The Slave Revolt of Spartacus (73-71 BCE)

73 BCE · İtalya · military

Under the leadership of the Thracian-born gladiator Spartacus, a band of slaves who had escaped from Capua grew into an army of 70,000-120,000; it defeated two consular armies and attempted to cross to Sicily.

It was crushed by Crassus; 6,000 slaves were crucified along the Appian Way. | The most striking demonstration of the fragility of Rome's slave system; one of the greatest slave revolts in history.

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What was The Slave Revolt of Spartacus (73-71 BCE)?
Under the leadership of the Thracian-born gladiator Spartacus, a band of slaves who had escaped from Capua grew into an army of 70,000-120,000; it defeated two consular armies and attempted to cross to Sicily.
When did The Slave Revolt of Spartacus (73-71 BCE) happen?
73 BCE
Where did The Slave Revolt of Spartacus (73-71 BCE) take place?
İtalya