Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who led a slave rebellion against the Roman Republic. He was defeated in 71 BC by the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman who lived from 100 BC to 44 BC. He rose to power through a series of military victories, and he was elected consul of Rome in 59 BC. He is best known for his conquest of Gaul, which he completed in 51 BC. He was assassinated in 44 BC by a group of senators who feared his growing power.