He defeated the first army sent against him, under the leadership of Claudius Glaber, by having troops rapel down a mountain on vines and attack from the rear.
He defeated the first army sent against him, under the leadership of Claudius Glaber, by having troops rapel down a mountain on vines and attack from the rear. He appointed Crixus and Oenomaus as his chief aides after escaping from a school at Capua and establishing his base on Mount Vesuvius. After winning at Icenum and overcoming the consuls Lentulus and Publicola, he died at the Siler River in battle with Crassus, who was aided by Pompey in capturing refugees from the battle, six thousand of whom were crucified on the Appian Way in 71 BCE. FTP, name this gladiator who led a slave revolt against Rome.
He defeated the first army sent against him, under the leadership of Claudius Glaber, by having troops rapel down a mountain on vines and attack from the rear.
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