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en-wikipedia-org-1143		Spartacus - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	5071	577	73	The Greek essayist Plutarch describes Spartacus as "a Thracian of Nomadic stock",[4] in a possible reference to the Maedi tribe.[5] Appian says he was "a Thracian by birth, who had once served as a soldier with the Romans, but had since been a prisoner and sold for a gladiator".[6] Though the rebels lacked military training, they displayed a skilful use of available local materials and unusual tactics when facing the disciplined Roman armies.[27] They spent the winter of 73–72 BC training, arming and equipping their new recruits, and expanding their raiding territory to include the towns of Nola, Nuceria, Thurii and Metapontum.[28] The distance between these locations and the subsequent events indicate that the slaves operated in two groups commanded by the remaining leaders Spartacus and Crixus.[citation needed] Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC: A Gladiator Rebels Against Rome. ^ Plutarch, Crassus, 9:1–3 Archived 17 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine; Frontinus, Stratagems, Book I, 5:20–22; Appian, Civil Wars, 1:116 Archived 3 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine; Broughton, Magistrates of the Roman Republic, p.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1143.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1143.txt