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Crassus v. Spartacus: A Duel for the Ages
We know what made Spartacus legendary, killing multiple senators and destroyer of Legions. What about Crassus?
He was born fantastically rich but fell on the wrong side of the Marius-Sulla rivalry when the Marian faction was triumphant. His father was executed by the Marians, and eventually, in 85 BC, he was forced to hide in Spain, reduced to living in a cave for most of the year.
When cracks appeared in the Marian regime, Crassus raised a force of 2500 men and eventually joined Sulla's army, where he served at the same time as Spartacus! They almost certainly never met but were fellow soldiers in the same army.
While Spartacus was accused of crimes that put him and his woman into slavery, Crassus thrived. In 82 BC, he commanded the victorious right wing of Sulla's army at the Battle of Colline Gate, which won Sulla Rome.
Rutlessly exploiting Sulla's purges, he gobbled up estates all over Italy from Marius's supporters and exploited business opportunities like buying a burning building cheaply before allowing his men to put the fire out. Crassus was battle-tested, ruthless, and tough in a way that no other enemy of Spartacus had been.
As one of the richest, if not the richest, men in Rome, Crassus had his estates plundered by Spartacus, and he lost valuable slaves to Spartacus's march. It is easy to imagine a bit of personal vendetta at play because Spartacus and his men hit supporters of Sulla hard.
Regardless in Pompey's absence, there was not a more qualified man to hunt Spartacus down and put an end to his rampage! The showdown would live up to the billing!
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