Spartacus

Spartacus statue at the Louvre in Paris, France

Spartacus (circa 120 BC – circa 70 BC, at the end of the Third Servile War), according to Roman historians, was a gladiator-slave who became the leader of an unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Spartacus is described as having been born near the Strymon river, in Thrace (now known as Bulgaria), possibly from the Maedi tribe.

References

  1. ↑ (Russian) Валентин Лесков. Спартак. М.: Молодая гвардия, 1987
  2. ↑ Strauss, Barry (2009-03-17). The Spartacus War. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-5839-5.