Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt with an army numbering in the tens of thousands. He defeated Roman forces over half a dozen times, marching his people up and down the Italian ...

Spartacus © Roman slave and gladiator, and leader of a famous slave revolt. He has become a modern-day inspirational figure. Little is known of the early years of ...

While the stories of the powerful men of the Roman Empire are well-known, it is the name of a former slave that is arguably one of the most recognizable from that period. Outside of Julius Caesar, you ...

Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is pulled from the mines and chosen to be trained as a gladiator, setting the stage for rebellion. Get your Popcorn Pick! Watch Spartacus here: <a ...

There is arguably no other figure from Classical Antiquity that has been more lionized and idealized by posterity as the symbol of popular resistance in the face of oppressive injustice, than ...

Little is known of the early years of Spartacus. He is thought to have been born in Thrace (modern day Balkan region) and it has been suggested he was in the Roman army. He was sold into slavery and ...