Picture No | 10214747 |
Date | 73 B.C |
Description | Spartacus and rebellion of Gladiators |
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In 73 B.C Spartacus was sold, into the service of Lentulus Batiates, a man who taught at a ludus for gladiators. Spartacus and two Gallic gladiators led a riot at the school. Of about 200 gladiator slaves, less than 80 escaped. On the road from Capua to Naples, they seize wagons, soldiers tried to stop them, but without avail.
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Source | Illustartion by Fortunio Matania in 'Britannia and Eve', January 1933 page 19 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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