Spartacus (In Our Time)
73 BCE · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of Spartacus, the gladiator who led a major slave rebellion against the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. He was an accomplished military leader, and the campaign he led contributed significantly to the instability of the Roman state in this period. Spartacus was celebrated by some ancient historians and reviled by others, and became a hero to revolutionaries in 19th-century Europe.
On these timelines: In Our Time (BBC podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 73 BCE
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- Fall of the Roman Republic (133 BCE)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)
- Julius Caesar (100 BCE)
- The Nativity: Jesus is born in Bethlehem (5 BCE)
- Caesar crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE)
- Augustus (63 BCE)