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Spartacus orchestrated one of the largest slave revolts in history, which was the inspiration for the television show. Take this quiz and find out how much you know about the show.
What tribe was Spartacus part of?
Thracians
Spartacus joined the Roman army to fight against tribes that raided his home. However, the Roman army changed their objective and betrayed his trust.
Plebeians
Gauls
Carthaginians
Which Roman commander betrayed Spartacus?
Lentulus Batiatus
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Claudius Glaber
Claudius Glaber enlisted Thracian men like Spartacus to fight with him against tribes allied against Rome. The problem is that Glaber sought glory while Spartacus sought to defend his home.
Julius Caesar
Who owned the gladiator school where Spartacus ended up?
Claudius Glaber
Lentulus Batiatus
Spartacus was sent to Lentulus Batiatus to train and compete in the gladiator arena. He quickly became one of the best and most popular gladiators.
Crixus
Barca
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How many gladiators did Spartacus defeat in his first fight in the arena?
1
10
4
Spartacus was basically sent to his death when he was pitted against four gladiators in the arena. However, he managed to overcome the odds and became instantly popular among the crowd.
20
Who trained Spartacus?
Oenomaus
Oenomaus was a slave who fought for the House of Batiatus. His reason for fighting was to honor the House. Using this as motivation, he became a champion in the arena.
Ashur
Crixus
Barca
Who was the wife of Spartacus?
Licinia
Lucretia
Ilithyia
Sura
Sura was separated from Spartacus when they were both captured and sold into slavery. Spartacus agreed to fight in the arena if he could be reunited with her.
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What title did Crixus hold when Spartacus arrived?
Gladiator trainer
Champion of Capua
Crixus became a rival to Spartacus as soon as Spartacus arrived. This was partly because of the popularity of Spartacus, although Crixus was the Champion of Capua.
Roman Commander
Lanista
What is a lanista?
A Roman soldier
A champion gladiator
The lowest slave
An owner of gladiators
A lanista owns gladiators and sees to their care. Quintus Lentulus Batiatus was a lanista in Capua, where Spartacus fought.
Who was the Champion of Capua before Crixus?
Gannicus
Gannicus was the top gladiator in Capua when Crixus arrived. He eventually gained his freedom by competing in the arena. He was the only warrior from Capua to be awarded his freedom.
Spartacus
Nasir
Varro
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Who killed Varro?
Crixus
Spartacus
Spartacus and Varro became close friends after fighting together in the arena. However, Spartacus was forced to kill Varro after a lighthearted exhibition, because of an order passed down to him.
Glaber
Agron
What position did Numerius hold?
gladiator
lanista
Roman noble
Numerius was the son of Titus Calavius, who was a magistrate for Rome. He ordered the death of Varro during the exhibition with Spartacus.
Roman commander
Who killed Numerius?
Aurelia
During the rebellion by the gladiators, Aurelia ended up alone with Numerius, and she questioned him about Varro, who was her late husband. When she found out that he was responsible for Varro's death, she seduced Numerius, then stabbed him in the neck.
Spartacus
Lucretia
Titus Lentulus Batiatus
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Why did Lucretia want to have sex with Crixus?
To become pregnant
Lucretia was having trouble getting pregnant by her husband, which was a threat to her marriage since he needed an heir. Therefore, she took Crixus to bed in the hope that he would impregnate her.
She hated her husband
Everyone else was doing it
She hated Naevia
Who did Crixus and Spartacus fight against together in the arena?
Agron
Oenomaus
Gannicus
Theokoles
Crixus and Spartacus were pitted against Theokoles in their first fight in the arena together. They were forced to work together in order to defeat him.
Who seduced Numerius?
Ilithyia
Ilithyia developed major disdain for Spartacus. Therefore, she slept with Numerius to get him to do her bidding, by having Spartacus kill his best friend, Varro.
Lucretia
Licinia
Seppia
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Who did Ilithyia kill?
Varro
Licinia
Licinia saw that Ilithyia had sex with Spartacus and laughed at her for it. Then Licinia threatened to spread the gossip, and Ilithyia went into a violent rage and killed Licinia.
Crixus
Spartacus
Which of these did NOT drive Quintus Batiatus?
money
power
glory in the arena
Quintus Batiatus always looked for a way to gain power and increase his position within Roman society. This often meant he had to please other Roman nobles, even if that meant going against his own wishes.
political position
Who was Barca's lover?
Lucretia
Ilithyia
Sura
Pietros
Barca and Pietros became close friends over time and eventually became lovers. Barca even wanted to purchase their freedom together. However, Barca died before this could happen.
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Who killed Barca?
Batiatus
Batiatus believed Barca lied to him about killing the entire house of Ovidius. However, Batiatus was forced to kill Barca before he could discover the truth.
Spartacus
Varro
Crixus
How did Pietros die?
in the arena
suicide
After the death of Barca, Pietros was bullied by some of the other gladiators. The bullying got so bad that he took his own life.
illness
murder
Was Spartacus reunited with Sura?
yes, they lives as slaves
no
yes, they were both freed
yes, but Sura died
Spartacus was finally reunited with his wife, Sura. However, she was mortally wounded and died in his arms.
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How did Spartacus kill Gnaeus?
with a sword
he choked him
He threw him off of a cliff
Spartacus found out that Gnaeus raped Pietros. Angry and still grieving the death of his wife, Spartacus attacked Gnaeus and threw him off a cliff.
with a spear
What position did Solonius hold?
gladiator
lanista
Solonius was another lanista in Capua. Throughout the show, he served as a rival to Batiatus.
commander
senator
Who was blamed for the death of Calavius?
Spartacus
Crixus
Barca
Solonius
Batiatus kidnapped Calavius and tried to force Calavius to secure him a higher political position. When Calavius refused, Batiatus had him killed and pinned the death on Solonius.
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Who killed Solonius?
Spartacus
After Solonius was blamed for the death of Calavius, he was forced to fight in the arena. He was matched against Spartacus, who executed him at the end of the match.
Crixus
Batiatus
Lucretia
Who did Crixus fall in love with?
Naevia
Crixus and Naevia started a relationship, but they were forced to keep it a secret. However, when word got out, things started to go badly for both of them.
Lucretia
Ilithyia
Licinia
Why was Crixus whipped?
refusing to fight
killing a slave
attacking Ashur
Crixus found out that Naevia was given to Ashur so he could have sex with her. Enraged, Crixus attacked Ashur, but he was eventually restrained.
making a Joke
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How did Batiatus force Glaber to give him patronage?
threatened to kill him
blackmail
Batiatus knew that Glaber's wife, Ilithyia, murdered Licinia, so Batiatus threatened to make that information public. This forced Glaber to give in to his demands.
offered him protection from the gladiators
threatened to free all of his gladiators
How did Spartacus plan to escape?
kill them all
Spartacus decided that the time had come to escape. His plan was to kill everyone that stood in the way.
jump the walls
dig a tunnel
never leave
Who was Agron's brother?
Spartacus
Crixus
Duro
Duro was a Germanic fighter who was killed saving his brother, Agron, during the escape. His brother went on to fight beside Spartacus throughout the war.
Gannicus
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Where did Crixus find Naevia?
Rome
the mines
After the escape, Crixus was dead set on finding Naevia. When he found out she was a slave working in the mines, he went to save her.
a small villa
Britain
Who was the wife of Oenomaus?
Melitta
Lucretia poisoned her father-in-law, who she saw as weak. Sadly, Melitta drank the same wine and died as well. Melitta was the wife of Oenomaus.
Lucretia
Ilythia
Licinia
Which character was crucified?
Spartacus
Agron
Agron was captured after the death of Crixus, when they were trying to sack Rome. After refusing to give up information about Spartacus, Agron was crucified to send a message to the other former slaves.
Crixus
Naevia
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What city did Crixus want to capture?
Sparta
Athens
Rome
Crixus and Spartacus began to view the rebellion differently. This forced the two to split ways. While Spartacus retreated, Crixus left to capture Rome.
Carthage
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