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Spartacus

Spartacus. Gladiator Recensus. Gladiator Games Purpose? Use? Buildings? Juvenal “ Panem et Circenses ” At the end of the Republic, there was a rise in gladiator games Distraction from Republic Gaining popularity for candidates Surge in the number of slaves, specifically soldiers.

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Spartacus

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  1. Spartacus

  2. Gladiator Recensus • Gladiator Games • Purpose? • Use? • Buildings? • Juvenal “Panem et Circenses” • At the end of the Republic, there was a rise in gladiator games • Distraction from Republic • Gaining popularity for candidates • Surge in the number of slaves, specifically soldiers

  3. Gladiator Recensus

  4. Gladiator Recensus • Who? • Slaves • Sometimes wealthy men • Where? • Gladiator schools • Amphitheatres • Coliseum (not built yet!) • What? • Men vs. Men • Men vs. Animals • Animals vs. Animals

  5. Vita Spartaci • Born in Capua in 73BC • “a Thracian of Nomadic stock” –Plutarch • Thracian tribe of the Maedi(near present-day Bulgaria) • His wife, a prophetess was imprisoned with him • Was that his real name? • Maybe… • Name common among Thracian kings

  6. Servo Spartaco • Condemnation to slavery: • Legionary in the Roman auxiliary • As a Thracian fought against the Romans • Maybe even a full citizen • Having deserted (reason unknown) • Sold into slavery • Ultimately landed in Capua • Ludus of LentulusBatiatus • the owner of a gladiatorial school

  7. Spartacus • Third Servile War • ~74 gladiators • kitchen knives and tools • weapons and armor from the school stores • With a Gallic and Germanic slave • Crixus • Oenomaus • Castus • Gannicus • Killed the guards to win their freedom

  8. Spartacus • Hierarchy or leadership among the slaves • Who are they going to attract to the cause as it spreads? • Farm and heavy labor slaves • Within a short time, Spartacus' army of slaves spreads • Seized Mt. Vesuvius • Numbers swelled into the tens of thousands

  9. Spartacus • The rebels plundered the surrounding areas • Spoils were equally divided among the participants • Encouraged by this early success • Slaves, freedmen, etc. • In the first attack on Vesuvius, they were successful • VariniusGlaber • Romans tried staring them out

  10. Spartacus • Roman response • A second wave sent, though only partially successful • Third wave • Consul: Crassus • Who is Crassus? • 40,000 trained soldiers • Decimation • Spartacus pushed to the strait of Messana

  11. Spartacus • Assistance from Sicilian pirates • Either to incite a revolt • Or go home • Later betrayed by the pirates • Took the money and ran • At the same time, Pompey returned from Spain • Crassus worried • Spartacus tried to treaty with Crassus • Crassus finally defeated him in 71BC • Crucifixion along the Appian Way

  12. Along the Appian Way…

  13. Ego sum Spartacus!

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