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

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