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Spartacus was not the sole leader of the slave revolt in 73 BC in Capua. His leadership was shared & helped by two other slaves; Crixus, a Gallic slave and by the German slave, Oenomaus.
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.
As the title should tell you, the movie Spartacus is about the gladiator who escaped along with others and terrorized Italy. Much of the movie versions of Spartacus are fictionalized as very little is actually known about the person called Spartacus.
spiculus became a gladiator like all other gladiators you get caught doing a crime,be put in prison or become a slave and to fight to your bloody death,
The name "Spartacus" is a Latin name. It had no nationality as such. The rebel gladiator Spartacus was said to be from Thrace and also was said to have served in the Roman army. Many auxiliaries either Latinized their names or changed them completely to a Latin (Roman) name.