I was watching Spartacus movie on history channel. We know how hollywood gets creative.. did he have a son? Did anyone actually report that Spartacus was crucified other than his army was crucified? I would guess that people would make a huge deal of crucifing a slave leader but the Romans didnt say antyhing other than "6,000 Spartacus'soldiers were crucified" They hushed it.
2006-06-23 23:02:13 · 8 answers · asked by megaherzfan 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
i know that his body was never found..that is why i am saying that he escaped because he never meant to stay that long in Roman Empire.
2006-06-24 18:51:22 · update #1
Spartacus' body was never found
2006-06-24 00:21:32 · answer #1 · answered by longhunter17692002 5 · 8⤊ 0⤋
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I was watching Spartacus movie on history channel. We know how hollywood gets creative.. did he have a son? Did anyone actually report that Spartacus was crucified other than his army was crucified? I would guess that people would make a huge deal of crucifing a slave leader but the Romans...
2015-08-12 20:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spartacus fell in battle fighting the Roman legions of Licinius Crassus in 73AD. There is no record of him having children.
2006-06-24 03:32:58 · answer #5 · answered by oleboys 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46 CE-c.122 CE) reports a wife, so a son is possible.
"They say that when he was first taken to Rome to be sold, a snake was seen coiled round his head while he was asleep and his wife, who came from the same tribe and was a prophetess subject to possession by the frenzy of [the god of ecstasy] Dionysus, declared that this sign meant that he would have a great and terrible power which would end in misfortune. This woman shared in his escape and was then living with him."
Plutarch also reports on the battle at Lucania where Spartacus is killed.
"...made straight for Crassus himself, charging forward through the press of weapons and wounded men, and, though he did not reach Crassus, he cut down two centurions who fell on him together. Finally, when his own men had taken to flight, he himself, surrounded by enemies, still stood his ground and died fighting to the last."
Appian of Alexandria (c.95 CE-c.165 CE) also gives us an account of the battle at Lucania:
"The fight was long, and bitterly contested, since so many tens of thousands of men had no other hope.
Spartacus himself was wounded by a spear-thrust in the thigh, but went down on one knee, held his shield in front of him, and fought off his attackers until he and a great number of his followers were encircled and fell. The rest of his army was already in disorder and was cut down in huge numbers; consequently their losses were not easy to estimate (though the Romans lost about 1,000 men), and Spartacus' body was never found."
2006-06-23 23:50:20 · answer #6 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So amazed that I found this topic already answered! It is like you've read my mind!
2016-08-23 00:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sadly he has died, he lost his 18 month battle against lymphoma cancer yesterday.
2016-03-14 01:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite sure how to answer this
2016-07-27 03:13:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋