Spartacus beats both consuls
72 BCE · Event
Rome commits both consuls of the year — the state's full field strength — and Spartacus defeats each in turn, marching the length of Italy to the Alps, where his army could scatter to freedom. Instead, for reasons the sources never explain, it turns back into Italy; the ancient writers, baffled, say the men preferred plunder to escape.
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