Slaves •
Dustin Clare as
Gannicus – a
Celtic gladiator who is the champion of the Batiatus'
ludus. •
Peter Mensah as
Oenomaus/Doctore – a
Numidian gladiator who later becomes the
doctore of Batiatus' gladiators. •
Marisa Ramirez as Melitta – Lucretia's body slave, the wife of Oenomaus. •
Manu Bennett as
Crixus – a new
Gallic gladiatorial recruit. •
Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a new
Syrian gladiatorial recruit. •
Shane Rangi as Dagan – a gladiatorial recruit who speaks only
Aramaic, and fellow Syrian to Ashur. •
Antonio Te Maioha as Barca – a
Carthaginian gladiator. •
Josef Brown as Auctus – a gladiator and Barca's lover. •
Temuera Morrison as Ulpius/Doctore – Oenomaus' predecessor as the trainer of Batiatus' gladiators. •
Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia – a young house-slave. •
Jessica Grace Smith as Diona – a house-slave and Naevia's friend who loses her virginity at the whim of Cossutius.
Romans •
John Hannah as Quintus
Lentulus Batiatus – a
lanista •
Lucy Lawless as Lucretia – Batiatus' wife. •
Jaime Murray as Gaia – a social climber and Lucretia's friend. • Craig Walsh Wrightson as Marcus Decius Solonius – Batiatus' close friend who has aspirations of becoming a lanista himself. •
Jeffrey Thomas as Titus Lentulus Batiatus – Quintus Batiatus' father and the
pater familias of the House of Batiatus. •
Stephen Lovatt as Tullius – Batiatus' brutal business rival and enemy. •
Gareth Williams as Vettius – owner of a rival
ludus and enemy of Batiatus. == Episodes ==