Saxa's weapons of choice are daggers; the very same daggers that The Egyptian used in the previous season. Actress Ellen Hollman who portrays Saxa in the series, as of 2015 is in reality married to Stephen Dunlevy; the actor who portrayed the Egyptian
When the Roman Soldiers attack Naevia, Spartacus and the others come to her aid. During the battle she decapitates a Roman's head in one sweep; a subtle nod to both one of her earliest conversations with Crixus and her defeat of Ashur in which she cloved his head in 3 sweeps.
Richard Norton (Hilarus) starred in the 2001 film "Amazons and Gladiators".