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b'Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who escaped his gladiatorial school in Capua with about 70 other gladiators and slaves and then led a slave rebellion against the armies of Rome in the 1st century BCE , commanding a fighting force that grew to an army of 90,000\\u2013120,000 strong. We explore his fight and the interesting history of Roman gladiatorial combat in today\'s Suck. Men (and women!) facing off against each other in arenas, forums, and coliseums in fights that often lasted until severe injury or the death. Insane emperors, trident-wielding warriors, spear-wielding elephants, and so much more in today\'s tale of Roman debauchery and the man who almost took down a Republic.\\n\\nMy new\\xa0free Behind the Bit Pandora station\\xa0with Chad Daniels talking about our favorite bits!\\xa0https://www.pandora.com/station/play/3978690913982414208?ag=17920720304261509\\n\\nTimesuck is brought to you today by\\xa0The Great Courses Plus!\\xa0Do yourself a HUGE favor and get SO MUCH amazing, interesting, and informative content for FREE:\\xa0https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/timesuck\\n\\nTimesuck is also brought to you by\\xa0HIMS! Get a trial month of everything you need to keep your hair - for just $5 today, right now while supplies last, by going to https://www.forhims.com/timesuck\\n\\nMerch\\xa0\\xa0- https://badmagicmerch.com/\\n\\nWant to try out\\xa0Discord!?!\\xa0https://discord.gg/tqzH89v\\n\\nWant to join the Cult of the Curious private\\xa0Facebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" in order to locate whatever current page hasn\'t been put in FB Jail :)\\n\\nFor all merch related questions: https://badmagicmerch.com/pages/contact\\n\\nPlease rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!!\\xa0@timesuckpodcast\\xa0on IG,\\xa0@timesuckpodcast\\xa0on Twitter, and\\xa0www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast\\n\\nWanna be a Space Lizard? We\'re over 2600 strong!\\xa0Click here:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast\\xa0\\n\\nSign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You\'ll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album,\\xa0Feel the Heat.\\xa0Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits.\\n\\nAnd, thank you for supporting the show by doing your Amazon shopping after clicking on my Amazon link at\\xa0www.timesuckpodcast.com'