The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 2 books · 2012 · Set in Rome

Spartacus Books in Order

The two Spartacus novels tell the story of the Thracian gladiator who led a great slave revolt against Rome.

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Series facts

Books
2
Published
2012
First book
Spartacus: The Gladiator
Latest
Spartacus: Rebellion (2012)
Setting
Set in Rome

The reading order

Every Spartacus book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

2 books · Set in Rome
  1. 1Spartacus: The Gladiator2012With SpartacusSpartacus, a Thracian warrior, returns home from serving Rome, is betrayed and sold as a gladiator, and leads a breakout from the gladiator school at Capua that grows into a rebellion.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Spartacus: Rebellion2012With SpartacusSpartacus and his army of escaped slaves have beaten one Roman army after another, but as Crassus gathers a vast force against them, his lieutenants want to march on Rome itself.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Spartacus: The Gladiator, then Spartacus: Rebellion.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Spartacus book
BookSpartacusCarbo
1 Spartacus: The GladiatorLLeadMMajor
2 Spartacus: RebellionLLeadMMajor

Characters in the Spartacus books

2 characters from Ben Kane’s chart, with the number of Spartacus books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
SpartacusThracian gladiator who leads a revolt2Spartacus: The Gladiator 2012
CarboYoung Roman who joins the rebels2Spartacus: The Gladiator 2012