The Prison Break That Became Rome's Worst Nightmare #history #legendary #shorts

Read the full Spartacus prison break story FREE: https://1drv.ms/b/c/4168914b6f6d04ed/IQCYDy-g-BTrQrWIicoSSujpAVofFiiBMNE_nJajsl_HsEE?e=2Smk39 From my book “The 20 Greatest Escapes in History” In 73 BC, a Thracian slave named Spartacus escaped a gladiator school in Capua with only a handful of fighters and improvised weapons. Within months, that escape would ignite the most dangerous slave rebellion Rome had ever faced. The revolt that followed became known as the Third Servile War, and for a brief moment the Roman Republic faced an army of tens of thousands led by a former slave. Sometimes history turns on a single moment of defiance. Subscribe to Speedy History for more short historical briefings.