Spartacus ( ; ; c. 111–71 BC) was a Thracian  gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory. However, all sources agree that he was a former gladiator and an accomplished military leader. Category:110s BC births Category:71 BC deaths Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:1st-century BC Romans  Category:Ancient Thracians killed in battle Category:Deaths by blade weapons Category:Ancient Greek generals Category:Rebel slaves in ancient Rome Category:Roman-era Thracians Category:Roman gladiators
Spartacus ( ; ; c. 111–71 BC) was a Thracian Greek gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory. However, all sources agree that he was a former gladiator and an accomplished military leader. Category:110s BC births Category:71 BC deaths Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:1st-century BC Romans Category:1st-century Greek people Category:Ancient Thracian Greeks Category:Ancient Thracians killed in battle Category:Deaths by blade weapons Category:Ancient Greek generals Category:Rebel slaves in ancient Rome Category:Roman-era Thracians Category:Roman gladiators
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Category:1st-century Greek people Category:Ancient Thracian Greeks