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Sunday June 11, 28AD
Thrace, Greece
BREAKING NEWS:
SPARTACUS PUT TO
DEATH, ENDING
SLAVE REVOLT.
News broke to the Roman
citizens that Spartacus, leader of a
major slave revolt, has been killed.
Many Roman citizens were comforted
by this news because they now feel
much safer. As one happy Roman,
Stefanos Spiratos said, “I no longer
feel threatened by Spartacus and his
band of slaves. I thank Crassus for all
of his efforts.”
Many people do
not know the full story behind
Spartacus and his revolt. He was born
in eastern Rome and served as a
soldier. He was then sold as a slave
and sent to the famous gladiator
school, Lentulus. He was obviously
miserable there, so he escaped in 73
BC. He then rounded up an army of
escaped slaves that reached 90,000
men. He won many battles against the
Romans. After news of his success
broke out more and more slaves were
inspired to join the rebellion.
After a series of victories by
Spartacus, the Senate addressed the
situation as a national crisis. The
Senate appointed Crassus commander
in chief in the fight against Spartacus.
The fight did not start off well for
Crassus as his lieutenant Mummius
disobeyed orders and attacked
Spartacus. Many people lost their
weapons and lives. Out of anger and
frustration Crassus used decimation,
killing every tenth man, of the
surviving Roman soldiers. Citizens
were shocked that this cruel method
had been revived. Crassus then dug a
massive 15-foot deep ditch to try to
trap the rebels. Spartacus took one
third of his army across and fought a
fierce battle, which saw 12,300 rebels
die.
After this, Spartacus retreated
to the northern Alps, where he took
one final stand. He enjoyed a
warrior’s death, but 5-6,000 rebels
were crucified along Appian Way. The
rest of the escaping rebels were
intercepted and killed by a troop of
Romans returning from Spain. Thus
ended the Spartacus Slave Revolt.
Romans can breathe easier tonight.
-Ethan Scher
Ancient Romans by Rosalie F., and Charles F. Baker III
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