The Story of Spartacus | As told by Plutarch

The original account of Spartacus Rebellion written by Plutarch in his work 'Parrallel Lives - the life of Crassus'. He gives us an overview of the events of the Third Servile War, better know as Spartacus Rebellion - the largest slave revolt in Roman history. #Spartacus #Rebellion #Romanhistory 📜 Source https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancie... Spartacus (Σπάρτακος) 111–71 BC was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory. All sources agree that he was a former gladiator and an accomplished military leader. 🎵 Music by Music by Adrian von Ziegler