Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 0103 BC
Birthplace: Thrace
Died: 0071 BC
Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator and former Roman soldier, rose to prominence as a leader in the Third Servile War, a significant slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Despite his lack of formal military training, he exhibited remarkable leadership skills. After escaping from a gladiatorial school near Capua with a small group, he was able to grow his forces to approximately 70,000 enslaved individuals. Spartacus’s rebellion posed a challenge to Roman authority, resulting in military campaigns against it. Despite some initial victories and efforts at negotiation, his forces were ultimately defeated in 71 BC.
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