Thoughts on Spartacus - Historum

whitetzor · March 11th, 2011, 12:46 AM

This may be a silly question but... as I'm sure you all know the story of Spartacus, how was it that he was never "found" with him being such a profound person and known character, how was it that his face was not known by even the armies he was fighting? I guess just any clarification would help.

**Vladd** · March 11th, 2011, 12:49 AM

Well I suppose it was because he was a slave and who takes notice of a slave?

Caracalla · March 11th, 2011, 02:09 AM

I blame his PR team. I mean no TV advertising, no posters, they didn't even mint any coins with his image on.

**Salah** · March 11th, 2011, 03:15 AM

Cleaning up after a battle is nasty work. His body may have rotted beyond recognition.

**gaius valerius** · March 11th, 2011, 03:25 AM

No cameras, no youtube, no internet to upload and spread anything, no PR team and much more in combination with the physical consequences of hacking up flesh with swords and spears seams a pretty good reason to me. No CSI around to clean up after your mess either

steve53 · March 11th, 2011, 04:49 AM

I think there is a shroud of Spartacus somewhere.

Marius · March 11th, 2011, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by whitetzor

This may be a silly question but... as I'm sure you all know the story of Spartacus, how was it that he was never "found" with him being such a profound person and known character, how was it that his face was not known by even the armies he was fighting? I guess just any clarification would help.

Since it's widely believed he was killed in the battle, it's possible that his body was mutilated beyond recognition.

whitetzor · March 11th, 2011, 12:15 PM

Thats what i generally thought, but i also wasnt sure that anyone actually knew his face other than his own allies. History definitely gets twisted up with all the stories of him

**gaius valerius** · March 11th, 2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by whitetzor

Thats what i generally thought, but i also wasnt sure that anyone actually knew his face other than his own allies. History definitely gets twisted up with all the stories of him

Well you have to imagine we're talking about a day and age in which there were no such things such as cameras or photos let alone sufficient means to spread them. A man would've had to have been recognised either by knowing him personally or by his appearance, clothing and insignia (you didn't have to know who the Roman legatus was to pick him out of the crowd right) - though in the case of Spartacus the man didn't dress up as a king either.

**Frank81** · March 11th, 2011, 05:41 PM

It's not the only time in history that something like that happened. A dead body was very difficult to recognize after a battle. Constantine XI, last byzantine emperor, went straight to the broken door where the turks were going into the city. This was the last time someone saw him alive, just face to face with the enemy. Nobody could recognize him after the battle.