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Spartacus: Vengeance Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - The Red Serpent

First aired: Jan/22/2010
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Rick Jacobson
Guest star: Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius (as Craig Walsh-Wrightson)), John Way (Capuan Man), Aron Eastwood (Tribune), John Rawls (Byzo), Antonio Te Maioho (Barca), Kyle Rowling (Drenis), Craig Parker (Claudius Glaber), Erin Cummings (Sura), Kevin J. Wilson (Senator Albinius)

After a Thracian warrior rebels against a former Roman ally, he and his wife are captured and sold as slaves.
Her fate is uncertain, but his punishment is to die in battle in the gladiatorial arena.


2 :01x02 - Sacramentum Gladiatorum

First aired: Jan/29/2010
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Rick Jacobson
Guest star: Craig Parker (Claudius Glaber), Antonio Te Maioho (Barca), Eka Darville (Pietros), Karl Drinkwater (Kerza), Raycho Vasilev (Gnaeus), Kyle Pryor (Marcus), Matt Chamberlain (Ovidius), David Austin (Medicus)

Following his surprising survival at the games, the newly christened Spartacus arrives at the ludus of Batiatus, where his new master promises to reunite him with his wife Sura, as long as he trains as a gladiator.


3 :01x03 - Legends

First aired: Feb/05/2010
Writer: Brent Fletcher
Director: Grady Hall
Guest star: John Way (Capuan Man), Scott Polkinghorne (Guard), Sam Shore (Gambler), Raycho Vasilev (Gnaeus), Karl Drinkwater (Kerza), Antonio Te Maioho (Barca), Eka Darville (Pietros), Janine Burchett (Domitia), Jon Brazier (Ramel), Greg Ward (Erebus), John Bach (Magistrate Calavius)

Though Spartacus proved himself during training and now wears the attire of a gladiator, his coarse attitude and relentless quest to see his wife isolates him from his fellow gladiators and Doctore.


4 :01x04 - The Thing In The Pit

First aired: Feb/12/2010
Writer: Todd Helbing, Aaron Helbing
Director: Jesse Warn
Guest star: Eka Darville (Pietros), Jon Brazier (Ramel), Raycho Vasilev (Gnaeus), David Austin (Medicus), Tim Cronin (Ludus Guard), Antonio Te Maioho (Barca), Erin Cummings (Sura), Matt Chamberlain (Ovidius), Karl Drinkwater (Kerza), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Marcus Johnson (Anubis), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius)

Having performed shamefully in the arena against Crixus, Spartacus is forced to fight in the Pits. Batiatus, determined to profit from Spartacus, may be at risk if his debts aren't repaid.


5 :01x05 - Shadow Games

First aired: Feb/19/2010
Writer: Miranda Kwok
Director: Michael Hurst
Guest star: Catherine Boniface (Priestess), Dylan Hopkins (Ovidius Son), Raycho Vasilev (Gnaeus), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), David Austin (Medicus), Tim Cronin (Ludus Guard), Lliam Powell (Numerius), John Bach (Magistrate Calavius), Matt Chamberlain (Ovidius), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius), Eka Darville (Pietros), Janine Burchett (Domitia), Matt Gillanders (Marcellus), Reuben de Jong (Theokoles), Antonio Te Maioho (Barca)

Bitter enemies Spartacus and Crixus are charged with learning to fight as a team in order to take on an unbeaten champion in the arena. Meanwhile, a financially strapped Batiatus receives an opportunity of a lifetime that involved his battling band of gladiators.


6 :01x06 - Delicate Things

First aired: Feb/26/2010
Writer: Andrew Chambliss, Tracy A. Bellomo
Director: Rick Jacobson
Guest star: Jonathan Costelloe (Cart Driver), Owain Pennington (Bat Guard), Francis Mountjoy (Messenger), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Raycho Vasilev (Gnaeus), Mark Mitchinson (Aulus), Antonio Te Maioho (Barca), Erin Cummings (Sura), Eka Darville (Pietros), John Bach (Magistrate Calavius), Matt Gillanders (Marcellus), Lliam Powell (Numerius), David Austin (Medicus)

Lies, distrust and duplicity plague the house of Batiatus and impact the hopes of both Barca and Spartacus, who have benefited from good fortune and envision a future away from the grounds. Barca expects to buy his and his male lover's way out, while Spartacus anticipates his promised reunion with his enslaved wife, part of his reward for a monumental victory in the arena. But just in case things go wrong, Spartacus dreams and schemes an escape plan.


7 :01x07 - Great And Unfortunate Things

First aired: Mar/05/2010
Writer: Brent Fletcher, Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Jesse Warn
Guest star: David Austin (Medicus), Raycho Vasilev (Gnaeus), Mark Mitchinson (Aulus (as Mark Mitchison)), Erin Cummings (Sura), Greg Ward (Mercato), Marlow Robinson (Janus), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Brooke Williams (Aurelia), Eka Darville (Pietros)

Overcome by the pressure of Batiatus's control, Spartacus must make a choice: leave his past behind and assume the mantle of a champion gladiator, or die.


8 :01x08 - Mark of the Brotherhood

First aired: Mar/12/2010
Writer: Todd Helbing, Aaron Helbing
Director: Rowan Woods
Guest star: Mike Edward (Segovax), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Ioane King (Rhaskos), David Austin (Medicus), Steven Smith (Recruit #4), Mia Pistorius (Aemilia), Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron), Robert McCulley (Vibius), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius (as Craig Walsh-Wrightson)), Tania Nolan (Caecilia), Stephen Butterworth (Slave Trader), Brooke Harman (Licinia)

Batiatus purchases a fresh batch of slaves during an auction to be trained as gladiators and ponders the idea of selling Crixus.


9 :01x09 - Whore

First aired: Mar/19/2010
Writer: Daniel Knauf
Director: Michael Hurst
Guest star: Ioane King (Rhaskos), David Austin (Medicus), Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron), Ande Cunningham (Duro), Tim Foley (Hector), Mark Mitchinson (Aulus (as Mark Mitchison)), Brooke Harman (Licinia), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius (as Craig Walsh-Wrightson)), Katrina Law (Mira)

Batiatus breaks the news that Spartacus is to service the richest woman in Rome.


10 :01x10 - Party Favors

First aired: Mar/26/2010
Writer: Brent Fletcher, Miranda Kwok
Director: Chris Martin-Jones
Guest star: Lliam Powell (Numerius), Tim Foley (Hector), Tania Nolan (Caecilia), Matthew Saville (Guard (as Matt Saville)), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Brooke Williams (Aurelia), Ande Cunningham (Duro), Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron), Janine Burchett (Domitia), Katrina Law (Mira), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius), John Bach (Magistrate Calavius), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Mia Pistorius (Aemilia), Brooke Harman (Licinia)

Spartacus and Crixus are set up to fight in an exhibition match for Numerius' birthday - but Crixus is intent on blood.


11 :01x11 - Old Wounds

First aired: Apr/02/2010
Director: Glenn Standring
Guest star: David Austin (Medicus), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Phil Grieve (Pompeii Magistrate), Mark Mitchinson (Aulus), John Bach (Magistrate Calavius), Lliam Powell (Numerius), Brooke Williams (Aurelia), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius (as Craig Walsh-Wrightson)), Erin Cummings (Sura), Katrina Law (Mira), Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron), Ande Cunningham (Duro)

Spartacus hovers on the brink. Meanwhile, Batiatus plots revenge against his enemies.


12 :01x12 - Revelations

First aired: Apr/09/2010
Writer: Brent Fletcher
Director: Michael Hurst
Guest star: Janine Burchett (Domitia), Michael Morris (Vesper), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Ioane King (Rhaskos), David Austin (Medicus), Josh Randall (Lovis), Tim Foley (Hector), Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron), Katrina Law (Mira), Craig Walsh Wrightson (Solonius (as Craig Walsh-Wrightson)), Brooke Williams (Aurelia), Lliam Powell (Numerius), Ande Cunningham (Duro), Craig Parker (Glaber)

Lucretia and Batiatus anticipate the arrival of Glaber; Spartacus has a plan for revenge.


13 :01x13 - Kill Them All

First aired: Apr/16/2010
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Jesse Warn
Guest star: Josh Randall (Lovis), Matthew Saville (Guard (as Matt Saville)), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Siaosi Fonua (Hamilcar), Andrew Laing (Sextus), Mia Pistorius (Aemilia), Janine Burchett (Domitia), Ande Cunningham (Duro), Tania Nolan (Caecilia), Michael Morris (Vesper), Brooke Williams (Aurelia), Daniel Feuerriegel (Agron), Katrina Law (Mira)

Spartacus convinces Crixus and the other gladiators that they could easily overpower the ludus guards and gain their freedom, and vows to kill Batiatus, as revenge for his wife's death.


14 :02x01 - Fugitivus

First aired: Jan/27/2012
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Michael Hurst
Guest star: Brooke Williams (Aurelia), Greg Ward (Mercato), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Stephen Butterworth (Trebius), Kevin J. Wilson (Senator Albinius)

Spartacus discovers the grave responsibilities and costs involved in his new role as a leader of freed slaves. Claudius Glaber’s arrival in Capua forces Spartacus to keep his rebellious band intact.


15 :02x02 - A Place in This World

First aired: Feb/03/2012
Writer: Brent Fletcher
Director: Jesse Warn
Guest star: Dan Cleary (Pit Boss), Monish Anand (Controller), Mark Ferguson (Dominus), Tapiwa Soropa (Young Oenomaus), Alex Way (Acer), Bonnie Sveen (Chadara), Pana Hema-Taylor (Tiberius / Nasir), Joseph Naufahu (Liscus (as Joe Naufahu)), Jeffrey Thomas (Titus Batiatus), Luke Pegler (Marcus), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Tom Hobbs (Seppius), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Heath Jones (Donar)

Spartacus and his men liberate a Roman villa, but its slaves are wary. Oenomaus throws himself into the brutal Pits, and Glaber supports Lucretia’s prophecies, despite Ilithyia’s protests.


16 :02x03 - The Greater Good

First aired: Feb/10/2012
Writer: Tracy A. Bellomo
Director: Brendan Maher
Guest star: Bonnie Sveen (Chadara), Paul Glover (Salvius), Alex Way (Acer), Brian Manthenga (Fortis), Karlos Wrennall (Ferox), John Dybvig (Foreman), Norm McFadyen (Guard #1), Michael Chiappa (Slaver), Joseph Naufahu (Liscus (as Joe Naufahu)), Heath Jones (Donar), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Tom Hobbs (Seppius), Kevin J. Wilson (Senator Albinius), Timothy Raby (Magistrate Gallienus (as Tim Raby)), Greg Ward (Mercato), Luke Pegler (Marcus), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir)

After learning of Naevia's fate, Spartacus must deal with a rift among the gladiators; Lucretia divulges a long-kept secret in order to strengthen her position; and the rebels find themselves at risk after an attack.


17 :02x04 - Empty Hands

First aired: Feb/17/2012
Writer: Allison Miller
Director: Mark Beesley
Guest star: Heath Jones (Donar), Jason Hood (Cossutius), Alex Way (Acer), Brian Manthenga (Fortis), Wade Jackson (Point Soldier), Joseph Naufahu (Liscus (as Joe Naufahu)), Paul Glover (Salvius), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Tom Hobbs (Seppius), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir), Luke Pegler (Marcus), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Kevin J. Wilson (Senator Albinius), Greg Ward (Mercato), Timothy Raby (Magistrate Gallienus (as Tim Raby))

Spartacus leads survivors through the woods, but Crixus gets separated and returns to a place of past suffering. Lucretia pries into Ilithyia’s affairs, seeking influence with a powerful Roman.


18 :02x05 - Libertus

First aired: Feb/24/2012
Writer: Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing
Director: Rick Jacobson
Guest star: Heath Jones (Donar), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir), Bonnie Sveen (Chadara), Jason Hood (Cossutius), Delaney Tabron (Marcia), Alain Chanoine (Masonius), Stephen Papps (Ovilius), Paul Glover (Salvius), Ioane King (Rhaskos), Kevin J. Wilson (Senator Albinius), Greg Ward (Mercato), Timothy Raby (Magistrate Gallienus (as Tim Raby)), Peter McCauley (Lucius Caelius), Luke Pegler (Marcus), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Tom Hobbs (Seppius)

Spartacus leads a bold mission to free Crixus from Roman captivity, but a storied gladiator from the House of Batiatus complicates matters. Ilithyia’s scheming puts her marriage to Glaber at risk.


19 :02x06 - Chosen Path

First aired: Mar/02/2012
Writer: Misha Green
Director: Michael Hurst
Guest star: Delaney Tabron (Marcia), Stephen Papps (Ovilius), David Stott (Herius), Ross Brannigan (Roman Guard), Elliot Christensen-yule (Young Male Slave), Joel Oliver (Hell Beast), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir), Paul Glover (Salvius), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Tom Hobbs (Seppius), Heath Jones (Donar), Peter McCauley (Lucius Caelius), Bonnie Sveen (Chadara), Timothy Raby (Magistrate Gallienus (as Tim Raby))

Spartacus rallies the rebels to begin training in order to be ready to defend their new sanctuary, while Glaber welcomes powerful new recruits to his forces.


20 :02x07 - Sacramentum

First aired: Mar/09/2012
Writer: Seamus Kevin Fahey
Director: Jesse Warn
Guest star: Delaney Tabron (Marcia), Stephen Papps (Ovilius), Aaron Jackson (Tarsus), Stephen Ure (Slave Trader), Timothy Raby (Magistrate Gallienus (as Tim Raby)), Peter McCauley (Lucius Caelius), Barry Duffield (Lugo), Conan Stevens (Sedullus), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Paul Glover (Salvius), Heath Jones (Donar), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir), Ellen Hollman (Saxa), Ditch Davey (Nemetes)

Spartacus and the rebels look to increase the size of their force by freeing and recruiting fighters held as slaves during foreign wars; Lucretia recruits one of her husband's ex-gladiators in an attempt to outmaneuver influential Romans.


21 :02x08 - Balance

First aired: Mar/16/2012
Writer: Jed Whedon
Director: Chris Martin-Jones
Guest star: John Davies (Drunkard), Rowan Bettjeman (Lead Hunter), Stephen Papps (Ovilius), Barry Duffield (Lugo), Ditch Davey (Nemetes), Ellen Hollman (Saxa), Heath Jones (Donar), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir), Peter McCauley (Lucius Caelius), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Paul Glover (Salvius)

Spartacus contemplates an opportunity for revenge after the capture of an influential Roman; intrigue is at a fever pitch among Glaber and the women in his circle.


22 :02x09 - Monsters

First aired: Mar/23/2012
Writer: Brent Fletcher
Director: T. J. Scott
Guest star: Heath Jones (Donar), Stephen Dunlevy (The Egyptian), Barry Duffield (Lugo), Ditch Davey (Nemetes), Ellen Hollman (Saxa), Paul Glover (Salvius), Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (Seppia), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir)

Spartacus must convince his people to unite against the imminent Roman assault. Lucretia struggles to be free from the commands of men who threaten her fate, and Glaber’s ruthlessness has consequences.


23 :02x10 - Wrath of the Gods

First aired: Mar/30/2012
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
Director: Jesse Warn
Guest star: Barry Duffield (Lugo), Ditch Davey (Nemetes), Heath Jones (Donar), Ellen Hollman (Saxa), Pana Hema-Taylor (Nasir), Paul Glover (Salvius), Carl Grace (Harudes)

When dwindling supplies threaten to bring the rebellion to its knees, Spartacus tries to restore hope among his people.