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Spartacus
Tod des Spartacus by Hermann Vogel.jpg
The Death of Spartacus by Hermann Vogel (1882)
Rebel slave leader
Personal details
Born c. 111 BC
The area around the middle course of the Strymon
(the modern-day Struma river, Bulgaria)
Died 71 BC (aged 39–40)
Battlefield near Petelia
(modern-day Strongoli, Calabria, Italy)
Nationality Thracian
Military service
Battles/wars Third Servile War
Spartacus statue by Denis Foyatier
Spartacus statue at the Louvre in Paris, France

Spartacus (circa 120 BC – circa 70 BC, at the end of the Third Servile War), according to Roman historians, was a gladiator-slave who became the leader of an unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

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    The extent of the Roman Republic at 100 BC.

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    A modern depiction of the fall of Spartacus.

  • Spartacus Statue

    The statue of Spartacus in Sandanski, Bulgaria

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