerkJock the Gauls]], are initially contemptuous of any slave who isn't a gladiator. Mira is initially only tolerated because she's sleeping with Spartacus, she Spartacus-she only gains their respect once she [[TookALevelInBadass Takes A Level In Badass]] and becomes a warrior.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A rare example that is perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the narrative. When [[spoiler: Ashur]] fights [[spoiler: Naevia]], he disables her with every blow but repeatedly allows her to recover and come at him again, and when he finally has her on her knees he spends so long [[EvilGloating gloating]] that [[spoiler: she has time to castrate him with her reclaimed sword and succeeds in killing him]]. This seems like a remarkably poor strategy, if you don't consider that
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal with
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] has always been known to [[SmugSnake showboat]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect and gloat]] over defeating weaker enemies
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal with
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: WhyDontYouJustShootHim:
** A rare example that is perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the narrative. When [[spoiler: Ashur]] fights [[spoiler: Naevia]], he disables her with every blow but repeatedly allows her to recover and come at him again, and when he finally has her on her knees he spends so long [[EvilGloating gloating]] that [[spoiler: she has time to castrate him with her reclaimed sword and succeeds in killing him]]. This seems like a remarkably poor strategy, if you don't consider that
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to dealwith
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** [[spoiler: Ashur]] has always been known to [[SmugSnake showboat]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect and gloat]] over defeating weakerenemiesenemies.
** A rare example that is perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the narrative. When [[spoiler: Ashur]] fights [[spoiler: Naevia]], he disables her with every blow but repeatedly allows her to recover and come at him again, and when he finally has her on her knees he spends so long [[EvilGloating gloating]] that [[spoiler: she has time to castrate him with her reclaimed sword and succeeds in killing him]]. This seems like a remarkably poor strategy, if you don't consider that
** [[spoiler: Ashur]] will be killed by the other gladiators the second [[spoiler: Naevia]] quits insisting that he's hers to deal
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* WorstAid: In episode 10, [[spoiler: Spartacus takes the axe out of Mira's chest before carrying her up the mountain, leading her to bleed to death before they can help her. Though, she was unlikely to live anyway.]]
* YaoiGuys: Agron and Nasir (It's a slow burn over the course of the season.)
* YaoiGuys: Agron and Nasir (It's a slow burn over the course of the season.)
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* WorstAid: In episode 10, [[spoiler: Spartacus takes the axe out of Mira's chest before carrying her up the mountain, leading her to bleed to death before they can help her. Though, However, she was unlikely to live anyway.]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Glaber, Ashur, and their mercenaries typically execute anyone they question.
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** Glaber, Ashur, and their mercenaries typically execute anyone they question.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Although Ilithyia isn't actually ''good'', her choice not to have an abortion is viewed positively by both herself and others. It was a complex situation to begin with, as she first intended for this because she'd been planning a divorce from Gaius, but felt hesitant. Then she admits it's not even his, but Spartacus's (due to [[BedTrick a deception]] Lucretia pulled on them, but has come to desire the baby nonetheless.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Although Ilithyia isn't actually ''good'', her choice not to have an abortion is viewed positively by both herself and others. It was a complex situation to begin with, as she first intended for this because she'd been planning a divorce from Gaius, but felt hesitant. Then she admits it's not even his, but Spartacus's (due to [[BedTrick a deception]] Lucretia pulled on them, but has them), though she's come to desire the baby it nonetheless.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The whole existence of this season is due to the late Andy Whitfield's then undergoing health treatment.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Batiatus, Gannicus, and Oenomaus go on in the season finale. Ironically [[spoiler: what they really what revenge for (the deaths of Titus and Melitta), are the things Tullius ''isn't'' guilty of]].
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Batiatus, Gannicus, and Oenomaus go on one in the season finale. Ironically [[spoiler: what they really what want revenge for (the deaths of Titus and Melitta), are the things Tullius ''isn't'' guilty of]].
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Auctus and Barca. Of course Auctus is only sensitive as a gladiator can possibly be, but his [[PetTheDog liking of birds]] shows he's a bit more warmthearted than you would expect from a man who lives to kill.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Auctus and Barca. Of course Auctus is only sensitive as a gladiator can possibly be, but his [[PetTheDog liking of birds]] shows he's a bit more warmthearted warm-hearted than you would expect from a man who lives to kill.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: While the Batiatus father and son acknowledge the importance of both, Titus strongly favors gladiators with skills compared to his son Quintus who strongly favors gladiators who ignite the crowd.
** This is further exemplified by each man's favourite gladiator, Oenomaus and Gannicus. The former is a veteran gladiator, with vast experience and hard earned athletic abilities, while the latter is freakish talented fighter who ignites the crowd and disregards constant training.
** This is further exemplified by each man's favourite gladiator, Oenomaus and Gannicus. The former is a veteran gladiator, with vast experience and hard earned athletic abilities, while the latter is freakish talented fighter who ignites the crowd and disregards constant training.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: TechnicianVersusPerformer:
** While the Batiatus father and son acknowledge the importance of both, Titus strongly favors gladiators with skills compared to his son Quintus who strongly favors gladiators who ignite the crowd.
** This is further exemplified by each man'sfavourite favorite gladiator, Oenomaus and Gannicus. The former is a veteran gladiator, with vast experience and hard earned athletic abilities, while the latter is freakish talented fighter who ignites the crowd and disregards constant training.
** While the Batiatus father and son acknowledge the importance of both, Titus strongly favors gladiators with skills compared to his son Quintus who strongly favors gladiators who ignite the crowd.
** This is further exemplified by each man's
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* TookALevelInJerkass: While not a NiceGuy, Crixus is depicted as TheQuietOne here compared to his JerkJock self in ''Blood and Sand''. Likewise, [[StartOfDarkness Ashur]].
** Oenomaus, though only through FridgeLogic: His wife and best friend assume he would be angry at ''them'' for being [[RapeAsDrama forced to have sex by their owner.]] This does not imply nice things about Oenomaus. (Yes, later they cheat for real, but the initial sex should only have inspired protective feelings and anger towards the instigators of that rape-by-proxy, in any half-way decent person.)
** Oenomaus, though only through FridgeLogic: His wife and best friend assume he would be angry at ''them'' for being [[RapeAsDrama forced to have sex by their owner.]] This does not imply nice things about Oenomaus. (Yes, later they cheat for real, but the initial sex should only have inspired protective feelings and anger towards the instigators of that rape-by-proxy, in any half-way decent person.)
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** While not a NiceGuy, Crixus is depicted as TheQuietOne here compared to his JerkJock self in ''Blood and Sand''. Likewise, [[StartOfDarkness Ashur]].
** Oenomaus, though only through FridgeLogic:His his wife and best friend assume he would be angry at ''them'' for being [[RapeAsDrama [[RapeByProxy forced to have sex by their owner.]] This does not imply nice things about Oenomaus. (Yes, Oenomaus (yes, later they cheat for real, but the initial sex should only have inspired protective feelings and anger towards the instigators of that rape-by-proxy, rape-by-proxy in any half-way halfway decent person.) person).
** While not a NiceGuy, Crixus is depicted as TheQuietOne here compared to his JerkJock self in ''Blood and Sand''. Likewise, [[StartOfDarkness Ashur]].
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* WomenAreWiser: Melitta has shown wisdom, kindness and patience like no one else in the series. It is particularly emphasized when she interacts with the irresponsible and boisterous Gannicus and her husband is always seeking her for advice. Lucretia is also more level-headed and cautious than Batiatus and this trope may apply to all the other women with Gaia being a notable exception, but only in the "morally-superior" part.
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* WomenAreWiser: Melitta has shown wisdom, kindness and patience like no one else in the series. It is particularly emphasized when she interacts with the irresponsible and boisterous Gannicus and her husband is always seeking her for advice. Lucretia is also more level-headed and cautious than Batiatus and this trope may apply to all the other women with Gaia being a notable exception, but only in the "morally-superior" "morally superior" part.
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** Batiatus' slimy henchmen Aulus, [[spoiler: who was ordered to kill Spartacus' wife]], has one in episode 11; [[spoiler: Towards the end of the episode, he finds himself all alone with Spartacus while he [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique "questions"]] him about the absence of the supposed wound he received trying to rescue her from alleged attackers while en route to the ludus.]]
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** Batiatus' slimy henchmen Aulus, [[spoiler: who was ordered to kill Spartacus' wife]], has one in episode 11; [[spoiler: Towards towards the end of the episode, he finds himself all alone with Spartacus while he [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique "questions"]] him about the absence of the supposed wound he received trying to rescue her from alleged attackers while en route to the ludus.]]
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* SirSwearsALot: Batiatus is the absolute ''king'' of this trope.
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* SlaveMarket: Appears in the series, unsurprisingly. Notably, late in the first season, as Batiatus' fortunes are on the rise, he and his rival Selonius bid against each other for gladiator slaves before Batiatus buys the whole lot outright, just to flaunt his new wealth and stick it to Good Selonius. Batiatus rubs salt in the wound by suggesting Selonius try buying the whores ([[FanserviceExtra naked slave girls also waiting to be sold]]) and see if he can perhaps make successful gladiators out of them.
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* SlaveMarket: Appears It appears in the series, unsurprisingly. Notably, late in the first season, as Batiatus' fortunes are on the rise, he and his rival Selonius bid against each other for gladiator slaves before Batiatus buys the whole lot outright, just to flaunt his new wealth and stick it to Good Selonius. Batiatus rubs salt in the wound by suggesting Selonius try buying the whores ([[FanserviceExtra naked slave girls also waiting to be sold]]) and see if he can perhaps make successful gladiators out of them.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Look at Batiatus the wrong way and he will start plotting your death within the minute, even lampshaded by Glaber commenting how safe Capua has become under his watch. The finale takes this trope UpToEleven when the best solution is decided to be KillEmAll.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: MurderIsTheBestSolution:
** Look at Batiatus the wrong way and he will start plotting your death within the minute, even lampshaded by Glaber commenting how safe Capua has become under his watch. The finale takes this trope UpToEleven when the best solution is decided to be KillEmAll.
** Look at Batiatus the wrong way and he will start plotting your death within the minute, even lampshaded by Glaber commenting how safe Capua has become under his watch. The finale takes this trope UpToEleven when the best solution is decided to be KillEmAll.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: It would be hard to say who got Lucretia pregnant.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: It would be hard to say who got Lucretia pregnant.pregnant, although she thinks it was Crixus. Given that she's been trying to have children with Batiatus for years with no success, this may be right and he's infertile. We never learn with certainty though. If she'd given birth, it might have been clear (as the child, if Crixus', might [[ChocolateBaby have dark skin too]]), but [[OffingTheOffspring that doesn't happen]].
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* BadassGay: Barca, an extremely skilled gladiator who is also attracted to men.
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** Ashur again: he is allowed to have any of the slaves as his sex slave, and he chooses Naevia because he knows that she and Crixus are in love. [[spoiler: This was also likely to get revenge on Crixus, it works flawlessly.]]
* KillEmAll: Episode 13. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It is all there in the title.]] Also, Sura is fond of telling Spartacus this.
* KillEmAll: Episode 13. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It is all there in the title.]] Also, Sura is fond of telling Spartacus this.
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** Ashur again: he is allowed to have any of the slaves as his sex slave, and he chooses Naevia because he knows that she and Crixus are in love. [[spoiler: This was also likely to get revenge on Crixus, Crixus; it works flawlessly.]]
* KillEmAll: Episode 13. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It is all there in the title.]] Also, Sura is fond of telling Spartacusthis.this in his visions of her.
* KillEmAll: Episode 13. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It is all there in the title.]] Also, Sura is fond of telling Spartacus
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* LadyMacbeth: Illithyia convinces Glaber to go against his orders and make a grab for glory (at the expense of Spartacus and his Thracians), which arguably kicks off the entire plot. She is also perfectly capable of making life difficult for Spartacus in her husband's absence.
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* LadyMacbeth: Illithyia Ilithyia convinces Glaber to go against his orders and make a grab for glory (at the expense of Spartacus and his Thracians), which arguably kicks off the entire plot. She is also perfectly capable of making life difficult for Spartacus in her husband's absence.
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* ManlyGay: Barca.
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* ManlyGay: Barca.Barca, a very masculine and highly skilled gladiator who's in a relationship with Pietros.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The Getae in the first episode are portrayed as inhuman, orc-like savages. In reality, the Getae were so similar to the Thracians that historians are still a little unsure what the difference is.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The Getae in the first episode are portrayed as inhuman, orc-like savages. In reality, the Getae were so similar to the Thracians that historians are still a little unsure what the difference is. Some modern historians even think Getae ''were'' Thracians, as they're described having the same language, which would make this depiction utterly ridiculous.
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* InterplayOfSexAndViolence : basically the trope personified for TV viewing. Particularly juxtaposed in the arena scenes, where shots of bloody violence is intercut with topless women gyrating in the crowd.
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* InterplayOfSexAndViolence : basically InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Basically the trope personified for TV viewing. Particularly juxtaposed in the arena scenes, where shots of bloody violence is intercut with topless women gyrating in the crowd.
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* MadeASlave: Spartacus obviously, but goes for most of the other gladiators as well.
* MaleFrontalNudity: The show often gives MoralGuardians a heart-attack with its oh-so terrifying display of uncensored penises.
* MaleFrontalNudity: The show often gives MoralGuardians a heart-attack with its oh-so terrifying display of uncensored penises.
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* MadeASlave: Spartacus obviously, but it goes for most of the other gladiators as well.
* MaleFrontalNudity: The show often gives MoralGuardiansa heart-attack heart attacks with its oh-so terrifying display of uncensored penises.
* MaleFrontalNudity: The show often gives MoralGuardians
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* ManlyGay: gladiators Barca, Auctus, and Agron, and freed slave Nasir.
* ManlyTears: The hardened, profanity loving gladiators aren't immune this. Not Spartacus after [[spoiler: being forced to kill Varro]] and not even Crixus when [[spoiler: Naevia is forced to leave House Batiatus.]]
* ManlyTears: The hardened, profanity loving gladiators aren't immune this. Not Spartacus after [[spoiler: being forced to kill Varro]] and not even Crixus when [[spoiler: Naevia is forced to leave House Batiatus.]]
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* ManlyGay: gladiators Gladiators Barca, Auctus, Auctus and Agron, and freed slave Nasir.
* ManlyTears: The hardened,profanity loving profanity-loving gladiators aren't immune to this. Not Spartacus after [[spoiler: being forced to kill Varro]] and not even Crixus when [[spoiler: Naevia is forced to leave House Batiatus.]]
* ManlyTears: The hardened,
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* MovingTheGoalposts: A tendency most of the major Roman characters have, which underlines their untrustworthy nature.
** Glaber abandoning his agreement with Spartacus and the Thracians, only to argue that they were still duty bound as Roman auxiliaries. This becomes an ongoing behavior with him.
** Glaber abandoning his agreement with Spartacus and the Thracians, only to argue that they were still duty bound as Roman auxiliaries. This becomes an ongoing behavior with him.
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* MovingTheGoalposts: MovingTheGoalposts:
** A tendency most of the major Roman characters have, which underlines their untrustworthy nature.
** Glaber abandoning his agreement with Spartacus and the Thracians, only to argue that they were stillduty bound duty-bound as Roman auxiliaries. This becomes an ongoing behavior with him.
** A tendency most of the major Roman characters have, which underlines their untrustworthy nature.
** Glaber abandoning his agreement with Spartacus and the Thracians, only to argue that they were still
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* OnlyOneName: Married Roman women are only referred to by their given names both in-universe and in promotional materials for the show in stark contrast to [[LastNameBasis their]] [[FullNameBasis husbands]].[[note]]TruthInTelevision: Roman naming conventions can be confusing to modern people. Especially since Romans of notable birth had both clan and family names (the former often being mistaken by modern people for a middle name). Many of the important male Romans on the show are heads of their families (pater familias) and are thus referred to by their family name. Gaius UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar is often called "Julius Caesar", omitting his actual first name entirely, as he is the pater familias of Caesar family in the Julii clan. This coincides with the OneSteveLimit, as it was fairly common for children to be named after their parents or other ancestors. Note that the show changes Marcus Crassus' eldest son's name to "Tiberius" to avoid confusion because in real life it was also Marcus, and as they were of the same clan and family, both had the same full name: Marcus Licinius Crassus.[[/note]]
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* OnlyOneName: Married Roman women are only referred to by their given names both in-universe and in promotional materials for the show in stark contrast to [[LastNameBasis their]] [[FullNameBasis husbands]].[[note]]TruthInTelevision: Roman naming conventions can be confusing to modern people. Especially people, especially since Romans of notable birth had both clan and family names (the former often being mistaken by modern people for a middle name). Many of the important male Romans on the show are heads of their families (pater familias) and are thus referred to by their family name. Gaius UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar is often called "Julius Caesar", omitting his actual first name entirely, as he is the pater familias of Caesar family in the Julii clan. This coincides with the OneSteveLimit, as it was fairly common for children to be named after their parents or other ancestors. Note that the show changes Marcus Crassus' eldest son's name to "Tiberius" to avoid confusion because in real life it was also Marcus, and as they were of the same clan and family, both had the same full name: Marcus Licinius Crassus.[[/note]]
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* PlentyOfBlondes: Many of the Roman noblewomen favour blonde hair. Ilithyia is a natural blonde while Lucretia sometimes wears blonde wigs.
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* PlentyOfBlondes: Many of the Roman noblewomen favour favor blonde hair. Ilithyia is a natural blonde while Lucretia sometimes wears blonde wigs.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Majority of the fucking lines are uttered this way. [[ClusterFBomb Most of the rest are a different trope.]]
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* PrecisionFStrike: Majority A majority of the fucking lines are uttered this way. [[ClusterFBomb Most of the rest are a different trope.]]
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* {{Pride}}: Ends up causing a lot of the drama in the story.
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* {{Pride}}: Ends It ends up causing a lot of the drama in the story.
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** In the second season, Crixus and the rebels go on a [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge very bloody rampage]] around the Roman countryside, torturing and killing various dominus who raped and abused [[spoiler: Naevia, culminating in Naevia herself fighting, castrating and then decapitating Ashur, who first raped her and kickstarted her ordeal. For extra karma, Ashur gets delivered to the rebels by the machinations of Lucretia, whom he had also raped. Unfortunately, Naevia and Crixus later decide that [[RevengeBeforeReason ''all'' Romans must pay for her rape]]]].
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** In the second season, Crixus and the rebels go on a [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge very bloody rampage]] around the Roman countryside, torturing and killing various dominus dominuses who raped and abused [[spoiler: Naevia, culminating in Naevia herself fighting, castrating and then decapitating Ashur, who first raped her and kickstarted kick-started her ordeal. For extra karma, Ashur gets delivered to the rebels by the machinations of Lucretia, whom he had also raped. Unfortunately, Naevia and Crixus later decide that [[RevengeBeforeReason ''all'' Romans must pay for her rape]]]].
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* RapeAsDrama: Tons. Especially in the early seasons while the slave characters are still enslaved, for obvious reasons. Unlike most media depictions of AncientGrome, this show does not shy away from depicting exactly how pervasively and casually abusive slavery-based societies really were. Almost every major character on the slave side gets victimized on-screen at least once, even most of the male lead characters.[[note]]The only major gladiator characters who are never forced to have sex against their will or with people they would never have wanted to have sex with if they'd known who they were [[BedTrick (rape by fraud)]] are Oenomaus (though we can pretty safely assume some sexual abuse in the place he originally was enslaved in as a teenager) and Agron (because the gladiators break out of their ludus not long after he was first captured as a prisoner of war, judging by the fact that he still has his Germanic tribal hairstyle and a totally unbroken spirit when he arrives at the ludus).[[/note]] (Though in the men's cases, it's always non-violent and with an attractive woman. The showrunners chickened out of showing the male-on-adult-male rape that would have been historically common until cancellation was no longer a threat.)
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* RapeAsDrama: Tons. Especially in the early seasons while the slave characters are still enslaved, for obvious reasons. Unlike most media depictions of AncientGrome, this show does not shy away from depicting exactly how pervasively and casually abusive slavery-based societies really were. Almost every major character on the slave side gets victimized on-screen at least once, even most of the male lead characters.[[note]]The only major gladiator characters who are never forced to have sex against their will or with people they would never have wanted to have sex with if they'd known who they were [[BedTrick (rape by fraud)]] are Oenomaus (though we can pretty safely assume some sexual abuse in the place he originally was enslaved in as a teenager) and Agron (because the gladiators break out of their ludus not long after he was first captured as a prisoner of war, judging by the fact that he still has his Germanic tribal hairstyle and a totally unbroken spirit when he arrives at the ludus).[[/note]] (Though Though in the men's cases, it's always non-violent and with an attractive woman. The showrunners chickened out of showing the male-on-adult-male rape that would have been historically common until cancellation was no longer a threat.)
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Main star Andy Whitfield has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. While waiting for him to recover, ''Starz'' made up for the gap with a prequel mini-series. Whitfield has since bowed out of the series to continue treatment. Sadly, he lost the battle on September 11, 2011.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Main star Andy Whitfield has been was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. While waiting for him to recover, ''Starz'' made up for the gap with a prequel mini-series. Whitfield has since then bowed out of the series to continue treatment. Sadly, he lost the battle on September 11, 2011.
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* ShoutOut: The constant references to Crixus as "the undefeated Gaul" will remind european viewers of a certain group of "[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} indomitable gauls]]".
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* ShoutOut: The constant references to Crixus as "the undefeated Gaul" will remind european European viewers of a certain group of "[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} indomitable gauls]]".
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** Though you might not expect it, almost all of the broad strokes of the story have basis in historical record.
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** Though you might not expect it, almost all of the broad strokes of the story have a basis in historical record.records.
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** Batiatus, despite (or perhaps because of) his LargeHam tendencies, often combines the the virtues of a Roman orator with lengthy explosions of extremely graphic profanity.
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** Batiatus, despite (or perhaps because of) his LargeHam tendencies, often combines the the virtues of a Roman orator with lengthy explosions of extremely graphic profanity.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The Romans generally underestimate Spartacus and his followers, thinking them "common slaves" and mere "savages". Completely ignoring the fact that this fighting force is made primarily of slaves who were trained day in and day out on nothing more than how to fight and kill. It comes to a head in Vengeance's "Chosen Path" after Ashur tries to desperately point out, for the thousandth time, how dangerous the gladiators are compared to the average Roman mook. Glaber's response is to throw Ashur into a dogpile of soldiers and tell them to go nuts. Ashur kicks the crap out them.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The Romans generally underestimate Spartacus and his followers, thinking them "common slaves" and mere "savages". Completely "savages", completely ignoring the fact that this fighting force is made primarily of slaves who were trained day in and day out on nothing more than how to fight and kill. It comes to a head in Vengeance's ''Vengeance'''s "Chosen Path" after Ashur tries to desperately point out, for the thousandth time, how dangerous the gladiators are compared to the average Roman mook. Glaber's response is to throw Ashur into a dogpile dog pile of soldiers and tell them to go nuts. Ashur kicks the crap out them.
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* UnderwearOfPower: The rebel slaves, particularly the males, fights wearing nothing but loincloth.
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* UnderwearOfPower: The rebel slaves, particularly the males, fights fight wearing nothing but loincloth.loinclothes.
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** Spartacus’s followers won a number of victories before being chased by Glaber into Mount Vesuvius. The rebel slaves rappelled down the mountain with ropes made of vines to surprise Glaber’s forces and destroy them.
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** Spartacus’s followers won a number of victories before being chased by Glaber into to Mount Vesuvius. The rebel slaves rappelled down the mountain with ropes made of vines to surprise Glaber’s forces and destroy them.
