Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who led an anti-Roman revolt of outstanding magnitude involving auxiliary soldiers, slaves, and even free men drawn out of rural populations, all across Italy. His army was ultimately crushed by Crassus, and he was himself killed in the battle.
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