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Castus (rebel slave)

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Nationality
  
Gallic

Died
  
71 BC, Lucania

Name
  
Castus Castus

Role
  
Rebel slave

Battles/wars
  
Third Servile War



Battles and wars
  
Third Servile War

Castus was a Gallic slave, who together with the Thracian Spartacus, the fellow Gauls Crixus and Gannicus, alongside Oenomaus, was one of the leaders of rebellious slaves during the Third Servile War (73-71 BC). He was killed along with his co-commander Gannicus and their Gallic and Germanic followers by Roman forces under Marcus Licinius Crassus at the Battle of Cantenna in Lucania in 71 BC.

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  • Castus is portrayed by Blessing Mokgohloa in the Starz television series Spartacus: War of the Damned. He is reimagined as a Numidian and depicted as part of a crew of Cilician Pirates. Following his comrades betrayal, he later joins Spartacus' rebellion and goes on to become a prominent member.

    • Secondary literature

  • Bury, John Bagnell (1994). The Cambridge Ancient History , Volum 9. Cambridge University Press. 
  • Strauss, Barry (2009). The Spartacus War. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-3205-6. 
  • Winkler, Martin M. (2008). Spartacus: Film and History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-4707-7726-5. 

    • References

    Castus (rebel slave) Wikipedia
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