Instructions:
Vocabulary: Define the listed terms and describe how or why they are significant
to the film. You may have to use outside sources.
Discussion: Write a paragraph or a short paper to explain the requested
information. Why is this important to the history involved
Part I
Vocabulary
| 1. patrician |
4. Senate |
| 2. fight to the death |
5. City Garrison of Rome |
| 3. ‘thumbs down’ |
6. Sulla |
Discussion 
- Why does Crassus befriend young Glabrus and Julius Caesar? What's in it
for him?
- Why do the slaves choose to escape by sea as opposed to crossing the Alps
into non-Roman Germany?
Part II
Vocabulary
| 1. Legion |
4. Pompey |
| 2. Mediterranean pirates |
5. Senatorial pass |
| 3. Brundisium |
6. crucifixion |
 Discussion
1. At one point in the movie, a Senator says that there are more slaves
than citizens. Was this true? If so, how did this come about?
2. Why didn't the Romans just give in and let the slaves under Spartacus
leave Italy?
3. How did Spartacus really die? If it was different than was shown, why
did Hollywood change it?
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