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Conflict Europe

Third Servile War (Spartacus)

73 BCE – 71 BCE · 2 years

About 70 gladiators escaped from Capua and grew to an army of 120,000, repeatedly defeating Roman forces. Crassus destroyed the slave army in 71 BC. Six thousand survivors were crucified along the Via Appia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Roman Republic (Crassus)
  • Rebel slave army (Spartacus)

Key moments

Defining events in the Third Servile War (Spartacus).

  1. 73 BC Escape from Capua
  2. 72 BC Defeats of consular armies
  3. 71 BC Final battle

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