Spartacus
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Spartacus (ca. 120 BC[1] – ca. 70 BC), according to Roman
historians, was a gladiator-slave who became the leader (or possibly
one of several) in the unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic known as the Third Servile War.
Little is known about Spartacus beyond the events of the war, and the
surviving historical accounts are sketchy and often contradictory.
Spartacus' struggle, often perceived as the struggle of an oppressed
people fighting for their freedom against a slave-owning aristocracy,
has found new meaning for modern writers since the 19th century. The
figure of Spartacus, and his rebellion, has become an inspiration to
many modern literary and political writers, who have made the character
of Spartacus an ancient/modern folk hero.
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