The Spartacus War

Primary sources are essential to understanding historical time periods because they give a give a glimpse into what life or an event was like in the time that the source was created. They can help to contextualize what was going on and clarify initial understandings of the time period. This primary source, is a poem written by Martial about Gladiator fights in Ancient Rome in 103 CE. It describes Carpophorus who specialized in fighting against animals, and Priscus and Verus, two equally matches Gladiators. The document helps understand the circumstances in Rome at that time.

In examining the histories presented by Livy and Tacitus, it is crucial to take into account the agendas of the respective authors. While both set out to portray as accurate of a historical representation as possible, it is evident that both renowned historians and rhetoricians intended to deliver several significant messages regarding their thoughts on Rome. Both authors do, indeed, acknowledge the greatness of Rome and champion the core of Roman values; however, Livy and Tacitus tactfully elaborate on different troubles that face the Roman Empire. The histories put forth by these great men aim to present the past as an aid to promote

With Spartacus’ name growing among the city it caused him to have enemies because he was being called the greatest gladiator of Rome. The former gladiator champion Crixus of Gaul was wanting his title back from Spartacus so he was training very hard to get back his crown from him. While Crixus and others fighting and training hard to get to where Spartacus is. Meanwhile Spartacus is looking at the bigger picture. He is starting to see how barbaric and cruel being a gladiator is and he really doesn 't want to do it anymore. Seeing this, Spartacus is trying to get the point across to the other gladiators and telling them that this is wrong and they are going to have to take a stand. The other gladiators are not hearing him right away because the Roman Empire has them brainwashed. The Romans tell the gladiators that it is a honor dying for their country, but really they are not. They are really dying for the entertainment of the people of Rome. With time Spartacus got the point across to some of the fighter but, he had trouble with some of them such as Crixus and other head gladiator Gannicus. This is because they refused to fight

Much like we see in daily in the media, power struggle has been a problem of humanity in many situations, and the Roman empire was no exception. The Roman Empire as a world power, extended its reach across parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia; however, the wars of conquest came with a price and especially effected the lie legionaries who had gone for years and where forced to sell their lands upon returning home (McKay, 110). After losing their lands many of the veterans were unable to find employment and would follow any leader until Gaius Marius recruited some of them to fight in Africa in return for land, however, the senate or the state refused to support Marius’ promise (McKay, 111). These events were one of the first destabilizing factors

"Rome was at the time-fighting in three different regions of the world; Spain, southeast Europe and Crete" (Janus), Rome did not deem a group of an escaped slaves a significant threat from Rome and for its Legion. Instead, Rome initial response to the slaves uprising was to deploy a thrown together, ragtag group of Roman soldiers; not their regular citizen soldiers that made up the Roman Legions. The leader of this cluster of men was Gaius Claudius Glaber; his plan was to block all roads to Mount Vesuvius, make camp for his men and starve Spartacus and his men off from the mountain. Due to Spartacus elevated position, he was able to see everything the Roman's were doing, and not doing. He ordered his men to fabricate ropes using the vine on the mountain to rappel down the back side of it and attack the Romans in their encampment. Spartacus and his men surrounded the Roman soldiers and struck swiftly using speed, surprise, and violence of action send the Romans into

The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire together lasted for over one-thousand years,and at its height, their extensive territories stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in the West, to the rivers of Mesopotamia in the East, and from the Sahara desert in the South, to the River Rhine in Northern Europe. The one factor that made this spectacular feat possible was the exploits of the Roman Military. The military had succeeded in their expansion campaigns and had successfully defended the borders against foreign invaders for centuries. The fact of the matter was that the Roman Military was the deciding factor in any successes or failures the Roman state incurred, and at its most basic element, it was ultimately the successful strategies and doctrines of the Roman Army that made their victories so pervasive. This paper will trace the development of the military from the early Roman period through the Marius ' reforms, with an emphasis placed on the primary battle formations and tactics employed by the Roman Legions.

Relying on hostile evidence to recreate Marcus Antonius’ life from his youth until the Battle of Actium entrains several issues. This essay will discuss Virgil’s Latin epic ‘The Aeneid’, a kind of propaganda, Cicero’s ‘Second Philippic’ a piece written with personal and political intentions in mind, and Plutarch’s Rome in Crisis regarding Antony. One must treat these sources with caution, not least because of the inherent bias present in their writing. It is necessary to take into account the context, type of source and how the author has shaped material for their own personal or political gain. Limitations.

Spartacus and the other gladiators successfully stole some of the Romans weapons. They escaped safely. They took the route to Mount Vesuvius bringing more slaves to fight for spartacus. Claudius Glaber, a military commander was brought under control of the 3,000 soldiers to fight the Spartans. When the Romans show up at Spartacus location, they surround them. Claudius decides that they should wait till the Spartans surrender. Claudius wanted them to starve. But Spartacus had a brilliant idea. The slaves used vines to swing behind the Romans. They killed majority of the Roman Army. But then the Romans brought 6,000 soldiers to fight the Spartans again… but the Spartans defeated

Spartacus led one of the most successful rebellions in history. He was born in 109 BC. His death was because he died on the battlefield near Petelia, Italy in 71 BC. A gladiator was his normal occupation. But he wasn’t Roman at all, Spartacus was Thracian! When he was young, he decided to join the Roman army. However, when he tried to leave, he was caught and sold into slavery. Against his will, he became a gladiator. A gladiator is a person who fights animals or other gladiators in a battlefield.

He was a Thracian who joined the Roman army. Spartacus tried to leave the army, but instead was captured and became a gladiator. He was a great fighter and survived many games. Spartacus soon became tired of risking his life for the entertainment of the public. So in 73 BC, 70 gladiators escaped a gladiator school with Spartacus as their leader. Spartacus with the 71 gladiators fled to Mount Vesuvius near the city of Pompeii where they formed an army, including slaves. Rome, outraged, sent over 3,000 men to fight Spartacus and his army. Since nearly all of the Roman soldiers were killed, Rome lost the battle. However, Rome tried again and sent another army of 6,000 men to fight. Spartacus’s army defeated them again for the second time. Finally, two of the greatest Roman generals defeated Spartacus and his men. Many of the gladiators and slaves in the army were crucified along the Appian Way, including Spartacus himself. (Ducksters pg. 1 and 2) The gladiator games became so popular that even Roman emperors wanted to join in the combat. The Emperor Commodus actually fought as a gladiator and ordered his battles to be inscribed in public records, ensuring his place in gladiator history. (Gladiator History pg.

The spark that ignited the Great Peloponnesian War was a civil war at Epidamnus, between Corcyra and Corinth. The Corcyraeans had a fleet that was second in size to that of Athens, and the Athenians feared that its capture by Corinth would threaten the Athenian Empire. As a result, the Athenians made an alliance with Corcyra that angered the Corinthians. In the summer of 432 B.C.E., the Spartans met to consider their allies grievances. The Spartans were persuaded that the Athenians had an insatiably aggressive power seeking to enslave all Greeks, which resulted in their declaration of war. The Athenians refused to yield to threats or commands, but the Spartans refused to arbitrate and could not reach any settlement with the Athenians.

introduction: Some people may say that gladiators were the heroes of rome, but I think that this is unrealistic because, they were really enslaved people with no choice but to fight. just imagine being kidnapped and sold as slaves, then being whipped and forced to fight other slaves in the arena, just for others entertainment! My argument is that gladiators were just poor abused people forced to kill and fight by the corrupt emperors and the ruthless roman masses even if they had no chance or didn’t want to. BP1: TS. For example: The gladiators didn’t want to fight.

Marcius managed to persuade some of us to follow him to help the Roman forces who were fighting to prevent the Volscian relief force from

Perhaps one of the most ambiguous characters throughout Roman society was the hated, yet beloved gladiator. Courageous and daring, the gladiators of ancient Rome risked their lives every time they stepped into the amphitheater. Although the popular presumption from movies such as Gladiator is that becoming a gladiator amounted to a death sentence, this profession did not automatically make them dead men walking. Two scholars Fik Meijer, author of The Gladiators: History’s Most Deadly Sport, and Mary Beard, author of The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found, project general mortality rates for gladiators based on statistics from dipinti and graffiti, concluding how often they died and amount of pardons granted. Scholar Susanna Shadrake

In doing so, he forges an identity for Spartacus that is not that of a noble Roman, which is how Spartacus had been previously portrayed in other renditions. (Futrell 81) The gladiators’ affinity for nature is highlighted by the scene where Antoninus sings a song about nature’s beauty, and Spartacus, who is filled with emotion, tells Varinia that he wants to learn. The phenomena he wishes to learn about are natural phenomena, like the wind, which creates a sense of freedom around Spartacus. He also wishes to learn about Varinia, which is portrayed as an ideal and natural relationship. Despite his lack of knowledge and his inability to read, Varinia still tells him that he “[knows] things that can’t be taught,” implying that Spartacus has a unique identity different from that of educated Roman generals, which has been forged in nature, and is free from corruption. This is also highlighted when Spartacus talks to Tigranes about the inevitable fate of the gladiators, and he chooses to identify himself as a slave, showing that this rebellion doesn’t aim to win the gladiators a Roman identity, but to let them forge their own. This identity was fabricated by Kubrick, but nonetheless differentiated the gladiators from the Romans. This can be contrasted with the scene where Crassus and Antoninus are in the bath, and Crassus attempts to abuse his power over