the great enemies of rome #2. the punic wars end in 146bc with the destruction of carthage by...
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SPARTACUS
THE GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #2
THE PUNIC WARS
End in 146BC with the destruction of Carthage By this time Rome controls the whole
Mediterranean
PREVIOUSLY…
GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #1 – HANNIBAL BARCA Led a large invasion into Rome from Spain Responsible for the deaths of 100 000+ Romans LEGACY:
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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)
GREAT ENEMIES OF ROME #2SPARTACUS
As word spreads about Spartacus’s heroics
other gladiators and slaves join his cause
THE 3rd SERVILE WAR
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
SLAVES TAKE REFUGE ON MT. VESUVIUS
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.
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 2000 Men, Spartacus’s army destroys them too.
Popularity rises and upwards of 70 000 slaves and commoners join his rebellion
THE 3rd Servile War
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
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
Meanwhile in Rome
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.
Battles Continu
e
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
Decisions, Decisions…
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
Marcus Crassus
Crassus wins a series
of smaller battles for Rome.
Spartacus retreats towards Sicily with Crassus’s legions in hot pursuit…
Crassus vs. Spartacus
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
Backstabbed
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: Oh Crap. How about a peace treaty Crassus buddy old pal?
MARCUS CRASSUS: Eat it.
Siege
Thousands of Spartacus’s men run for their
lives to the hill, 12 000 + 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
One Last Stand – 71 BC
Crassus crucifies 6000 of the rebels along the
road from Capua to Rome
PUNISHMENT
Often seen as the first human rights
movement
REALISTICALLY: He was fighting to get home and to defeat Rome not to end slavery.
LEGACY