For reasons that are unclear, Crixus and about 30,000 followers appear to have separated from Spartacus and the main body of escaped slaves toward the end of 73 B.C.E. Contemporary historians have theorized two possible reasons for the split. One theory proposes that Crixus and his followers were intent on plundering the Roman countryside and, perhaps, marching on Rome itself, while Spartacus and his followers wanted to cross the alps to reach Gaul and freedom. A second theory is that the split had strategic value and was planned by Spartacus and Crixus as a way to further their strategic goals.
Whatever the reason for the split, Crixus' contingent came under attack from a Roman army under the command of the
Roman consul Lucius Gellius Publicola near
Mount Garganus in 72 B.C. Crixus, who is said to have fought bravely in a losing effort, was killed in the conflict.
Spartacus, upon hearing of the defeat of Crixus and his forces, held mock gladiatorial games, in which he forced captured Roman soldiers to fight to the death. Three hundred Romans were sacrificed in Crixus' honor.
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