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Crassus and Rome’s Brutal Decimation
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When Rome's richest man faced its greatest slave rebellion, he made a decision that would shock even his own soldiers: he killed thousands of them to save the Republic.

This is the brutal true story of how Marcus Licinius Crassus crushed Spartacus and ended the Third Servile War using one of history's most terrifying military punishments.

In 71 BC, Rome was in crisis. Spartacus and his army of escaped slaves had defeated multiple Roman legions and were tearing through the Italian countryside. The Senate was desperate, and Crassus saw his opportunity for glory—but he had to act fast before his rival Pompey returned and stole the credit.

When one of his legions broke ranks in battle, Crassus did the unthinkable: he revived decimation, a punishment so brutal it hadn't been used in 150 years. He forced the soldiers to draw lots, and every tenth man was beaten to death by his own comrades. The message was clear: fear your commander more than the enemy.

The psychological warfare worked. His 40,000 legionnaires became a disciplined killing machine, trapping Spartacus and his rebels in southern Italy. But Spartacus was no ordinary opponent—he broke through Crassus's siege lines under cover of darkness in a daring nighttime escape.

The rebellion began to fracture. 30,000 rebels split off and were systematically hunted down. Crassus pursued the remaining forces south, and after the final battle, he made an example that would echo through history: 6,000 captured slaves were crucified along the entire length of the Appian Way from Capua to Rome—a 200-kilometer road of death that took weeks to complete.

In the final confrontation, Spartacus made a desperate charge directly at Crassus himself, cutting down bodyguards in a last attempt to kill the Roman general. He disappeared into a mass of shields and swords. His body was never identified among the thousands of dead.

Was Crassus a brilliant military strategist who saved Rome, or a ruthless butcher who sacrificed his own men for personal glory? The line between genius and monster has rarely been thinner.
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To crush the Spartacus revolt, Roman general Crassus resorted to brutal tactics. He revived the ancient punishment of decimation to instill discipline in his roman army, leading to the execution of his own soldiers. This dark chapter in roman history culminated in the horrific crucifixion of 6,000 slaves, a stark reminder of the era's harsh justice system.