First of all it is not sure whether Spartacus and his followers wanted to cross the Alps to reach Gaul. This is an interpretation which was suggested by Plutarch, while Appian and Florus thought that he intended to march on Rome. However, it is more likely that the rebels were just trying to escape the Roman army and were plundering Italy to feed themselves. Moreover, they could not continue their rebellion for long. Once the Romans gathered a sufficient number of legions to suppress the rebellion, they had military superiority.
Assuming that Spartacus did want to cross the Alps and managed to do so he might have continued to plunder the countryside until his defeat by the Roman army there, or he might have tried to get the local slaves to join his rebellion. However, there were much fewer slaves there than in Italy. In this case, it is also highly likely that he would have been eventually defeated.
Spartacus became a gladiator when he was captured and trained. I know this is not a very specific answer, but we know very, very little about Spartacus, the man. We don't even know if "Spartacus" was his real name. He comes into history as a leader of a slave revolt and leaves history as a defeated enemy.
Spartacus was a former slave. Some were treated better than others. Spartacus was not treated well. So he lead one ofd the biggest slave revolts yet the Roman army had crushed the uprising.
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Spartacus was a slave who was a gladiator. He was among gladiators who escaped from their gladiatorial schools and sparked a slave rebellion. Up to 20,000 slaves gathered into bands which ravaged the countryside, looted some cities, and defeated Roman army contingents and local militias for two years. Spartacus was one of the leaders of these bands. The rebellion was eventually suppressed with the deployment of eight legions (army corps). This was the third slave rebellion in Roman history and historians call it the Third Servile War (73-71 BC). Both Spartacus and the slave rebellion have been mythologized in fiction. The rebelling slaves are portrayed as freedom fighters fighting against the establishment and to end slavery. However, no account by ancient historians says that the aim of the rebellion was to fight the system or end slavery. They were probably marauding escapees. An ancient historian speculated that they wanted to flee to Gaul. The rebels and their leaders committed many atrocities. As for Spartacus being the champion of liberty who led all of the rebels as portrayed in fiction, this was not the case. He was one of the various leaders of the various bands and we have absolutely minimal information about him.
Spartacus is thought to have influenced and encouraged rebellions across the Globe.
Spartacus is a amn who studied many things in history and who led a slave revolt in italy.
Spartacus became a gladiator when he was captured and trained. I know this is not a very specific answer, but we know very, very little about Spartacus, the man. We don't even know if "Spartacus" was his real name. He comes into history as a leader of a slave revolt and leaves history as a defeated enemy.
The key parts of the story about the real Roman gladiator Spartacus can be found in a history book about the Roman Republic.
No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."No one knows who killed Spartacus's' wife or how she died. In fact no one even knows her name. She remains one of "history's mysteries."
spartacus started a gladiotor/slave roman revolution and was very succesful but was eventually defeated by crassus the roman senator.
Spartacus was a former slave. Some were treated better than others. Spartacus was not treated well. So he lead one ofd the biggest slave revolts yet the Roman army had crushed the uprising.
There are many great movies concerning Roman History, some of them are Cleopatra, Spartacus, Jesus from Nazareth.
Noted screenplay writer Dalton Trumbo was selected to turn the novel the substance about Spartacus to meet the requirements of making the Spartacus story into a movie. This was no easy task. Trumbo created 7 different versions of the screenplay. The final script came to 1,534 pages. As an aside and credit to Kirk Douglas, he overlooked the fact that Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted in the 1950's because he was a member of the Communist Party. By this time however, all that personal history was history and not relevant. Trumbo had disassociated himself from communism.
Because that's what actually happened in history. Not sure why you're asking.
The exact location of Spartacus's body has never been definitively identified. After his defeat in 71 BC, it is believed that his body was left on the battlefield and possibly not given a proper burial, as was common for defeated rebels. Some historical accounts suggest that the bodies of Spartacus and his followers were crucified along the Appian Way as a warning to others, further complicating efforts to ascertain the fate of his remains. Thus, Spartacus's body remains lost to history.
Spartacus was most known as a thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic from 73 to 71 BCE, known as the Third Servile War. His revolt challenged the power of Rome and inspired a significant movement for freedom among enslaved people. Spartacus's leadership and military tactics made him a legendary figure in both history and popular culture, symbolizing resistance against oppression. Ultimately, the rebellion was suppressed, and Spartacus was killed, but his legacy endures as a symbol of the fight for liberty.