
Episode CVII - The Legacy of Spartacus
Emperors of Rome
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The Black Spartacus
Rome secures itself with its slaves, doesn't it? It really cements how the status quo is going to be. So for some he could be a symbol. For others, he could also be a warning. We don't know if slaves were whispering his name and thinking of him as a hero. But from marx's point of view, heas very much a hero. And you can see that spartacus was still seen as a negative figure,. somebody who's just causing trouble and needs to be put down.
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