Claudius Glaber

Gaius Claudius Glaber is a Roman commander and is the husband of Ilithyia. He serves as the main antagonist for the series.

The Red Serpent
Glaber moves to Thrace to battle Mithradates and asks for Thrace's help against the massive army of Getae. While their Spartacus promises to help the Romans in their war if they promise to wipe out all of the Getae which Glaber agrees. Glaber is then ordered to defend all of Thrace's lands from the army of Getae which he doesn't like. While at camp he is visited by his wife Ilithyia who tells him of her father's dissappointment and tries to convince him to attack Mithradates and gain glory which he does. Though Spartacus tells him of the Getae's movements towards the defenseless villages Glaber still is set on moving against Mithradates. When he addresses the Thracian squadron about his orders Spartacus refuses to follow them which makes Glaber try and attack him but he ends up falling off his horse and knocking himself out. After his Tribune is killed a mass desertion of the auxillary begins. Glaber then tracks down the deserters sentencing them to death and condemning Spartacus' wife Sura to slavery. He then sends his prisoners to Capua to be executed in the arena and to try and gain favor from his father-in-law Albinius. When it is time for Spartacus' execution Glaber reveals to have made a deal with the lanista Marcus Decious Solonius to allow him to command his gladiators to make Spartacus suffer. Glaber's plan however backfired when Spartacus found the strength to kill all of the gladiators getting cheers from the crowd. Albinius then wants to free Spartacus for his survival, but an enraged Glaber refuses to allow him to go free until Quintus Lentulus Batiatus comes to a solution to buy Spartacus from him and ensures him that he most likely will die in the training to become a gladiator. Glaber then accepts and looks on at Spartacus while the crowd cheers for him.