First - wise quote
"Your problem is in my head. You are assigned. Afraid to make mistakes. Do not be afraid. This is just a game, "Gus Hiddink - Russian national team players in front of Euro 2008.
Now without unnecessary words - just five fun gifs from the first part of the championship season.
2nd round, "Spartak" - "Wings of the Soviets" - 1: 0, 90th minute
6th round, Spartak - Lokomotiv - 1: 0, 93th minute
10th round, "Spartak" - "Rostov" - 1: 0, 84th minute
13th round, "Tom" - "Spartak" - 0: 1, 94th minute
17th round, "Spartak" - "Rubin" - 2: 1, 94th minute
Once again, this is only the first part of the season, which became champion.
And now many words.
In almost every match, where Spartak led with a minimal account, chaos came to the end: the players suddenly began to pass into pan, pressed to the gate and satisfied the genocide the nerves of Spartak fans. All this was to some extent explained - the team for the first time in a long time began to lead confidently, she began to retain on top. She did not want to lose anything, and for some time, of course looked nervously.
But here, the championship is conquered, the supercube won, the neck is enjoyed at once with two medals, and everything remains at the same level. With the only difference that moments last minutes The opponents began to turn into goals. Completely stupid to measure the situations "farts" categories, although yes, on TV, we stubbornly said more than once that last season "Spartak" was lucky ("Championship Fart" and other stupid definitions), in the present - stopped. Players began to repeat it in an interview. It's just that easier - to write off only on the fart or its absence.
The disease, if it is not treated, he will not leave himself - it will only be worse. Panic last minute disease was not considered completely in vain. It is logical that it became worse. So, the new season:
- 1st Tour: Tashaev's goal in the 90th minute at 2: 1 - minus two points with Dynamo
- 6th Tour: Shubnikov and Vitinho goals (83 and 84) at 1: 0 - minus three points in Derby
- 7th Tour: Kolomeitsev's goals and Fernandysh (83, 90) at 2: 2 - minus another point with Lokomotiv
- 10th Tour: Markov and Zabolotov goals (86, 90) at 2: 0 - minus two points with "Tosno"
- 11th Tour: SAMARGICHI AND KATSYEVA Goals (74, 78) at 1: 0 - minus two points with "Anji" (melgareho compared at the end)
- 15th Tour: Vilyush Goal (87) at 2: 1 - Minus Two points in the game with "Rostov"
- Champions League: both match with Maribor, missed goals on the 85th and 90 minutes, minus four points, minus prestige and minus solid kush from UEFA.
But you can attribute a plus six points because of the victorious heads in the endings "Arsenal", "Ska Khabarovsk" and "Rubin" - it happened in the second round. It seemed that horror passed, but from the same Khabarovsk "Spartak" almost received at the end already with a score 1: 0, missed at 2: 0 with "Tosno" at home. The Cup of the Match with Tosnans returned Spartakov in the past summer-autumn: pressed and got a goal in the end. To cure the team never could. It is still scary to look at ten minutes in the last minutes, if she leads the ball difference or two.
What then wonder if this season "Spartak" fears as, perhaps, has never been in the Russian period.
Of the advantages:
- Won the Super Cup
- Stootili 5: 1 "Seville"
- With a total score of 10: 2, the tee "Krasnodar" - Zenit SSKA
- They scored most of all in the RFPL (so, apparently, will remain until the end of the championship)
- They gave out a 22-match win-win series in Russia (Championship Plus Cup)
Of the minuses:
- Shocks of the last minutes
- 0: 7 in Liverpool
- Disgusting match with "Athletic"
- Failures in all fundamental matches of the first circle
- Terrible departure from the cup when it remained to do just a couple of steps
The psychologically unstable team is like with a tank with a gasoline, only bring the match, and the car will hide, there will not be any movement of speech, the car simply won't. A distinctive feature of the championship "Spartacus" was the lack of scandals and the agreed work of leadership with the coach, there was nothing to blame. But as soon as they became champions, the coach removed the medal in his pocket, others did not hurry to do it. The team did not intensify at all over the Champions League, the transverse of the transfer was leaked to the press, the dive between the coach and the vice-president were arranged right at the press conferences, the football players were gluing before signing new contracts and come to life immediately after.
There could be a speech about any mental growth in such conditions. But this is hardly the main thing that it was necessary to improve Spartak.
Valery Lobanovsky spoke the famous phrase about collective irresponsibility - this is exactly what the "Spartak" took place throughout the season. Someone the team killed separate individual mistakes, somewhere Massimo Carrer clearly overestimated his skills (but it was not afraid and was not afraid to admit his guilt), somewhere the leaders were very wrong (from them recognition guilt hardly anyone wait ). Blame everything. But if the team could wait for it, as from still not too experienced coach, which after the wild triumph had the right to make mistakes, then the club's management was habitually in the puddle.
Without a clear strategy for the future, without a European approach, without right Development Youth, without the support of the main boss, the second season was supposed to come out exactly what he came out - slightly hysterical, strongly unstable, with his insane and fantastic victories, as well as ridiculous and catastrophic defeats. "Spartak" with Fedune without scandals in the season - no longer "Spartak". Almost every year some shock:
- 2006: "Asshenicheva Case", Dismissal Stark
- 2007: Dismissal Fedotov
- 2008: Titov and Kalinichenko in Double, Dismissal Cherchesov
- 2009: Landorus Dismissal
- 2011: endless conversations about the judicial conspiractions
- 2012: Dismissal Emery
- 2014: Dismissal of Carpin
- 2015: Scandal with JUBE, Dismissal Yakina
- 2016: Dismissal Alenicheva
- 2017: Carrera and Izmailov are divened in the press
Probably will be assigned to the 2018th.
In the absence of a clear strategy, scandals are inevitable, which happen when trying to raise the club to a new level. Now it seems that only one carrer of this and wanted to expand the headquarters: plus an analyst, plus "Fizruk", plus a coach for youth, plus a nutritionist. We took such a thing used to: what the hell, still worked, why try to improve further? We are champions, and 104th place in UEFA ranking next to Astra and Odessa "Chernomorets" - Well, times, everyone learned to play football.
At the first failures, everyone dumped with joy - a new analyst prevents Pilipchuk, "Fizruk" raced the players, the youth is not developing, and the nutritionist should have surrendered to us, because Tarasovsky borsch is above all. I could not go about any mental growth of speech and could not go. There was no right psychology for the team did not have developed, everything was worsened - a little bit wrong, it is immediately necessary to pour or worse - to hide in defense (which, with the current defenders, "Spartak" can not be categorically impossible).
Carrera, for which he did not decide this problem since last season. Perhaps he does not know how to solve it. The fact is that the overall emotional background in the club "Miscellane" fully contributes. You are a good man, massifically, but I'm sorry for yourself. The team as a result is unbearably foolishly lost the struggle for the cup and failed to return to the championship race, where the chances are scattered "Loko". Psychology is the most obvious cause of the Lokomotiv championship, it is the main problem of "Spartak".
Oleg Romantsev after its first championship season took the fifth place in the following. Carrera below the fifth will not collapse, but it may not get into the top three. The whole difference is that the main thing in the club during the Romantic was a man who not only madly loved "Spartak", but also knew perfectly how to get out of the crisis and give confidence, find faithful words and make the necessary steps.
The carren of such a person is not. And it is a tragedy for the club already that year.
Many perceived as if something unimaginable happened. Yes No, it happens. Like 0: 4, which received the championship leader in Minsk. Or as early matches of CSKA, whose games were spoiled, and promo Viktor Goncharenko almost the struggle for survival. So they say now: not the way "Spartak" Massimo Carrera led! Thoughts on the field are not visible, about the goals from the game, they have long forgotten, and ahead is only pain and suffering ..
But the global is somehow later. The match with "Ahmatom" is more interested. Finally, everyone saw Hannie in the starting lineup - and did not get the most pleasant food for reflection. Veterans were repeated again, the appearance of which few people understood on the field. The game "Spartak" was woven from canopies for Ze Luis, and some other thought in it did not read. But the main thing - this match really turned into coaching fiasco carrers.
Scheme "Spartak" and "Akhmat". Photo "SE"
Plan "Ahmat"
No one loves to play with a team that has just changed coaching headquarters. First, the opponent immediately becomes unpredictable. Secondly, the players of the team where the coaching casting happened, appears additional motivation - They need to show themselves. Rashid Rakhimov topped the team not on the eve of the match, he had time to think about the plan. He was lucky with an assistant who knows Spartak well.
"Ahmat" expected chosen the tactics of configure, but charged it with powerful energy. This is primarily a pressure and struggle in all areas. The key zone was the center where Fernandu regularly fell into the environment. And since in the "Spartacus" scheme, other central midfielders are located above, the exit from defense to the attack in this direction was blocked. Players "Ahmat" has always been much more.
Actions "Spartacus" players.
Jicky performs the first pass, but Fernando is in the ring. Zobnin Ipropov is cut off from him.
Actions "Spartacus" players.
A similar situation, only now from the defense trying to get batchti.
Actions "Spartacus" players.
The ball to Fernanda, of course, reached, but the Brazilian immediately attacked on all sides. In this case, instead of passing, as it should be, he had to give the ball back.
The essence was not to give the "Spartak" to overclock the attacks through the center, and the red and white always do it through Fernanda. "Ahmat" forced the opponent to translate the ball to the flanks, which led to the simplification of the game - instead of combinations sprinkled canopies. It's clear. But it is strange - why "Spartak" did not register? If ago, someone from Tandem Popov was drawn up - Zobnin, "Akhmat" would no longer be such a press.
Straight "spartak"
Of course, it was in terms of Rakhimov and something counterattaking, but it played not so cool as blocking the center and, as a result, the entire meaningful attack "Spartak". The first goal is an illogical penalty. When Spartak revealed, it became easier to find free zones, but it happens almost always. By the way, the plan of Rakhimov and quite a big risk.
Will the rival on the flanks so that he moved to the canopies is a famous reception. But not all of the rivals have Ze Luis: while he hangs in the air, you can make cappuccino. This shows the statistics of the accuracy of Spartaka canopy - 48% reached the addresses (for comparison, "Ahmat" - only 22%). And for himself, Ze Luis became best player The match in the number of rigid martial arts (19), of which he won every second ball.
But the "Spartacus" had no alternative penetration into the penalty area. Previously, Promises due to dribbling and speed easily exploded the game. Hannie was from another test, in any case, this time. Yes, and somehow naively wait for extravagancies from a football player, turned off from gaming rhythm and, perhaps, feeling someone like an outcast. His main trump card is a thin game - he did not show. And generally failed the match.
The opposite brocci was a little more active. Lommutsky and two stories made 11 canopies. Hannie's bundle - Kombarov - 10, 9 of which belong to the veteran returned to the composition. Zobnin regularly broke into the zone of the right inside, but "Ahmat" played very organized, issuing something Berdyevskoye. As Rakhimov managed to build a game in destruction to the match - perhaps forever will remain a mystery.
To the rescue "Spartak" (although, rather, one Ze Luish, who at least clung to the balls and had dangerous moments) Of course came standards. Recently, "SE" told about how red-white play the corner. Only this time, Jikiya emerged not from the zone - apparently, after an injury, a gigo, who also played a big role in the standards drawing, a certain redistribution of roles occurred. However, it worked.
Carrera and problems
Famous fact - its permutations along the match main coach "Spartak" periodically surprises. This time, the Field of Elychnko almost immediately allowed himself to beat - and only a miracle saved the team from the second goal. And the goal came later. When Glushakov played awkward in his penalty area. True, there is still very closely "hung Zobnin. Exit Adriano also did not justify itself. This season is another player.
And everyone fell on Carrera - she broke the fact that he almost did not work! But ask yourself why I was released? However, Massimo himself answered this question - because the stories are tired. And Glushakov was needed as Box-to-Box; Timofeev is a pure flaw. Why, refreshing the game in the course of the match, Carrera releases these footballers, whose class has long been doubt if not stronger, is a much more interesting question.
It is believed that the "Spartacus" is a very strong composition; So, even those who missed the transfer of Promesa consider inertia. But no, it's not so long. None of the other top club has no so much problem areas. On Hannie looked? Perhaps another one appeared. In general, this is already a classic - defense flanks and a support zone. In essence, the benefits of Fernanda consists only in punitive punctures. Look for another. I personally did not find it.
This match lost Carrera, who could not prepare the team to such an organized opponent. Although they say that it is not only in this match - so the whole season. But then think about: how it happened that the CSKA in love with himself is below tournament tableAnd this is despite the fact that, unlike Spartak, did not play with "Zenit", nor with "Krasnodar", nor "Lokomotiv"? Something does not converge here, right?
The "Spartacus" has enough game problems, it is so. But the personnel is more important. This is when the defender comes out for a replacement, issuing 50% of the marriage this season, which is impossible for an amplua. Or when the middle line "strengthens" the former captain. And he changes one famous Bulgarian, from which he long does not expect anything. The Spartak has a very average composition. After aware of this fact, you can look into the tournament table.
After 10 years of life, an outstanding Roman commander comes under the threat to power. Under his leadership, the Roman army, who stacked out wealthy citizens, turns into a powerful combat force, which the world has not seen to the village.
But now the cruel rebellion is brewing in the center of the republic. Bloody fights of gladiators-slaves became a favorite spectacle of Romans. But in the first century BC, the rebellion of their oppressors broke out among the slaves. The name of their leader has remained in history.
Slaves in the Roman Republic
Powerful armies and conquering wars brought him wealth and slaves. Captured on the battlefield and in the conquered cities, slaves become a commodity.
Slaves were people, and the Romans knew it. But they did the like that it was not that they were no more than speaking guns.
In the period of the III-I centuries BC, the Roman Republic seized the central and southern Italy and ruled almost all the Mediterranean. Thanks to the worker conquests flourished, the demand for slaves was constantly increased.
He decided touch Spartak With his newly arising army of rebels on the top of the mountain in a hopeless position. Thus, Claudius hoped without any difficulties to break the rebels.
Plutarch, chronicles of battle: "Claudius ordered her soldiers to spin one narrow and fairly cool path leading to the top of the mountain. From all other sides there were sheer cliffs, climbed to which it was impossible. The only way down for Spartacus and his comrades was cut off, the siege began. "
Peak. Spartak and his people make up brilliant escape plan.
Plutarch: "Cutting the grapes suitable for this for this, the gladiators splaved the durable ladders of them so that they could get the cliffs from the top edge to the foot, and then safely descended."
As for the beginning of the uprising, there is one interesting thing here: how did Spartak might know the terrain better than anyone else? Today we can assume that she was helped by the shepherds and other people who know the surroundings of Vesuvia. Apparently, they simpatized him.
At the beginning of the uprising many slaves joined Spartak With the surrounding farms, many of them were shepherds and perfectly knew the surroundings. They already had a weapon, they were in excellent physical formAnd they became soldiers of this gladiator army.
Spartacus and his growing army was able go down from the cliff Right behind the chart of glasses. Romans underestimated the determination of slaves.
It should be understood that the soldiers who pursued them were more likely to be a police officers from comedy films than at Caesar legionnaires. These guys were not part of the regular army, they led not the best commanders who, besides, apparently, did not know the rural areas, because they sent their slaves there.
The Romans significantly exceeded the number of rebels, but the bold plot of slaves became evidence of their ingenuity, despair and hatred for oppressors.
Decimacy is a terrible punishment: every tenth betrayed death without any proceedings. At the same time, the lot could fall on the one who did not think to escape, it was the one who, despite the cowardice of the rest, could be on the battlefield - if there was no witnesses, he could become the tenth. Thus, being in the ranks as one of the contenders for the execution, you lost hope for justice, a terrible death was waiting for you - your friends had to score you to death with sticks and doubles, and this is not a simple, not fast and not honorable death.
With the help of decimation, the krass forced his troops to fear him much more than the Spartak itself.
Decimacy disgrace and those who beat off chosenwhich may not be a coward. In the name of the discipline, more than 4 thousand people were subjected to painful death. But cruelty did his job: Craces won the next battle with the army of rebels.
Spartac deal with pirates
Pyenum, Italy. 71 years BC
Unlike previous opponents, Spartacus Krass was a very experienced warrior, he knew how to prepare the army, knew how to use her forces, he had the necessary experience. Spartak first encountered a real Roman commander, and not with a small politician leading an inexperienced detachment.
The battle was approaching. Professional combat-ready Roman army against a group of desperate warrior rebels. With the advent of Crassa, the balance of forces began to shift not towards Spartacus.
Pursued by Army Crassa rebellious slaves fled to the south. But Spartak is already planning the next move.
Italy coastal waters were under control pirates. Like Spartak, they live outside Roman laws, more precisely - out of all laws. They only listen to gold and drive slaves. Spartak sends To them ambassadors.
Spartak tried everything to safely withdraw their people from Italy. Finally, in despair, he went on a deal with the Devil - with Cilician Pirates.
Kilicia - This is the territory of modern Turkey. Local pirates were known for their attacks on sea vessels. But they also had the fame of the largest workers in the Mediterranean Sea. Cilician pirates had considerable income from catching and selling slaves.
Must be Spartak understood what hazard he goes: Having agreed with pirates that they will take out of his people from Italy, he risked that they could sell them again again.
Most likely he planned to get to Sicily, capture the island, to establish his power there and create a new state, where the rebels could speak with Rome on their own terms.
Slaves and pirates singed an agreement: Cylikes agreed to transport 2 thousand slaves in Messina to Sicily. Spartak hopes to expand the boundaries of the rebellion, avoiding the dangers - meetings with the craft.
But Krass did not give time to escape, his legions were already approaching, ready to kill slaves as wild animals.
At this time, Spartak and his army arrived to the border of Italy, but did not find any vessels there: pirates betrayed themAnd the Romans were already here.
Two dogs against one fox
Now, on the path of Spartacus, an excellent army of Crassa rose, which was the embodiment of the tactics and disciplines that made Rome so formidable force.
In this game, the Crase was not equal. He knew the power of Spartacus, but he also knew that time was on his side. He will cut the rebels to the shaft and make them hungry.
He writes Plutarch: "Great and difficult was this work, but the craft performed it to the end and above the expectation - quickly. Across the carname from one sea to another, he dreamed of ditch, and along the whole RVA elevated the wall, striking his height and strength "
Krass perfectly understood in all military innovations, he knew perfectly how to use field fortifications. And as we see, he demonstrated it in the fight against Spartak.
it grand Strengthening stretched 65 kilometers and had almost 5 meters in height.
Historian II century Plutarch: "When the supplies began to end and it was necessary to move to another place, Spartak found that was locked in the peninsula."
Spartacus It was forced to stay. Any attempts to pass to the north prevented Roman fortifications. Three years later, victories and thumbnails of the rebels were in a trap.
But the Senate, who ordered to die quickly with the uprising, was tired of waiting for results. The historian Appian: "When the Romans learned about the siege of Crassus, they considered a shame to tighten the war with gladiators."
The Messenger from Rome comes to Crassa Camp: " Senate lost faith in him and reps this task His opponent. "
A talented commander hero returns from Spain in order to suppress the bloody rising risks. He ordered to bring the rebound to the end point.
Pompey was probably one of the best commander Of all who ever were in Rome. Like the Crassus, he was extremely ambitious, but possessed large military talents.
Pompey was great actor. He skillfully filed himself throughout Rome, this is in a certain sense of PR, whom other politicians had no time.
He is ready to win over the Spartacus and pick up the glory of Crassus. Of course, if the craft does not beat him: two dogs against one fox.
Spartak goes to the assault, trying to destroy the strengthening of Crassus, which he erected so carefully. Appian, "Chronicle of escape": "Spartak bothered precipitated small skills, attacked them unexpectedly and decisively. He crucified the prisoner Roman, thereby showing what awaits his army in case of defeat. "
As soon as rebels secretly get out of the Western, they will be in double danger: Pompei already gone According to them flows.
Pompey, if you can say so, earned myself the fame of the "honest guy." By the end of this long, exhausting, exhausting work, he will be able to show himself and escape with the glory of a person who put the end of the war.
Pompey is approaching, and the Crass is desperately trying to suppress the rebellion before his arrival.
Trying to prevent the strike of Romans, Spartak sends his person to the Crass offering a truce. He retains calm and is waiting for an answer from Crassa, he is sure that the Romans are ready to listen to him.
Spartak is trying to negotiate with the Roman commander, because he considers himself free, he does not see the difference between his army and the Roman army.
But at the return of his messenger it becomes clear: the Romans are not divided by the Romans, for them he is still slave and enemy.
FROM failure in negotiations The day comes, which so afraid of Spartak. Even if he wins the abuse, then the pompius will fit. Spartak has nowhere to retreat, but he cannot give up.
Historian II century Plutarch: "Spartak realized that the battles could not be avoided and built his army. Before the battle, he brought him a horse, but he grabbed the sword and killed him. "
He proclaimed that if he won the battle, then he would not need a horse: he will receive a thousand horses from the gods. If he loses, then he will not need his horse. Having said it, he hurried, got up in the ranks of his soldiers and led them on the field last battle.
The last battle of Spartak
Krass and his army met Spartacus near Brundia (Sovr. Brindisi.) - Cities in the "heel of the Italian boot."
Battle began, The final moment of a three-year uprising is the krass against Spartacus, the decisive fights of two great strength.
There is information that Spartak was wounded in the footand the wound was so hard that he could not climb from his knees, but he continued to fight.
According to the historian Appiana, the number of those killed was so great that he did not give in. Spartacus body was not found.
Spartak would never leave the battlefield, although, of course, he had opportunities for this. He was able to show himself man of honordefering its principles as sincere and selflessly as any free Roman.
Krass pursues fled, killing everyone on their way. Six thousand of them he ordered crucified on the pillars and put along the main road to Rome. Crosses set about 9 meters from each other in each other chain Long B. 230 kilometers. Thus, you can imagine a SMARD and a disgusting picture that meets each passing along this road. If you were a Roman, then this stench would be for you not just the smell of dead slaves - even their rotting disgusting would cause you joy. For slaves, this picture was a warning: this is what awaits you if you are standing against Rome.
Krassus fed the rebellionbut some of the rebels managed avoid reprisals. However, loyal Pompey laughed the latter.
Pompey appeared just when about 5 thousand gladiators tried to run from the field of this terrible battle. And he captured or killed them all.
Then, according to Plutarch, Pompey acquires confidence that all the honors get to him. Pompei wrote to the Senate, that in the open battle of runaway slaves defeated Krass, and he destroyed the very root of war.
Career Pompey seems very interesting. In essence, Pompei behaved as a vulturer, After all, he fed on the blood of someone else's prey.
When everything is over Pompei Will be expected triumph and Universal Honor For his battle with enemies in Spain. Krass Updated only small thanks For his efforts in the fight against the army of slaves, terrorizing Italy.
Spartak - legend and cult hero
Although with the death of Spartacus in 71 BC. comes end of the uprising of slaves In Rome, slavery continues to strengthen the economy of the nascent empire, but the lessons received from the uprising, the Romans will not forget.
In the consciousness of most Romans Spartak continued to remain the devil in the flesh: not even seeing him, people continued to be afraid, to be afraid that his followers will appear.
As a result of this uprising, the Romans realized that they should keep their army in the most best form. Perhaps it was at that time they first thought about the need for regular professional armywhich would retain order inside the country and could protect them from foreign invaders.
But even a mighty power cannot defend themselves forever. Learver after the rebellion of the rebellion, the story of one person who rebels against Rome will live.
Spartacus turned into legendHe became a cult hero for all disadvantaged and oppressed, which remained relevant to the present day.
But while there is power, there will be inequality.
Spartak - Gladiator, who quoted RomeIt is difficult to imagine a more famous slave, rebar and gladiator than Spartak. Warrior who lived in 110-71. D.N.E, left behind so much mysteries that it is impossible to find answers on them now. Gladiator. Talented commander. And at the same time - the slave, deserter, for a long time successfully fought against Rome. Who was he and where did he disappear?
Origin
Most likely, the future gladiator took place from the Thracians - the people from the Balkan Peninsula. Some time Spartak consisted of service in the Roman army, where he mastered the tactics of battle, and also received good training. At some point he was facing slavery and became a gladiator. This fact gives the foundation historians to believe that Spartak tried to desert to their homeland, but was captured.
According to another version, the future leader of slaves fought with the Romans, but was captured and taken to the service in the army. In the future, when he had the opportunity, tried to desert. I could not leave, was addressed to gladiators. Previously, he was educated, which may indicate its aristocratic origin.
Lucius Annetic Flor, ancient Roman historian, who lived about a century after Spartacus, described his life path: Thracian mercenary, Spartak became a soldier, then a deserter, then a robber, and then the gladiator. Perhaps this formula is more consistent with the truth.
School of gladiators
In the Roman Empire, gladiators were not just warriors, but a special cask, which had significant rights. First, they did not live in such conditions as slaves. They received money for speeches, could eat well, treated. Secondly, they did not die as often as Hollywood films talk about it. After all, the warrior had to teach, spending considerable money.
Apparently, Spartak was an elite gladiator, so he possessed limited freedom, name, money. He became a student of the Lentula Batiat school: a little famous for this historical character. Being in nature the leader, Spartak in 73 BC. I decided to organize an uprising. And although the plot was revealed, gladiators were able to capture the weapons, destroy the guard and serving and escape to Vesuvia. There, they began to lead the usual life for runaway slaves: steal, rob, rape. Spartak troops ruined the county, and unbalaous residents of Rome were joined to them. After a short time, the number of troops of gladiators-fugitives exceeded a thousand people. At that time, it was a serious strength that could truly threaten the stability of the state. The closest associates Spartak became his "colleagues" Enonai, Guy Hannik and Cryx.
Why did the gladiators rebelled?
Historians call various reasons for insurrection - social contradictions, the reluctance to remain a slave. But in the case of Spartak, probably everything was a little prose. Although gladiators were not killed on such a scale, as they show in the cinema, death still took place. And, given the desire of the Romans, everything is planned, random death is almost excluded. Spartak, along with his comrade Cryx, was "appointed" with the victim, that is, he had to die in the amphitheater. Games were scheduled for February 72 BC.
First military successes
In many ways, Spartak's victory has become possible due to the wrong actions of the Roman authorities. Initially, when the gladiators are located on Vesuviya, for his assimios, a detachment of 300 untrained recruits led by Pretor Claudius Glaubrom was sent. They began to precipitate the parking of the rebels, break all the ways to retreat. However, gladiators and slaves that joined them went down the mountains on the grapes, they went around the ledge of the gland and the head of the Romans.
After elevrara, the slaves were sent by publicing the closure. He probably was going to attack the rebels from two sides and divided his soldiers into 2 detachments. Spartak, using rapid attack tactics, attacked the first detachment, where there were about 3 thousand warriors. Applying strong losses, the slaves immediately retreated, but, as it turned out, it was only a false retreat. Fresh Spartak forces unexpectedly attacked the Romans pursuing them and turned them into flight. Soon, the second detachment was destroyed and the second squad. Pretor Varia could not keep the moral spirit of the remaining army: in a short time, due to mass desertion, he left only 4 thousand soldiers. Romans did not remain anything but how to strengthen the camp, which Spartak did not dare to storm.
Soon the reinforcement came to the cooking, and the slaves were again in a numerical minority. The daughtered Romans starred and came close to the parking lot of slaves, showing their strength and numbers. Such tactics had to provoke the untrained enemy warriors to desert. But Spartak, retaining the discipline, was able to escape from the "ticks" very cunningly: the former gladiator left the trumpeter in the camp, which several times an hour gave signals, creating the visibility of preparation for battle. The role of the sentries was performed by the grass stuffed. The slaves under the cover of darkness managed to elude anyone unsuspecting Romans from under the nose.
After some time, finding a hoax, the Varia began the persecution of Spartacus. Pretor managed to replenish his army by volunteers, reach a new Spartak camp. There he attacked slaves, but his army was destroyed, and he himself almost came pronounced, losing a horse in a hot battle. Thus, a significant part of southern Italy was covered by the uprising.
What was the slaves army?
As the Roman Empire consisted of a variety of nations and the Army Spartacus turned out to be extremely different combat units. There were former gladiators, ordinary slaves, fugitives, robbers and just free people, dissatisfied with life as part of the Empire. Initially, most of the troops were armed with the fact that it comes to hand: forks, knives, chains. For protection, slaves selected shields from branches. In the future, as military successes were developed, they took the real weapons from Romans and studied to use it. Of course, not the entire Army Spartak was a role model. The robbers who came to her continued their black affairs, the robbery fell across the settlement path, which caused the local population of indignation. For some desires, Spartak looked through his fingers, others were stopped, realizing that his army should not be synonymous with terror and its success depends exclusively from popular support.
Development of success
After some time, the army rose to 70 thousand people: a huge army for that time. Part of the slaves intended to go to Rome and capture power. However, Spartak was not going to become a politician: he convinced his army to move on, in Lucania to replenish the troops with recruits.
Meanwhile, two consular army was allocated to suppress the rebellion: Gneja Cornelia Lentula and Lucia Gelia People. Together they formed 4 legions with a number of about 30 thousand fighters. Spartacus, who at that time was standing near the Gargana Peninsula, were going to surround and destroy.
Gelly went to Apulia, Lentul - on the Adriatic coast. Spartak went northwest, the troops were separated from him under the command of Criches with a total number of about 20-30 thousand people. The detachment settled on the slopes of Gargan to ensure the tactful advantage of the main troops.
Spartak used his favorite reception of an unexpected attack, made a quick throw to Atherna, where the troops attacked Lentula. At that time, legions were still shipped through the Apennins. Soon after the battle of Spartak "swallowed", while his strength tried to surround the remaining fighters of Lentul, but suffered and were forced to go into defense. But soon the slaves reached the slaves: the second army of the rebels suffered a defeat in a fight with the legionnaires Lucia Gelliam, and Cryx himself was killed.
Spartak turned out to be groping in vice between the two Roman armies, but Frakian showed a brilliant colonical talent and managed to defeat the two Roman army. However, in the opinion of some historians, at that time his strength had already about 100,000 people, therefore, it was not difficult to defeat the roman army. The wonderful death of Criches, Spartak distributed weapons to the prisoners of Roman soldiers and ordered them to fight with each other, like gladiators.
After some time, the former slave moved his strength on the city of Furia, where the army continued to accumulate strength and make raids for merchants.
Last head of the uprising
In the meantime, Rome was not going to give up and handed over to the command of the Army to Proconsul, the Licinia Crassus brand, which was at the disposal of eight legions or about 50,000 professional Roman soldiers, challenged in various parts of the Empire. Crack immediately advanced to the camp of the rebels, sent forward two legions. The soldiers were given a team to shy away from a direct battle with slaves. Nevertheless, the commanders disobeyed him and attacked Spartak's forces, after which they retreated with great losses. This defeat was undermined by the fighting spirit of the Romans, and the Krass decided to raise it not the most popular method - executed each tenth deserter. The number of victims could translate for several hundred, while the sentence was carried out by their own soldiers.
Spartak moved along with his army to the city Messina, where she was going to hire pirates to cross his troops in Sicily, which was famous for his fertile fields, which was the need for a lack of food of the army. But, for one reason or another, he could not agree with the new allies. Someone believes that pirates bribed the Romans, and someone - that they did not fulfill the promise due to the deterioration of the weather. One way or another, Spartak turned out to be locked with all his army in the Peninsula.
However, the Krass was not going to destroy the slaves in the open battle - he wanted to take them to iszor. The Romans have erected fortifications in the shortest possible time: ditch, wall. The total length of this defensive shaft could be 30-55 kilometers. Spartak took two desperate attempts to escape from the Western and it was again succeeded, but in battles he lost at least 12 thousand warriors.
The position of slaves has worsened, as another experienced army returned to Rome, who fought in the distant borders in Spain: the troops of Gnetu Pompey. Krasse, not wanting to share the winner with Pompeat, began the fierce persecution of Spartacus in hope as quickly as possible to crush it.
The former gladiator departed to the Brundisia - the port city, from which he could cross the Balkan peninsula. However, the surviving troops were exhausted (when I was trying to breakthrough, I had to throw summons with provisions) and no longer be able to take it. Feeling a desperate position, many of the rebels wanted to turn around and give a decisive battle of the Crassus, and not to continue the hasty retreat. But the leader himself was against it, as I understood the outcome of the battle. A part of the disagreement led by Gannik was separated from the main army and went to the meeting of Romans, intending to crush them in an open battle. But there were no recruits before slaves. Naspech designed to serve from the nearest provinces. Experienced Advanced Crassa Troops began to be crowded to the rebels, but the position of Spartak came to the revenue. The surviving warriors of the former gladiator moved to the Netherian Mountains and the Romans could not quickly hide them with their army.
To catch up with runaway slaves and destroy them, Crasus decided to send a part of the troops under the command of Gneja Quinte and Elia Cheekt. Spartak again - already last time - used his favorite sudden attack tactics. He broke the advanced detachment, and Quest Skron almost died in that battle. Probably, the former gladiator again wanted to move on and fight only when it is necessary.
However, the troops of slaves are tired of constant movements. Even Spartak himself agreed that it was necessary to give a decisive battle to the very Crassus. Who knows: would not happen otherwise world historyIf the army of slaves was able to crush the Best Legions of Rome in that battle? But in a fierce fight, where Spartak fought shoulder to the shoulder with his people, he was killed. Slaves broken by the death of the leader began to escape from the battlefield.
According to one of the legends, before the battle of the battle, Spartak led his horse, but he killed the animal, saying that in case of victory he will good horse, and when defeated, it will not need it. The rage that the gladiator fought is so impressed by the Roman historians that they rewarded to the opponent for many years. The body of the brave warrior did not find. But the fact that he died in battle does not cause any doubt.
Why did the Gladiator Spartak lose?
Among historians there is no single point of view on this. However, many experts believe that Spartak simply did not decide their plans. If he was successful in tactical endeavors, then in strategic dips. And even his campaign on Rome did not guarantee the victory: a talented commander would hardly succeed in political intrigues even in case of successful capture of power
