Gannicus
Gannicus | |
|---|---|
| Slave Leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 71 BC |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Third Servile War |
Gannicus was a
Lucius Pomptinus and Quintus Marcius Rufus
entrenched their forces in battle and defeated them.
In popular culture
- Gannicus was portrayed in a minor role by Paul Lambert in the 1960 film Spartacus, directed by Stanley Kubrick.
- Gannicus is portrayed by Starz television series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and sequels Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned.[4] This version of Gannicus is based on WWE professional wrestler Shawn Michaels. He is depicted as a freed former gladiator, from the House of Batiatus, who agrees to join Spartacus' cause to honor his friend Oenomausafter he falls in the rebellion.
- Gannicus was portrayed by Paul Telfer in the 2004 miniseries Spartacus – He commands the rebel cavalry. In the miniseries, he is portrayed as a Thracian.
References
- ^ a b Winkler 2008, p. 222
- ^ a b Bury 1994, p. 331
- ^ Strauss 2009, p. 213
- Starz. "Gannicus". Archived from the originalon October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
Ancient sources
- Titus Livius, Periochae zu Buch 97.
- Plutarch, Crassus 11, 2–3.
- Frontin2, 4, 7; 2, 5, 34.
Secondary literature
- Bury, John Bagnell (1994). The Cambridge Ancient History , Volume 9. ISBN 9780521256032.
- Strauss, Barry (2009). The Spartacus War. ISBN 978-1-4165-3205-7.
- Winkler, Martin M. (2008). Spartacus: Film and History. ISBN 978-0-4707-7726-8.