SPARTACUS
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Sparatcus
Indeed the growth mindset of a man to go from a slave to leading and conquering the Romans is a story we all can learn from.
He never really set out to change history, yet out of making his life better gave hope to many and to this day is considered the greatest leader of all time.
I wish to compare Harriet Tubman to Spartacus, not much changed in hundreds of years as Harriet fought and led slaves to freedom.
What are you leading out of the darkness and into justice?
In my Western Civilization course at Rochester College with the Brilliant Professor Biles,
(SP-20_HIS1313-WA01B Western Civilization to 1500 - A. Biles)I was asked to connect the past with today...
The question at hand is from the Book Sherman D, & Salisbury J (2014). The West in the world: a history of western civilization. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education
The topic - SPARTACUS...
May the plethora of links and connections empower your mind to see history as a tool to learn from
Richard Kerry Thompson
May the links on this webpage help inspire us all to be more than ourselves.
Richard Kerry Thompson
RKT
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Spartacus (real name unknown) is a Thracian warrior who becomes a famous Gladiator in the Arena, later to build a legend upon himself during the Third Servile War. For the first season, he served as a gladiator in Batiatus' Ludus under the direction of Doctore and rivaled the then-Champion of Capua Crixus. Later, he and many of the gladiators broke free from captivity and began an armed rebellion against Rome. He is the eponymous character and main protagonist of the series, rising from nothing to an arena champion, only to abandon it to fight for the freedom of all slaves. He is known as "The Thracian", "The Bringer of Rain", "The Slayer of Theokoles", "The Slayer of The Shadow of Death", "The Rebel King" and "King Spartacus".
Spartacus (Greek: σπάρτακος Spártakos; Latin: Spartacus; c. 111–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Spartacus Facts
Born
109 BC
Died
71 BC
Nationality
Thracian
Occupation
Gladiator
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Spartacus summary: Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator. Little is known about his life before he became one of the slave leaders in the Third Servile War, the slave uprising war against the Roman Republic. Spartacus may have served in the Roman Army. It is generally believed he deserted, and some sources say he led bandit raids. What is known is that he was captured and sold into slavery.
In 73 BC (BCE), he escaped from a gladiatorial training school at Capua along with some 70 other gladiators. Other runaway slaves soon joined them. Taking refuge on Mount Vesuvius, the gladiators trained the others in at least rudimentary combat skills. Spartacus is believed to have been the leader of the gladiators’ revolt, and he shared leadership of the slave army with two Gauls, Crixus and Oenamus.
Initially, Rome did not regard the slave army as a serious force and did not send first-line troops against it; Spartacus’ army outmaneuvered and defeated the first four forces it confronted. More slaves joined; at its peak, the army is believed to have been 90,000–120,000 strong.
Spartacus advocated crossing the Alps to put distance between the army and Rome and find freedom. One of his co-commanders, Crixus, wanted to attack Rome itself, where large numbers of slaves would likely swell their ranks even more. Crixus broke off from the main force, taking 30,000 men with him and began raiding the countryside until he was defeated and killed.
Spartacus won three more engagements and then, for unknown reasons, turned south instead of crossing the Alps, throwing Rome into panic. A new Roman military force, under a competent commander named Marcus Crassus, was sent to deal with the rebellious slave army. After a long period of pursuit and a few engagements, the slave army was defeated near the headwaters of the Siler River in southern Italy. Spartacus was killed, but his body was never found. Some 6,000 rebellious slaves were crucified as a warning to others.
The story of Spartacus has served as inspiration for books, movies and a television series. He has often been made into a symbol for oppressed people rebelling to overturn their society, but in point of fact he tried to lead his army to safety and freedom for themselves outside Rome’s reach and never attempted to overthrow Roman society.
Gladius
Gladius
Gladius. Various styles of gladii The Gladius is perhaps the most famous Roman weapon, and the most common sword type in Ancient Rome. Short but deadly, it was fast and able to be swiftly employed - both as a stabbing and slashing weapon - either alone or in conjunction with a shield.