The Phoenicians were taken to Capua where they were forced to fight each other, Barca was able to defend himself and take down many of his own people and was one of the two remaining warriors on the sands as he turned to face his opponent and came across a shocking sight his father Mago was also in the arena. On the sands, Mago and Barca battled and both possessed an advantage for Mago it was strength and years for Barca it was strength and youth, they fought for half a day but eventually Barca gained the upper hand over Mago and was able to bring him to his knees.
As he was on his knees, Mago looked up at Barca and in an admiring tone stated" Barca, you are my son! Barca became a prominent and ruthless gladiator in The House of Batiatus.
He became trained in the style of Hoplomachus , befriend other gladiators Oenomaus and Gannicus , and grow close to another Hoplomachus named Auctus , who would then become his lover.
Barca is one of the most skilled gladiators, known as the "Beast of Carthage" and serves the House of Batiatus. He often torments and insults the recruits alongside his lover, Auctus.
The two are often at odds with Ashur and Dagan and frequently pick fights with them, which later escalades into a full-out brawl between the gladiators.
He often taunts Crixus for being too small and weak. Barca is selected alongside Auctus, Gnaeus and Crixus to fight in the arena.
He is pitted against Gnaeus, a Dacian gladiator who has longed to fight Barca. Despite this eagerness he is bested by Barca, but fortunately allowed to live. From that point on Gnaeus has held Barca with both disdain and admiration. Auctus then fights Crixus, with Barca cheering his lover on. Surprisingly, Crixus manages to defeat and kill Auctus. Through this Crixus gains the mark of the brotherhood and while Barca now greets Crixus as a brother he enters a state of depression which reflects in his training, which Crixus takes note of.
From that point on the two would grow fond of one another and later become great friends, often training with one another. When Batiatus plans to settle things with Tullius and Vettius , he selects Barca along with several other gladiators to storm and brawl in the streets. Barca is stabbed by one Tullius' thugs, but saved by Batiatus. Barca in Gods of the Arena.
Due to his injury, he is unable to fight in the Games of the New Arena and instead aids his brothers in preparation, particularly Crixus. Gannicus later wins his freedom from the games after defeating Caburus. Back at the Ludus, Barca bids farewell to Gannicus and promises him that he will one day win his freedom and find him one day to embrace him as brother once again, but this time as a free man.
Barca serves as the second best gladiator in the Ludus as the "Beast of Carthage" and best friend to the current Champion of Capua, Crixus. Like Crixus he constantly berates and insults both Spartacus and his recruitment class. He is also the lover of the young Pietros , a slave who serves Doctore.
During the final test for Spartacus and his recruitment group he is set to face Marcus , whom he soundly defeats. He then watches as Crixus is bested by Spartacus Through means of the piece of cloth belonging to his wife. Barca and Crixus taunt Spartacus.
When preparing Spartacus for The Pit , because of his unsuccessful career as a gladiator, he sees that Spartacus has endured a lot and gained some respect for the Thracian. Ashur and Barca later make a wager on the Shadow Games where Crixus and Spartacus are to fight the legendary and undefeated Theokoles. Barca puts coin into their favor with Ashur gladly receiving as he is certain the duo would lose to the Shadow of Death.
This proves troublesome for Ashur as Spartacus manages to defeat Theokeles and therefore owes Barca a large margin of coin, which the latter constantly threatens him for. Barca seeks to purchase his freedom along Pietros using his winnings from the wager along with other coin he had earned in the arena.
His intent is for them to settle near where Carthage once stood and live their lives as farmers, which Pietros happily takes too. Pietros, however, becomes worried. In order to keep Pietros from feeling despair he tells him that he had actually let the boy go and that they would be gone before the boy would be discovered and stating that Pietros alone will be the one to command him in the future, showing more of the love he has for him.
Unbeknownst to the two of them, Ashur had overheard the entire this and quickly plots a way to be free of his debt. Batiatus soon learns that the son of Ovidius lives and is infuriated with Ashur coming forward about a possible revelation that Barca betrayed him. Batiatus first speaks to Pietros and manipulates the conversation to confirm the suspicions. Barca is brought to Batiatus Barca believing that he is there to speak of his freedom and is questioned about the subject. Barca states he lied to Pietros in order to comfort him.
Batiatus begins to believe Barca, but before this could happen, Ashur stabs Barca and begins a fight. Barca valiantly defends himself but being unarmed and outnumbered is defeated. It's been 3 months since we introduced our blogging platform.
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