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SCOUT· 22%10m·2025-10-31·HistorySpartacus and Gladiators, with Mary Beard
The Rest Is History
Where did gladiatorial combat originate? Who was Spartacus, the legendary gladiator? How did he come to lead the most famous slave revolt in all Roman history? How did the rebellion unfold? And, what was Spartacus’ fate..? In the grand finale of our thrilling series on four of classical antiquity’s most notorious…
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