Spartacus

c. 103–71 BCE

Portrait of Spartacus

Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against Rome.

Spartacus (c. 103–71 BCE) was a gladiator, born in Thrace and died in Lucania.

Known as
Gladiator
Category
Historical Figures
Born
c. 103 BCE, Thrace
Died
71 BCE, Lucania

Alive at the same time as Spartacus

Portrait: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0.