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 revil
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Around 73 BCE
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- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
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- Saint Paul (5)
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- Roman Empire (27 BCE)
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