Was Batiatus a real person?

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Vatia (also called Lentulus Batiatus by Plutarch) was the Roman owner of a gladiatorial school in ancient Capua.

Was Batiatus killed by Spartacus?

Spartacus nearly kills Batiatus, but instead stabs the former Magistrate Sextus, whom Batiatus forces before him. Oenomaus soon protects Batiatus from a second attempt as he and the Romans retreat to the villa while the roman soldiers guards outside are slaughtered by the enraged gladiators.

What happens to Batiatus in Spartacus?

Batiatus throws aside his sword and states that Spartacus was nothing without him as he gave him everything and the means to accept his fate. Spartacus replied that is what destroyed him and cuts Batiatus’ neck open, killing his former master and letting him fall beside his dying wife.

Does Capua exist?

Capua was a real city in the time of ancient Rome. Today it is distributed across two cities, Capua and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, and contains numerous archaeological sites and museums.

What does Dominus mean in Spartacus?

master or owner
“Dominus/Domina” is the word for master or owner. The word is most often used by slaves when speaking of/to. Titus and Quintus Lentulus Batiatus, The former and current Dominus of the Ludus. their owners.

Where is Capua now?

Capua, modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in ancient times, the chief city of the Campania region of Italy; it was located 16 miles (26 km) north of Neapolis (Naples) on the site of modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere. The nearby modern city of Capua was called Casilinum in antiquity.

What was the name of batiatus’ludus in Spartacus?

Batiatus’ Ludus is the enclosure for all of his gladiators, where they are trained and housed. It was passed on to him from his father, who was in the same profession. The ground level is a gladiator ludus whilst the upper levels are Batiatus’ villa.

Where does Oenomaus train the Gladiators in Batiatus?

Batiatus’ Ludus is where Batiatus’s gladiators are trained by Oenomaus, the former.

Who are the five gladiators trained by Batiatus?

Very little is known about the historical ludus owned by Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus (or Vatia) in Capua. Five known Gladiators from this ludus were Spartacus, Crixus, Oenomaus, Gannicus and Castus. Other than the five named, Batiatus owned around 200-300 other gladiators, all trained in the same ludus.

Who is Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in gods of the arena?

He is head of his family’s ludus in Capua, and is Dominus to Spartacus and most of the other gladiators that appear throughout the series. Batiatus is the son of Titus Lentulus Batiatus, and the husband of Lucretia . He is the main protagonist in Gods of the Arena and the main antagonist of Blood and Sand .