Spartacus and the Slave Revolt

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Spartacus and the Slave Revolt

• Chris Hagin

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Early Life of Spartacus

• Born in Thrace
• Trained in Roman army as an auxiliary

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Enslaved

• Spartacus became a slave in 73 BC in the service
  of Lentulus Batiates.
• His master taught at a ludus in Capua, where
  gladiators were trained.

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• Later in the same year, Spartacus and two Gallic
  warriors led a rebellion at the school

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• Spartacus and 80 other gladiators successfully
  escaped the training school using kitchen
  appliances

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• When the band of escaped gladiators encountered
  Roman soldiers, they attacked the soldiers and
  easily overcame their defenses, taking the
  soldiers superior weapons

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• On the way towards the Alps, Spartacus et al
  picked up 70,000 slaves. Most wanted to pillage
  the countryside not fight the Roman
  legionnaires
• The Senate did nothing at first

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• Once the Senate agreed Spartacus was a threat,
  General Crassus was sent to exterminate
  Spartacuss slave army (at this point it was
  wandering south and east of Rome)

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• At Brundisium, Crassuss army killed 60,000
  slave-soldiers and crucified 6,000 more along the
  road leading back to Rome Spartacus was never
  found

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