(November 12, 2010 at 1:10 am)Chuck Wrote: It must have made travel along the most important arterial military road in Italy distinctly unhealthy and unpleasant.
Quite. The road was the via Appia.The commander, Marcus Crassus (from whom we get the word 'crass') had approximately 6000 survivors of the battle crucified for miles,right up to the gates of Rome.
Thus ended The Third Servile War. Spartacus died in the battle as far as I know. Crassus seems to have been a bit of a cunt,even by Roman standards. He was also one of the richest men in history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus