Spartacus\'s gladiators against legionaires

[John M McDermott]

Yes, I have thought that the herdsman slave of this era would have been not unlike American cowboys of the 19th century. Used to living on the range in abomnible conditions, poor, yet absolutely deadly with a six gun (a spear or sling in the case of these ancient slaves) they were an especially tough lot. Some manuals called for them to be provided with female slave companions, to live with them on the range and ensure propigation of new slaves. The tough family unit created was one that impressed even the Romans. <p></p><i></i>