described the Third Servile War as "the only just war in history". Although this interpretation is not specifically contradicted by classical historians, no historical account claims that the goal was to end slavery in the Republic.

Sources

There are two main sources on Spartacus, both of which were written a century or more after his death: Plutarch of Chaeronea (46 AD - 119 AD) and Appian of Alexandria

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