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Battles of Lentula and Picenum, Spartacus' Third Servile War [Part 2]

We find ourselves a year after the slave revolt began in Rome under the leadership of Spartacus, who now commands a force of about 40,000 people. However, the republic has decided to put an end to the insurrection by sending two military forces, which are approaching dangerously from both sides trying to trap and annihilate the rebels once and for all, bringing the matter to an end. The battle that will test the strength of the slaves is about to begin. ------------------------------------------- Patreon:   / legendsofwarfare   Facebook: facebook.com/61564331579705 X: https://x.com/Warfare_Legend_ ------------------------------------------- Music: Evan King - Altered Carbon, Voidwalker, Onward Upward.    / contextsensitive   contextsensitive.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------------------------ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:37 Preview 1:34 Crixus 2:00 Roman empire overview 3:14 Battle of Mount Gargano 3:34 Pincer movement 3:59 Battle of Lentula 4:52 Battle of Picenum 5:08 Battle of Mutina 5:50 Aftermath 7:01 Outro ---------------------------------------- Having defeated the Romans twice near Mount Vesuvius, the slaves spent the winter arming and equipping their new recruits and expanding their pillaging territory southward. With each new raid, Spartacus commanded that everything captured be divided equally, with no distinctions of rank or anything of the sort. All were equal under his banner. This attitude led to thousands of servants deserting their masters and joining the movement, with several instances of slaves taking control of farms and then handing them over to their owners personally when Spartacus arrived. However, as more and more people joined the rebel group, unsavory behavior also began to be seen. It is said that on several occasions the men attacked entire settlements without any compunction, where they raped all the women, including girls as young as 12 years old. Apparently Spartacus tried to stop them, but to no avail. And it is at this point that differences became apparent between him and his gladiator friend, Crixus, who had a more cruel and severe attitude towards the Romans. It is believed that this is the reason why the group split, some 30,000 men, mostly Germanic, followed Crixus, while the rest, some 40,000, continued with Spartacus. They kept raiding areas of southern Italy towards the end of 73 BC. Meanwhile, from Rome, alarmed by the enormous size of the rebel force and the path of destruction it was leaving in its wake, they decided to take matters into their own hands. But it would not be easy, several of their armies were fighting in Hispania under the command of Pompeius Magnus and other generals, trying to quell a rebellion that had been going on for years. Another part of the Roman forces were fighting in what was the third Mithridatic war that began in 74 BC and would last about ten years. With its veteran troops actively engaged in other territories of the republic, the senate opted to form two new legions, which were placed under the command of Lucius Gellius and immediately dispatched to the south, and at the same time two other legions were recruited to be commanded by Cornelius Lentulus. It was at this moment, at the beginning of the year 72, that the insurgents decided to advance northward with the arrival of spring. According to Plutarch, Spartacus' objective was to reach Cisalpine Gaul, and there disband the army so that each individual could return to his homeland. But before they could do so, they would have to march the length and breadth of Italy. The two groups advanced northward, and according to Apian, it was near Mount Gargano where the Romans took Crixus' forces by surprise and decisively defeated them, killing two-thirds of the members of this group. It is worth clarifying that not all the rebels were fighters. Many of them were children, old men and women. From Rome, upon receiving news of the victory and having information that the rest of the army was marching north, the two legions of Lentulus were dispatched to cut them off and Gellius was immediately ordered to push against them from the rear to trap them and put an end to the resistance for good. The slaves continued to move northward as Lentulus advanced and held them back in the hope that Gellius would arrive as soon as possible to assist him. The battle was fought near the city of Lentula, where the Romans held out as best they could while awaiting reinforcements. But to no avail, the rebels managed to break through the defense lines and put them in retreat. Incredibly, Spartacus, after defeating Lentulus, immediately turned around and engaged Gellius in full force, inflicting much damage on him and putting him in retreat, capturing many soldiers as prisoners.