Razbunarea lui Spartacus !

1-Acest articol este copiat !

2-Istoria ramane pasiunea mea nr-1!

3-Il consider pe Spartacus cel mai mare pericol dintr-o perioada in care Roma era nr-1. 

 Our sources agree that Crixus suffered a crushing defeat at Mount Garganus, but after this the records begin to diverge from one another. The Consul Clodianus was the next to confront the rebels, meeting Spartacus in battle as he was leading his men northward. According to Plutarch Clodianus was able to trap and surround Spartacus, but the rebels were nevertheless able to emerge victorious. The historian also adds that he "defeated the Legates" of the Consul, suggesting the Romans may have been divided between several detachments, allowing the larger rebel army to defeat them in detail.

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Whatever the reality, Clodianus suffered a heavy defeat and the rebels secured much of his equipment. Appian claims that Spartacus also turned south and attacked Publicola as well, routing his army in battle. The rebels then paused for a moment, and it is at this stage that Spartacus may have heard of the defeat of Crixus, as he had 300 Roman prisoners put to death as revenge for this, according to some even having them ironically fight as gladiators. Appian then claims that Spartacus, now at the head of a colossal army of 120,000 men, decided to march on Rome itself, getting rid of his heaviest baggage and prisoners to speed up the advance, and defeated Publicola and Clodianus again at Picenum.
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According to Plutarch rather than fighting Publicola Spartacus continued his march north where he instead met the governor of Cisalpine Gaul Cassius Longinus in battle. The governor was able to amass a force of 10,000 men, perhaps two Legions, but was overwhelmed (we should note Spartacus seems to have had a large numerical advantage in most of his battles) and nearly killed. As was said earlier it seems more likely that Spartacus didn't plan on staying in Italy where he was likely to eventually be overwhelmed, lending more credence to Plutarch. But we shouldn't discount the notion that Spartacus may have grown overconfident from his success, leading to him abandoning his original plan, something that Plutarch also suggests happened as we shall see. It is also possible that both accounts are broadly accurate but fail to mention details the other does, while also making errors.