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Spartacus (died 71 BC)

Thracian gladiator. In 73 BC he led a revolt of gladiators and slaves in Capua, near Naples, and swept through southern Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. He was eventually caught by Roman general Crassus 71 BC. The fate of Spartacus is not known, although his followers were executed in mass crucifixions.



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