B3+Spartacus

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 *  SPARTACUS

**The Early Years **

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 * Spartacus was an amazing gladiator, but nobody knows when he was born. Although, they know where he was born. Spartacus was born in a region northeast of Greece, called Thrace
 * As he was growing up he served in the Roman army
 * A few years later he deserted the army
 * Spartacus was then captured and enslaved
 * Then he was forced to train and become a gladiator, whom is a person who kills
 * It was then he stared to realize what the right thing to do was

**Making History**


 * After a few years of gladiator school he escaped to Mt.Vesuvius with 70 other gladiators
 * He then took control of the gladiators who were rebelling
 * Several slaves joined the rebellion
 * Almost 100,000 thousand slaves joined the rebellion
 * He organized the slaves and gladiators into a formidable army
 * Spartacus led the army into Rome where they defeated the Roman army
 * They gained control over southern and central Italy
 * They took all of the treasures and things of value in Italy
 * In 72 B.C. the rebels split into two groups


 * The Romans defeated one of them
 * Spartacus led the other one to victory
 * Spartacus then led the army south but was defeated by Marcus Licinius Crassus
 * Spartacus was killed in the battle(71 B.C)
 * His body was never found

**The Legacy **

Bibliography > __Student Resource Center Gold__. Gale. TVMS Lib, Elverson PA. 16 Dec. 2008 > http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/?db=SRC-1. > Cavendish, 2004.
 * Spartacus will be remembered for many reasons
 * He was a savior and hero to the slaves
 * After deserting the Roman army he was captured and enslaved, but he had the courage to escape and build an army out of simple slaves
 * He led the slaves to many victories against highly trained and disciplined soldiers
 * Just like many of our beloved army men and women he died while fighting for freedom
 * Bourgoin, Suzanne. "Spartacus." __Encyclopedia of World Biography__. 1998.
 * Cavendish, Marshall. __Exploring Ancient Civilazations__. New York: Marshall
 * Sinnigen, William G. "Spartacus." __World Book__. 2008.