Marcus Licinius Crassuswas elected praetor and headed to Picenum to put an end to the Spartacan revolt with 10 legions, some 32,000 to 48,000 trained Roman fighters, plus auxiliary units. Crassus correctly assu
He adds that it isn't surprising that a private wrong should come from a man who has enslaved provinces, de- populated cities, and made the battle-field and the scaffold stream with human blood. I am struck with horror at the prospect of so much misery, and am driven by the strongest...