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Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt

For other uses, see Spartacus (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Spartocus or Sportacus.

Spartacus (Ancient Greek: Σπάρτακος, romanized:&#;Spártakos; Latin: Spartacus; c.&#;–71&#;BC) was a Thraciangladiator (Thraex) who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Historical accounts of his life come primarily from Plutarch and Appian, who wrote more than a century after his death. Plutarch's Life of Crassus and Appian's Civil Wars provide the most comprehensive details of the slave revolt.

Despite being a significant figure in Roman history, no contemporary sources exist, and all accounts were by those not directly involved, significantly later, and without perspectives from slaves or eyewitnesses. Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving accounts are contradictory.

All sources agree he was a former gladiato