While Greece was the center of European civilization and the two major city-states led by Athens and Sparta were constantly at war, Rome was quietly rising in the Apennine Peninsula. From the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD, Rome succeeded Greece and became the center of Europe.
In 73 BC, the largest and most far-reaching Spartacist revolt in Roman history broke out. Spartacus, the leader of the uprising, was a Thracian born in northern Greece who was enslaved for his rebellion against Rome. The revolt he led grew rapidly, and Spartak reorganized and trained the rebel army as a soldier, establishing a complete army structure including infantry, cavalry, scouts, and signal troops, and formulating a set of rules and regulations to make it like a regular army.
The Roman Senate was extremely disturbed by the growth of the rebel army and sent the administrator Claudius to suppress it. However, Spartak wittily diverted the main forces of the rebel army and managed to defeat the Roman army. This frightened the Senate, and sent two armies, led by the consuls Lenturus and Gerius, to attack them.
At this critical moment, Spartak originally planned to cross the Alps north and move to Gaul, but when crossing the Alps, he was hindered by the snow-capped mountains due to his backward equipment. After that, Spartak was forced to change tactics and sail south across the Strait of Messina to Sicily.
Faced with the rebels' repeated crossings of Italy, the Roman Senate appointed Crassus as commander in chief to suppress the rebels with all their might.
In the autumn of 72 BC, the rebel army of Spartak came to the Italian peninsula of Blutia and prepared to cross the strait. Due to the lack of ships, they turned to pirates and promised to pay a large amount of treasure. However, the pirates, under the ** of more money offered by Crassus, reneged on their promises and refused to provide ships for the rebels.
Pursued by the Roman army, the rebels were forced to fight on their backs. In the spring of 71 BC, the rebels fought a decisive battle with the Roman army in Apriria, and Spartak and tens of thousands of soldiers died heroically.
Although the Spartacist uprising ended in failure, its causes were complex and varied. Among them, the betrayal of the pirates undoubtedly played a key role. If it weren't for these mercenary and treacherous pirates, the history of Rome might have been rewritten. February** Dynamic Incentive Program