How did spartacus die
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Ancient Rome Biography of Spartacus
Not a lot is known about Spartacus' early life. He was a Thracian who joined the Roman army as a young man. Unhappy, he tried to leave the army. He was caught and sold into slavery.
Spartacus was a slave who was forced to fight for the entertainment of the Romans. He was sent to a gladiator school where he was trained to fight. He was ordered into the arena to fight animals or other gladiators. Some of the fights were to the death. He must have had both fighting skills and luck to survive. He became tired of risking his life for the entertainment of others. He wanted to escape and go home.
In 73 BC, Spartacus led seventy gladiators in an escape from the gladiator school. They were able to steal their weapons and armor and fight their way free. They fled to Mount Vesuvius near the city of Pompeii, gathering more slaves as they went.
Rome sent an army of 3,000 men led by Claudius Glaber. Glaber surrounded the slaves at Mount Vesuvius and decided to wait them out. He figured they would eventually starve. Spartacus, however, had a differ
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Spartacus
Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt
For other uses, see Spartacus (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Spartocus or Sportacus.
Spartacus[a] (; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thraciangladiator (Thraex) who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Historical accounts of his life come primarily from Plutarch and Appian, who wrote more than a century after his death. Plutarch's Life of Crassus and Appian's Civil Wars provide the most comprehensive details of the slave revolt. Despite being a significant figure in Roman history, no contemporary sources exist, and all accounts were by those not directly involved, significantly later, and without perspectives from slaves or eyewitnesses. Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving accounts are contradictory. All sources agree he was a former gladiator and accomplished military leader.
Spartacus is described as a Thracian by birth, possibly from the Maedi tribe. Before his enslavement and role a
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Spartacus
Spartacus was born in Thrace, an area where the modern-day Balkans states, including Turkey, Bulgaria, and Greece, are located. Though little is known about Spartacus’ early life, historians believe he may once have served in the Romanarmy.
Spartacus was sold into slavery, perhaps due to rebellion against or desertion from the army. He was sent to the gladiatorial training school in Capua in 73 B.C.E. Soon after, he escaped with about 70 other gladiators and gathered his followers on nearby Mount Vesuvius. Gradually, more escaped slaves joined their ranks. It is estimated that there were 90,000 to 100,000 men in all. Together they used guerrillatactics to fight off Roman attacks.
After about a year, the group mobilized and started traveling throughout the Roman Empire. They marched as far north as Gaul (modern-day France). Rome initially considered the revolt a nuisance. With each of Spartacus’ victories, however, Roman leaders started to take the group more seriously. In 71 B.C.E., General Marcus Licinius Crassus defeated the rebel army at Lucania, about 56 kilometer
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