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It is not known how Spartacus became a gladiator. He is said to have fought either with or against the Romans. Eventually he found himself in the gladiator school of Gnaeus Lentulus Batiatus at Capua. From there in 73 B.C. some 70 gladiators escaped and fled to Mt. Vesuvius, where they were joined by slaves and farm workers from the countryside. Spartacus with the help of two Celts, Crixus and Oenomaos, led them, forging the motley group into a first-class fighting force. Roman response to the uprising was at first slow and inadequate. Spartacus defeated local levies led by a propraetor and a praetor in three sharp engagements. The slaves then broke out of Campania and raided all of southern Italy, eventually establishing winter quarters at Thurii and Metapontum in Lucania. There their forces grew to 70,000 men. In 72 the Senate assigned both consuls and four legions to the war against the slaves. After a minor engagement at Mt. Garganos in which Crixus was killed, Spartacus defeated the two consuls in separate battles in central Italy. At this point he attempted to lead the slaves north to freedom beyond the Alps. But after they defeated the governor of Cisalpine Gaul at Mutina (Modena), they elected to turn back to Italy to plunder and enrich themselves. Spartacus not only threatened Rome itself but again defeated both consuls in a major battle in Picenum. The Romans no longer dared face him in the field. He then returned to southern Italy and again made Thurii his headquarters. In the autumn of 72 the Senate transferred the command against the slaves to Marcus Licinius Crassus, who held no public office at the time. He recruited six additional legions and took up a protective position in south-central Italy. After an initial defeat Crassus won a victory over a contingent of the slaves. That winter he built a wall and ditch across the toe of Italy to contain Spartacus, whose attempts to escape to Sicily with his army failed. Total War: Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Game Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Gameplay Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Walkthrough Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Playthrough Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Review Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Intro Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Start Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Ending Rome 2 Game Spartacus Rises Rome 2 Spartacus Rises DLC Rome 2 Creative Assembly Spartacus Rises Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Episode 1 Rome 2 Spartacus Rises Part 1 Spartacus Rises Rome Spartacus Rises Gameplay Spartacus Rises Tactics Spartacus Rises Walkthrough Spartacus Rises Playthrough Spartacus Rises DLC