1. THE GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #2
SPARTACUS
THE GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #2

2. PREVIOUSLY… THE PUNIC WARS
End in 146BC with the destruction of Carthage
By this time Rome controls the whole Mediterranean
GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #1 – HANNIBAL BARCA
Led a large invasion into Rome from Spain
Responsible for the deaths of Romans
LEGACY:

3. RESEARCH…
Use the internet to research brief summaries of Civil/Human Rights movements, rebellions, revolutions etc.
What was their goal?
What was the cause?
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4. GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #2 SPARTACUS
73BC:
SPARTACUS
Thracian Auxiliary Soldier in the Roman Army
Condemned to Slavery as a gladiator
Spartacus and 77 others escape from the ludus (gladiator school)

5. THE 3rd SERVILE WAR
As word spreads about Spartacus’s heroics other gladiators and slaves join his cause
ROME: “130 Years Ago we crushed Hannibal…we can handle some slaves”
Send 3000 Soldiers to attack the Slave Army of Spartacus
Think it’s more of a policing issue then a big deal

6. SLAVES TAKE REFUGE ON MT. VESUVIUS

7. THE 3rd SERVILE WAR
ROMANS Block the ‘only’ entrance down from the mountain.
It’s cold and there's no supplies up there, intended to starve the Spartacus and his band of slaves into submission.

8. THE 3rd Servile War
Spartacus’s Men create vines to rope down from Vesuvius outflank the Roman army and destroy them
A 2nd Army is sent with Men, Spartacus’s army destroys them too.
Popularity rises and upwards of slaves and commoners join his rebellion

9. A SPLIT IN THE ARMY SPARTACUS Goal – Escape North over the Alps
CRIXUS Goal – Stay in the south to plunder Roman states
It is unclear in the histories whether either intended to invade the city of Rome

10. Meanwhile in Rome Senate panics over the size of the Rebellion
Not just a policing issue like they originally thought
Devote 2 full consular legions to defeat Spartacus & Crixus

11. Battles Continue The 1 Consular army defeats and kills Crixus
The 2nd Consular Army attacks Spartacus and loses
The remaining legion attacks Spartacus too, and they also lose.

12. Decisions, Decisions…
With 2 Legions defeated Spartacus has an opportunity at an open shot at invading Rome…
Decides to continue to head over the Alps and escape Italy
WHY? He knew his forces were not trained soldiers, but only poor armed escape slaves

13. Marcus Crassus
Brutal General gives control of 6 full legions plus the remainder of those previously defeated by Spartacus
Executes those already defeated by Spartacus for cowardice

14. Crassus vs. Spartacus
Crassus wins a series of smaller battles for Rome.
Spartacus retreats towards Sicily with Crassus’s legions in hot pursuit…

15. Backstabbed
Spartacus makes a deal with Sicilian pirates to transfer him and his 2000 men to Sicily where they would gather supplies and gather more troops
Pirates accepted the payment then took off leaving Spartacus stranded
Spartacus is stuck and builds a fortified stronghold in Rhegium

16. Siege
Crassus begins the siege cutting Spartacus and his men off from their supplies
RUMOR: The Great general Pompey is returning to Italy to bring reinforcements for Rome & Crassus
SPARTACUS: Uh-Oh. How about a peace treaty Crassus buddy old pal?
MARCUS CRASSUS: Eat it.

17. One Last Stand – 71 BC
Thousands of Spartacus’s men run for their lives to the hill, are chased down and killed.
Spartacus and his remaining soldiers make their last stand at Battle of Siler River but are crushed.
Spartacus is killed but his body is never found

18. PUNISHMENT
Crassus crucifies 6000 of the rebels along the road from Capua to Rome

19. LEGACY Often seen as the first human rights movement
REALISTICALLY: He was fighting to get home and to defeat Rome not to end slavery.