When Glaber sends Ilithyia back to Rome, soldiers discovered her cart was raided. Gannicus was the one who raided the cart, killed the six guards and kidnapped Ilithyia. He left his rudis lodged in the throat of the mercenary Ashur had ordered to spy on him. This was left as his answer to Glaber as way to say he sides with the rebels. He then takes Ilithyia to Spartacus at the temple and asks him to kill her, thus taking vengeance for Sura and preventing further loss of innocent lives.
He proceeds to speak with Oenomaus saying he would not have more fall to Spartacus' cause and does not want to see his brother fall but Oenomaus tells him that their brotherhood was a lie and that Gannicus stands for nothing as he always has. Gannicus would then join Spartacus stating that he only does so because Oenomaus believes in the cause and that one day he may too. He quickly becomes of note amongst the rebels for his superior strength and skill and soon becomes a welcomed member, though he maintains his desire to rebuild his friendship with Oenomaus.
He is paired with Oenomaus in a contest, devised by Spartacus to bring the sense of brotherhood into the rebels, against Crixus and Agron. Using their superior skill and cooperation they manage to best the two and rekindle some of their friendship. When an assault on the temple begins, Gannicus takes up the defense against the Romans.
He defeats every opponent he faces and after seeing The Egyptian best Oenomaus he quickly comes to his aid and knocks down the former and saves his friend's life. Gannicus kills The Egyptian. When the rebels are camped up on top of the mountain, Gannicus speaks to Spartacus and reveals having gained respect for him and that if he is to die at least he will die among brothers.
With that he extends his hand and Spartacus shakes it signifying the new formed friendship between the two, Gannicus laughs off. Alongside Spartacus, Crixus and Agron he scales down the mountainside and flanks the Romans. When the rest of the rebels arrive the real fight begins, and Gannicus is shown to be the most excited for combat among them, laughing at the glorious death he sees. He fights and kills Danus before joining his comrades in killing many Roman soldiers.
As Glaber sounds a retreat, the rebels furiously pursue the Romans. Gannicus engages the Egyptian , they start off as equals before the Egyptian knocks him down and nearly overcomes him before Oenomaus intervenes in the fight and wounds the Egyptian.
However, after a brief fight the Egyptian fatally impales Oenomaus in the chest. Gannicus breaks free of nearby Roman soldiers and overcomes the Egyptian, delivering a fatal blow to his head. He then goes to Oenomaus' side where the two share final words and reconcile their friendship. Oenomaus states he will see Melitta and they will greet Gannicus as brother in the afterlife. Gannicus then participates in the remainder of the fight.
He then witnesses deal the final blow to Glaber and watches when Spartacus gives his speech to defeat Rome. Gannicus looks upon the celebrating rebels and appears content to remain with them, fully in honor of Oenomaus, though he also shows a sense of doubt. Following the Battle of Vesuvius , Gannicus remains with the Rebel army. He now loyally serves to honor his fallen friend though still holds doubt for the cause.
In the interim he has stood beside Spartacus and Crixus during major battles. Gannicus also has now taken a sexual interest in Saxa and has developed a strong friendship with Spartacus, having become something of a confidant and moral advisor to him.
After the victorious battle against Cossinius and Furius , Gannicus returns to the encampment to drink wine with his friends Sanus and Totus and later to lay with Saxa and two other women presented as "gifts" to him by Saxa. Spartacus summons him, upset that Gannicus did not submit his battle report. Gannicus reports "We fought, we won". Spartacus then takes notice of Gannicus' skill and tells him to take his rightful place beside Crixus and himself as a leader.
Gannicus does not think of himself as a leader refuses but Spartacus says there are many that already see him as such and even greater would follow him in battle and would gladly die for the cause.
Gannicus explains to Spartacus that he wants to stay in the brotherhood and remain a close advisor to Spartacus, but not be seen as God like Spartacus. Gannicus also questions Spartacus path of blood, wondering how many must die before he feels peace.
Spartacus remarks that the more Roman's he kills the better chance the slaves have, remarking that he could not even save his own wife. With the subject changed Gannicus reveals to Spartacus his affair with Melitta and says that even with gaining his freedom, the pain he caused to those he loved remained. He goes on to explain that Oenomaus finally forgave him in his final breath, subtely telling Spartacus that forgiveness heals where vengeance leaves one empty, but Spartacus isn't moved.
Gannicus then departs Spartacus tent to seek more celebration and states that he is with him till the very end. News of a Roman unit close-by reaches the Rebel encampment. Spartacus, Gannicus and the other rebels launch an ambush on the unit, which is revealed to be a messenger. They obtain the news that a force of 10,, led by Crassus , prepare to face them. They also learn that Cossinius and Furius have fled to a villa nearby. As night falls, Gannicus, Spartacus and Crixus sneak inside the villa, successfully routing the rest of Cossinius' forces, and both Cossinius and Furius themselves.
Gannicus, Spartacus and Crixus go to Sinuessa disguised as travelers. A guard almost has all three of them removed from the city before Spartacus mentions Laurus , and are let through once giving over their weapons.
Gannicus takes them to Attius , a friend he met when he came to Sinuessa after being freed. Attius agrees to forge two weapons and is paid for his service. While Crixus leaves the city to re-join the rebels and Spartacus explores the city, Gannicus decides to stay and speak with Attius. With their weapons ready, Gannicus has Attius trick the Roman guards to open the weapons vault and lock them inside.
Attius is nearly killed and Gannicus runs to his aid. Spartacus holds off the guards while Gannicus opens the gate. The rebels storm through the city, and Gannicus takes part in the bloodshed, and beheads Laurus , freeing Sibyl and Laurus' other slaves. Before the Aedile, Ennius has the chance to burn the grain in the city, Gannicus and Crixus kill the guards next to him and Ennius is killed by Spartacus. Gannicus is present as the rebels torture the surviving Romans in the city, and is present as Crixus forces Ulpianus and another Roman to fight to the death.
Despite his disapproval of the act, Gannicus makes no attempt to stop it but stops Crixus from hurting Attius. Later after Heracleo and his pirates arrive, Gannicus goes out with Spartacus, Agron, Crixus and Totus to the agreement. Things take a sour turn as Tiberius leads his army to attack but after the pirates use their weapons to force the Romans to retreat, Gannicus returns to the city and mourns Totus' death, along with Crixus.
During this time, Gannicus learns of Attius' death by Naevia and mourns his friend's death too. He shows suspicion towards Naevia, but goes along with her story that Attius attacked her unprovoked after she asked if he aided the prisoners escape.
One night, after a celebration, Gannicus returns to a villa, where Saxa is waiting for him dressed in fine clothing. She takes him to a waiting Sibyl who is dressed in a beautiful, white gown. Saxa caresses Sibyl, then undresses her. Gannicus stares mesmerized, his eyes transfixed upon Sibyl. He is in awe with the innocence of Sibyl and strokes her face, while staring awestruck.
Gannicus is attracted to her but is moved by her innocence. After a few minutes he seems to escape out of whatever trance he was in and tells Sibyl to gather her things and leave. Sibyl appears confused and taken aback at his dismissal. When she leaves, Gannicus looks saddened but when questioned by Saxa he tells her that he doesn't want a girl - he wants a woman.
Sibyl waits outside, holding her idol in her hands. When Gannicus comes out to leave, she explains that he has not granted her an opportunity to thank him for saving her life. She owes him everything. He shrugs, uninterested in the story many have told him before, but she stays firm in her belief insisting he is as a hero sent by the gods. He holds her chin and gently warns her that she should stay away from him and men of his kind.
Gannicus is later shown with Saxa, defending Fabia's brother from Brictius' wrath. Gannicus stops the brutality. Saxa threatens the man that he will join his sister should he touch any rebel again. Gannicus kindly tells Fabia's brother he does not know of his missing sister. He and Saxa continue walking, where they are met by Sibyl who says she knows of something that is of concern.
Gannicus accompanies her to the Aedile's stables where Laeta is hiding the escaped Romans. He recognizes Ulpianus and asks if he was the man that Attius helped free. Laeta then says that Attius had no part in the act.
Upon hearing this, Gannicus realizes that Attius was killed for nothing. He confronts them and tells them the true story - which Laeta not Attius was responsible and that Saxa is taking them to Spartacus. Naevia says it doesn't matter as Attius was a Roman who fell to a deserved fate, however Gannicus says Attius was his friend and curses Naevia, forcing Crixus to defend her.
The two then get into a fight where Gannicus dominates Crixus, despite aid from other Rebels. Gannicus almost kills Crixus until Naevia knocks him out from behind with a cinderblock. He later regains consciousness and shows up once the rebels have killed many of the Roman prisoners and are stopped by Spartacus.
He tells Spartacus Laeta was responsible for hiding most of the Romans and that Attius had no part in the plot and didn't deserve the end that he met. Spartacus then decides not to kill Laeta or more Romans. Crixus says that there are many that question his mind but Spartacus says he questions why he placed Crixus in charge.
Enraged, Crixus tries to charge but is restrained by Donar and Agron. Gannicus is satisfied with this and Spartacus then orders that surviving Romans are to be placed in his villa and if the rebels try to disobey him they will they will follow those they have struck down.
With that Gannicus leaves with the rest of the rebels. Gannicus and Spartacus on the boat. Spartacus takes Gannicus, Lugo , Sanus and Saxa on a journey with him aboard Heracleo's ship to Sicilia, to make attack on Crassus' grain supply.
During the sea journey, Spartacus recounts to Gannicus that the last time he was on the sea was when he was first taken captive by the Romans. Along the way Gannicus asks Spartacus if it was wise to leave Crixus in the city by himself but Spartacus is positive in Agron keeping watch on the Romans.
Spartacus then tells Gannicus if he was to fall he wants him to be his successor Gannicus, however reminds Spartacus that he does not want to be a leader but Spartacus says that Gannicus is more worthy of being a leader than Crixus since he did not kill any Roman prisoners but Gannicus says he would have spilt blood as well had Naevia not knocked him out. But Spartacus says he wouldn't have Gannicus still remains unconvinced but Spartacus still has hopes on Gannicus taking his rightful place.
When Saxa comes to inform them that they have reached shore and kisses Gannicus, Spartacus looks at Gannicus after she leaves and says that perhaps one day Gannicus will find reason close to his heart to be the man he sees him to be.
The group of Rebels reaches Sicilia and attacks a Roman party, slaughtering them all and taking their grain. When they return to city walls, Spartacus, Agron and Gannicus fill Crixus in on their strategic plan against Crassus and his legions. After the city evacuation Sibyl appears in front of Gannicus. He mentions that he thought she had already left for Melia Ridge but she says she did not wish to leave without having a word with him first. She explains that before the rebels took over the city she had prayed to the gods that they would see her to freedom from her dominus and that in him, it appeared that her prayers had been answered.
He doesn't care for her explanation and says that this is a story told to him many times before. She clarifies simply stating that it is not something she expects him to believe but wants him to accept that it is what she holds to be true. She wishes him luck and embraces him saying "May the gods watch over you". Gannicus is moved by her affection and concern and replies by saying that may the gods watch over her as well, if he cannot himself. Sibyl walks away and they both turn back to look at each other before Sibyl hurries off.
As night falls, Spartacus puts his plan into action, however, Heracleo arrives late and absent Sanus. Heracleo betrays Spartacus and reveals that he has brought Roman soldiers aboard his ship back to the city. A fierce battle ensues as Spartacus and Gannicus face the Roman Soldiers.
Crixus arrives with other Rebels just in time to finish them off. Spartacus later spots Roman ships heading towards the city and demands that everybody flee to the Ridge.
Gannicus offers to cause a distraction, to allow the Rebels to escape through the northern gate, stating that his life held less meaning than that of Spartacus since he was their leader and all would be lost without him.
Reluctantly, Spartacus allows this and leads the others away. Saxa is saddened at this and kisses Gannicus telling him not to die and leaves with the rest. Gannicus , with Donar , plans to set the grain store alight in order to cause distraction.
There, they find Sibyl who had been in hiding since her escape had been cut short by the Romans entering the city. She rushes to Gannicus instantly, frightened of the massacre occuring in the city. He tells her to stay by his side if she desires to live. They set fire to the grain store but the distraction does little to dissuade Crassus from moving against Spartacus.
A fight with Roman soldiers ensues in the streets and Gannicus and Donar fight, Sibyl looks on at a distance. Eventually, Donar is injured and believed to be dead, with hopelessness and a sense of inevitable death filling the air.
Sibyl looks to Gannicus and tells him that if she is to die tonight, she is thankful to share her last moment with him. Gannicus holds out his hand to Sibyl and tells her that many have fallen but she shall not be one of them and the two then take off into the city together.
Sibyl and Gannicus hide in Laeta's husband's stable. Roman soldiers who had been searching for slaves in hiding in the stables eventually leave.
Gannicus appears forlon stating that the soldiers had been talking of victory and that many of the rebels had been killed. Sibyl gently reminds him that they had also been cursing about Spartacus escaping. Gannicus is injured and Sibyl tears a piece of cloth from her dress and bandages Gannicus' hand.
She mentions that the gods favor Spartacus and that they bless them both as well. Gannicus asks her how she can be optimistic when the gods are making them suffer like this. She tells him that the gods have helped guide his hands and see them to safety so far. She has faith that they would deliver them from this dark hour.
Gannicus remains unconvinced and instead focuses his attention on his bandage. He realizes that she has experience in taking care of injuries. She admits that she often helped injured slaves when hurt by her Dominus. Gannicus reads what she is not telling him and asks her if there was someone who tended to her injuries. Sibyl pauses lost in thought and Gannicus turns his head to gauge her answer.
She remarks that Diotimos showed her kindness. Gannicus says "Did he now? Gannicus apologizes to her. She looks him in the eye and reminds him that he was the one who struck down the man who took Diotimos' life and her's as well - small piece at a time over a span of years. He looks around at their present situation defeatedly and tells her that his actions had not made a difference afterall. She meets his gaze and tells him that he has "made all in the world" Romans return to the stable to gather wood and Gannicus realizes they are going to be discovered if he doesn't attack, he uses Sibyl as a bait making her pray loud enough for a Roman to hear.
When a Roman soldier discovers them, Gannicus kills him and tells Sibyl to take her life if he cannot kill all of the Romans surrounding them, he says it would be a kindness in comparison to what they would do to her. Sibyl takes the sword, heeding his words. Gannicus kills all the Roman soldiers and appears as Sibyl is holding the knife to her neck. He smiles at her admitting that he's beginning to believe in her gods.
He holds out his hand to her and they leave the stables. Gannicus and Sibyl hiding from the Romans. While Sibyl and Gannicus are spying on the Romans they find out that Heracleo , who ended up betraying the rebels and believed to have been killed by Spartacus , was still alive, they also find out that he has taken Laeta as a prisoner. Sibyl and Gannicus make a move on Heracleo, Gannicus threatens him with a sword and the Cilician responds by saying during their fight his sword might slaughter Gannicus' woman indicating Sibyl , Gannicus says that she is not his woman and attacks him.
During the fight, Gannicus, thinking he had taken down Heracleo, is distracted fighting the other Cilicians that accompanied their leader. While Gannicus is distracted, Heracleo, reaches for Sibyl. Sibyl fights back but she isn't skilled enough to last, and Heracleo presses a sword to her throat.
Gannicus quickly realizes what is happening. The Cilician pirate immediately uses Gannicus' concern to his advantage saying "So you do care for the little one? But it's a pity now that you have killed her!
Sibyl stands by Heracleo's dead body in a state of shock. Immediately, Gannicus throws away his weapon and races to Sibyl and for the first time initiates an embrace between them. He holds her head, looking her over and asks her if she's hurt. Sibyl assures him that she is fine and insists that they help Laeta since she is now a branded slave. Gannicus, Sibyl and Laeta make their way through the city, Gannicus dressed in Heracleo's cloak and attire. He is angered by the sounds of torture echoing in the city coming from the celebrations in honor of Caesar and wants revenge for the pain being inflicted on his brothers.
Laeta reminds him that now is not the time and they need to escape. They try to escape by stealing horses but Caesar notices them, forcing Gannicus to draw his sword. Gannicus distracts Caesar and the soldiers as Sibyl and Laeta get the horses.
He rides with Sibyl on a horse while fighting off Romans, until they make it out of the city unharmed. When they find the rebels once again, Saxa rushes to embrace Gannicus. When Spartacus asks Gannicus how he survived he makes a reference to the gods and smiles to Sibyl, indicating that he has growing affection towards her.
Sibyl is now also wearing Heracleo's cloak, which was on Gannicus when they had fled Sinuessa. Following their escape and arrival at the new camp, Gannicus and Sibyl part ways, but he turns down Saxa's advances when he realizes that Sibyl is watching them. He justifies his actions as a desire to focus on the coming storm that threatens the camp, but as he walks away he glances at Sibyl and smiles. When the storm hits Melia Ridge, Gannicus is seen out in the storm searching for Sibyl.
He finds her with a group of other people praying around the shrine and is angry to see that she is offering her own blood as a sacrifice to the gods. He tells the others to seek shelter and carries Sibyl away from the altar in his arms.
He struggles through the storm, lost - trying to reach the camp, but when he sees a large, overturned cart he seeks shelter there instead. He dresses Sibyl's wound and comments that they are again trapped, wounded and left with no choice but to pray.
She is amused and pleased at the idea of him praying. Gannicus tells her he prays upon many things now but he would never be so naive to cut himself. She acknowledges his concern and explains that it was meant as a sacrifice for Spartacus.
He is amused and teases that does she believe Spartacus a god now. She gently explains that it was made on behalf of Spartacus for his cause and all those devoted to his cause.
Gannicus is touched by her sincerity and acknowledges that he has been a fool to doubt her beliefs in the past. He's had some time to spend as a free man which he's really enjoyed, and spent a lot of time journeying and traveling He's a free man, so he can move between both worlds, the Roman world and the rebel world. What is it like working with Lucy Lawless? I'm really fond of Lucy and I think she's doing great work in this show. Personally I think it's some of the best work she's done in her career.
She's really flown with this role, and it's wonderful to see her kind of attack it so wonderfully. We worked together this season and that was fun; I really enjoy working with her. She's a consummate professional. And yes, she's really down to earth and a lot of fun and she's great for the show, I think really great for the show.
Have you ever been grossed out shooting one of the fight scenes? In the final episodes of "Gods of the Arena," in the arena where Gannicus is the last man standing and he's fighting the final gladiator Although that was just a head stuck on the kind of stick, it still felt pretty lifelike. In saying that, that's kind of kudos to the special effects team. How much historical preparation, if any, did you have to do to play Gannicus?
We have researchers involved with the show and they pointed me in a pretty great direction in terms of what to read, what to look at or look for, and also provided me with some material as well. There's not a lot about Gannicus really in any of the writings of the histories. So it was really hard to pull out any kind of character motivations or character traits out of the small amount of information that existed about him.
So it was really about historically researching the time and the gladiators' lifestyle and yes, how they kind of existed in the world really. What personality similarities do you have with Gannicus, if any? I think there's always pieces of yourself that bleeds into your character. I think that's inevitable. In some ways we have similarities, but in other ways we're completely different.
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In the winter of 71 B. He is portrayed as a former ex-gladiator, from the House of Batiatus, who agrees to join the cause of Spartacus in honor of his friend Enomau after he entered the rebellion. In the miniseries, he is portrayed as a Thracian.
Gannicus is a central and anti-hero character in Spartacus. He acts as a champion at Ludus de Batiatus during all prequel events, Gods of the Arena, until his departure after gaining his freedom after the New Arena Games. He later returns to Vengeance initially as an acquaintance of the rebels, criticizing their cause against the Roman Republic, although he ironically becomes a rebel because of his closest friend, Oenomaus.
He is often referred to by others as a "God da Arena "due to his legendary struggles as a gladiator that led to his freedom. Gannicus is a 1. In later times, he has a tattoo - an Icelandic symbol called Helm of admiration; to induce fear and protect against abuse of power, in your left arm. He is remarkably handsome and charming, enough to get the attention of Gaia, a woman who inhabits the wealthy Roman class.
He fights with two Dimachaerus-style gladiator swords. Gannicus proves to be a remarkable physical example: fearless in the arena and possessed by a thirst for life's fleeting pleasures.
His love of wine and women, along with his unshakable arrogance, is unmatched with any of the other gladiators. For his victories, Gannicus is not seen training with the other gladiators, but he can train alone in the shade, if he wishes. Gannicus is shown as a close friend of Oenomaus and his wife Melitta, despite taking Oenomaus' place as champion at Ludus de Batiatus.
With a love for battle, he reveals an animated smile whenever confronted. Although he could defeat opponents with quick efficiency, he demonstrates charisma in conducting his fights with various attacks, demonstrating graphically horrible executions, and laughing and roaring at the spectators. He prides himself on being able to face gladiators with his bare hands and is even willingly blindfolded during a fight.
Although he seeks female physical companionship on a constant basis, Gannicus does not mistreat women and has a strong moral code, which is a common characteristic shared by Spartacus and Oenomaus. However, in addition to his arrogance, there is an underlying sense of honor about him that creeps to the surface, especially in the presence of Oenomaus. This became tense when he began to struggle with his feelings for Melitta and would later haunt him in the years since his departure.
At first, Gannicus doubts Spartacus and his cause, believing that the man is a joke equal to the rebellion, but over time he slowly joins the rebellion and, although he does not consider himself close to Spartacus at the end of Vengeance, he and Spartacus gain mutual respect.
At the time of the War of the Damned, he and Spartacus became very close and often played and barked with each other, even giving advice to each other.
Spartacus sees Gannicus' potential as a leader and has asked him to become one countless times, but Gannicus denies claiming that he does not wish to become a "God" in the eyes of the rebels, like Spartacus; However, he still accompanies him and seems to become one of his closest allies.
Gannicus, however, still does not truly believe in the cause and, instead, does so to honor Oenomaus; however, he occasionally acts as a moral advisor to Spartacus, guiding him in the right direction and embracing him as a brother.
After developing a relationship with Sybil and the departure of Crixus and Agron with half his army, Gannicus takes the position unofficial second in command in the rebel army. Shortly before the final battle against Crassus's army, he fully accepts to become a leader on the grounds of buying time, so that those unable to fight can escape Rome's rule.
As a former champion not only from his home, but also from the arena, Gannicus is one of the most skilled, athletic and durable fighters in the series. Gannicus' true testimony to his abilities is that he proved to be equivalent to Spartacus with skill and sword, while Spartacus is considered one of the best, if not the best fighter in the series. Gannicus himself claims that he and Spartacus are equal in skill with swords, but admits that Spartacus is superior to him when using a spear.
Gannicus' fighting style matches his thinking. With the Dimachaeri style, he can attack constantly and, with Pankration, he can protect himself without armor. He thrives on athletics and speed that allow him to bombard quick attacks and aerial attacks with many jumping movements compared to other gladiators who prefer a more grounded fighting style.
Gannicus also seems to be able to enter a furious rage in combat, which greatly increases his overall strength and ability. This was seen in his fights with Otho, Barca, Egipto and Crixus. However, Gannicus' morbid pursuit of emotion, facing death as closely as possible, often puts him in dangerous combat situations. He willingly fights Otho without weapons, blindfolded, and challenges enemies physically bigger and stronger than himself, such as Caburus, Egyptians and Crixus, without hesitation.
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