Rome Must Perish

Under the fierce attack of the rebel army, the Roman Army was forced to retreat step by step.

Seeing this situation from the rear, Okmar immediately followed Spartacus’ pre-battle plan and led over 1000 cavalry to attack the Roman Army’s left flank.

Crassus, who was in the rear and not participating in the battle, quickly learned of this news and dispatched nearly three thousand cavalry under his command to meet the enemy.

Although the Roman infantry was at a disadvantage, they did not collapse. Instead, they resisted desperately, as the fear of the Eleventh Decimation Law was deeply ingrained in their minds. Dying under the enemy’s sword meant merely losing one’s life, but facing the punishment of this decree would strip one of their honor as well.

For this reason, the Roman formation, though forced to retreat step by step, did not collapse. On the contrary, Okmar’s cavalry, when facing the outnumbering Roman cavalry, fought fiercely but ultimately retreated. He himself fell off his horse and was trampled to death by hooves.

By the afternoon, the Roman Army’s left flank, with the least troops and thinnest formation, could no longer hold on and began to break apart.

However, before the warriors on the rebel army’s right flank could cheer, the sound of a military horn came from the opposite side. The routing Roman soldiers automatically ran to the sides, and the Roman reserves, which had been conserving their strength in the rear, came forward, blocking the rebel warriors’ attempt to pursue and attack.

This reserve force was made up of the three elite legions under Crassus’ command. Crassus was no longer the commander with only eight legions as at the beginning; over the year of battling the rebel army, he had recruited many citizens of Great Greece, raising his troop numbers to 80,000, and during the construction of the long wall, subjected them to strict training.

In contrast, the rebel army, after the destruction of Attutmus’ forces and the losses in breaking through the long wall, had its numbers reduced to less than 70,000 warriors in the battle, including some family members.

Crassus formed his left wing with a motley crew recruited from Great Greece, greatly wearing down the sharpness and stamina of the rebel warriors, and then deployed his elite troops, not only quickly stabilizing the line but also starting to gain the upper hand.

Soon, the Roman cavalry returned from pursuing the defeated rebel cavalry and began to flank the rear of the rebel army’s right wing.

The already weary right-wing warriors of the rebel army finally collapsed under the fierce attack of the enemy.