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Castus
Slave leader
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died71 BC
Lucania
NationalityGallic[1][2]
Military service
Battles/warsThird Servile War

Castus was a Gallic[1][2] gladiator,[3][failed verification] and escaped from the gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus in Capua.[citation needed] Together with the Thracian Spartacus, and the fellow Gauls Crixus, Oenomaus and Gannicus, he became one of the leaders of rebellious slaves during the Third Servile War (73-71 BC). He was killed along with his co-commander Gannicus and their Gallic and Germanic followers by Roman forces under Marcus Licinius Crassus at the Battle of Cantenna in Lucania in 71 BC.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Winkler 2008, p. 222
  2. ^ a b c Bury 1994, p. 331
  3. ^ Strauss 2009, p. 213

Ancient sources

  • Orosius, Histories 5.24.1-2
  • Appian, Civil Wars 1.116
  • Florus, Epitome 2.8.20

Secondary literature

  • Bury, John Bagnell (1994). The Cambridge Ancient History , Volum 9. Cambridge University Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Strauss, Barry (2009). The Spartacus War. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-3205-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Winkler, Martin M. (2008). Spartacus: Film and History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-4707-7726-5. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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