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Gaius Claudius Glaber was a military commander of the late Roman Republic, holding the office of praetor in 73 BC. During his term he was defeated in the Battle of Mount Vesuvius against the forces of Spartacus during the Third Servile War .
A Roman praetor, Gaius Claudius Glaber, gathered a force of 3,000 men, not as legions, but as a militia "picked up in haste and at random, for the Romans did not consider this a war yet, but a raid, something like an attack of robbery." [10] Glaber's forces besieged the slaves on Mount Vesuvius, blocking the only known way down the mountain ...
A Roman praetor, Gaius Claudius Glaber, gathered a force of 3,000 men, not regular legions, but a militia "picked up in haste and at random, for the Romans did not consider this a war yet, but a raid, something like an attack of robbery." [15] Glaber's forces besieged the slaves on Mount Vesuvius, blocking the only known way down the mountain ...
Furthermore, the Romans considered the rebellion more of a policing matter than a war. Rome dispatched militia under the command of the praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber, who besieged Spartacus and his camp on Mount Vesuvius, hoping that starvation would force Spartacus to surrender. They were taken by surprise when Spartacus used ropes made from ...
Glaber, a Latin word meaning bald, may refer to : Arduin Glaber (died c. 977), the Count of Auriate from c. 935 and Margrave of Turin from c. 950 Gaius Claudius Glaber , a Roman praetor in 73 BC. that failed to hem in Spartacus and his fellow slaves on Mt. Vesuvius during the Third Servile War
Gaius Caninius Rebilus (consul 45 BC) Gaius Carrinas (praetor 82 BC) Gaius Cassius Longinus; Lucius Cassius Longinus (praetor 66 BC) Gaius Cassius Parmensis; Cicero; Cipus; Gaius Claudius Glaber; Gaius Claudius Marcellus (consul 49 BC) Marcus Claudius Marcellus; Tiberius Claudius Nero (father of Tiberius Caesar)
Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – Ilithyia's husband and a praetor. Responsible for Spartacus' enslavement as a gladiator, he is now tasked with putting down the rebellion. Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur – a clever and scheming Syrian slave who narrowly escaped death during the massacre at the House of Batiatus. He is a now willing ...
Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber. Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – a legatus in the Roman Army who is responsible for Spartacus' enslavement. Craig Walsh Wrightson as Solonius – a former close friend, but now the greatest rival to the House of Batiatus.