Spendius of Campania

سبينديوس (Known as "Spendius")

Escaped Roman Slave, Mercenary General, Orator

Born c. 270 BC

Campania (Italy), Italy

Passed Away 238 BC Tunis, Tunisia

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"A fugitive who raised an army to escape the cross, only to meet it before the gates of Tunis."

Archival Overview

Escaped Campanian slave of immense physical courage and rhetorical power who co-led the rebel army against Carthage, trapped by Hamilcar Barca at the Battle of 'The Saw' and crucified.

Biographical Record

Spendius was an escaped slave from Campania who enlisted in the Carthaginian army in Sicily. Possessing extraordinary physical strength, daring, and multilingual eloquence, he knew that if the mercenaries made peace with Carthage, he would be returned to Rome to be tortured and crucified under Roman slave laws.

He incited the mercenaries to total intransigence, stoning anyone who spoke of compromise. In 238 BC, Hamilcar Barca trapped Spendius and 40,000 rebels in the canyon known as 'The Saw' (Prion). Forced by starvation to surrender, Spendius was taken to the walls of Tunis and crucified in full view of Mathos's garrison.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Gorge of the Saw (Djebel Ressas)
Mornag / Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.6000, 10.3333                    

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