His wife was a seer with the tribe, and according to Plutarch she was enslaved along with her husband. It is thought that Spartacus came from the Maedi tribe, a people who inhabited the far southwestern part of Thrace, close to the border with Macedonia. According to Florus, the reasons for his enslavement included both robbery and desertion from the army, although further details are unknown.
As a consequence, he was sold as a gladiator. The historian Appian states that Spartacus had at one time fought in the Roman army itself but later found himself imprisoned and enslaved. Plutarch adds that he came from a Nomadic stock. Early LifeĪll the major contemporary sources for the life of Spartacus agree that he was a Thracian. Although relatively little is known about him beyond his role in the war, it is generally believed that he was a gladiator and that his military leadership was impressive.
This uprising against the Roman Republic, commonly referred to as the Third Servile War, saw Spartacus joined by a number of Gauls in fighting against Roman dominance. 109-71 B.C.) was a gladiator from Thrace, most famous as a leader in a major slave revolt.
Battlefield near present territory of Senerchia
