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The image was made by Jean-Léon Gérôme, and it shows a victorious gladiator.
On 2nd Punic War saw the Carthaginian general Hannibal that the Roman Empire stood at the edge of the abyss.
As Scipio saw to it that Hannibal lost the war, many citizens of Carthago Nova in Spain today were sold into slavery.
you were treated badly and got no reward. In the silver mines had 40,000 slaves working, which were neglected in the food area. If a slave committed a greater offense, he was crucified.
This led to revolts, first in rural slaves, who conquered the city of Enna, Sicily. The Syrian Eunus was appointed king.
grew in the next few years, the number of the slave army of 200,000 men allegedly
the slaves were later defeated by the consul Publius Rupilius, who recaptured some of its cities.
20 000 slaves were crucified 132 BC and fell of cliff.
The next major revolt took imJahre 104 BC instead.
The Roman Senate had decided to release a lot of slaves from allied nations.
Sicily tables slave traders sabotaging the preparations and a short time later broke the 2 Slave war in Sicily.
Also this army of 30,000 men was defeated by Publius Rupilius.
Then came the last and largest and most famous slave revolt that took place but at home. He is also known as Spartacus revolt, as was the leader Spartacus.
This left his gladiator school together with 78 gladiators without permission.
With an army of 200,000 slaves, including skilled gladiators, he moved to Gaul and Thrace, zurückzulotsen them in their homes. On the way his army defeated several Roman legions.
turned Later, the slave army inexplicably return south Brundisium do.
managed eight legions to the praetor Licinius Crassus
Spartacus and 60,000 slaves to kill, and the remaining 6000 were crucified.
The last reserves of the slave army was defeated 71 BC by Pompey, one of the main characters of the triumvirate ...
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