Line #165 Characters/SpartacusBloodAndSandAntagonistsWarOfTheDamned


1	Character subpage for ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand''. See [[Characters/SpartacusBloodAndSand here]] for the main character index.
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5	[[folder: Marcus Licinius Crassus]]
6	!!UsefulNotes/MarcusLiciniusCrassus [-(Creator/SimonMerrells)-]
7	[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/photo-crassus_307.jpg]]
8	!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/FredericVanDenDriessche (European French)
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10	->''"A man's true enemy is doubt, a thing I would not carry into battle against Spartacus."''
11
12	Marcus Licinius Crassus is the richest man in Rome and a senator of the Republic. Envied and despised by the highborn among the Senate, he craves the power and respect that defeating Spartacus and his rebel army would bring him.
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14	* AbusiveParents: A large part of why Tiberius is as [[TeensAreMonsters messed up as he is]] stems from the way Crassus force feeds him contradictory lessons about how important it is to be honorable yet ruthless, obedient yet self-serving and loyal but willing to kill those you are loyal to.
15	* TheAce: Crassus is rich, politically powerful, highly intelligent, has a firm grasp of military strategy, personal combat and is capable of accepting minor losses in the present for a better position in the future. He is the quintessential Roman RenaissanceMan.
16	* ActionDad: To both his sons, but particularly Tiberius, who he takes with him on his campaign against Spartacus.
17	* AffablyEvil: Genuinely nice to his slaves, generally charming and polite but also a scheming politician and a brutal fighter. Is not so much evil as a firm believer of IDidWhatIHadToDo.
18	* AnimalMotifs: His emblem is the bull.
19	* AntiVillain: His goal is to end a slave rebellion that is hacking, slashing, pillaging and raping their way through Roman land, and his actions reflect this, without being un-necessarily cruel or brutal by Roman standards.
20	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Crassus shows his ability to stand and fight against gladiators in personal combat, in a level matched on the Roman side perhaps only by Caesar.
21	* BadBoss: Reconstructed, while he is harsh to his troops, it's to ensure that they fear their commanders more than the enemy and are thus willing to give their all to win a battle.
22	* BenevolentBoss: He respects and values his slaves, a stark contrast to the other Roman villains.
23	* BareHandedBladeBlock: He ends his fight against his enslaved gladiator training partner with this move.
24	* BigBad: Of ''War of the Damned''.
25	* BrainyBrunette
26	* CelebrityResemblance: Simon Merells does look a fair bit like the real Crassus.
27	* ChekhovsGunman: He was mentioned by the Romans a lot during the first two seasons.
28	* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted. The [[BareHandedBladeBlock neat trick]] he displays in S4E1 that allows him to best his gladiator slave and win the fight? Doesn't work against Spartacus.]]
29	* TheChessmaster: He manages to outmaneuver ''Spartacus'', the series' premiere Chessmaster, partly because he doesn't underestimate Spartacus as being "[[UnderestimatingBadassery just a rebellious slave]]" like his predecessors did.
30	* CulturedBadass: As one expects of an extremely rich Roman senator.
31	* FourStarBadass: A general who can kick all sorts of ass.
32	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: While the other members of the Roman senate seem to respect his skills, they blatantly show and voice their dislike for him.
33	* GeniusBruiser: One of the most intelligent characters on the show, and an extremely high level of ability in personal combat.
34	* GlassCannon: While he can definitely go toe-to-toe against champion-level gladiators, his defensive skills are notably lackluster, especially while on a horse. [[DownplayedTrope He complements this]] by being a GeniusBruiser.
35	** Hilarus actually stated this while training him. Crassus later on responded with the latter.
36	-->'''Hilarus:''' "[[TheAce You are quick of study.]] Yet you are open flank to injury."
37	-->'''Crasuss:''' "Knowledge and patience. The only counter to (an opponent with) greater skill."
38	* GlorySeeker: One reason he's fighting Spartacus is that he wants the fame and adulation that comes from defeating public enemy number one.
39	* GoodParents: Played with. Most of the time, he is a strict but fair father who tells his son off for making mistakes, but rewards him as well. However, it's also subverted in that, while he is well-intentioned, he is [[WellIntentionedExtremist way too harsh sometimes]].[[note]]By "way too harsh", we mean he forces his son to participate in decimation, knowing there's a one in ten chance his son will die in the process. He justifies this by saying he's treating his son as any other soldier, but even by the standards of the time, decimation was considered a harsh and brutal punishment.[[/note]] This doesn't have [[WellDonESonGuy the best effect]] [[TeensAreMonsters on Tiberius]]...see also AbusiveParents above.
40	* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Makes a great point of learning how to fight like a gladiator, which his son Tiberius is scornful of, specifically so that he will be able to face and defeat Spartacus. [[spoiler: While he makes a good showing, he was on the verge of losing to Spartacus when the latter was actually brought down by spears thrown from behind by Roman Soldiers. In a further show of irony, Tiberius, who scorned the idea learning to fight "like a slave", actually managed to bring down ''Agron and Crixus'', using attacks from behind]].
41	* HeroKiller: Ultimately subverted. [[spoiler: Though he puts up a damn good fight against Spartacus in the GrandFinale, Spartacus manages to beat him and it's Crassus' back-up soldiers who inflict the injuries that do him in. And before he can strike the killing blow, Agron and Nasir turn up to knock him on his ass, kill his back-up and carry Spartacus off to die in peace]].
42	* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: The real Crassus was a lot of things, but he probably wasn't a MasterSwordsman who could give a gladiator the fight of his life.
43	* HistoricalDomainCharacter JokerImmunity: Until he is defeated and killed by the Parthians in the disastrous Battle of Carrhae almost 20 years later. But let's not go there.
44	* {{Hypocrite}}: Puts on a great show of being all about the [[LawfulNeutral rule of law]] and also criticizes his son's attitude that wealth makes them better than other people. However, Crassus himself is not above flouting the law when he feels he is in a position to do so, and he openly uses his wealth as leverage over others.
45	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: Uses this to justify crucifying Kore. While he understands why she joined the rebels and forgives her for it, too many Romans know that she did for him to spare her.]]
46	* JokerImmunity: Due to historical reality he avoids death at the hands of the rebel army.
47	* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Crassus eventually becomes ruthless and cruel in his pursuit of fame and glory here.
48	* KingpinInHisGym: There's a scene of him sparring with a former gladiator so he can figure out how to fight Spartacus.
49	* KnightTemplar: Has shades of this. Thinks he is the hero from his POV and Spartacus the villain and vice versa from Spartacus' POV. He is much more ruthless in disposing off people who serve him no purpose though.
50	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: He doesn't protest Pompey stealing credit for his victory, accepting that Pompey's claim has already been acknowledged by the Senate and that if he supports it they can be allies. This is in contrast to the historical Crassus, who held a long standing grudge against Pompey after the war(which was eventually mediated by Ceasar, incidentally), and their term as Co-Consul could best be described as TeethClenchedTeamwork.]]
51	* LastNameBasis: Everyone generally calls him by his last name, although he permits Kore to call him Marcus in private, demonstrating his deep affection for her.
52	* TheLeader: Is in charge of the hunt for the rebels.
53	* MirrorCharacter: Recognizes the similarities between himself and Spartacus. They are both fighting for what they believe in, and see themselves as the hero and the other as the villain.
54	** [[spoiler: In the finale, its alluded that the two could have been friends in alternate lives. Both had great respect for each other despite despising each other's methods. They were even able to parley peacefully and shake hands at the end.]]
55	*** [[spoiler:Crassus says he wishes Spartacus had been a Roman, so they may have stood beside each other, Spartacus replies [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame he considers it a blessing]] [[TakeThat that it was not so]]. Whatever respect these two men may share for one another's intelligence and competence, their ideals are vastly different.]]
56	* MovingTheGoalposts: Absolutely ''loves'' doing this.
57	** Constantly toys with his son Tiberius like this. Is he supposed to be slavishly obedient to command? Or is he supposed to be daring and innovative? Tiberius himself never does figure out the answer, as Crassus alternately rewards and punishes both behaviors depending on his whim.
58	** Decides that his own reward for driving the rebels out of Sinuessa should be ownership of the city itself, which comes as quite a shock to Senator Metellus.
59	** Initially treats Laeta as proper Roman matron, and a key witness to events in Sinuessa. Once he no longer needs her, he casually [[spoiler: gives her to Heracleo as a slave using the flimsy argument that she "aided" Spartacus -- after he had effectively conquered the city anyway and she was just trying to keep the remaining Roman citizens alive]]. This was also an exercise in greed on his part, since he was staking a claim to ownership of the city and needed all the former citizens of note gone.
60	** In a case of LaserGuidedKarma, this ultimately gets done to Crassus himself, as Pompey claims victory in putting down the rebellion, even though the battle was effectively over by the time he and his troops arrived.
61	* MyCountryRightOrWrong: How he justifies slavery while still recognizing slaves' humanity.
62	* {{Nepotism}}: Double Subverted.
63	* NiceToTheWaiter: Treats his slaves quite well by Roman standards.
64	* PlayingWithATrope: It's actually a lot easier to count the tropes that he played straight.
65	* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:He and his army did defeat Spartacus' army, but Pompey stole the credit and glory, ''and'' he loses his eldest son and the woman he loves in the process.]]
66	* TheStrategist: His pursuit of Spartacus neccessarily involves various tactical and strategic decisions.
67	* TookALevelInJerkass: Crassus starts as a relatively likable guy for a Roman. As the war weighs on him, he loses this considerably. [[spoiler: His having his formerly beloved Kore crucified mostly to save face is really the last indication the old Crassus is gone.]]
68	* {{Ubermensch}}: He fits the description perfectly.
69	* UnderEstimatingBadassery: He takes Spartacus seriously, to the point of having tunnel vision towards him. He underestimates those who follow him, such as Crixus.[[spoiler: And then subverted.]]
70	* UnseenNoMore: Mentioned throughout the show since the first season to obviously set-up him up as the FinalBoss.
71	* WorthyOpponent: Considers Spartacus as such, in contrast to [[SmugSnake Batiatus and Glaber]].
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74	[[folder: Gaius Julius Caesar]]
75	!!UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar [-(Creator/ToddLasance)-]
76	[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0838b4c251374a48faac80e85a97a1d5_3980.jpg]]
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78	->''"Must Julius Fucking Caesar risk life to kill every last rebel himself?"''
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80	Julius Caesar is a young rogue from an esteemed lineage. He will join along side with Marcus Licinius Crassus as the devoted antagonist. His deadly intelligence and leadership will be brought to bear against the rebellion as he begins his ascent towards the all-powerful ruler he will one day become.
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82	* AdaptationalVillainy: He's TheDragon to BigBad Crassus, thoughin real life, there's little evidence he was even ''involved'' with the Third Servile War.
83	* AdaptationDyeJob: He's blond. The real life Caesar is/was famously an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette.
84	* AntiVillain: Generally a Noble Anti-Villain, though averted when dealing with the rebels, [[KickTheDog whom he enjoys killing]].
85	* AnimalMotifs: Everyone describes him as a wolf, and it is his emblem.
86	%%* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership
87	%%* BadassCape
88	* BerserkButton: Rape or violent mistreatment of women off of the battlefield. The few moments Caesar seems to grow a conscious is when it involves women that have been brutalized.
89	%%* TheChessmaster: Not as much as Crassus but still pretty smart.
90	* CoDragons: To Crassus, along with Tiberius.
91	%%* CulturedBadass
92	* EarlyBirdCameo: Possibly. His real life counterpart's participation in the Third Servile War is still vague.
93	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Beating up Crassus' henchmen without any real reason.
94	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Is truly shocked and mortified when he sees the condition of Nemetes' 'pet'.
95	** That being said, a few scenes later he instigates the slaughter of dozens of roman prisoners, several women and children among them, in order to instigate infighting among the rebels. While this serves a tactical purpose, that's quite a few people who might have lived otherwise.
96	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: A ''very'' dark example with [[spoiler: Tiberius, who rapes him]].
97	%%* FutureBadass: He is badass now, but based on real life events...
98	* GeniusBruiser: Plans and executes the fall of the Rebel stronghold, damn near without a hitch.
99	* HairTriggerTemper: He gets into a fight within moments of his character being introduced.
100	* HeroKiller: He's the ''only'' Roman to defeat major members of the rebellion in anything resembling a fair fight.[[spoiler: He personally killed Naevia and Nemetes, while directly involved in Gannicus and Donar's.]]
101	* HiddenDepths: In addition to being much smarter than he initially appears, he is genuinely caring towards the prostitutes he favours [[spoiler: to the point where he seeks justice when one of them is murdered]], is kind to Laeta and protests [[spoiler: Crassis selling her into slavery]], goes out of his way to help Kore [[spoiler: after Tiberius rapes her]] and defends her. He's ''in tears'' when he learns what [[TokenEvilTeammate Nemetes]] and his buddies have [[ColdBloodedTorture been doing]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil to the poor Roman woman they captured]]...
102	* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Not that the real Caesar wasn't a badass, but here he's practically a one-man-army and a special ops saboteur.
103	* HistoricalDomainCharacter / JokerImmunity: Until a mob of Roman senators stab him to death decades later. But let's not go there.
104	* [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade Historical Antihero Upgrade]]: The historical Caesar was not known for his participation in putting down the Servile Revolt, although he ''was'' a protege of Crassus and shared in the triumverate with him and Pompey immediately after the war.
105	* ImportantHaircut: After [[spoiler: successfully infiltrating the rebels]], his long 'barbarian' hair is cut into a style better fitting a Roman elite.
106	%%* JackOfAllStats: Bordering on LightningBruiser.
107	%%* {{Jerkass}}: To the rebel slaves.
108	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Towards all Romans. Even slaves. Well, except Tiberius, who he's a straight-up Jerkass to, but he's got good reasons...
109	* KickTheDog: Him cleaving the head of a man who fled Sinuessa en Valle, a kill which didn't serve any purpose whatsoever since the guy carried valuable intel and wasn't even a soldier in the first place.
110	* LastNameBasis: Usually referred to by his last name.
111	* [[MagneticHero Magnetic Anti-Villain]]: Probably a {{Foreshadowing}} of his rise to power.
112	* ManlyTears: Is utterly sobbing when he [[spoiler: gives a MercyKill to Fabia]].
113	* TheMole: Pretends to be an escaped slave to infiltrate the rebel force. This explains his unconventional unkempt appearance.
114	%%* MrFanservice
115	* NobleDemon: Cares for all Romans, rich or poor, and even shows some sympathy towards loyal slaves.
116	* OhCrap: When Kore [[spoiler: kills Tiberius]], Ceasar loses his shit. Likely because he knows that [[spoiler: the rebels would kill him now that the trade is out the window, and that if he some how makes it out alive, Crassus will be furious with him upon is return.]] He calms down when [[spoiler: Kore offers herself up for trade in Tiberius' place, and later acknowledges she had the right to kill him, even defending her to Crassus.]]
117	* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one of the Roman officers to try to point out to Crassus that running his legions with barely any rest will leave them utterly exhausted when it comes to fighting Spartacus. He's also the only one to try to convince Crassus that leaving Rome to be defended by a single legion against Crixus in order to pursue Spartacus is a terrible idea. For the latter, [[spoiler: he gets held down by two guards as Tiberius rapes him for trying to suggest to him that maybe he should tell Crassus why leaving Rome relatively undefended is a very bad idea, even as Caesar is willing to not tell Crassus that he found out about Tiberius raping Kore to avoid devastating Crassus further]]. Granted, Crassus comes to reason later and pursues Crixus but still.
118	* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler: Was apparently looking forward to paying Tiberius back for his rape several times over while escorting him back to Crassus' camp from Spartacus. Kore got to him first, however.]]
119	* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:He and his comrades did defeat Spartacus' army, but Pompey stole the credit and glory.]]
120	* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Viciously raped by Tiberius while tied down by two strong guards.]]
121	* RealitySubtext: In-universe, and a past tense version from an audience perspective. But a line that Caesar delivers to Tiberus directly refers to a major real world historical event -- Caesar's own assassination by members of the Roman Senate after he seized power:
122	-->'''Caesar:''' Step with care boy. Many a giant has tumbled to the afterlife, believing himself too big to fall.
123	%%* TheRival: To both Tiberius and Gannicus.
124	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Of the final season.
125	* SixthRangerTraitor: Infiltrates the rebels at Sinuessa in order to sow dissension and later betray them.
126	* SlasherSmile: He has a particularly smug smile whenever he's about to kill anyone or otherwise defeat them.
127	* SociopathicSoldier: Appears as this initially, but has HiddenDepths.
128	* SophisticatedAsHell: During a confrontation with Tiberius, he explains in a decidedly more poetic way at first that there is no way Tiberius could get away with killing him. Why? Because he is "Julius Fucking Caesar!"
129	%%* TestosteronePoisoning
130	* ThirdPersonPerson: Arrogant to begin with, after the ego boost he gets from being celebrated for retaking of Sinuessa he begins to frequently refer to himself in the third person often accompanied with an adjective, i.e. "Honored Caesar", "Mighty Caesar", and perhaps most memorably "Julius Fucking Caesar". [[spoiler: Interestingly, after he is raped by Tiberius he never refers to himself in the third person again.]]
131	* TooKinkyToTorture: He enjoys getting cut as foreplay. The sight thoroughly {{squick}}s Tiberius out. [[spoiler: The resulting wound is actually part of his cover as TheMole, as he claims he cut out his slave brand.]]
132	* VillainousValour: When leading the Roman surprise attack in episode 5.
133	* WorthyOpponent: Defied. He actually holds a few members of the rebellion in a certain respect, but not enough to spare them from torturous deaths. None of them return the sentiment; rather, they all despise him for [[spoiler: infiltrating and betraying them]].
134	* YoungFutureFamousPeople: The viewers know he will end up playing a pivotal role in the transition from the Roman Republic to the Empire.
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137	[[folder: Tiberius Licinius Crassus]]
138	!!Tiberius Licinius Crassus [-(Christian Antidormi)-]
139	[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/photo-tiberius_6630.jpg]]
140
141	->''"I believe we tower above a slave in all things, no matter what name he bears."''
142
143	Tiberius is the son of Marcus Licinius Crassus. He is given the duty of defeating Spartacus and his army along with Crassus, and is using this opportunity to please and gain favor from his father by doing so.
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145	* AdaptationNameChange: The real Marcus Crassus' oldest son was also named [[OneSteveLimit Marcus Licinius (kinda like a Jr.)]], not Tiberius.
146	* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:In an unsympathetic kind of way.]]
147	* AgeLift: His real life counterpart is around 15 by the time of the Third Servile War. To be a soldier, one should be at least 17 years old.
148	* AmbiguouslyBi: Him and Sabinus are seemingly JustFriends, but the latter is his MoralityPet and they have several held gazes. Although he [[spoiler: rapes Kore, he also does the same to Caesar]]. His actor says that they weren't lovers, but that doesn't mean there wasn't an attraction.
149	* AssholeVictim: After all the evil things he does over the course of the series, [[spoiler: Kore stabbing him in the back as he thought he was being set free is quite the empowering moment. Even Caesar is happy to see him die]]/
150	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: As the commander of his father's army, Tiberius shows surprising combat skill and the first Roman soldier in the show to actually kill multiple rebels on his own.
151	%%* ButtMonkey
152	* ChekhovsGun: His sword is an ArcSymbol in the final season. [[spoiler: Ultimately, it's the weapon used to kill both Crixus and Naevia.]]
153	* TheChewToy: He is crawling out of it though [[spoiler: with one rape after another.]]
154	* CoDragons: For his father Crassus along with Julius Caesar.
155	* CombatPragmatist: Whereas Caesar takes on Agron and Crixus in different episodes and fails to beat them, Tiberius just attacks them while they're distracted.
156	* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:His real life counterpart didn't even participate in the Third Servile War, while here he's killed during Crixus' funeral games.]]
157	* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Violently rapes both Kore and Caesar.]]
158	* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[SpoiledBrat He expects to be treated with deference as the son of Marcus Crassus]], but generally doesn't receive it from anyone, even his own father, because he's yet to prove himself worthy of such treatment. When he does try to earn respect, [[TheChewToy it tends to backfire]]. It eventually takes a toll on his mental state...
159	%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
160	* FinaglesLaw: Due to the luck of the draw, he is forced to [[spoiler: execute his best friend]].
161	%%* FirstNameBasis
162	* GlassCannon: Good offensive skills, but has pathetic defense. He doesn't use counterattacks, either.
163	* GlorySeeker: Big time. He wants to earn his father's respect and admiration via this.
164	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Knocks out Agron and kills Crixus in the ''same'' episode (although admittedly both are with surprise blows from behind)]].
165	%%* HistoricalBadassUpgrade:
166	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
167	%%* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: Until the end.]]
168	* {{Jerkass}}: To everyone except Sabinus, who he cares for to HoYay levels. When [[spoiler: Sabinus is killed]], he charges into this trope full force and becomes a monster to almost everyone around him.
169	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Killed from behind by the woman he violently raped.]]
170	* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: He rapes Kore as revenge for his father having his friend Sabinus executed in the decimation.]]And then [[spoiler: he does it again to Julius Caesar to keep him silent after the latter found out.]]
171	* KillTheOnesYouLove: He's forced to kill [[spoiler: his best friend Sabinus]]. [[TookALevelInJerkass He doesn't take it]] [[StartOfDarkness well]].
172	* MoralityChain: Sabinus for him. [[spoiler: After being forced to kill Sabinus in the decimation, he immediately sails right over the MoralEventHorizon]].
173	* OhCrap: The look on his face when he sees he's in a tent with [[spoiler: Spartacus, not Pompey, is priceless]]
174	* OneSteveLimit: Played with. The reason for his AdaptationNameChange is because he shares his father's full name. On the other hand, Nasir's slave name is Tiberius (though hasn't gone by that name since early Season 2).
175	* OutGambitted: It's interesting to ponder how his father might have reacted to his disobedience of orders in ''Men of Honour'' had the plan worked -- which it probably would have if it hadn't been for the pirates waiting offshore with a ridiculous arsenal of artillery.
176	* PetTheDog: While he has a low opinion of slaves, he cares about Kore. [[spoiler: Which makes the KickTheDog moment above all the more shocking when it happens.]]
177	* PintSizedPowerhouse: He is notably shorter than the other Roman leaders and not heavily built, but still has one of the most impressive kill tallies of the season.
178	* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler: He rapes both Kore and Caesar as acts of revenge. Although in Kore's case this is a bit of ValuesDissonance, since as Kore was a slave the absolute worst crime he would have been considered guilty of at that time was defiling his father's property. The shocked reaction that multiple characters have when they find out is incongruous. Raping Caesar would have been a ''much'' bigger deal were it publicly known. But it is historically accurate that Caesar would not want knowledge of the assault to become public since it would have been humiliating and damaged his reputation]].
179	* SpoiledBrat: Thinks his wealth and privilege makes him better than everyone. His father is quick to scold him for it, and prove why it's wrong (although [[{{Hypocrite}} he himself frequently uses his wealth as political leverage]]).
180	%%* SmugSnake
181	* TeensAreMonsters: Mostly attributable to bad parenting by Crassus, but Tiberius is scarily evil even by the standards of other Roman characters.
182	* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:After he rapes Kore, Tiberius seems to do everything in his power to ensure his crime would be exposed, one way or another. He threatens to further torment and abuse Kore when Crassus tells her to stay with him in Sinuessa en Valle after the war, spurring her to try to tell Crassus what he did to her and then run away when that failed. Next Tiberius doubles down on antagonizing Caesar when he presents an opportunity to put their differences aside for the sake of his father's mental health. Then not only does he reject an offer for a truce with his rival when Caesar reveals he knows the truth, he violently strikes and even rapes Caesar himself for even suggesting that Tiberius take an order from Caesar. Most baffling of all, when Caesar is struck down and about to be killed by Crixus in a later battle, Tiberius saves his life by stabbing Crixus from behind. Had Tiberius just waited a moment longer before striking the Gaul down, he could've achieved the glory of killing Spartacus' elite lieutenant, and rid himself of his hated enemy, ensuring the secret of what he did to Kore went into the grave with Caesar.]]
183	* TookALevelInBadass: Starts off almost completely sheltered with a spoiled personality who treats war as social jockeying because he yearns for heroics to impress his father but mostly hid behind his subordinate soldiers. After the death of Sabinus, he becomes a commander who enters battle capable of killing trained gladiators face to face.
184	* TookALevelInJerkass: Took many levels, in fact. Without [[MoralityChain Sabinus]] to balance out and calm his violent tendencies, Tiberius flies right off the deep end in the {{Jerkass}} category.
185	* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler: He gets beaten up by Spartacus' group, and then is stabbed and left to bleed out by the slave woman he raped.]]
186	* UnknownRival: To Julius Caesar. At first, anyways. Their [[TheRival rivalry]] quickly becomes apparent and mutual.
187	* WellDoneSonGuy: One the main reasons he's so messed up is that he is constantly trying (and failing) to impress his father.
188	* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: Rapes Kore and murders a prostitute (off-screen) who knew about it to cover up the crime]].
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191	[[folder: Kore]]
192	!!Kore [-(Jenna Lind)-]
193	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/everydaynews2013011114_8546.jpg]]
194
195	->''"Set aside wounded pride and think as he would. And see shrouded mystery parted."''
196
197	Kore is a slave to the Crassus family. She has been serving Crassus since Tiberius's birth and in many ways is seen as a mother figure.
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199	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's usually quite reserved and professional in public, though she's much friendlier around Crassus and Tiberius.
200	* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Villain In Name Only]]. She's [[MyMasterRightOrWrong a loyal slave to the House of Crassus]], is generally [[NiceGirl a nice person]] and never really does anything very villainous (or at least not to people who didn't deserve it).
201	* BeautifulSlaveGirl: Played with. She fits the trope, but exclusively has sex with Crassus, whom she genuinely loves.
202	* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: After Tiberius rapes her, she kills a guard to escape the Roman camp and join the rebels. After encountering a captured Tiberius and his men, who are to be executed in GladiatorGames, she gives them the impression she will help them escape, then mockingly states she looks forward to watching them die. She later stabs Tiberius to death in revenge for him assaulting her]].
203	* ButtMonkey: Goes through a TraumaCongaLine after [[spoiler: Tiberius forces himself on her, that ultimately ends in her death]].
204	* CanonForeigner: Like lots of characters, there never was someone like her in the historical rebellion (although it's rather likely that Crassus had a mistresses or several of them).
205	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Is crucified in the final episode...by her own lover no less]].
206	%%* CrucifiedHeroShot
207	* ADogNamedDog: "Kore" means "maiden" in Greek, which is exactly what she is.
208	* DarkMistress: To Crassus, the BigBad of Season 3. She herself is not evil and serves as a MoralityPet to Crassus, who genuinely loves her and treats her as an equal, actually seeming to prefer her to his wife. [[spoiler: This [[KickTheMoralityPet doesn't work out so well for her]] in the end, though..]]
209	* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. [[spoiler: Crassus immediately takes her back when she returns to him, despite her having gone over to the rebels. However, he makes a point of keeping her in chains and orders her to call him dominus from now on. When it's revealed she was the one who killed his son, he is understandably furious with her, but he lets her go after being told that she killed him because he forced himself on her, instead smashing Tiberius' death mask. And in the end, he crucifies her as a traitor, although it's unclear if he felt he had no choice about it to save face and he appears to regret it to an extent]].
210	* HappinessInSlavery: One of the most prominent slave characters who is genuinely content with her life. Justified, in that she is generally respected and treated well by the House of Crassus and has a loving relationship with her dominus, who treats her as an equal. [[spoiler: Subverted after Tiberius rapes her and, as he cruelly points out, she cannot fight back due to being a slave. After that, she runs away, though she does come back eventually after learning Crassus still loves her]].
211	* HeelFaceTurn: Played with. [[spoiler: She only goes over to rebels's side after Tiberius rapes her and was perfectly happy before as a slave. The moment she finds out Crassus still loves her in spite of her betrayal, she willingly goes back to him, though it's as part of a deal to free five hundred captive rebels]].
212	* {{Hypocrite}}: She refuses Caesar's advances stating that he is married. She's revealed to be sleeping with Crassus for more than a decade at the end of the same episode [[note]]In an ancient Roman household, Crassus, as the paterfamilias, had absolute right to have sex with ''anyone'' in his household, especially the slaves. So Kore's excuse was more of a polite brush-off than anything. She was more likely concerned that Crassus would react badly to her having sex with anyone but him, or out of loyalty to him (or a mix of both)[[/note]].
213	* InTheHood: When she [[spoiler: escapes the Roman camp]], she is seen wearing a thick cloak with a big hood, both because it's freezing and to hide herself better.
214	* LikeASonToMe: Seems to view Tiberius as this, having helped raise him. [[spoiler: Which makes his rape of her all the more heartbreaking and disturbing]].
215	* LoveMartyr: [[spoiler: Although she gets out of dodge when she realises that her fate is to be saddled with Tiberius and likely be raped and mistreated multiple times, once she learns Crassus still loves her, she ultimately goes back to him. While it is part of a trade to get five hundred people freed, love is her main motivator. She's rewarded by being placed in chains, forced to call Crassus "dominus" and crucified for treachery.]]
216	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: After being raped by Tiberius purely to get back at his father for the decimiation, she joins the rebels, refuses to help Tiberius and his soldiers after they're captured and later kills Tiberius with her own hands]].
217	* TheMistress: To Crassus. He has a wife, Tertulla, but while he's respectful and cordial to her, he's emotionally distant and is far more affectionate and passionate with Kore. It's very likely that his marriage to Tertulla was an arranged one. Kore is perfectly happy with the situation (given she's a slave, she has no hope of ever marrying Crassus). Tiberus is aware of the relationship and it's strongly implied Tertulla is too; Tiberius is cool with it, while Tertulla appears to grudgingly put up with it because there's not really anything she can do.
218	* MoralityPet: To Crassus. She is the one character he consistently treats in a kind and gentle manner (even more so than his son, though that stems from a rather extreme form of ToughLove). He becomes (even more) ruthless to his own troops after [[spoiler: she defects to the rebels]]. After she [[spoiler: returns and he finds out [[RapeAsDrama why she ran off]] in the first place, Crassus initially seems willing to take her back, but despite his love for her and forgiving her betrayal, [[KickTheMoralityPet he still crucifies her]]]].
219	* MsFanservice: Wears revealing outfits and has a few love scenes with Crassus.
220	* NiceGirl: She is very kind, loyal and supportive of Crassus and Tiberius. [[spoiler: Though Tiberius finds out the hard way that [[BewareTheNiceOnes sexually assaulting her pushes her past her limits]]]].
221	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:
222	** [[spoiler: Tries to reconcile Tiberius to his father after the decimation...and gets raped for her trouble]].
223	** After sneaking into Spartacus's camp, she's discovered as Crassus's slave while physically helping another woman give birth, and then treated with suspicion.
224	* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: She is viciously raped by Tiberius when [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished she tries to reconcile him to his father]]. He threatens to rape her again, which prompts her to run away when she learns an unwitting Crassus plans to leave her alone with him in Sinuessa]].
225	* RavenHairIvorySkin: She's an attractive woman with dark hair and pale skin.
226	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: She bolts the House of Crassus when she realizes the futility of telling the big bad that his son is a rapist and out of fear Tiberius will hurt her again]].
227	%%* SixthRanger: Briefly becomes one to [[spoiler: the rebels]].
228	* SilkHidingSteel: Although coming across as a ladylike character, [[spoiler: she is able to kill a guard to escape the camp, and later stabs Tiberius to death]].
229	* SlaveCollar: She [[AvertedTrope doesn't]] wear one, as a sign of Crassus' respect for her. [[spoiler: However, after she returns to him following her temporary stay with the rebels, she's notably seen being made to wear one, showing how Crassus no longer trusts her as much]].
230	* TeamMom: To Crassus and his family. [[spoiler: Until Tiberius rapes her. She then jumps ship and becomes something of a TeamMom to the rebels instead]].
231	* TokenGoodTeammate: To the Crassus household. She is easily the most compassionate and moral member of the faction, and never really does anything evil.
232	* UnequalPairing: In a rather extreme example, she is in a relationship with her ''slave master''. It's painfully deconstructed over the course of ''War of the Damned''; although Crassus initially treats Kore as an equal, including letting her speak her mind and call him by his first name, the vast power difference between them becomes very evident by the end of the season and it doesn't end well for poor Kore. It's made explicit when [[spoiler: Kore returns after running away - Crassus takes her back but makes a point of keeping her in chains and states she must call him dominus from now on, and he eventually sentences her ''to death'']].
233	[[/folder]]
234
235	[[folder: Laeta]]
236	!!Laeta [-(Anna Hutchison)-]
237	[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/laeta580950903_3320.png]]
238
239	->''"[[AllWomenAreLustful It is not your heart I'm after tonight.]]"''
240
241	Laeta is the privileged wife of a Roman dignitary, who becomes entangled in the struggle against Spartacus. Her life and those of the ones she loves are forever changed by the conflict.
242	----
243	* ActionSurvivor: Downplayed. She's not really a fighter, though she manages to kill [[spoiler: Heracleo]] and also escapes [[spoiler: the Romans]] on horseback despite being wounded.
244	* AgeGapRomance: With her late husband. She was only ''twelve'' when she was married off to him and he seems a few decades older than her.
245	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Downplayed. [[spoiler: While Spartacus did return her feelings, it's not in the same amount that he showed Mira and, obviously, Sura. She doesn't seem that bothered, either; unlike Mira, she doesn't seem to resent that Spartacus does not fully return her love and does not push him to show her more intimacy.]]
246	* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Villain in Name Only.]] She is a Roman but not evil in the slightest. In fact, she's a great deal more kind and moral than a lot of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized the rebels]] by this point in the story.
247	* ArrangedMarriage: She was given to her husband when she was twelve, though it seemed to be a happy marriage.
248	* BrokenBird: Briefly seems to be this after [[spoiler: being forced to join the rebels when the Romans betray her]]. She seems to be over it by the end though.
249	* ButtMonkey: After the rebels invade Sinuessa, everything goes downhill for her. [[spoiler: It gets better after she joins the rebels herself]].
250	%%* CanonForeigner
251	* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: Both her husband and Spartacus die. Ironically, both were killed by spears.]]
252	* CategoryTraitor: [[spoiler: Crassus sees her as one for aiding Spartacus, despite her assertions she [[IDidWhatIHadToDo only did it to ensure the safety of her surviving people]]. He gives her as a slave to Heracleo as punishment]].
253	* CommonalityConnection: She further bonds with Spartacus, especially after the events of episode 6; his empathy for her predicament is implied to be one of the reasons she [[spoiler: falls in love with him]].
254	* DamselInDistress: ZigZagged. She has to be rescued by Spartacus from the rebels who want to massacre all the Roman prisoners. Later, Gannicus and Sibyl come to her rescue when [[spoiler: she's taken captive by Heracleo]], only for Laeta to end up [[spoiler: [[DamselOutOfDistress saving both herself and Sibyl]] by stabbing Heracleo with a poker]].
255	* DarkMistress: [[spoiler: Heracleo]] proclaims she'll be this to him, stating that instead of sharing her with his men he'll make her his 'queen' and seems to except she'll eventually warm up to the idea. [[SarcasmMode Shockingly enough]], she's not happy about this prospect either given she's [[spoiler: his slave]], and she ends up [[spoiler: killing him]] before it goes any further.
256	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Spartacus dies while she's trying to rouse him.]]
257	* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: After going through [[TraumaCongaLine one trauma after another]] throughout the season, she becomes one of the few surviving rebels in the end]].
258	* FallenPrincess: Becomes this after the rebels take over her city.
259	* FanservicePack: She starts out quite modest and gradually becomes MsFanservice.
260	* FieryRedhead: Downplayed. Laeta is usually a refined and gentle ProperLady, but she is quite strong-willed and capable of standing up for herself.
261	* FoeRomanceSubtext: She and Spartacus are on opposite sides of the war, but they have ShipTease and Laeta can't help but admire him, acknowledging that he does what he does for the sake of his people, which she understands. [[spoiler: Late in the season, it [[SubvertedTrope moves beyond subtext]] and they become lovers]].
262	%%* FriendsWithBenefits: [[spoiler: With Spartacus.]]
263	* GoodBadGirl: Downplayed. She expresses [[ShipTease some attraction]] towards Spartacus despite being married and later [[spoiler: sleeps with Spartacus, though this is only after her husband's death - given she's a Roman, having sex outside marriage would still be considered pretty shocking, especially considering it's ''[[RebelLeader Spartacus]]'' we're talking about]]. She's never portrayed as a bad person for it.
264	* HeelFaceTurn: Though she was [[TokenGoodTeammate never evil]] in the first place, she [[spoiler: goes over to the rebels after being sold off to the pirates. She is shown to fully support their cause by "The Dead and the Dying", chanting Crixus's name with the other rebels at his funeral]].
265	* HeroicBSOD: Has one when [[spoiler: she first ends up with the rebels]], wallowing in misery and refusing to eat. She eventually comes to terms with everything that's happened though and makes the most of her new situation.
266	* IcyBlueEyes: She has light blue eyes. However, she lacks most of the stereotypical traits that come with these, actually being quite a [[NiceGirl warm and friendly person]].
267	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: When questioned on the fact that she cooperated with Spartacus, she replies that she did what was necessary to save as many people as possible.
268	* ImprovisedWeapon: She stabs [[spoiler: Heracleo]] through the back of the throat with a hot poker [[spoiler: the same poker [[KarmicDeath he'd used to brand her arm]]]].
269	* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Downplayed example. When she [[spoiler: kills Heracleo]] she's dressed in a [[LadyInRed gorgeous red gown]], which she [[spoiler: continues to wear whilst running around the rebel camp]].
270	* LastGirlWins: Subverted. [[spoiler: Spartacus dies in the end, and there is little indication they were actually in love - or at the very least, Laeta loved Spartacus more than he loved her. Notably, as Spartacus is [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in her arms]], he talks about how he is happy to finally see his dead wife again]].
271	* LetsGetDangerous / SilkHidingSteel: When Gannicus and Sibyl's attempt to save her from [[spoiler: Heracleo]] goes awry, Laeta takes the opportunity to [[spoiler: grab the poker Heracleo had used to brand her and drives it through his throat while he's distracted]]. She's also able to escape [[spoiler: from Sinuessa]] on horseback and traverse mountains in a snowstorm despite being wounded by a spear. Previously, she risked her life to [[spoiler: hide some of the surviving Romans to protect them from abuse from the rebels and sneaks food to them]].
272	* LustObject: Heracleo makes no secret of the fact he finds her attractive. [[spoiler: It gets taken to very disturbing levels when he takes her as a slave as payment for betraying the rebels, announcing his intention to turn her into his concubine, burning his initial into her arm and trying to force himself on her until Gannicus and Sibyl intervene]].
273	* MadeASlave: [[spoiler: Crassus condemns her to slavery to Heracleo in payment for his betraying the rebels, and as punishment for the aid she gave Spartacus. Gannicus saves her though.]]
274	* MirrorCharacter: To Spartacus, which she becomes increasingly aware of. Both of them are devoted to their people and will do whatever it takes to keep them safe. Both were also widowed, [[spoiler: betrayed and MadeASlave]].
275	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: Crassus selling her off as a slave to the Silician pirates is the catalyst for her supporting the rebels; initially she didn't have much choice about joining them, but by the end of the third season she clearly considers herself one of them after her own people screwed her over]].
276	%%* MoralityPet: To Spartacus.
277	* NeutralFemale: Fairly well subverted. Being a high-class Roman she wasn't bred to fight, but she [[LetsGetDangerous seizes the opportunity when she sees one]] and kills [[spoiler: Heracleo with the poker he used to brand her]].
278	* NiceGirl: She's easily the nicest of the Roman characters; she tries to persuade her husband to help out the common folk and is disgusted by the elite treating their slaves with cruelty. At one point, Sibyl states she used to wish she was her slave because of kind she is to everyone.
279	* NiceToTheWaiter: Laeta treats her slaves kindly and expresses revulsion at mistreating them, saying it isn't surprising that some slaves choose to rebel if their masters are cruel to them.
280	* NobleBigot: As compassionate as Laeta is, especially compared to other Roman noblewomen in the series like [[FemmeFatale Iliythia]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Lucretia]], she still thinks slavery is okay, albeit she disagrees with treating them cruelly. [[spoiler: After she experiences first-hand what it's like to be [[MadeASlave a slave]], she seems to [[CharacterDevelopment change her opinion]], coming to believe slavery is [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil just bad in general]]]].
281	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She defends Spartacus from Laurus...and he raids her city and kills her husband (though to be fair, he does feel bad about that). Then, she tries as hard as possible to keep the remaining Romans alive by cooperating with Spartacus, risking her life in the process, and also willingly cooperates with Crassus...and he [[spoiler: gives her as a SexSlave to Heracleo for betraying Rome]].
282	* TheOjou: She's a Roman noble, not royalty, but is looked up to and revered as if she were; she is of the ProperLady variant, being refined and polite, but not haughty.
283	* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: She and her husband seem pretty happy together and she was distraught when he was killed. [[spoiler: Her feelings towards him seem to cool significantly [[BrokenPedestal after she learns he was dealing with pirates behind her back]]]].
284	* RegalRinglets: Her hair is curly and she is a member of the Roman upper class.
285	* RichesToRags: Happens to her when the rebels take over Sinuessa. [[spoiler: And then, just as it seems as though she's going to get her privileged life back, she gets forced even lower on the social rung by being MadeASlave]].
286	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Of the final season.
287	* SeriouslyScruffy: After the rebels take over Sinuessa and make her their prisoner, she spends much of the time wearing increasingly ragged clothes, with messy hair and a grimy face, reflecting her precarious situation. When she's liberated, she is given a bath for the first time in a while and a make-over, restoring her to her previous well-groomed appearance [[spoiler: at least until Crassus has her MadeASlave]].
288	* SexSlave: Very nearly becomes this to [[spoiler: Heracleo, but is saved by Gannicus]].
289	* SheCleansUpNicely: In episode 6, she is bathed and clothed in status fitting clothes. Both Caesar and Crassus (who had only previously seen her dirty and in slave attire) note how much better she looks.
290	* ShipTease: With Spartacus. They seem to be attracted to each other when they first meet and quickly form a connection. [[spoiler: They end up becoming lovers near the end of the season]].
291	%%* SixthRanger: To [[spoiler: the Rebels]].
292	* SlaveBrand: [[spoiler: Heracleo uses a hot poker to burn a 'H' into her arm, after Crassus gives her as a slave to him]].
293	* TheSmartGirl: Being a wife of a Roman dignitary and trader has made her knowledgeable on many things.
294	* TokenGoodTeammate: The kindest Roman elite in the entire series. [[spoiler: She eventually becomes one of the rebels]].
295	* TrueBlueFemininity: She initially wears blue a lot. She later [[LadyInRed switches it up for red]].
296	* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Spartacus: [[spoiler: [[RelationshipUpgrade they do]]. [[IncrediblyLamePun Literally]].]]
297	* WhatTheHellHero: Calls Spartacus out on killing her husband, his forces massacring thousands and then acting offended for her harboring a handful of her people from the cruel treatment of the rebels. To his credit, Spartacus seems to grant that she has a point.
298	[[/folder]]
299
300	[[folder: Tertulla]]
301	!!Tertulla [-(Katherine Kennard)-]
302	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tertulla79797954_9115.png]]
303
304	->''"Then you stand as your mother, bound by blood and inconsiderate worth."''
305
306	Tertulla is a wealthy Roman woman and the prestigious wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus. The couple had two sons; Tiberius and Publius.
307	----
308	* AlphaBitch: Downplayed. She's actually pretty civil for a woman whose husband has been openly cheating on her for well over a decade.
309	* DownplayedTrope: Compared to the female Roman nobles such as Illithyia, Lucretia, Licinia, Seppia, and even Gaia, she's pretty tame.
310	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
311	* LoveMartyr: she seems very fond of Crassus and tries hard to earn his affection. Unfortunately for her, Crassus only has eyes for Kore, their slave, though he still treats her with respect.
312	* IceQueen: She comes across as being quite aloof, even to her own children, and was irritated and unsympathetic when Kore became upset by Caesar's unwanted advances. Though, in her defense, she probably knows that Kore is having an affair with her husband.
313	* PutOnABus: Possibly inverted. Her husband and eldest son were the ones who left Rome to fight Spartacus and company.
314	* RichBitch: Comes across as one, though she's pretty civil compared to most of the other Rich Bitches on the show.
315	%%* SatelliteLoveInterest
316	%%* StatuesqueStunner
317	[[/folder]]
318
319	[[folder: Metellus]]
320	!!Metellus [-(Colin Moy)-]
321
322	->''"The Senate does not tremble. Except in anger that you have failed to act."''
323
324	Metellus is a senator of Rome. He represents the Senate in his political affairs and quickly wishes to see an end to the rebellion.
325	----
326	%%* ActionSurvivor
327	%%* ButtMonkey
328	%%* EvenEvilHasStandards
329	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
330	%%* SmugSnake
331	%%* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Crassus.
332	%%* TheUnfought
333	%%* VillainousValor
334	[[/folder]]
335
336	[[folder: Sabinus]]
337	!!Sabinus [-(Aaron Jakubenko)-]
338
339	Sabinus is a Roman soldier working for Marcus Licinius Crassus and a childhood friend of his son Tiberius.
340	----
341	* AmbiguouslyGay: His interactions with Tiberius borders on massive HoYay.
342	* AntiVillain: He's not a mean or cruel guy, and it was largely Sabinus that kept Tiberius from expressing his more sadistic tendencies. With his death, all bets are off.
343	%%* ButtMonkey
344	%%* CanonForeigner
345	* DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler: Was killed via Decimation.]]
346	%%* EliteMook
347	%%* FaceDeathWithDignity
348	* TheGenericGuy: Not much is learned about Sabinus aside from the fact that he's Tiberius' best friend and MoralityChain.
349	* MoralityPet: For Tiberius, to HoYay levels.
350	-->'''Tiberius''': You do not deserve to be placed at risk among cowards. I will talk to my father and beg your removal from decimation.
351	%%* MyCountryRightOrWrong
352	%%* MyMasterRightOrWrong
353	%%* SacrificialLion
354	* SatelliteCharacter: As noted above, most of Sabinus' characterization is focused on his friendship with Tiberius. For having relatively little screen time, his death is very important to the plot because of the psychological and emotional damage it does to Tiberius, molding him into the season's most violent and sadistic villain.
355	* SmallRoleBigImpact: It's his death that sends Tiberius' morality off the deep end, directly affecting the rebellion and Rome itself as Tiberius rapes or kills some of the series' most important characters.
356	%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Tiberius, again to HoYay levels.
357	%%* WeHardlyKnewYe
358	%%* WhiteShirtOfDeath
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	[[folder: Rufus]]
362	!!Rufus [-(Roy Snow)-]
363
364	Rufus is one of Crassus' commanders.
365	----
366	%%* BadassCape
367	%%* DeathByAdaptation
368	%%* DeathByDisfigurement
369	* DemotedToExtra: Historically, he led the army (under Crassus) that defeated, if not killed, [[spoiler: Gannicus]] or/and [[spoiler: Castus/Agron]].
370	%%* EyeScream
371	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
372	%%* JackOfAllStats
373	%%* MookLieutenant
374	%%* SatelliteCharacter
375	%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Crassus.
376	%%* VillainousValor
377	* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler: Did this against Spartacus. [[CurbStompBattle The result is obvious]].]]
378	[[/folder]]
379
380	[[folder: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]]
381	!![[UsefulNotes/PompeyTheGreat Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]] [-(Creator/JoelTobeck)-]
382
383	->''"Praise the gods to find you well, old friend. I'd feared that Spartacus and his rebels had overrun you, before I routed them in the north."''
384
385	Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus is a praetor of Rome, known by many as the "Adolescent Butcher", and "Valiant Pompey".
386	----
387	* AnimalMotifs: His emblem has the [[DolphinsDolphinsEverywhere dolphin]] and the eagle, because he is supposedly the master of sea and sky.
388	* TheButcher: His RedBaron.
389	%%* ChekhovsGunman: Subverted.
390	%%* EleventhHourRanger: Subverted.
391	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
392	* InformedAbility: According to Laeta, he's said to be the deadliest warrior in all the Republic. Which may well be true, but given that we never see him in combat, it's impossible to know.
393	%%* ItsAllAboutMe
394	* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Makes his appearance after the FinalBattle, stealing credit from Crassus and Caesar over Spartacus' defeat.
395	%%* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
396	%%* SmugSnake
397	%%* TheUnfought
398	* UnseenNoMore: Mentioned throughout the final season before finally appearing after the FinalBattle.
399	* TheUsurper: [[spoiler: Stole Crassus and his army's credit of defeating Spartacus' rebel forces.]]
400	* YoungerThanHeLooks: Pompey was only about 32 at the time of the series[[note]]Six years older than Ceasar, nine years younger than Crassus[[/note]], and Glaber commented on his youth in ''Vengeance''[[note]]Interestingly enough, it's not known how old Glaber was[[/note]]. Joel Tobek is in his early forties, only about a year younger than Craig Parker and only four years younger than Simon Merrells, and looks every day of it (and then some).
401	[[/folder]]
402
403	[[folder: Laurus]]
404	!!Laurus [-(Andrew Grainger)-]
405
406	A Roman public speaker in Sinuessa and the dominus of several slaves, including Sibyl and Diotimos (until the latter escaped).
407	----
408	* AssholeVictim / KarmicDeath: Gets killed by Gannicus in the middle of threatening his long-suffering slaves.
409	* BadBoss: To all his slaves. Even Laeta thinks so.
410	* DiagonalCut: Gannicus kills in him this manner, slicing his head in two.
411	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His involves him sentencing one of his slaves who had tried to escape to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath public execution by stoning]], and rallying the crowds to join in and make him suffer as much as possible.
412	* InTheBack: Sneaks up up behind [[spoiler: Diotimos]] and stabs him in the neck from behind.
413	* {{Jerkass}}: Regularly abuses his slaves and looks down on others, to the point where even some of his fellow Romans view him with distaste.
414	* WouldHitAGirl: He kicks Sibyl in the face when she attempts to grab a sword to protect herself, and it's implied this certainly isn't the first time he's struck her or his other slaves.
415	[[/folder]]
416

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