Crixus
Crixus | |
|---|---|
 Murmillo styled gladiator which Crixus fought as. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 72 BC |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spartacus' Rebel Army |
| Commands | Rebel Slave Army |
| Battles/wars | Third Servile War |
Crixus (in Gaulish Crixos) was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua. His name means "one with curly hair" in Gaulish.