Before he was the manipulator orchestrating deaths from the shadows, Ashur was an ambitious gladiator. The prequel reveals the origin of his injury (a crushed knee) and the animosity between him and Crixus. It is fascinating to watch his descent from a brother-in-arms to the snake he becomes.
. His departure leaves the House of Batiatus in glory, yet sets the stage for the cruelty and desperation that would eventually lead to their downfall in Spartacus: Blood and Sand specific betrayals that occurred between Batiatus and his rival Tullius? index of spartacus gods of arena