the extent of roman republic @ 100 bc.
according differing sources , interpretation, spartacus captive taken legions. spartacus trained @ gladiatorial school (ludus) near capua belonging lentulus batiatus. heavyweight gladiator called murmillo. these fighters carried large oblong shield (scutum), , used sword broad, straight blade (gladius), 18 inches long. in 73 bc, spartacus among group of gladiators plotting escape.
about 70 slaves part of plot. though few in number, seized kitchen utensils, fought way free school, , seized several wagons of gladiatorial weapons , armor. escaped slaves defeated legions sent after them, plundered region surrounding capua, recruited many other slaves ranks, , retired more defensible position on mount vesuvius.
once free, escaped gladiators chose spartacus , 2 gallic slaves—crixus , oenomaus—as leaders. although roman authors assumed escaped slaves homogeneous group spartacus leader, may have projected own hierarchical view of military leadership onto spontaneous organization, reducing other slave leaders subordinate positions in accounts. positions of crixus , oenomaus—and later, gannicus , castus—can determined sources.
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