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==Overview==  
==Overview==  


There is no historical connection between Spartacus and the Jews. Spartacus was a Thracian and lived before Judea fell under Roman rule. However, the similarities with the Maccabean revolt and the fact that 6,000 of his followers were crucified, has made him a character of some interest for Jewish and Christian studies. The unlikely connection between Spartacus and the Jews was made explicit in fictional accounts, by [[Arthur Koestler]] and [[Howard Fast]], who reckoned some Jews among Spartacus' closest followers and friends.
There is nothing that historically connects Spartacus with the Jews and Jewish and Christian origins. Spartacus was a Thracian and lived before Judea fell under Roman rule. However, the similarities with the Maccabean revolt and the fact that 6,000 of his followers were crucified, has made him a character of some interest for Jewish and Christian studies.  


==Spartacus in literature & the arts==
==Spartacus in fictional accounts (literature, music, cinema)==
Since the 18th century, numerous fictional work have praised Spartacus and a champion of a freedom fighter and a champion of the oppressed. The unlikely connection between Spartacus and the Jews was made explicit in some fictional accounts, by [[Arthur Koestler]] and [[Howard Fast]], who reckoned some Jews among Spartacus' closest followers and friends.


The unlikely connection between Spartacus and the Jews was made explicit in fictional accounts, by [[Arthur Koestler]] and [[Howard Fast]], who reckoned some Jews among Spartacus' closest followers and friends.
==Spartacus in the arts==


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File:Spartacus_Barrias.jpg|[[The Oath of Spartacus (1871 Barrias), art]]
File:Spartacus_Barrias.jpg|[[The Oath of Spartacus (1871 Barrias), art]]
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* [[Spartacus (arts)]]


==External links==
==External links==


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus Wikipedia.en]
 
 
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Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator and leader of a slave revolt in 73-71 BCE.

Overview

There is nothing that historically connects Spartacus with the Jews and Jewish and Christian origins. Spartacus was a Thracian and lived before Judea fell under Roman rule. However, the similarities with the Maccabean revolt and the fact that 6,000 of his followers were crucified, has made him a character of some interest for Jewish and Christian studies.

Spartacus in fictional accounts (literature, music, cinema)

Since the 18th century, numerous fictional work have praised Spartacus and a champion of a freedom fighter and a champion of the oppressed. The unlikely connection between Spartacus and the Jews was made explicit in some fictional accounts, by Arthur Koestler and Howard Fast, who reckoned some Jews among Spartacus' closest followers and friends.

Spartacus in the arts

External links

Pages in category "Spartacus (subject)"

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