Για τον σταυρό του Σπάρτακου: Νέα στοιχεία χάρις στην ευγενή συνεισφορά του γνωστού ιστορικού μελετητή και χημικού μηχανικού, ειδικευμένου σε εξετάσεις ευρημάτων με τη μέθοδο του άνθρακα κ. Δημητρίου Αλεξανδρινού: Spartacus (c. 109–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator, leader in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. The gladiator rebellion, interpreted by some as an example of oppressed people fighting for their freedom against a slave-owning oligarchy, has been an inspiration to many political thinkers, and has been featured in literature, television, and film. The final battle that saw the assumed defeat of Spartacus in 71 BC took place on the present territory of Senerchia, Lucania. In this area, since 1899, there have been finds of armor and swords of the Roman era. Plutarch, Appian and Florus all claim that Spartacus died during the battle, however Appian also reports that his body was never found. Six thousand survivors of the revolt captured by the legions of Crassus were crucified, lining the Appian Way from Rome to Capua. In 2009, a new fragment of Florus’ account was found claiming that Spartacus’ body along with the cross on which he died were hidden by his supporters in the Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas on Via Appia. The Italian Marxist Institute Gramsci funded the research, and early this spring they announced that Spartacus’ mummified body and cross came again to light. They ran carbon analysis and today, September 14, they verified their date 71 BC. It’s an amazing coincidence that today all Christians celebrate the discovery of Jesus’ Cross by the Saint Empress Helena.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:02:41 +0000
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