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Spartacus was an escaped slave/gladiator who led a slave revolt against the Romans. He was eventually defeated by Crassus and crucified. That's all we really know about him. Historians think he was a Thracian, but that may be because he fought in the arena as a "Thracian" style gladiator. We also don't know if "Spartacus" was his actual name. To many it sounds like a professional name coming from Sparta or the Spartans who were known as fearless fighters.

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Sparticus was an escaped gladiatorial slave who led his followers on a rampage throughout Italy. He made his move while the well-trained "crack" Roman legions were out of the country fighting two wars. He was easily able to defeat the mostly untrained,raw recruits who were left to defend Italy. It wasn't until Crassus wa able to gather and train a descent force that Spartacus and his men were finally defeated.

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a roman leader who lead the prisoners out slavery for a why'll but then lost
Spartacus was a gladiator/slave who escaped along with others, formed an army of sorts and terrorized the Italian peninsula.

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Spartacus was a slave leader in the Third Servile War and also a Thracian gladiator.

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Did Spartacus live before Julius Caesar?

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Who crucified Spartacus?

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What is a epitaph for Spartacus?

I am not Spartucus How about, "Here lies Spartacus-he's dead!"


Who were Hannibal and spartacus?

The questions and answers previously given do not provide a reason for Rome's initial defeat by the army of Spartacus. The reason Rome lost the first encounter with Spartacus was Rome's expectation that Spartacus posed no serious threat and so the small force Rome sent to defeat Spartacus was defeated because Spartacus had 90,000 troops at his disposal.


Who led the second slave revolt against Rome?

Spartacus(Greek: Σπάρτακος, Spártakos; Latin: Spartacus[1]) he was the leader of the slave revolt against Rome i hope this helps.

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Spartacus what nationality is the name?

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.


Did Spartacus live before Julius Caesar?

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Nina of spartacus?

Nina Foch from the movie Spartacus.


Who crucified Spartacus?

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What act did Spartacus perform in the 1960 film version of the movie Spartacus to help his best friend?

Spartacus kills his best friend to spare him of the agonies of crucifixion. This happened after the Spartacus slave army was defeated and Spartacus and his friend were captured.


Who portrayed Spartacus in the 19 film version of the movie Spartacus?

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Who stars as spartacus in spartacus blood and sand?

Andy Whitman.


When was Spartacus - ballet - created?

Spartacus - ballet - was created in 1956.


When was The Revenge of Spartacus created?

The Revenge of Spartacus was created in 1965.


When was Spartacus League created?

Spartacus League was created in 1915.


When was Spartacus released?

Spartacus was released on 10/07/1960.


What was the Production Budget for Spartacus?

The Production Budget for Spartacus was $12,000,000.