– Climactic final battle; introduces the concept of the Primus as the ultimate spectacle; tactical turning point for Gannicus. B Batiatus, Titus – Father of Quintus; upholds traditional Roman values; disapproves of his son’s ruthlessness; dies under suspicious circumstances (poisoned by Lucretia).
A Ambition – Tullius’s drive to outshine the House of Batiatus; Lucretia’s social climbing; Solonius’s gradual emergence as a rival. index of spartacus gods of arena
– House slave; Oenomaus’s wife; lover of Gannicus; dies in the poisoned wine incident (mistaken target). O Oenomaus – See Doctore . P Poison – Used to kill Titus; foreshadows later political killings in main series. – Climactic final battle; introduces the concept of