Along with his companions, he sought refuge on Mount Vesuvius and later they defeated the two consuls in 72.  
In the eighteenth century, his name was invoked by Adam Weishaupt, and in the twentieth century he inspired German socialists.  A Thracian by birth, he deserted from the Roman army, but was recaptured.  Along with his companions, he sought refuge on Mount Vesuvius and later they defeated the two consuls in 72.  His goal was to cross the Alps and have the slaves disperse to their homelands, but they balked at leaving Italy.  In 71 BC, he was defeated and killed by Crassus.  FTP name this former gladiator.
In the eighteenth century, his name was invoked by Adam Weishaupt, and in the twentieth century he inspired German socialists.  
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