Trivia: What was Spartacus’ role before becoming a commander in the Servile Wars?
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The correct answer is Gladiator
So why is this answer correct? : If you’ve seen the famous film scene where dozens of warriors say “I am Spartacus,” you probably know that the man was a skilled gladiator. The Third Servile War was also called the Gladiator War and the Spartacus Revolt, because it was Spartacus who led a group of escaped gladiators to band together at Mount Vesuvius. Their army fought through Roman forces from 73 to 71 BCE to eventually gain possession of a large part of Southern Italy before finally falling to defeat.