gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus

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The gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus was a training barracks in Capua where Spartacus and other enslaved gladiators launched the uprising that sparked the Third Servile War against Rome.

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instanceOf gladiatorial school
training barracks
associatedWith Roman slavery
Spartacus NERFINISHED
Third Servile War NERFINISHED
gladiatorial games
category Ancient Roman gladiatorial schools
Buildings and structures in Capua
connectedTo Mount Vesuvius stronghold of Spartacus
country Roman Republic
escapeEvent mass breakout of gladiators in 73 BCE
eventRole origin of the Third Servile War
starting point of the Spartacus revolt
hasInmate Crixus NERFINISHED
Oenomaus NERFINISHED
Spartacus NERFINISHED
other enslaved gladiators
hasType private gladiatorial school
historicalSignificance key site in Roman social history
symbol of resistance to Roman slavery
knownFrom Roman historians of the late Republic
ancient literary sources
languageOfName Latin
legacy frequently depicted in modern media about Spartacus
locatedIn Campania
Capua NERFINISHED
Roman Republic NERFINISHED
notableEvent Spartacus-led gladiator escape
outbreak of the Third Servile War NERFINISHED
ownedBy Lentulus Batiatus NERFINISHED
ownedByClass Roman elite
partOf Roman gladiatorial training system
populationType enslaved people
professional gladiators
relatedConcept Roman entertainment industry
gladiator training
servile wars in the Roman Republic
relatedEvent Roman suppression of the Spartacus revolt NERFINISHED
securityLevel heavily guarded facility
status no longer extant
timePeriod 1st century BCE
73 BCE
usedFor housing gladiators
preparing gladiators for arena combat
training gladiators

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Third Servile War initialRevoltSite gladiatorial school of Lentulus Batiatus