In one battle, this leader's troops made ropes of vine and rappelled down a cliff to surprise the forces of Gaius Glaber.
In one battle, this leader's troops made ropes of vine and rappelled down a cliff to surprise the forces of Gaius Glaber. His subordinate Crixus was defeated near Mount Garganus, and this man later routed two legions under Mummius. After escaping from Lentulus Batiatus, he set up camp on the side of (*) Mt. Vesuvius. This man's final defeat at the Siler River led to the crucifixion of his troops along the Appian Way by the victorious forces led by Crassus and Pompey. For ten points, name this general in the Third Servile War, a former gladiator who led a slave rebellion against the Roman Republic.
In one battle, this leader's troops made ropes of vine and rappelled down a cliff to surprise the forces of Gaius Glaber.
{Spartacus}