CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:

From slave to rebel gladiator - The life of Spartacus.

Before 73 BCE
o A man named Spartacus was a slave and he had served the Roman empire as an army
before imprisoned. He had been brought to Capua by Batiatus, the trainer of gladiators,
to swear an oath. But, he insisted to not obey the regulations.
73 BCE
o Spartacus led 73 slaves to hijack a the gladiator equipments with the weapon from
kitchen that they had stolen. They made their way out.
o The news reached Rome, Then Praetor Claudius Glaber took an army of 3000 men to
the rebel’s refuge at Mount Vesuvius, and blocked the rebel’s only passage.
o The rebels went down the cliff on vine ropes and ambushed Glaber’s unguarded camp.
Thus began the legend of Rome’s defiant gladiator.
o A second Roman expedition, led by praetor Varinius, was ambushed. With the Spartacus'
tactics, the rebels used their enemy’s corpses as decoy guards to elude the Roman forces
and steal Varinius' horse to flee.
o Spartacus continued gaining followers, and gained control of villages where new
equipments, especially weapons could be forged.
72 BCE (in the springtime)
o Then, the romans realized they were no longer facing the Spartacus’ army as trivial
fugitives. Thus, the senate retaliated.
o The victory was Spartacus’, although they lost so many soldiers during the battle,
including Spartacus’ lieutenant Crixus. So, Spartacus held a special funeral games to
honor him.
By the end of 72 BCE
o Spartacus wanted to march beyond Rome’s borders, but The vast numbers of Spartacus’
army were difficult to manage, some of Spartacus’ army didn’t want to. Some wanted to
continue pillaging, and others dreamed of marching on Rome. In the end, the rebels army
turned south–forgoing what would be their last chance at freedom.
o Marcus Licinius Crassus pursued Spartacus with eight new legions, eventually betrayed
and cornered the rebels in the toe of Italy.
o After failed attempts to build rafts, and a stinging betrayal by local pirates, the rebels
made a desperate run to break through Crassus’s lines–but it was useless.
o The rebels spirit was destroyed when the Roman reinforcements were coming back from
the Pontic war.

71 BCE
 Spartacus, who made the last stand, nearly managed to reach Crassus before his army was
 destroyed, and 6000 captives were crucified along the Appian Way by the Roman
authority.
 Crassus won the fight, but Spartacus won the night. Spartacus died as a free man
standing to fight for freedom of many people, and his legacy echoes through centuries.

Elvan Wahyu Ramadya Almussawa

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