Spartacus

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This paper examines the story of Spartacus in light of the popular movie "Gladiator". It explores his career as a soldier, statesman and warrior and the effect he had on the Roman Empire. It shows how his life as a gladiator was similar to that depicted in the movie and presents us with an understanding of Roman history.

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"The success last year of the movie Gladiator made a number of people turn their attention to what might be called the Ur Roman History Movie Spartacus. But while most of us know the film for Charlton Heston's lean, pre-NRA president look or for the fact that it enjoys a cult standing among gay men of a certain age, very few of us have probably thought much about the real history that lies behind the movie. Indeed many people may well not even know that there was a real person named Spartacus who did in fact lead the Gladiatorial War against Rome in the years 73 to 71 BCE."

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