# Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response > Follow the escape from Capua, the rebel campaigns, and Crassus’s counteroffensive, with the sources’ uncertainties kept in view. Canonical URL: https://aristotree.com/mossandmarble/spartacus-73-71-bce-the-revolt-and-the-roman-response Language: en Creator: mossandmarble Last modified: 2026-10-08T08:11:37.888Z Concepts: 10 Relationships: 14 This is a public, user-curated knowledge graph. Follow the cited sources when verifying claims. ## Concepts ### Crixus Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crixus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crixus?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response Follow the escape from Capua, the rebel campaigns, and Crassus’s counteroffensive, with the sources’ uncertainties kept in view. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Servile_War - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Servile_War?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Gaius Claudius Glaber Gaius Claudius Glaber was a military commander of the late Roman Republic, holding the office of praetor in 73 BC. During his term he was defeated in the Battle of Mount Vesuvius against the forces of Spartacus during the Third Servile War. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Claudius_Glaber - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Claudius_Glaber?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Spartacus Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Pompey Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman who was prominent in the final decades of the Roman Republic. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Roman Republic The Roman Republic was the era of classical Roman civilisation beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Appian Appian of Alexandria was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who prospered during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appian - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appian?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Capua Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, located on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain on the Volturno river. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capua - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capua?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Marcus Licinius Crassus Marcus Licinius Crassus was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ### Mount Vesuvius 6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc. Topics: history, historical episode Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius?action=history - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ## Relationships - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Spartacus: Rebel leader - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Crixus: Rebel commander - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Marcus Licinius Crassus: Roman commander - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Pompey: Late Roman intervention - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Capua: Initial escape - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Mount Vesuvius: Early rebel refuge - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Gaius Claudius Glaber: Early Roman opponent - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Roman Republic: State facing revolt - Spartacus, 73–71 BCE: The Revolt and the Roman Response — related_to → Appian: Ancient narrative source - Spartacus — related_to → Crixus: Led rebel forces - Spartacus — related_to → Capua: Escaped from Capua - Gaius Claudius Glaber — related_to → Mount Vesuvius: Besieged rebels here - Marcus Licinius Crassus — related_to → Roman Republic: Commanded for Rome - Appian — related_to → Spartacus: Wrote about Spartacus