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A Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus surrounded Spartacus' army in southern Italy. In the ensuing battle, Spartacus and most of his followers were killed. Those captured were put to death.
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Spartacus was encamped in Rhegium (Reggio Calabria), near the Straight of Messina.
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Enslaved by the Romans, he broke out of a gladiatorial school in Capua with about 70 other gladiators and succeeded in reaching the crater of Mt. Vesuvius.
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Sparctus was born.