The Real Spartacus
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Spartacus was the leader of a slave revolt against the Roman Republic in 73BC. The rebellion is interpreted as an example of oppressed people fighting for their freedom against a slave-owning oligarchy, and has been an inspiration to many political thinkers down the centuries, featuring in literature, television and film. Credits below:
Experts Featured:
Mark Corby, Military Historian
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, British School, Rome
Keith Hopkins, Professor of Ancient History, Cambridge University
Dr Maria Wyke, University of Reading
Narrator: Charles Dance
Photography: Graham Veevers
Music Howard Davidson
Sound: Andre Davie
Dubbing Mixer: Dion Stuart
On-Line Editor: Dan Yeomans
Colourist: Neil Parker
Graphic Design: Phil Buckley
Location Manager: Maria Laura Frullini
Production Manager: karen Stockton
Film Editor: Mark Elliot
Associate Producer: James Millar
Executive Producer: Bill Jones
Producer and Director: Bill Lyons
Release Date: 2000
Special Thanks to:
Professor Anton Van Hoof
Professor Keith Bradley
Professor Thomas Wiedemann
Carmelo Impiombato
Legio XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix
Instituto Ars Dimicandi, Curno
Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments
Soprintendenze Archeologiche, Di Roma, Napoli E Caserta, Pompei, Basilicata
Museo Della Civilta Romana, Rome
Museo Provinciale Campano, Capua
Italcementi, Bergamo Bardon Aggregates
Spartacus was a legend and Andy Whitfield immortalized him.
Think you'll find Kirk Douglas did that in 1960.
Who?
Liam did a good job as well.
Andy did an excellent job.
He was the best
Spartacus embodies that old adage of "it's better die on your feet than live on your knees"
Spartacus literally didn't have a choice...
I know some women that would rather work on their knees than on their feet.
The fact that this is narrated by Tywin Lannister just makes it top notch!!!!
I can't even believe i didn't realize that until i saw your comment lol.
Hahaha i was just about to comment that 😂
Any Man who stands up to EVIL, no matter the consequences, is a hero worth remembering...FOREVER!!!
The Sober King He wasn’t standing up to evil. He was a warrior. His job was to kill.
Freedom!!! >
@@caryboy2006 He was a warrior who fought for his freedom and the freedom of the other slaves. Spartacus, Crixus, Oenomaus, Gannicus and the other rebells are one of the greatest heroes of all time.
Germania Bullshit.
@@caryboy2006 it is fact. They fought against slavery and gave their lives for their freedom. They were one of the greatest heroes in human history.
Spartacus is considered one of the greatest dynamic leaders of the ancient world by historians and scholars, and I definitely agree. Spartacus was a great man well ahead of his time. So much so that while he fought his last great batte against the richest, most powerful man in the Roman Empire, we remember not his name, but the name of Spartacus! Spartacus, a great leader, a courageous and great man of great prinicple, of moral conviction; things our current modern leaders sorely lack.
Mike Valdez It wasn't a Roman Empire at the time. It was Roman Republic.
Raymond Scott lmfao, Well, it would depend on your definition of empire; Meriam-Webster refers to it as a region controlled by one ruler, OR Government.....and historians refer to Rome during this period variously as "an empire" and/or a "republic", of course we are not speaking of such a "republic" as the more modern 18th century definition and thereafter....really, you are just splitting hairs and debating semantics, a waste of time, ho-hum...suit yourself...boring...lol
You made a good point. There was no Emperor until aka Octavian aka Augustus Caesar
The Roman Republic had senators.
Mike Valdez I couldn’t agree more
The man that shows us the way even now! a TRUE hero a TRUE legend for a thousand years later we still speak his name. And the FREEDOM it represents!
spartacus is a history shouldnt be forgotten
he's been over taken by some wizard
No I don't think it will be forgotten after more than 2000 years we still talking about it.that history will never died.
Yes!
What was that, i forgot.
Whatever his ultimate successes or failures, he has managed to keep his name mentioned throughout generation after generation, all the way up until today, it's as close to immortality as anyone could possibly ever hope to achieve.
And, whether he succeeded in overthrowing the Roman Empire or not, that makes every decision he made from the time of his initial rebellion worthwhile.
He made a group of a few hundred captured Romans fight each other to the death, just like they had done to him. And STILL managed to keep defeating whatever force Rome could send against him. It's absolutely brilliant.
Of course, Rome would eventually defeat him, and crucify thousands of his followers all along the Appian Way from Rome to Capua to celebrate their victory. And, it's not like he ended slavery altogether, or even tried to do anything but get himself and his followers their own freedom, Rome would go on enslaving people for centuries to come, until the inevitable downfall of the Empire.
But, the fact that this documentary is called "The Real Spartacus" instead of something like; "Rome's Slave Rebellion" or "The Third Servile War" is testament to his achievements, whether they were ultimately successful or not.
The fact that his name is still being spoken makes it all worth it.
Kirk Douglas did that for him
If he would have gone north, he could have linked up with Rome's enemies or simply fvcked off and lived in freedom.
a masterful documentary for the man himself
Spartacus will always be remembered even 3000 years from now
Who ?
No the end will be here way before that. So start behaving
Amazing isn't it? Even though he was defeated (sadly) he is still held in the highest regard by any one who doesn't speak Latin (and thats kinda everyone at least nowadays). He rose from nothing (lowly slave) into being more powerful than the emperor of rome. He may have been defeated by Crassus and Pompey but their names are all but forgotten where as the name of Spartacus echo's century after century after his death. it has been exactly 2087 since his mighty heart beat for the final time but we remember him and his awesome deeds. His name has echoed through out the world for century after century and will echo until the end of time. Most satisfying is that thought that something of Spartacus lives in everyone of us.
he was not more powerful than the emperor seeing how there was no emperor even if there was the emperor would be much more powerful
In my opinion he won in the end his name is still known all over the world 1000's of years later as a great man and Marcus crassus ist really that well known unless uve read up on Spartacus or watched the programme. But if you haven't even watched the film or program or a book about Spartacus u still know who he is he's a legend
he died a savior fighting for a free world, i hope for a second coming of a hero like this
stephanie Whyte Julius Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, Nero... all more famous than Spartacus.
his name lives on such fame specially because of Hollywood, who never makes good serious films about Rome. It always shows Rome on a bad light.
NOT IN ME! CIVIS ROMANUS SUM!
Let his legacy live among our spirits of those who adored him.
Bottom line: His obsession for revenge and poor military judgement walked 40,000 people directly into a trap instead of fleeing and regaining more strength. Ego gets the better of every man with ultimate power.
@@thegoldenorder1240 not really true he was surrounded to the north and to the south by legions, he was going to be crushed either way. His time was coming to an end. He knew crassus was on his way with 60,000 hardend soliders, and another 50k at his rear. He's still a great hero tho. He went out figthing like a warrior he didn't run. And that's why we still talk about him today. One man took on Rome and succeeded for a time.
@@unknownuser-fv2lq Going out fighting is a BS cliché. Not one time in Boot Camp or any form of military training do they say.."when all else fails go down fighting." Your job as a leader is to protect the lives of the people in your country and the soldiers who are making the ultimate sacrifice.
@@thegoldenorder1240 what do you think he was doing, the whole time he was saving and freeing slaves from rome?
@@unknownuser-fv2lq Try looking into the face of someone who is about to die and tell them to walk into a suicide mission. Its stupid, reckless, and instead of using intelligence such as attacking at night or evacuating the civilians and letting your city fall while retreating to higher ground and attacking in the trees and mountains. All ego and 0 brains. Khan and Tsu were infinitely better leaders as were many others.
to know more about the Glory of Spartacus, I must recommend watching the Series, Spartacus. It is just breathtaking.
The best warrior story ever told
Its an excellent series.
Remember when all documentaries were set to this such high standard.
spartacus blood and sand was epic awesome show to watch the gladiator battle scenes are amazing!!!
The hints of varro being real Christus helios Mithra as Sol Invictus and the real spartacus
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
It was MIGHTY!
Third Season.....here it gets a bit over the top. Starts to look like a B-action movie, outnumbered and out gunned "Good-guys" take out hundreds or thousands of Roman trained soldiers ("Bad-guys") with only minor losses... It's even getting a bit slapstick to watch Spartacus, Crixus and Gannicus running toward Roman formations (known for being impenetrable) and just jumping on top of them hacking and slashing cutting them down by the numbers.. For me personally the rebels have also lost my sympathy after roaming, pillaging and killing "innocent Romans" just minding their business, specially after the taking of the City Sinuessa when they murdered everybody except a handful of Romans.
@@soheil527 It's puerile pablum for plebs. No one with an IQ north of 100 and an interest in the period should be watching such crap.
Spartacus: blood and sand is just the first season. All four seasons have different names. I'm halfway thru season 3 which is Spartacus: Vengence. Still I know what u mean. Spartacus the tv series is really good. My only problem is I kinda didnt like Spartacus: gods of the arena cuz it was basically the prelude to Spartacus becoming a slave n I don't think he was in that season at all, but it was still REALLY good and I understand why they did gods of the arena AFTER blood and sand.
Great documentary. You have to wonder though, if Crixsus and the other German peoples have remained together with Spartacus and the remaining forces, could that have made a difference? Perhaps, perhaps not.....United we stand, divided we fall.
Crixus wasn't actually Germanic, he was a Celt from Gaul. They failed to mention it in the Doc. But you're right, one has to wonder what could have happened had Crixus and his men stayed with the main army under Spartacus.
Who knows? Maybe they'd been able to defeat Crassus. It's certainly fun to speculate.
Ah, Charles Dance, the voice that makes history fun
THEY HAVE MY SON!
Just watched this after a marathon of the Starz Spartacus series. Amazing story!
Ending was shit
Same here Lol
What do you think would of happened if Spartacus and his army made it to Sciliy. Sciliy would fall almost instantly. What would happen next ?
@@jameswhite3415 Who knows? It probably could have gone either way. Spartacus and his men could have established a State and possibly continued to battle Rome. Or, it could have just delayed the inevitable and given them a few more months of life at best.
It's interesting to think about the what ifs of history. In any case Spartacus was a great man who deserved far better than what he got.
Same!
I fucking failed last semester in school because I couldn't stop watching the series and research about spartacus and the ancient world! it was worth it though. Best movie and true story I've ever read.
Can you share your research
It isn't a true story.
Glad you were inspired brother. Rightly so. Spartacus’s spirit of freedom lives on!
The Roman Empire, was in my opinion the most twisted and grotesque in human history. Also in my opinion, the Romans got exactly what they deserved when their evil empire fell. I imagine Spartacus stands a happy man in the afterlife. Knowing that the empire that robbed him and so many others of freedom. Now lays in ruins.
Well, they started off pretty well.... then there began to be cracks in society. Lowered morality, forgotten ethics..... lots of things that broke a once great civilization down and caused it to fall.
Rome and the Romans were surrounded by enemies since the day Rome was founded (just like modern day Israel)! It was always a matter of "Conquer or Be Conquered"! By the way Rome was sacked by the Gauls in 390 BC! Hannibal invaded Italy, not vice versa. Nothing "twisted or grotesque" about the Roman Empire! Roman culture lies at the heart of much of contemporary culture around the world, and represents an unparalleled example of both physical and cultural sustainability, combining timeless art and architecture with one of the richest archaeological patrimonies in the world, not to mention the influence of Latin & Roman Law. The Roman Empire was built by the sacrifice of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Roman citizens who fought and died for the glory of Rome! Once pacified, conquered barbarians were keen to adopt the superior Roman culture. When the Roman Empire finally fell, it marked the beginning of the Dark Ages! P.S. The people of defeated nations were not automatically made slaves faithful to the Roman maxim: "Spare the defeated, punish the haughty" ROMA LOCUTA, CAUSA FINITA
After what? Dominating for 1k years?! And defeating those enemies and conquering them so many time until they finally fell? Suck it up. Rome was the greatest empire in history
I hear you on that but I choose to celebrate the progeny that Rome left behind, just the letters we are using to communicate are one of there many legacies that are still testing the sands of time.
No the most evil is the US empire.
Damn Pirates.
Never trust Sicilians
Crassus had more coin to pay them
@Jacob Zondag it's a joke, American Sicilians are Italian wannabes who play up the mobster look and carry their attitude everywhere they go. The NY, NJ Sicialians are so obnoxious.
@Maria Kelly Not some slicked hair poser
@Maria Kelly A Gaul. Well that explains y u.....smell like a woman!!! LOL
Amazing how the Roman buildings still stand, just like the western Roman Institutions.
Omg Tywin is the narrarator. Took me 13 min to recognize it.
It is him! I thought it might be but wasn't sure.
Valar Morghulis.
I was just going to post a message saying what a great voice the narrator has. But the info above says it's Charles Dance...?
Imagine how fearsome he must have been. Plus high intelligence and ruthless with it.
Im glad Spartacus is bigger than Caesar today because they all wanted to gain glory of Alexander the Great but world has changed and we want freedom above all. Long live Spartacus.
If only those pirates could have supported Spartacus and his people his mission would be a success.
If he had just gone over the alps after their victory against the counsel he would have won.
In my opinion he won in the end his name is still known all over the world 1000's of years later as a great man and Marcus crassus ist really that well known unless uve read up on Spartacus or watched the programme. But if you haven't even watched the film or program or a book about Spartacus u still know who he is he's a legend
He might not have gotten his freedom by them saying he can't go free but he TOOK it and he was right by doing that he did have freedom and he was a free man anyway they are the ones who basically grabbed him and sed right u are now a slave he was born free and died free and fighting for a good cause for no man to be a slave unfortunately he lost a battle but won the war in witch his name will be forever known unlike all them political slaves in rome(Marcus crassus)
Crassus isn't that well known?? The man was pivotal figure in the Roman transition from Republic to Empire. He was one of the richest men in antiquity and his power and influence rivalled Pompey's and exceeded Caesar's! Not that well known...
+Hugo Carvalho that's what I'm saying if u read carefully or maybe I didn't write it correct I was saying at least Spartacus was known and will be forever known UNLIKE Crassus who isn't known and he thought he would be forever known for the war against Spartacus he thought he was the hero in the right and was gunna be the legend for taking out the Rebel salve but as for most people in the wrong that never happened
His historical role and influence is not gauged by how many times Mr. Zubair has heard of him.
Yes but the name Rome is eternal. And the name Rome alone has influenced history far more than sparticus. You can't hear of sparticus without hearing Rome. But Rome can be heard of without sparticus
Perhaps his real motivation of not escaping to freedom was not to continue to enjoy his status as a successful military leader but to free others slaves in Sicily . There is no way to know contrary to the speculation in this documentary
The commentators' emphasis on Spartacus as an individual--"Here's what one man can accomplish"--contradicts the message of the Kirk Douglas film version, which was all about what the downtrodden can accomplish when they work together. I prefer the solidarity message, personally. My sympathy for Spartacus and his army is diminished a lot by the fact that they had the chance to get away and decided to stay in Italy: pure hubris.
another problem was that spartacus' army split before their last battle they lost... if they would of stayed together, they could of probably conquer rome... or at least win much more battles
one has to wonder what could have happened had Crixus and his men stayed with the main army under Spartacus.
Who knows? Maybe they'd been able to defeat Crassus.
Thank you for posting this. Rome is a big interest of mine and this fills in more of my knowledge. Spartacus was a fighter for freedom in an age when freedom was a distant dream for most slave.
Is that Charles Dance? This is just amazing!!
Nowadays, Spartacus is famous in my circles for saving a Chinese village from a destructive meteorite orchestrated by the opressive emperor Qin Shi Huang. He sacrificed himself yet again in an effort to inspire heroism in the people who have been robbed of ideals such as art, poetry and emotional growth. Same as here, Spartacus is in everyone's heart.
See Spartacus was a man of morals. He was a pioneer of his day. He wouldn’t let his men sell their booties for gold or money. That’s a leader with his priorities in order. As the narrator said he preferred to himself plunder for booty. 👌
The Roman's first response against Sparticus was the Capua City Cohorts which were literally parade troops, not battle hardened legionares. They paraded out in their parade polished gear, one cohort even tried to march in grieves which crippled many which showed naivety to the reality by the commanders who probably bought their positions. Capua was a safe cushy military post for upper class families to groom their sons for future political careers. They treated it as a chance to look good & advance their futures & took all the comforts of home. They neglected to even build the mandatory over night fort being tired,soft & arrogant. The commanders enjoyed large hampers of food & wine that night celebrating the expected victory the next day as well as many of the soldiers. But Sparticus ruined the party & attacked that night & destroyed them utterly.
I just came to know about spartacus 2 months ago and I'm very fascinated by his story. It shows that one man can make a difference even if he is against the most powerful republic of his time.
The Spartacus narrative is one of the many historical happenings that boldly exalts human right stance, freedom of association, freedom of expression which Roman rule at that time forbid for humans considered as slaves.
wage slavery is smarter but still it is slavery!
replies dont get better than this,you should write songs or books.
thank you for it
Ye, smarter by the masters, not by the slaves, of course...
That's actually said at the end of Howard Fasts book about him
Miroslav Niemi What bullshit.
Bernie Sanders is the new Spartacus!
Noone has a right to judge him negatively for being brutal...We don't what we'd done in this awful situation....Everything had been taken from him. He had no control over his own life, only to have his life on the line at all times....he fought to survive....
Well, Roman battles and events were usually very well documented.
But when it comes to Sparcatus and the slave revolt... Well, not so much.
It could be that it was against slaves and the romans didn't take it that seriously.
But the only battle that we sort of know a bit about is the battle at Silarus river, where this revolt also was outright crushed. To say Spartacus was defeated at Silarus is a huge understatement.
In the end, Spartacus was a victim of his own success. He could have left Italy and gone home a free man, but once a common man becomes a great leader, how can he ever go back to being just common again? So Spartacus turned south again, back toward Rome, and marched his army into history.
Every pass in theAapls was guarded by a full roman legion, much like the Borderwall in the US keeping the southern poor inside
I just saw the series on Netflix and it was amazing!
Everything Netflix produces is garbage.
I have fallen in love with the Netflix series I keep watching it over and over
@@CrankCase08 OK? In your opinion maybe (which is certainly valid). No need to put down someone else's taste.
@@matthewgordonpettipas6773 It was not a "put down" of someone else's taste. It was a statement of fact.
@@CrankCase08 it wasn't produced by Netflix
Spartacus was one leader in the Third Servile War 73-71 BC. He was a superb tactician and merited respect. Although the programme hints at it, the first troops that Spartacus defeated were not professional soldiers. They were the equivalent of militia. Spartacus was defeated by professional soldiers eventually and 6000 would be crucified. One fact that was also recorded was that a large part of the Rebel army was not only hard-core gladiators but former soldiers as well.
Okay.
Imagine if there was a Star Wars version of Spartacus.
Woa
'Hes Sparticus and he made me do it'
Funny thing, Prof Hadrill has got a statue of Pompey the great standing behind him. Pompey loved gladiatorial games and founded a theather in Rome.
Its funny how they say he was born in ancient Bulgaria like we are not alike and dna has proven that bulgarians are the ancestors of traks not slavs like the russians want us to be
Crassus' end was pure gold!
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO SEE ONE AMAZING HILARIOUS ROMAN PARODY=================
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nice
Just watched 4 seasons of 'Spartacus', the Netflix series. Rather good, but methinks people would do well to remember that entertainment pieces are not necessarily historically accurate.
spartacus is the best show ever
It's garbage soft pornography that has absolutely nothing to do with the real story of Spartacus.
Your a hater it’s a really good show
The Legend of Spartacus narrated by Tywin Lannister.
As a descendant of Spartacus, I demand reparations from Rome!
Lmao
That's not at all funny. Mocking people who to this day are not treated as first class citizens. Also in Spartacus times,slavery was not based on racial classification and there was no law that they couldn't be educated. Only in modern history did slavery come to be confined to exclusively Black African people.
@@allisonblount8960 - Yes there was a law in Spartacus time, that slaves were not to be educated. get educated marxist.
@@hey_joe7069 Can you name and identify from where and what sources did you get that information about the law preventing the education of slaves?
@@hey_joe7069 I'm not a marxists either
It's crazy he is remembered more than the man that defeated him..Crassus ended up being killed by the parthinians and having gold poured down his throat...they passed his head around everywhere...sad tale
Spartacus was one tough sob,but so were the romans.Spartacus was just out manned
If I were spartacus I would explain to my men on why crossing the alps is essential to our freedom (new lives, being rich, nice family, big land, better yet new nation), and tell them not get drunk on victories.
Had Spartacus crossed the Alps, he would have been defeated by the Celtic tribes in Gaul, or by any other army, anyway, and then executed or made slave again, for slavery was practiced by every empire, tribe, and city-state in ancient times. But the true is that Rome was the only nation in antiquity to grant citizenship to foreigners and even to free slaves. The word "liberty", "republic" and "reason" derives from Latin. It's funny how today's historians slander the Romans, portraying them as cruel and blood thirsty creatures, when in the 20th centuries, the civilized nations of the world dropped atomic and fire bombs that incinerated millions of children and women in WW2, for example (not to mention the Armenian genocide carried out by Islamic turks and the German concentration camps of WW2). There were more wars and more people killed in the 20th century than in one century of Roman history. The Romans killed enemy soldiers in battle, not women and children from the safety of high altitude bombers. Today, in the 21st century Islam is mass murdering Christians and Kurds in the Middle East in the name of a religion, and that's one thing that the Romans (who were polytheists) never did. But political-correctness politicians like Merkel and Obama would always stand up for the terrorists human rights and never for the victims of terrorism. The Romans crucified rebels to protect their citizens after they were defeated on the battlefield, fighting face to face with the enemy. There are no ancient written documents and ancient paintings depicting and proving that the Romans fed the Coliseum's lions on Christians as many Hollywood movies showed in the past
People are shitty in general; both ancient and modern.
@Carlos Camacho I'm pretty sure if Romans had bombs and airplanes they would have used them no doubt haha and in WW2 they didn't use atomic bombs 1 cause of the amount of danger and damage as not to kill the all the innocent woman and children ect... 2 damage to our atmosphere. And ur right slavery has been done by everyone and every race has been a slave at some point in history and every race has also owed slaves as well it's not right but no one did what the Romans did and made them fight against there will for entertainment and if they didn't they would most certainly die by what ever they fancied that day and also the Americans were vile to the slaves that they had till they fought for there freedom just wish there were no slaves at all u get fair pay for work though out history but men back in the day and today always think they no better. I'm british by the way just so unoo cz u did mention a lot of nationalities there
stephanie Whyte I'm just going to tell you this; when Voltaire spoke of "republic", or of a Republican System, during the 18th century Enlightment, he mentioned the Ancient Roman Republic as a system to curb the dictatorial powers of absolute monarchs. He was rediscovering the Roman Republic of Ancient Times to find a solution to absolute monarchy of modern times! If you didn't know, the Republic is the division of power in three branches (legislative, judicial, and executive ones) as a system of check and balance. So, all our so vaunted political evolution was nothing less than the political Rennaissance of the Ancient Roman Republic. But the ancient Romans were not monotheists, for they were polytheists. Like absolute monarchy, monotheism is a totalitarian theological system that despotically rules the human mind through an only God; like the Republican System, polytheism is a system of check and balance of different Gods that keep the universe in equilibrium, and under a polytheistic system, women were not only a lot freer but they played an important role in society. Whereas in monotheistic societies of patriarchal tribes, women were not only segregated but stoned to death from ancient times even until today!! Wake up!!
+Carlos Camacho why are u giving me a whole history lesson on the republic don't think I mentioned that at all and like I said before if the Romans had Plaines and bombs pretty sure they would have used them
stephanie Whyte Certainly, the Romans didn't have bombers, fighter aircraft and nuclear warheaded missiles; they also didn't have ruling monsters the size of Stalin and Mao Tse-tung who caused the death of millions upon millions of their own people in the name of an ideology, or Hitler or Idiamin. They also did not have president like Trumman, who ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and Bremmen, and the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski, killing millions of women and children just because he wanted to increase his popularity by putting World War II to an end and be elected president on his own (he had succeeded Roosevelt). They also didn't Islamic terrorists, whose only objective is mass-murder of civilian population. I know you are going to say that Emperor like Caligula or Nero or Commodus would have used atomic weapons if they had that technology, but these monsters were killed by the Praetorian Guards when things started to get out of hands, which paved the way for emperors such as Trajan, Adrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Don't get historical events out of its cultural context, for the Romans and the Greeks were the products of their time and had complete different cultural mores (the values the constitute the cultural fabric of a given civilization). A fundamental Roman value was "courage"; a soldier had to fight face to face with his enemy on a battlefield, and an enemy had the form of an armed soldier, but never the form of a woman, or child. In Ancient Times, specially among the Romans, the cultural values revolved around survival of the individual and of the group (clan, tribe, nation). The Romans would never waste their money, time and energy building a pyramid, for example, for it was useless for survival; they would rather build a bridge, an aqueduct, an irrigation system, and a strata via (road), because these were useful for the Roman Citizens, who were living human beings.
In the ludus existed something called "family gladiatoria". They were guys who would learn to live in fraternity together. And gladiators were especially well treated in the schools, despite what people usually believes. So I guess the reason to draw up a escape plan, was because in that ludus, Capua, conditions were exceptionally more strict than other places. Plus the strong feeling of freedom that they should have had, and the recent revolts in Sicily that helped to make it possible.
I’m Spartacus,sorry couldn’t help it.
When the algorithm gives you Charles Dance narration, the topic is irrelevant.
He is the Moses of Ancient Rome!
He lead at least 60 000 to their death
How is he a hero
Rome was the only superpower on the block and building an empire. Slaves could have been dealt with in a better manner much sooner but she did not pick on one particular group. We did not have the combustion engine or at least the gin mill mid 1860's. It's a peculiar thing to man that he will get someone else to do the dirty work if he can. Even our noble indigenous people enslaved other groups. Today, we are back to slavery with constant war, more robots replacing jobs subjecting people to lower wages while our population continues to swell.
As far as I can tell, they made a major mistake in this documentary at 22:00. They said the Germans were led by Crixus. Crixus was a Gaul and their leader. I wonder how they could have missed something that significant. It literally lowers the value of this whole documentary.
Roku Jones What surprises me is that they say he had a multi-national force and yet the only mention Spartacus andCrixus even in the modern mini-series (which is not only perverted but bloody amazing). I wonder why only these twoare mentioned could it be cause they fought and later split up. Another thing I noticed is they saw that another group of Germans broke away later yet mention no leader for this group?
Todd Craner From what I understand, there is a limited amount of ancient Roman resources regarding Spartacus and his slave rebellion. The whole story, in terms of actual history, is not very deep in terms of detail.
Roku Jones Sad that the slaughter of 30,000 people can become simply a footnote in history.
Roku Jones germans were called gauls which today is modern germany
+Roku Jones no mistake. guals and gemans were same thing then.
Single combat is far different than combat in military formation. It is a wonder that the third servile war lasted as long as it did. Spartacus must have been one hell of a tactician and leader.
Spartacus what a legend
He was excessively trained to be a gladiators that's probabilities how he could against the might of Rome's advanced army
Learned so much more about spartacus. I am Spartacus
I am Spartacus!
No your not I’m Spartacus
sorry but i really am
The thought of what went on in Rome against other human beings that were turned to slaves just sickens me I my stomach. Thank God for Spartacus I wished millions were like him standing up for what is right may those who oppose rot in hell and soon meet Gods judgement
@Ricardo Jaye The rebelling slaves are the good guys, get the fuck over it boomer.
@@dannytrejo1359 Commies got there asses kicked. Get over yourself millienal
STFU. Who are you to claim ANYONE rot in hell and put words in Gods mouth. Clown
I AM SPARTACUS!!!
Load Blower57 I'm Spartacus
+Todd Craner I'm Spartacus!
I love that fight scene!
+Television Moments It was a perfect example of how a Roman Legion would advance into battle.
Bunch of Liars!
I am Spartacus!
2:38 Pause 9n the TV Screen.
It's history folks! Learn from it! Study it for yourself! Don't rely on simple posts from other s. Nuff said!
There was more than one Spartacus like character Many revolts happened.
Great show to watch except for the background music ,too loud to hear the narrator properly a bit ignorant really ,spoiled it for me whomever does the background music should sit back and listen to the final result .
I like the theme songs on here .
Just when I thought Maximus was the best story
The romans were masters of war strategy tactics Spartacus courage must have been awe inspiring his men must have sworn oath there very lives to him
Live Free Or Die!
Oh my god... Is that Charles Dance narrating?
It's killing me that I can't find out for sure who the narrator is, it sounds like Charles Dance from Game of Thrones
Did you google "the real spartacus narrator"? Answer comes right up. What you really should have stated is that you are lazy and want someone else to research for you.
Narrated by Tywin Lannister.
dawm, i tought the tv show was way to romanced, but it was very close to what really hapened
Yeah I cried so much When Spartacus died ;-; but in the end of that tv series Spartacus was found but in this video They said Spartacus body ar never find so that tv series ar fake but I love that Tv series........I think Spartacus escaped in that battle the battle called "third servile war"
you know better, ancient man
Nice video but you have one mistake. Those survivors were not crucified on a cross, they were Impaled to a single pole/pale with hands nailed above them and feet nailed below. The Word "Cross" came from the term "Crux" a word which had no formal use or definition until Constantine Bishops created it around 320 to 325 A.D..
In Koine the Greek language word for the Pale for Impaling criminals is σταυρός which properly signified a single stake, an upright pole, or piece of paling, on which Spartacus army were hung. We know this because two murals and one gate carving found at Herculaneum near Vesuvius all depict this event.
And yes Jesus would have suffered a similar fate of being Impaled the same way.
ancient slaves were fed and cloth.... modern slaves have to feed them selves and cloth them selves, yet slaves we remain
SmithsCrhronicles well there won't be people giving you free food and shit even if there were then they would also be slaves, besides the ancient slaves were deprived of their basic human rights
What modern slaves are you talking about?
@@TheOlesarge Hehh...pre-"COVID19" (B.C.) internet exchange. :D
Origins[edit]
Balkan tribes, including the Maedi.
The Greek essayist Plutarch describes Spartacus as "a Thracian of Nomadic stock",[3] in a possible reference to the Maedi tribe.[4] Appian says he was "a Thracian by birth, who had once served as a soldier with the Romans, but had since been a prisoner and sold for a gladiator".[5]
Florus (2.8.8) described him as one "who, from a Thracian mercenary, had become a Roman soldier, that had deserted and became enslaved, and afterward, from consideration of his strength, a gladiator".[6] The authors refer to the Thracian tribe of the Maedi,[7][8][9] which occupied the area on the southwestern fringes of Thrace, along its border with the Roman province of Macedonia - present day south-western Bulgaria.[10] Plutarch also writes that Spartacus' wife, a prophetess of the Maedi tribe, was enslaved with him.
The name Spartacus is otherwise attested in the Black Sea region. Kings of the Thracian dynasty of the Cimmerian Bosporus[11] and Pontus[12] are known to have borne it, and a Thracian "Sparta" "Spardacus"[13] or "Sparadokos",[14] father of Seuthes I of the Odrysae, is also known.
I knew him, he was actually Chinese! Me and him used to have a beer together now and then, usually after I used to go watch him fight
Just saw the Starz series Spartacus and omg D: I almost cry, I ended up really feeling for the gladiators and their fight against slavery
I love that show
Not even the Romans found Spartacus’s body and no one alive today has a clue who he was before the rebellion.
Third servile war* punic wars were the wars between Athens and sparta
@@mondaysinsanity8193 The Punic Wars were the wars between Rome and Carthage
the romans invented concrete that could be used under water, they also built some great roads that are still used to this day, all in all a pretty impressive crowd of people, a bit on the savage side, but they where of their time, it was an interesting time in history
We're still under the authority of Rome. Caesar just changed his title to Pope.
patriotadEEUU never new that, is there a pope Caesar now....... that's interesting, need to check him out
cuddly bear
Yes, he just changed titles. Please look for my other replies in the comments section. I'm on a cell phone and it is a hassle to retype everything again.
I'll be quick here. Just quick notes for you to look up.
Cesare Borgia(white Jesus), son of Pope Alexander VI, is the image given to the world by the "Church".
Look these up. Masonic Eagle, Russian Coat of Arms, and Quarternion Eagle. The double headed eagle(phoenix) represents Rome's authority over the spiritual and secular world.
Washington D.C., London City and Vatican City are all SOVEREIGN city states that are connected. Look at the architecture. The phallus of Baal or Osiris is across Saint Petersburg and across the Capitol Building.
The Pope praises Lucifer on Easter(Isthar)
well I am not under any pope's authority, no matter what his name is
cuddly bear
Well, they are pushing for world government.
One world religion will be needed for this and Rome is pushing the ecumenical movement. All religions will merge into one under Rome's authority. COEXIST.
18000 ton spoon that will be released in the Guiness Book Of Records.I think that one will be knocked off the charts
Spartacus was a Greek Thracian mercenary who fought for Rome and then fell into slavery for insubordinance. He became a Gladiator and will be forever remembered as one of the greatest Greek freedom fighters who ever lived!
Hahaha-Spartacus was a thracian ,not a greek. Thraciians are ancestors of Bulgarians,not to Greeks.
I love history.
Anyway, Spartacus was an awesome leader--who else could have done that?
Dean Smith how about the whole Jewish nation . They had nothing after the war . Now they take no shit from anyone. 🔯
Kirk Douglas did on TV in 1960 AD but to be real our founding fathers did in 1776 AD and they won.
@@pauldirac808 Yes. God bless.
Thanks for worthwhile program. Imho the incredible thing is that after all their victories toward freedom against Rome, Spartacus and his people(s) decided to turn back from escape in the north because, it says here (28:40+), he had come to like power and they had come to like pillage and rich loot. Once again war had turned real courage and spirit into the double of the enemy. I hope some of them kept going and made it home to peace and freedom.
"I'm Spartacus"... Wheel spins car, ha
'Muh name is Jeff'
am sparragus! oh ya!
Why everybody want to be Spartacus?
" When you play the Game of Thrones.. you end up doing a voiceover about Spartacus"
Why didn't Spartacus just leave them and go onto his freedom he wanted?
Great narration and real good topic....helps to make up for the get-in-car, drive-car, repeat stylishly footage....almost.
Spartacus was from modern day Bulgaria and now his allowed to come to the UK and apply for housing benefit
@@omarlicona2099 they were not bulgars
Thrace at that time was more Greek than anything else. Bulgaria did not exist then.
@@HopliteWarlord Thracians & ilirians, along with ancient Macedonians & Greeks + Kelts were the original inhabitants of the Balkan Peninsula. Romans, Vandals, Gothic, Slavs, Bulgars came later.
@@tovarmagare illyrians are albanians today
sedk d Yes, although the entire ethnography in Balkan peninsula is really complex & disputable.
Original inhabitants in the region, from, what today is north Italy, Austria, down to Greece, East to Bulgaria, Romania, then up to today’s Hungary, were Ilirians, Thracians, Dacians and Celtic tribes. It took almost 200 years to Romans to conquer the region. In their “bad” memory stayed name of the most rebellious tribe, Delmati, and after them they called the entire region Dalmatia, Panonia was in north. Modern Dalmatia, is a much smaller region. After collapse of Roman empire Gots, Vandals settled the Balkans, then Slavic tribes.
Today, modern Albanian language has still some common words with modern Romanian language, which is essentially romanized Dacian - Trhracian -Ilirian.
Šufflay, Croatian Albanologist was killed by Serbs, because of his work, on Codex Albanicus, Acta Albanie on Medieval Albania etc.
Even Albert Einstein & Heinrich Mann protested because of his murder, sent letters to International league for human rights.
Spartacus the bringer of rain, king of slaves!!!
Came her after finished watching Spartacus on Netflix. Couldn't take out of my head the words Crassus told Spartacus: "had you been born roman and stand by my side"
“I thank the gods I didn’t”
Watching this after binge watching 4 series of Spartacus.
I think the narrator is Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones! I am certain that this is Charles Dance.
if his man listen him properly then may be he change history by fall rome.
On weekends, Spartacus and his friend Wellhungus hung out at the Thrake Tavern trying to shake up some ladies.
Interesting to note that Spartacus' body was never found on the final battlefield. Crassus was in a deep blue funk over it. They searched for days for his body, but no luck. It is rumored that he did escape with his co-leader/wife, they were spirited away during the battle. It's believable, his army held the Romans at bay for days, and it was a large front. It would be fantastic if he had escaped.
A contradiction arises in this documentary. If the body of Spartacus was never found, how do historians surmise that he was hacked to death by Roman soldiers under Crassus?
@@CrankCase08 perhaps propaganda. The Romans were masters of it.
@shane marz great points Shane