Spartacus: Rebel of Rome

Spartacus began as one of a small group of gladiators who escaped from a training school at Capua in 73 BC.

What followed became the greatest slave revolt the Roman Republic ever faced. Spartacus and his followers defeated successive Roman forces, drew tens of thousands to their cause and exposed serious weaknesses in Rome’s ability to respond.

The surviving accounts were written by Romans and leave much uncertain about Spartacus himself. His motives, plans and even some of the key movements of the rebellion remain open to interpretation.
Spartacus: Rebel of Rome follows the revolt from its beginnings to its destruction, examining what the ancient sources actually tell us and how Spartacus later became one of history’s most enduring symbols of resistance.