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<p> Leader of the revolt of the slaves at Rome, which broke out about 73 B.C.; was a Thracian by birth, a man of powerful physique, in succession a shepherd, a soldier, and a captain of banditti; was in one of his predatory expeditions taken prisoner and sold to a trainer of gladiators, and became one of his slaves; persuaded his fellow-slaves to attempt their freedom, and became their chief and that of other runaways who joined them; for two years they defied and defeated one [[Roman]] army after another sent to crush them, and laid | The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80134" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Leader of the revolt of the slaves at Rome, which broke out about 73 B.C.; was a Thracian by birth, a man of powerful physique, in succession a shepherd, a soldier, and a captain of banditti; was in one of his predatory expeditions taken prisoner and sold to a trainer of gladiators, and became one of his slaves; persuaded his fellow-slaves to attempt their freedom, and became their chief and that of other runaways who joined them; for two years they defied and defeated one [[Roman]] army after another sent to crush them, and laid Italy waste, till at the end of that time Licinius Crassus, taking up arms in earnest, overpowered them in a decisive battle at the river Silarus, in which [[Spartacus]] was slain. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_80134"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/spartacus Spartacus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80134"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/spartacus Spartacus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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