Spartak was a thracian who was captured by Rome and sent to Kapuya Gladiator School for gladiator training. The plight of the gladiators was very tragic, which aroused Spartak's incomparable hatred for the Roman rulers and his determination to fight for freedom and resistance. He called on everyone to unite, hold an uprising and escape from the jaws of death. Under the leadership of Spartak's organization, more than 200 slaves plotted to escape, but the opportunity leaked out. Spartak decisively led 78 people out of the cage and fled to Mount Vesuvius, raising the banner of armed uprising. Spartak was elected as the leader, and nearby slaves and bankrupt farmers came to defect, and the team expanded to 10 thousand people. When the Roman Senate got the news, Patrodi led an army of 3,000 people to surround Mount Vesuvius. Spartak was fearless in the face of danger and called on soldiers to "die rather than starve." The rebels used ropes made of wild vines to slide down the cliff, cleverly retreated behind the enemy and killed the Roman army.
The rebel army gained great fame, and a large number of slaves and freemen joined in enthusiastically. The team quickly expanded to120,000 people, controlling many areas in the south. They made weapons, organized cavalry and established strict discipline. From then on, he galloped on the battlefield and was invincible. In 72 BC, Spartak led his army northward, defeated the siege of two Roman consuls, and successfully entered the Po River basin. In Mutina, he defeated the 10,000 elite soldiers mobilized by the Governor Jayce. When he reached the Alps, Spartak decided to return to the south. The Roman rulers were frightened and declared a state of emergency. In 7 1 BC, the Senate appointed crassus, the great slave owner, as commander in chief, and entrusted him with "Dictor Tudor" (that is, dictator) to lead eight legions to suppress. Spartak led the rebels across the Italian peninsula to Lezzo at the southern end, preparing to cross the sea to Sicily, but the plan to cross the sea failed to come true. Crassus led the troops in pursuit, dug a deep ditch in the narrowest place at the southern tip of the peninsula, and built the excavated soil into a wall in an attempt to trap the rebels there. However, Spartak is still in command, taking his time.
On a snowy night, we successfully broke through the defense line and arrived at the port of Brindisi, ready to cross the Adriatic Sea eastward. At this time, there was a split within the rebel army, and some local soldiers did not want to leave Italy and acted without authorization, which was annihilated by the Roman army. In 7 1 BC, the rebels and Ma Jun fought the last battle near the port of Brindisi. After Spartak and 60,000 soldiers hit the enemy hard, they died heroically and the uprising finally failed. The rest continued to fight for ten years.
Spartak Uprising was the most glorious liberation struggle of the oppressed class in ancient times. Spartak showed outstanding military ability and excellent organizational ability in the uprising. Marx praised him as "the true representative of the ancient proletariat". Lenin praised him as "one of the most outstanding heroes in the biggest slave uprising about two thousand years ago". The uprising dealt a heavy blow to the rule of Roman slave owners, shook the foundation of slavery and made immortal historical contributions.