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[[File:673px-Roman Legionaries-MGR Lyon-IMG 1050.jpg |thumbnail|600px300px|left|Roman legionaries 1st century BCE]]
One of the best-known figures in antiquity was Spartacus. His brilliance as a military tactician and strategist was recognized even by his enemies. He was a gladiator and the leader of the last great slave revolt to shake the Roman Empire (73-71 BCE). His revolt was crushed and he and his followers were annihilated by the combined armies of Pompey and Crassus. The defeat of Spartacus and his followers was complete but there is some argument over the legacy of the slave revolt.
