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Spartacus' was a Thracian gladiator and leader of a slave revolt in 73-71 BCE.

Spartacus -- Overview
Spartacus -- Overview

There is nothing that historically connects Spartacus with the Jews and Jewish and Christian origins. Spartacus was a Thracian and lived in Italy when Judea was still under the rule of the Maccabees before the Roman Conquest. 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 Second Temple Studies.

Since the 18th century, numerous fictional work have praised Spartacus as a freedom fighter and a champion of the oppressed. The unlikely connection between Spartacus and the Jews was made explicit for the first time by Arthur Koestler in 1939. In The Gladiators (1939 Koestler / Simon), novel one of Spartacus' companions was a member of the Jewish sect of the Essenes and his views shaped the revolt.

Following this path, Howard Fast, in 1948 author of a celebrated novel on the Maccabees, made in 1951 Spartacus the leader of a multiethnic army. Among his closest followers and friends was also a Jewish gladiator, a sort of "Maccabean" warrior, David. The two major works of the 1950s, namely, Spartaco (Sins of Rome / 1953 Freda), feature film and Спартак (Spartacus / 1954 Khachaturian), ballet music, however, did not develop the Jewish theme, drawing inspiration from Spartaco (1873 Giovagnoli), novel.

Directly inspired by Fast's novel, Spartacus (1960 Kubrick), feature film gave Harold J. Stone a relevant role as David, the Jewish companion of Spartacus. Seregi's 1968 choreography of Khachaturyan's ballet also introduced the character of "Gad, a Jewish gladiator." The iconic scene: "I am Spartacus!" was spoofed in The Life of Brian (1979 Jones), feature film in the scene of the crucifixion of Brian.

Among the most recent works on Spartacus, the only ones to make relevant the Jewish connection were Spartacus (1990 Dresdon, Wilkins / 1968 Seregi, Khachaturyan), filmed ballet, and Spartacus (2004 Dornhelm), TV mini-series.

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Spartacus -- Highlights
Spartacus -- Highlights


Spartacus -- Sources
Spartacus -- Sources
  • Plutarch, Crassus (8-11)
  • Appian, The Civil Wars (1.14.111, and 116–121.1)
  • Sallust, Fragments from Book 3 of The Histories
  • Livy, Periochae (95–97)
  • Lucius Annaeus Florus, Epitome of Roman History (2.8)
  • Sextus Julius Frontinus, Strategies
  • Paulus Orosius, History against the Pagans (5.24)

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