Spartacus: A Successful Slave Revolt In Rome

The most successful slave revolt in Rome was led by Spartacus. Spartacus was still defeated but he threatened the heart of Roman society. This meant he impacted slavery forever. The successful revolt was named the Third Servile War. Slavery and the revolts were later less successful due to the fact they were forced into work and never had freedom, unlike previous slaves. “Spartacus is known to have been the most famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War when the main slave uprising came up against the Roman Republic.” (“Spartacus and the Slave Rebellion”). Little is known about Spartacus before the war. The only things that are mentioned about him before the war is that he was very unreliable and that he disagreed with what others said a lot. As the story of the Third Servile war is read you will understand he was the opposite of that. After the war, people looked to him as an inspirational man. Spartacus was formerly a slave who became the leader of this large slave rebellion which led to a full-scale war between Roman slaves, who were considered rebels, and the Roman Army. Spartacus was a

Rome fought the “slave army” for a long period of time. Marcus Crassus was the wealthiest man in Rome. He was the only man to apply to be the leader of the Roman Army. Since Crassus was the so wealthy he made sure his men had the most effective weaponry, technology, and armor to ensure his victory. Crassus deployed six of his legions on the borders of the region. Crassus ordered two legions to maneuver behind Spartacus. This forced Spartacus and his men to be encamped near the Strait of Messina. Spartacus unsuccessfully tried to reach an agreement with Crassus. When Crassus refused, a portion of Spartacus' forces fled toward the mountains west of Petelia (in Bruttium, with Crassus' legions in