Spartacus Flashcards
What antionality was Spartacus?
He was a Thracian. (Thracia)
Why was he prisoned?
He was a soldier and was imprisioned beacause of dessertion.
Where was he brought to and by who?
To Capua by Batiatoa lanista or trainer of gladiators.
What did the gladiators have to swear of?
To be Burned, to be bounded, to be beaten and to be killed by the sword.
When and with how many soldiers did he fight his way out?
In the Year 73 B.C. He accompained with 73 slaves.
Where did the rebels refuged?
at the top of mount vesuvius!
When did the senate respond whith legions to that problem?
In spring 72 B.C
WHat was the name of spartacus leutenant?
Crixus.
By the end of 72 BC, how many soldiers did spartacus force have?
around 120 000 soldiers.
What did his army want to do when the force became to big?
Many wanted to continue pillaging, others dreamed on marching to rome.
In the end, where did spartacus army go?
They truned south.
Whith how many legions did Marco licinius Crassus persued spartacus?
Whith eight new legions. Trapping them in the toe of italy.
When did Spartacus do his last stand?
In 71 B.C.
How did spartacus die?
He was cut down by centurions.
