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Thrace, Greece
Spartacus Solider Had Much to Say
By: Antonius Greco
A diary l has been found from a Roman solider who served under the ruler of
Spartacus. This letter dates back to last year when Spartacus was killed (71 B.C). Just as some
background information, Spartacus was born in 109 B.C. and he was a very successful military
leader. His rebel army consisted of 90,000 men. Now, here is the letter that we have found.
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71 B.C.
Dear Diary,
It is I, Marc Altadonna. It is very sad to say that my friend, and military leader,
Spartacus has tragically died in war last week. I wasn’t with him last week when he had passed,
I snuck home to be with my family after not being with them for 5 years. His soldiers
abandoned him in battle like cowards, making him fight by himself until he died a warrior’s
death. The weird part is, his army (which I was a part of) was relentless at war, and yet they left
him to die alone. I can guarantee the reason why the remaining 5,000 soldiers died at the hands
of Pompei’s army is because Spartacus did not lead them as he had previously done because he
had already passed. There were 90,000 slaves that revolted. Forget about the soldiers, he lived
such a harsh life! He didn’t deserve to die as a warrior! He was born a slave, was trained as a
gladiator, served in the Roman army, and marched with his troops to Sicily. Just looking back on
a memorable moment, I just remembered when Spartacus, 69 others and I escaped from
Lentuiu’s school and he led the revolt in 73 B.C.! Oh, it brings such pain that such a great man
had to die. May he rest in peace.
From,
Marc Altadonna
As you can see, “Marc” and Spartacus were very good friends and Marc knew very
much about him.
This image shows how Spartacus was killed by Pompei’s huge army.
Source: Ancient. BY: Rosalie F. and Charles F. Bakes III