Castus (rebel slave)
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| Castus | |
|---|---|
| Slave leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 71 BC Lucania |
| Nationality | Roman |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Third Servile War |
Castus was a Roman who served as a soldier in the legions. At some point in his military career, he deserted and was captured, resulting in being recycled as a gladiator. He would later escape from the gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus in Capua. Together with the Thracian Spartacus, the Gauls Crixus and Oenomaus, and the Celt 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.
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Ancient sources [edit]
- Orosius, Histories 5.24.1-2
- Appian, Civil Wars 1.116
- Florus, Epitome 2.8.20
Secondary literature [edit]
- Bury, John Bagnell (1994). The Cambridge Ancient History , Volum 9. Cambridge University Press.
- Strauss, Barry (2009). The Spartacus War. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-3205-6.
- Winkler, Martin M. (2008). Spartacus: Film and History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-4707-7726-5.
