Spartacus the rebel leader who fought against the Romans with an army of fellow escaped slaves is one of the most famous figures in ancient Roman history Spartacus led his men against their Roman oppressors and managed to defeat the Roman army in several

In this set of material, the reading passage discusses the reasons that made Spartacus a hero for people and provides three theories. However, the professor asserts that even though Spartacus was a well-known combatant and fought against the Roman army, those theories rely on false stories, and they are not accurate. So, she finds all theories dubious and provides some evidence to refute them all. First of all, the author of the passage claims that the main goal of Spartacus for fighting was to return home. In contrast, the lecturer points out that some evidence shows that he was able to escape, but he came back to conquer the city to take valuable items. Therefore, he had other incentives such as wealth and revenge, which are not favorable for people. Furthermore, it is mentioned in the passage that Spartacus could cause serious problems for a well-equipped, large Roman army, and this proves his intelligence and military brilliance. Conversely, the lecturer explains that the original reason is that at the first time, Roman did not take him very seriously, and they did not send their trained army to combat on the battlefield. Hence, Spartacus's intelligence did not have anything to do with his success. Finally, the article states that Spartacus liberate all Roman slaves, which is really admirable. On the contrary, the lecturer argues that this story is completely wrong, and people made it in the 18th century. European in 18th-century practice slavery, and some open-minded people had the opposite belief. To spread the anti-slavery concept, some people wrote a play about Spartacus to set a good example from the ancient era for others. In fact, this inspirational story is not true, although it is attractive.