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  • Опубликовано: 16 июн 2013
  • Spartacus was the leader of a slave revolt against the Roman Republic in 73BC. The rebellion is interpreted as an example of oppressed people fighting for their freedom against a slave-owning oligarchy, and has been an inspiration to many political thinkers down the centuries, featuring in literature, television and film. Credits below:
    Experts Featured:
    Mark Corby, Military Historian
    Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, British School, Rome
    Keith Hopkins, Professor of Ancient History, Cambridge University
    Dr Maria Wyke, University of Reading
    Narrator: Charles Dance
    Photography: Graham Veevers
    Music Howard Davidson
    Sound: Andre Davie
    Dubbing Mixer: Dion Stuart
    On-Line Editor: Dan Yeomans
    Colourist: Neil Parker
    Graphic Design: Phil Buckley
    Location Manager: Maria Laura Frullini
    Production Manager: karen Stockton
    Film Editor: Mark Elliot
    Associate Producer: James Millar
    Executive Producer: Bill Jones
    Producer and Director: Bill Lyons
    Release Date: 2000
    Special Thanks to:
    Professor Anton Van Hoof
    Professor Keith Bradley
    Professor Thomas Wiedemann
    Carmelo Impiombato
    Legio XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix
    Instituto Ars Dimicandi, Curno
    Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments
    Soprintendenze Archeologiche, Di Roma, Napoli E Caserta, Pompei, Basilicata
    Museo Della Civilta Romana, Rome
    Museo Provinciale Campano, Capua
    Italcementi, Bergamo Bardon Aggregates

Комментарии • 946

  • @pradyumn2692
    @pradyumn2692 2 года назад +50

    Spartacus was a legend and Andy Whitfield immortalized him.

  • @thadtuiol1717
    @thadtuiol1717 4 года назад +49

    Spartacus embodies that old adage of "it's better die on your feet than live on your knees"

    • @Florentinogarcia88
      @Florentinogarcia88 3 года назад

      Spartacus literally didn't have a choice...

    • @neganrex5693
      @neganrex5693 2 года назад +2

      I know some women that would rather work on their knees than on their feet.

  • @theindependentcanadian7698
    @theindependentcanadian7698 2 года назад +21

    The fact that this is narrated by Tywin Lannister just makes it top notch!!!!

    • @jessika702
      @jessika702 Год назад +3

      I can't even believe i didn't realize that until i saw your comment lol.

    • @merinasatriani1409
      @merinasatriani1409 10 месяцев назад +1

      Hahaha i was just about to comment that 😂

  • @darkboltmelesk6068
    @darkboltmelesk6068 Год назад +12

    The man that shows us the way even now! a TRUE hero a TRUE legend for a thousand years later we still speak his name. And the FREEDOM it represents!

  • @Gods-bad-boy
    @Gods-bad-boy 4 года назад +239

    Any Man who stands up to EVIL, no matter the consequences, is a hero worth remembering...FOREVER!!!

    • @caryboy2006
      @caryboy2006 4 года назад +4

      The Sober King He wasn’t standing up to evil. He was a warrior. His job was to kill.

    • @paulfrewzy7374
      @paulfrewzy7374 4 года назад +2

      Freedom!!! >

    • @ABCDEF-yj6tk
      @ABCDEF-yj6tk 4 года назад +16

      @@caryboy2006 He was a warrior who fought for his freedom and the freedom of the other slaves. Spartacus, Crixus, Oenomaus, Gannicus and the other rebells are one of the greatest heroes of all time.

    • @caryboy2006
      @caryboy2006 4 года назад +1

      Germania Bullshit.

    • @ABCDEF-yj6tk
      @ABCDEF-yj6tk 4 года назад +12

      @@caryboy2006 it is fact. They fought against slavery and gave their lives for their freedom. They were one of the greatest heroes in human history.

  • @mikevaldez7684
    @mikevaldez7684 10 лет назад +167

    Spartacus is considered one of the greatest dynamic leaders of the ancient world by historians and scholars, and I definitely agree. Spartacus was a great man well ahead of his time. So much so that while he fought his last great batte against the richest, most powerful man in the Roman Empire, we remember not his name, but the name of Spartacus! Spartacus, a great leader, a courageous and great man of great prinicple, of moral conviction; things our current modern leaders sorely lack.

    • @fomalhauto
      @fomalhauto 9 лет назад +4

      Mike Valdez It wasn't a Roman Empire at the time. It was Roman Republic.

    • @mikevaldez7684
      @mikevaldez7684 9 лет назад +4

      Raymond Scott lmfao, Well, it would depend on your definition of empire; Meriam-Webster refers to it as a region controlled by one ruler, OR Government.....and historians refer to Rome during this period variously as "an empire" and/or a "republic", of course we are not speaking of such a "republic" as the more modern 18th century definition and thereafter....really, you are just splitting hairs and debating semantics, a waste of time, ho-hum...suit yourself...boring...lol

    • @fomalhauto
      @fomalhauto 9 лет назад +1

      You made a good point. There was no Emperor until aka Octavian aka Augustus Caesar

    • @fomalhauto
      @fomalhauto 9 лет назад +5

      The Roman Republic had senators.

    • @autisticjoeyyo
      @autisticjoeyyo 5 лет назад

      Mike Valdez I couldn’t agree more

  • @marizzadardo3035
    @marizzadardo3035 10 лет назад +125

    spartacus is a history shouldnt be forgotten

  • @booyaa5278
    @booyaa5278 4 года назад +26

    Spartacus will always be remembered even 3000 years from now

  • @macksandhu4557
    @macksandhu4557 3 года назад +10

    to know more about the Glory of Spartacus, I must recommend watching the Series, Spartacus. It is just breathtaking.

    • @philc4520
      @philc4520 2 года назад +3

      The best warrior story ever told

    • @valkyrie9024
      @valkyrie9024 5 месяцев назад +1

      Its an excellent series.

  • @brianlindsay9838
    @brianlindsay9838 4 года назад +16

    a masterful documentary for the man himself

  • @jasonladd6400
    @jasonladd6400 Год назад +3

    Imagine how fearsome he must have been. Plus high intelligence and ruthless with it.

  • @Infernal460
    @Infernal460 2 года назад +4

    Remember when all documentaries were set to this such high standard.

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 4 года назад +48

    Whatever his ultimate successes or failures, he has managed to keep his name mentioned throughout generation after generation, all the way up until today, it's as close to immortality as anyone could possibly ever hope to achieve.
    And, whether he succeeded in overthrowing the Roman Empire or not, that makes every decision he made from the time of his initial rebellion worthwhile.
    He made a group of a few hundred captured Romans fight each other to the death, just like they had done to him. And STILL managed to keep defeating whatever force Rome could send against him. It's absolutely brilliant.
    Of course, Rome would eventually defeat him, and crucify thousands of his followers all along the Appian Way from Rome to Capua to celebrate their victory. And, it's not like he ended slavery altogether, or even tried to do anything but get himself and his followers their own freedom, Rome would go on enslaving people for centuries to come, until the inevitable downfall of the Empire.
    But, the fact that this documentary is called "The Real Spartacus" instead of something like; "Rome's Slave Rebellion" or "The Third Servile War" is testament to his achievements, whether they were ultimately successful or not.
    The fact that his name is still being spoken makes it all worth it.

    • @theccpisaparasite8813
      @theccpisaparasite8813 8 месяцев назад

      Kirk Douglas did that for him

    • @notsocrates9529
      @notsocrates9529 Месяц назад

      If he would have gone north, he could have linked up with Rome's enemies or simply fvcked off and lived in freedom.

  • @DirewolfGOT
    @DirewolfGOT 10 лет назад +15

    Ah, Charles Dance, the voice that makes history fun

  • @RemoBongo530
    @RemoBongo530 2 года назад +13

    Great documentary. You have to wonder though, if Crixsus and the other German peoples have remained together with Spartacus and the remaining forces, could that have made a difference? Perhaps, perhaps not.....United we stand, divided we fall.

    • @matthewgordonpettipas6773
      @matthewgordonpettipas6773 2 года назад +3

      Crixus wasn't actually Germanic, he was a Celt from Gaul. They failed to mention it in the Doc. But you're right, one has to wonder what could have happened had Crixus and his men stayed with the main army under Spartacus.
      Who knows? Maybe they'd been able to defeat Crassus. It's certainly fun to speculate.

  • @justinsincoise6693
    @justinsincoise6693 3 года назад +30

    Let his legacy live among our spirits of those who adored him.

    • @thegoldenorder1240
      @thegoldenorder1240 3 года назад +1

      Bottom line: His obsession for revenge and poor military judgement walked 40,000 people directly into a trap instead of fleeing and regaining more strength. Ego gets the better of every man with ultimate power.

    • @unknownuser-fv2lq
      @unknownuser-fv2lq 3 года назад +3

      @@thegoldenorder1240 not really true he was surrounded to the north and to the south by legions, he was going to be crushed either way. His time was coming to an end. He knew crassus was on his way with 60,000 hardend soliders, and another 50k at his rear. He's still a great hero tho. He went out figthing like a warrior he didn't run. And that's why we still talk about him today. One man took on Rome and succeeded for a time.

    • @thegoldenorder1240
      @thegoldenorder1240 3 года назад

      @@unknownuser-fv2lq Going out fighting is a BS cliché. Not one time in Boot Camp or any form of military training do they say.."when all else fails go down fighting." Your job as a leader is to protect the lives of the people in your country and the soldiers who are making the ultimate sacrifice.

    • @unknownuser-fv2lq
      @unknownuser-fv2lq 3 года назад +3

      @@thegoldenorder1240 what do you think he was doing, the whole time he was saving and freeing slaves from rome?

    • @thegoldenorder1240
      @thegoldenorder1240 3 года назад

      @@unknownuser-fv2lq Try looking into the face of someone who is about to die and tell them to walk into a suicide mission. Its stupid, reckless, and instead of using intelligence such as attacking at night or evacuating the civilians and letting your city fall while retreating to higher ground and attacking in the trees and mountains. All ego and 0 brains. Khan and Tsu were infinitely better leaders as were many others.

  • @geovannyalvarez8188
    @geovannyalvarez8188 7 лет назад +7

    I fucking failed last semester in school because I couldn't stop watching the series and research about spartacus and the ancient world! it was worth it though. Best movie and true story I've ever read.

    • @josephsujai5543
      @josephsujai5543 5 лет назад

      Can you share your research

    • @croleki1762
      @croleki1762 3 года назад

      It isn't a true story.

    • @philc4520
      @philc4520 2 года назад

      Glad you were inspired brother. Rightly so. Spartacus’s spirit of freedom lives on!

  • @somileisan3960
    @somileisan3960 3 года назад +5

    If only those pirates could have supported Spartacus and his people his mission would be a success.

    • @bulldogsbob
      @bulldogsbob 3 года назад +1

      If he had just gone over the alps after their victory against the counsel he would have won.

  • @mjsoukup
    @mjsoukup 10 лет назад +59

    Just watched this after a marathon of the Starz Spartacus series. Amazing story!

    • @abidurrahman1986
      @abidurrahman1986 10 лет назад +2

      Ending was shit

    • @Govaunit
      @Govaunit 9 лет назад +1

      Same here Lol

    • @jameswhite3415
      @jameswhite3415 9 лет назад

      What do you think would of happened if Spartacus and his army made it to Sciliy. Sciliy would fall almost instantly. What would happen next ?

    • @matthewgordonpettipas6773
      @matthewgordonpettipas6773 2 года назад +1

      @@jameswhite3415 Who knows? It probably could have gone either way. Spartacus and his men could have established a State and possibly continued to battle Rome. Or, it could have just delayed the inevitable and given them a few more months of life at best.
      It's interesting to think about the what ifs of history. In any case Spartacus was a great man who deserved far better than what he got.

  • @AmericanWarrior1776
    @AmericanWarrior1776 8 лет назад +58

    Amazing isn't it? Even though he was defeated (sadly) he is still held in the highest regard by any one who doesn't speak Latin (and thats kinda everyone at least nowadays). He rose from nothing (lowly slave) into being more powerful than the emperor of rome. He may have been defeated by Crassus and Pompey but their names are all but forgotten where as the name of Spartacus echo's century after century after his death. it has been exactly 2087 since his mighty heart beat for the final time but we remember him and his awesome deeds. His name has echoed through out the world for century after century and will echo until the end of time. Most satisfying is that thought that something of Spartacus lives in everyone of us.

    • @nothingtospiffy1104
      @nothingtospiffy1104 8 лет назад +2

      he was not more powerful than the emperor seeing how there was no emperor even if there was the emperor would be much more powerful

    • @stephaniewhyte4187
      @stephaniewhyte4187 8 лет назад +7

      In my opinion he won in the end his name is still known all over the world 1000's of years later as a great man and Marcus crassus ist really that well known unless uve read up on Spartacus or watched the programme. But if you haven't even watched the film or program or a book about Spartacus u still know who he is he's a legend

    • @kapaderos4983
      @kapaderos4983 7 лет назад +3

      he died a savior fighting for a free world, i hope for a second coming of a hero like this

    • @rogeriopenna9014
      @rogeriopenna9014 6 лет назад +4

      stephanie Whyte Julius Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, Nero... all more famous than Spartacus.
      his name lives on such fame specially because of Hollywood, who never makes good serious films about Rome. It always shows Rome on a bad light.

    • @michaelwackers6475
      @michaelwackers6475 4 года назад

      NOT IN ME! CIVIS ROMANUS SUM!

  • @NYC1370
    @NYC1370 9 лет назад +90

    spartacus blood and sand was epic awesome show to watch the gladiator battle scenes are amazing!!!

    • @allmightlionthunder5515
      @allmightlionthunder5515 6 лет назад

      The hints of varro being real Christus helios Mithra as Sol Invictus and the real spartacus
      Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities

    • @davidveneroso9886
      @davidveneroso9886 5 лет назад +1

      It was MIGHTY!

    • @soheil527
      @soheil527 4 года назад +1

      Third Season.....here it gets a bit over the top. Starts to look like a B-action movie, outnumbered and out gunned "Good-guys" take out hundreds or thousands of Roman trained soldiers ("Bad-guys") with only minor losses... It's even getting a bit slapstick to watch Spartacus, Crixus and Gannicus running toward Roman formations (known for being impenetrable) and just jumping on top of them hacking and slashing cutting them down by the numbers.. For me personally the rebels have also lost my sympathy after roaming, pillaging and killing "innocent Romans" just minding their business, specially after the taking of the City Sinuessa when they murdered everybody except a handful of Romans.

    • @thadtuiol1717
      @thadtuiol1717 4 года назад

      @@soheil527 It's puerile pablum for plebs. No one with an IQ north of 100 and an interest in the period should be watching such crap.

    • @dplw11
      @dplw11 4 года назад

      Spartacus: blood and sand is just the first season. All four seasons have different names. I'm halfway thru season 3 which is Spartacus: Vengence. Still I know what u mean. Spartacus the tv series is really good. My only problem is I kinda didnt like Spartacus: gods of the arena cuz it was basically the prelude to Spartacus becoming a slave n I don't think he was in that season at all, but it was still REALLY good and I understand why they did gods of the arena AFTER blood and sand.

  • @satori-in-life
    @satori-in-life 8 лет назад +60

    Damn Pirates.

    • @firingallcylinders2949
      @firingallcylinders2949 4 года назад +7

      Never trust Sicilians

    • @Markph7
      @Markph7 4 года назад +3

      Crassus had more coin to pay them

    • @firingallcylinders2949
      @firingallcylinders2949 4 года назад +1

      @Jacob Zondag it's a joke, American Sicilians are Italian wannabes who play up the mobster look and carry their attitude everywhere they go. The NY, NJ Sicialians are so obnoxious.

    • @firingallcylinders2949
      @firingallcylinders2949 4 года назад +1

      @Maria Kelly Not some slicked hair poser

    • @kennyg5242
      @kennyg5242 3 года назад

      @Maria Kelly A Gaul. Well that explains y u.....smell like a woman!!! LOL

  • @maxwellasareboateng4327
    @maxwellasareboateng4327 2 года назад +1

    The Spartacus narrative is one of the many historical happenings that boldly exalts human right stance, freedom of association, freedom of expression which Roman rule at that time forbid for humans considered as slaves.

  • @jamesroper4952
    @jamesroper4952 6 лет назад +36

    The Roman Empire, was in my opinion the most twisted and grotesque in human history. Also in my opinion, the Romans got exactly what they deserved when their evil empire fell. I imagine Spartacus stands a happy man in the afterlife. Knowing that the empire that robbed him and so many others of freedom. Now lays in ruins.

    • @stevestringer7351
      @stevestringer7351 4 года назад +5

      Well, they started off pretty well.... then there began to be cracks in society. Lowered morality, forgotten ethics..... lots of things that broke a once great civilization down and caused it to fall.

    • @michaelwackers6475
      @michaelwackers6475 4 года назад +5

      Rome and the Romans were surrounded by enemies since the day Rome was founded (just like modern day Israel)! It was always a matter of "Conquer or Be Conquered"! By the way Rome was sacked by the Gauls in 390 BC! Hannibal invaded Italy, not vice versa. Nothing "twisted or grotesque" about the Roman Empire! Roman culture lies at the heart of much of contemporary culture around the world, and represents an unparalleled example of both physical and cultural sustainability, combining timeless art and architecture with one of the richest archaeological patrimonies in the world, not to mention the influence of Latin & Roman Law. The Roman Empire was built by the sacrifice of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Roman citizens who fought and died for the glory of Rome! Once pacified, conquered barbarians were keen to adopt the superior Roman culture. When the Roman Empire finally fell, it marked the beginning of the Dark Ages! P.S. The people of defeated nations were not automatically made slaves faithful to the Roman maxim: "Spare the defeated, punish the haughty" ROMA LOCUTA, CAUSA FINITA

    • @romanlegion2621
      @romanlegion2621 2 года назад +5

      After what? Dominating for 1k years?! And defeating those enemies and conquering them so many time until they finally fell? Suck it up. Rome was the greatest empire in history

    • @robertmartins1712
      @robertmartins1712 Год назад

      I hear you on that but I choose to celebrate the progeny that Rome left behind, just the letters we are using to communicate are one of there many legacies that are still testing the sands of time.

    • @jimmytimmy3680
      @jimmytimmy3680 Год назад

      No the most evil is the US empire.

  • @stephaniewhyte4187
    @stephaniewhyte4187 8 лет назад +13

    In my opinion he won in the end his name is still known all over the world 1000's of years later as a great man and Marcus crassus ist really that well known unless uve read up on Spartacus or watched the programme. But if you haven't even watched the film or program or a book about Spartacus u still know who he is he's a legend

    • @stephaniewhyte4187
      @stephaniewhyte4187 8 лет назад +1

      He might not have gotten his freedom by them saying he can't go free but he TOOK it and he was right by doing that he did have freedom and he was a free man anyway they are the ones who basically grabbed him and sed right u are now a slave he was born free and died free and fighting for a good cause for no man to be a slave unfortunately he lost a battle but won the war in witch his name will be forever known unlike all them political slaves in rome(Marcus crassus)

    • @joydiv0
      @joydiv0 8 лет назад

      Crassus isn't that well known?? The man was pivotal figure in the Roman transition from Republic to Empire. He was one of the richest men in antiquity and his power and influence rivalled Pompey's and exceeded Caesar's! Not that well known...

    • @stephaniewhyte4187
      @stephaniewhyte4187 8 лет назад

      +Hugo Carvalho that's what I'm saying if u read carefully or maybe I didn't write it correct I was saying at least Spartacus was known and will be forever known UNLIKE Crassus who isn't known and he thought he would be forever known for the war against Spartacus he thought he was the hero in the right and was gunna be the legend for taking out the Rebel salve but as for most people in the wrong that never happened

    • @joydiv0
      @joydiv0 8 лет назад

      His historical role and influence is not gauged by how many times Mr. Zubair has heard of him.

    • @tinocos1016
      @tinocos1016 6 лет назад

      Yes but the name Rome is eternal. And the name Rome alone has influenced history far more than sparticus. You can't hear of sparticus without hearing Rome. But Rome can be heard of without sparticus

  • @DS-yg4qs
    @DS-yg4qs 3 года назад +3

    Im glad Spartacus is bigger than Caesar today because they all wanted to gain glory of Alexander the Great but world has changed and we want freedom above all. Long live Spartacus.

  • @harrietharlow9929
    @harrietharlow9929 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for posting this. Rome is a big interest of mine and this fills in more of my knowledge. Spartacus was a fighter for freedom in an age when freedom was a distant dream for most slave.

  • @Alvosploio
    @Alvosploio 8 лет назад +58

    Omg Tywin is the narrarator. Took me 13 min to recognize it.

    • @Lycurgus224
      @Lycurgus224 4 года назад

      It is him! I thought it might be but wasn't sure.

    • @thorghanudha6550
      @thorghanudha6550 4 года назад +2

      Valar Morghulis.

    • @bryan3dguitar
      @bryan3dguitar 4 года назад +1

      I was just going to post a message saying what a great voice the narrator has. But the info above says it's Charles Dance...?

  • @Wolfen443
    @Wolfen443 11 лет назад +21

    Amazing how the Roman buildings still stand, just like the western Roman Institutions.

  • @silverlegionary1636
    @silverlegionary1636 3 года назад +3

    Is that Charles Dance? This is just amazing!!

  • @TheJohnWilson2
    @TheJohnWilson2 8 лет назад +11

    Imagine if there was a Star Wars version of Spartacus.

  • @timramm1
    @timramm1 4 года назад +5

    'Hes Sparticus and he made me do it'

  • @sirkazm
    @sirkazm 3 года назад +3

    Crassus' end was pure gold!

    • @SagaofaCrew
      @SagaofaCrew 3 года назад

      HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO SEE ONE AMAZING HILARIOUS ROMAN PARODY=================
      ruclips.net/video/V1Q6VcMsmS8/видео.html

    • @lotoreo
      @lotoreo Год назад

      nice

  • @abdullahjadoon8363
    @abdullahjadoon8363 3 года назад +7

    I just came to know about spartacus 2 months ago and I'm very fascinated by his story. It shows that one man can make a difference even if he is against the most powerful republic of his time.

  • @regidio5083
    @regidio5083 2 года назад +2

    Nowadays, Spartacus is famous in my circles for saving a Chinese village from a destructive meteorite orchestrated by the opressive emperor Qin Shi Huang. He sacrificed himself yet again in an effort to inspire heroism in the people who have been robbed of ideals such as art, poetry and emotional growth. Same as here, Spartacus is in everyone's heart.

  • @anneoftheland1658
    @anneoftheland1658 4 года назад +2

    Noone has a right to judge him negatively for being brutal...We don't what we'd done in this awful situation....Everything had been taken from him. He had no control over his own life, only to have his life on the line at all times....he fought to survive....

  • @lawsonj39
    @lawsonj39 7 лет назад +6

    The commentators' emphasis on Spartacus as an individual--"Here's what one man can accomplish"--contradicts the message of the Kirk Douglas film version, which was all about what the downtrodden can accomplish when they work together. I prefer the solidarity message, personally. My sympathy for Spartacus and his army is diminished a lot by the fact that they had the chance to get away and decided to stay in Italy: pure hubris.

    • @incorectulpolitic
      @incorectulpolitic Год назад

      another problem was that spartacus' army split before their last battle they lost... if they would of stayed together, they could of probably conquer rome... or at least win much more battles
      one has to wonder what could have happened had Crixus and his men stayed with the main army under Spartacus.
      Who knows? Maybe they'd been able to defeat Crassus.

  • @rigojr91
    @rigojr91 9 лет назад +38

    I just saw the series on Netflix and it was amazing!

    • @CrankCase08
      @CrankCase08 4 года назад +3

      Everything Netflix produces is garbage.

    • @swamyjiki
      @swamyjiki 4 года назад

      I have fallen in love with the Netflix series I keep watching it over and over

    • @matthewgordonpettipas6773
      @matthewgordonpettipas6773 2 года назад

      @@CrankCase08 OK? In your opinion maybe (which is certainly valid). No need to put down someone else's taste.

    • @CrankCase08
      @CrankCase08 2 года назад +2

      @@matthewgordonpettipas6773 It was not a "put down" of someone else's taste. It was a statement of fact.

    • @testemunhosdahistoria9688
      @testemunhosdahistoria9688 2 года назад

      @@CrankCase08 it wasn't produced by Netflix

  • @Mau_Paladino
    @Mau_Paladino 3 года назад

    In the ludus existed something called "family gladiatoria". They were guys who would learn to live in fraternity together. And gladiators were especially well treated in the schools, despite what people usually believes. So I guess the reason to draw up a escape plan, was because in that ludus, Capua, conditions were exceptionally more strict than other places. Plus the strong feeling of freedom that they should have had, and the recent revolts in Sicily that helped to make it possible.

  • @brianfuller7691
    @brianfuller7691 4 года назад +2

    Spartacus was one leader in the Third Servile War 73-71 BC. He was a superb tactician and merited respect. Although the programme hints at it, the first troops that Spartacus defeated were not professional soldiers. They were the equivalent of militia. Spartacus was defeated by professional soldiers eventually and 6000 would be crucified. One fact that was also recorded was that a large part of the Rebel army was not only hard-core gladiators but former soldiers as well.

  • @trueromancat7978
    @trueromancat7978 7 лет назад +2

    Funny thing, Prof Hadrill has got a statue of Pompey the great standing behind him. Pompey loved gladiatorial games and founded a theather in Rome.

  • @scottyfox6376
    @scottyfox6376 4 года назад +3

    The Roman's first response against Sparticus was the Capua City Cohorts which were literally parade troops, not battle hardened legionares. They paraded out in their parade polished gear, one cohort even tried to march in grieves which crippled many which showed naivety to the reality by the commanders who probably bought their positions. Capua was a safe cushy military post for upper class families to groom their sons for future political careers. They treated it as a chance to look good & advance their futures & took all the comforts of home. They neglected to even build the mandatory over night fort being tired,soft & arrogant. The commanders enjoyed large hampers of food & wine that night celebrating the expected victory the next day as well as many of the soldiers. But Sparticus ruined the party & attacked that night & destroyed them utterly.

  • @michaelhorton1350
    @michaelhorton1350 4 года назад

    Great narration and real good topic....helps to make up for the get-in-car, drive-car, repeat stylishly footage....almost.

  • @furiousfelicia5751
    @furiousfelicia5751 3 года назад +1

    When the algorithm gives you Charles Dance narration, the topic is irrelevant.

  • @wedgeantilles4712
    @wedgeantilles4712 4 года назад +4

    Well, Roman battles and events were usually very well documented.
    But when it comes to Sparcatus and the slave revolt... Well, not so much.
    It could be that it was against slaves and the romans didn't take it that seriously.
    But the only battle that we sort of know a bit about is the battle at Silarus river, where this revolt also was outright crushed. To say Spartacus was defeated at Silarus is a huge understatement.

  • @ikevanrosendaal7560
    @ikevanrosendaal7560 3 года назад +4

    Spartacus what a legend

  • @sgtzomie7877
    @sgtzomie7877 2 года назад +2

    I love history.

  • @captainamerica6525
    @captainamerica6525 Год назад +1

    Single combat is far different than combat in military formation. It is a wonder that the third servile war lasted as long as it did. Spartacus must have been one hell of a tactician and leader.

  • @thomasparker6072
    @thomasparker6072 6 лет назад +5

    He is the Moses of Ancient Rome!

    • @nagibkanaan2464
      @nagibkanaan2464 Месяц назад

      He lead at least 60 000 to their death
      How is he a hero

  • @Vikyou
    @Vikyou 4 года назад +5

    Just saw the Starz series Spartacus and omg D: I almost cry, I ended up really feeling for the gladiators and their fight against slavery

  • @jchrg2336
    @jchrg2336 2 года назад +1

    He was excessively trained to be a gladiators that's probabilities how he could against the might of Rome's advanced army

  • @TheFreddking
    @TheFreddking 4 года назад +2

    It's crazy he is remembered more than the man that defeated him..Crassus ended up being killed by the parthinians and having gold poured down his throat...they passed his head around everywhere...sad tale

  • @TheBigboss7121987
    @TheBigboss7121987 3 года назад +7

    See Spartacus was a man of morals. He was a pioneer of his day. He wouldn’t let his men sell their booties for gold or money. That’s a leader with his priorities in order. As the narrator said he preferred to himself plunder for booty. 👌

  • @franciscodavila9978
    @franciscodavila9978 8 лет назад +7

    spartacus is the best show ever

    • @CrankCase08
      @CrankCase08 4 года назад

      It's garbage soft pornography that has absolutely nothing to do with the real story of Spartacus.

    • @cartelplug8183
      @cartelplug8183 2 года назад +2

      Your a hater it’s a really good show

  • @RadeonX0X
    @RadeonX0X 7 лет назад +2

    The Legend of Spartacus narrated by Tywin Lannister.

  • @krazyFlipy
    @krazyFlipy 3 года назад +2

    Just watched 4 seasons of 'Spartacus', the Netflix series. Rather good, but methinks people would do well to remember that entertainment pieces are not necessarily historically accurate.

  • @davidharrison3399
    @davidharrison3399 4 года назад +6

    I’m Spartacus,sorry couldn’t help it.

  • @miroslavniemi2824
    @miroslavniemi2824 8 лет назад +32

    wage slavery is smarter but still it is slavery!

    • @minstrelofMir
      @minstrelofMir 8 лет назад

      replies dont get better than this,you should write songs or books.
      thank you for it

    • @klausbrinck2137
      @klausbrinck2137 4 года назад

      Ye, smarter by the masters, not by the slaves, of course...

    • @howwwwwyyyyy
      @howwwwwyyyyy 4 года назад

      That's actually said at the end of Howard Fasts book about him

    • @caryboy2006
      @caryboy2006 4 года назад

      Miroslav Niemi What bullshit.

    • @jeangenibrel2358
      @jeangenibrel2358 4 года назад

      Bernie Sanders is the new Spartacus!

  • @devspalanisamy9235
    @devspalanisamy9235 3 года назад +2

    Hii I'm india...

  • @jamiealaniz2454
    @jamiealaniz2454 2 года назад +1

    The romans were masters of war strategy tactics Spartacus courage must have been awe inspiring his men must have sworn oath there very lives to him

  • @17065david
    @17065david 7 лет назад +7

    Live Free Or Die!

  • @rastabob123
    @rastabob123 4 года назад +3

    Just when I thought Maximus was the best story

  • @cristian15154
    @cristian15154 4 года назад +2

    Came her after finished watching Spartacus on Netflix. Couldn't take out of my head the words Crassus told Spartacus: "had you been born roman and stand by my side"

  • @bobnash79
    @bobnash79 8 лет назад

    Excellent information...for all of you asking why he drives a convertible car all the time it is because of the wonderful weather of south of italy. Go visit them!

  • @charlesbrooks9577
    @charlesbrooks9577 4 года назад +8

    Spartacus was one tough sob,but so were the romans.Spartacus was just out manned

  • @alphamaledude
    @alphamaledude 6 лет назад +3

    There was more than one Spartacus like character Many revolts happened.

    • @jstewart2005
      @jstewart2005 4 года назад

      Great show to watch except for the background music ,too loud to hear the narrator properly a bit ignorant really ,spoiled it for me whomever does the background music should sit back and listen to the final result .

  • @jaquino451
    @jaquino451 7 месяцев назад +1

    I like the theme songs on here .

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines
    @Fatherofheroesandheroines 4 года назад +2

    " When you play the Game of Thrones.. you end up doing a voiceover about Spartacus"

  • @sallyhunter62
    @sallyhunter62 10 лет назад +10

    Learned so much more about spartacus. I am Spartacus

    • @ufodeath
      @ufodeath 7 лет назад +2

      I am Spartacus!

    • @pauldirac808
      @pauldirac808 4 года назад +1

      No your not I’m Spartacus

    • @spartamuzic
      @spartamuzic 3 года назад +1

      sorry but i really am

  • @rokujones
    @rokujones 9 лет назад +9

    As far as I can tell, they made a major mistake in this documentary at 22:00. They said the Germans were led by Crixus. Crixus was a Gaul and their leader. I wonder how they could have missed something that significant. It literally lowers the value of this whole documentary.

    • @toddcraner2993
      @toddcraner2993 9 лет назад

      Roku Jones What surprises me is that they say he had a multi-national force and yet the only mention Spartacus andCrixus even in the modern mini-series (which is not only perverted but bloody amazing). I wonder why only these twoare mentioned could it be cause they fought and later split up. Another thing I noticed is they saw that another group of Germans broke away later yet mention no leader for this group?

    • @rokujones
      @rokujones 9 лет назад

      Todd Craner From what I understand, there is a limited amount of ancient Roman resources regarding Spartacus and his slave rebellion. The whole story, in terms of actual history, is not very deep in terms of detail.

    • @toddcraner2993
      @toddcraner2993 9 лет назад

      Roku Jones Sad that the slaughter of 30,000 people can become simply a footnote in history.

    • @sladexiong3668
      @sladexiong3668 9 лет назад +3

      Roku Jones germans were called gauls which today is modern germany

    • @zarni000
      @zarni000 9 лет назад +1

      +Roku Jones no mistake. guals and gemans were same thing then.

  • @jolorulz
    @jolorulz 10 лет назад +2

    Oh my god... Is that Charles Dance narrating?

  • @robertrobinson3788
    @robertrobinson3788 Год назад +2

    His body was never found.

  • @jayme94
    @jayme94 9 лет назад +29

    I AM SPARTACUS!!!

    • @toddcraner2993
      @toddcraner2993 9 лет назад +3

      Load Blower57 I'm Spartacus

    • @17Watman
      @17Watman 9 лет назад +4

      +Todd Craner I'm Spartacus!

    • @televisionmoments7350
      @televisionmoments7350 8 лет назад +2

      I love that fight scene!

    • @toddcraner2993
      @toddcraner2993 8 лет назад +1

      +Television Moments It was a perfect example of how a Roman Legion would advance into battle.

    • @FraJa1980
      @FraJa1980 8 лет назад +1

      Bunch of Liars!
      I am Spartacus!

  • @velocity1146
    @velocity1146 8 лет назад +11

    Tywin Lanista

  • @paultaylor7947
    @paultaylor7947 4 года назад

    18000 ton spoon that will be released in the Guiness Book Of Records.I think that one will be knocked off the charts

  • @matta.5363
    @matta.5363 Год назад +2

    In the end, Spartacus was a victim of his own success. He could have left Italy and gone home a free man, but once a common man becomes a great leader, how can he ever go back to being just common again? So Spartacus turned south again, back toward Rome, and marched his army into history.

    • @VampireSquirrel
      @VampireSquirrel 4 месяца назад

      Every pass in theAapls was guarded by a full roman legion, much like the Borderwall in the US keeping the southern poor inside

  • @zackpapazahariou6557
    @zackpapazahariou6557 6 лет назад +26

    As a descendant of Spartacus, I demand reparations from Rome!

    • @davidcoleman2463
      @davidcoleman2463 5 лет назад +1

      Lmao

    • @allisonblount8960
      @allisonblount8960 4 года назад +3

      That's not at all funny. Mocking people who to this day are not treated as first class citizens. Also in Spartacus times,slavery was not based on racial classification and there was no law that they couldn't be educated. Only in modern history did slavery come to be confined to exclusively Black African people.

    • @hey_joe7069
      @hey_joe7069 4 года назад +2

      ​@@allisonblount8960 - Yes there was a law in Spartacus time, that slaves were not to be educated. get educated marxist.

    • @allisonblount8960
      @allisonblount8960 4 года назад +2

      @@hey_joe7069 Can you name and identify from where and what sources did you get that information about the law preventing the education of slaves?

    • @allisonblount8960
      @allisonblount8960 4 года назад

      @@hey_joe7069 I'm not a marxists either

  • @deathswirl
    @deathswirl 10 лет назад +6

    It's killing me that I can't find out for sure who the narrator is, it sounds like Charles Dance from Game of Thrones

    • @bushwhakked
      @bushwhakked 9 лет назад +2

      Did you google "the real spartacus narrator"? Answer comes right up. What you really should have stated is that you are lazy and want someone else to research for you.

  • @fullsendcirca9255
    @fullsendcirca9255 4 года назад +2

    Not even the Romans found Spartacus’s body and no one alive today has a clue who he was before the rebellion.

    • @mondaysinsanity8193
      @mondaysinsanity8193 4 года назад +1

      Third servile war* punic wars were the wars between Athens and sparta

    • @TheMan-je5xq
      @TheMan-je5xq 3 года назад

      @@mondaysinsanity8193 The Punic Wars were the wars between Rome and Carthage

  • @markbegley1564
    @markbegley1564 4 года назад

    this was better than the movie , thank you

  • @djsoulraver1
    @djsoulraver1 8 лет назад +9

    dawm, i tought the tv show was way to romanced, but it was very close to what really hapened

    • @topblair3381
      @topblair3381 8 лет назад

      Yeah I cried so much When Spartacus died ;-; but in the end of that tv series Spartacus was found but in this video They said Spartacus body ar never find so that tv series ar fake but I love that Tv series........I think Spartacus escaped in that battle the battle called "third servile war"

    • @kapaderos4983
      @kapaderos4983 7 лет назад

      you know better, ancient man

  • @josephsujai5543
    @josephsujai5543 5 лет назад +3

    Watching this after binge watching 4 series of Spartacus.

  • @philc4520
    @philc4520 2 года назад +1

    Spartacus Father of Freedom

  • @drbonesshow1
    @drbonesshow1 Год назад

    On weekends, Spartacus and his friend Wellhungus hung out at the Thrake Tavern trying to shake up some ladies.

  • @alfonsocrandango3487
    @alfonsocrandango3487 8 лет назад +6

    "I'm Spartacus"... Wheel spins car, ha

  • @cuddlybear9041
    @cuddlybear9041 9 лет назад +10

    the romans invented concrete that could be used under water, they also built some great roads that are still used to this day, all in all a pretty impressive crowd of people, a bit on the savage side, but they where of their time, it was an interesting time in history

    • @patriotadEEUU
      @patriotadEEUU 9 лет назад +1

      We're still under the authority of Rome. Caesar just changed his title to Pope.

    • @cuddlybear9041
      @cuddlybear9041 9 лет назад

      patriotadEEUU never new that, is there a pope Caesar now....... that's interesting, need to check him out

    • @patriotadEEUU
      @patriotadEEUU 9 лет назад

      cuddly bear
      Yes, he just changed titles. Please look for my other replies in the comments section. I'm on a cell phone and it is a hassle to retype everything again.
      I'll be quick here. Just quick notes for you to look up.
      Cesare Borgia(white Jesus), son of Pope Alexander VI, is the image given to the world by the "Church".
      Look these up. Masonic Eagle, Russian Coat of Arms, and Quarternion Eagle. The double headed eagle(phoenix) represents Rome's authority over the spiritual and secular world.
      Washington D.C., London City and Vatican City are all SOVEREIGN city states that are connected. Look at the architecture. The phallus of Baal or Osiris is across Saint Petersburg and across the Capitol Building.
      The Pope praises Lucifer on Easter(Isthar)

    • @cuddlybear9041
      @cuddlybear9041 9 лет назад

      well I am not under any pope's authority, no matter what his name is

    • @patriotadEEUU
      @patriotadEEUU 9 лет назад

      cuddly bear
      Well, they are pushing for world government.
      One world religion will be needed for this and Rome is pushing the ecumenical movement. All religions will merge into one under Rome's authority. COEXIST.

  • @FallenCorp
    @FallenCorp 3 года назад +1

    Tywin narrating For the win

  • @maremaarten
    @maremaarten 6 лет назад

    A truly fascinating documentary and history, thank you very much for uploading it!

  • @lolotaeja3911
    @lolotaeja3911 4 года назад +2

    Interesting to note that Spartacus' body was never found on the final battlefield. Crassus was in a deep blue funk over it. They searched for days for his body, but no luck. It is rumored that he did escape with his co-leader/wife, they were spirited away during the battle. It's believable, his army held the Romans at bay for days, and it was a large front. It would be fantastic if he had escaped.

    • @CrankCase08
      @CrankCase08 4 года назад

      A contradiction arises in this documentary. If the body of Spartacus was never found, how do historians surmise that he was hacked to death by Roman soldiers under Crassus?

    • @lolotaeja3911
      @lolotaeja3911 4 года назад +1

      @@CrankCase08 perhaps propaganda. The Romans were masters of it.

    • @lolotaeja3911
      @lolotaeja3911 4 года назад

      @shane marz great points Shane

  • @deliriumbee4678
    @deliriumbee4678 5 лет назад +3

    Another Greek legend

  • @PatrioticKoreanAmerican
    @PatrioticKoreanAmerican 8 лет назад +1

    If I were spartacus I would explain to my men on why crossing the alps is essential to our freedom (new lives, being rich, nice family, big land, better yet new nation), and tell them not get drunk on victories.

  • @jakefisher3328
    @jakefisher3328 2 года назад +1

    Oh hey, Tywin!

  • @markash1971
    @markash1971 11 лет назад +4

    spartacus series is pretty close to history, including the characters names

  • @yanrenyyyanthan8395
    @yanrenyyyanthan8395 4 года назад +3

    Spartacus the bringer of rain, king of slaves!!!

  • @lastleaf9252
    @lastleaf9252 4 года назад

    Good one who struggled very hard

  • @honestytruthful1552
    @honestytruthful1552 5 лет назад +2

    The thought of what went on in Rome against other human beings that were turned to slaves just sickens me I my stomach. Thank God for Spartacus I wished millions were like him standing up for what is right may those who oppose rot in hell and soon meet Gods judgement

    • @dannytrejo1359
      @dannytrejo1359 3 года назад

      @Ricardo Jaye The rebelling slaves are the good guys, get the fuck over it boomer.

    • @romanlegion2621
      @romanlegion2621 2 года назад

      @@dannytrejo1359 Commies got there asses kicked. Get over yourself millienal

    • @romanlegion2621
      @romanlegion2621 2 года назад

      STFU. Who are you to claim ANYONE rot in hell and put words in Gods mouth. Clown

  • @MegaMeanDean
    @MegaMeanDean 7 лет назад +7

    Anyway, Spartacus was an awesome leader--who else could have done that?

    • @pauldirac808
      @pauldirac808 4 года назад +1

      Dean Smith how about the whole Jewish nation . They had nothing after the war . Now they take no shit from anyone. 🔯

    • @neganrex5693
      @neganrex5693 2 года назад

      Kirk Douglas did on TV in 1960 AD but to be real our founding fathers did in 1776 AD and they won.

    • @neganrex5693
      @neganrex5693 2 года назад

      @@pauldirac808 Yes. God bless.

  • @Retroscoop
    @Retroscoop 8 лет назад +5

    And today, the same battlecry was reïnvented in France, with the slogan "Je suis Charlie"....

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop 8 лет назад

      ***** OK, so it is a rather "intellectual's battlecry" :0) Less flexing of muscles here, but sharp pens held ready....

  • @jsavak99
    @jsavak99 Год назад +1

    Perhaps his real motivation of not escaping to freedom was not to continue to enjoy his status as a successful military leader but to free others slaves in Sicily . There is no way to know contrary to the speculation in this documentary

  • @jamiealaniz2454
    @jamiealaniz2454 3 года назад +1

    What a legend the slave who made roman empire tremble he is the tragic legend inspirational through the ages