# Crassus vs Spartacus

An episode of [Emperors of Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/850148806), 24 Apr 2025, 33 min.

Audio: https://www.mattsmithpodcast.com/emperors/250424-crassus02.mp3

In the tales of Hollywood Crassus will always be the antagonist to the slave hero Spartacus, but is that how would he see himself? A war against slaves is something that no self respecting Roman would like to be pushed into. And yet here we are. Episode CCXL (240) Part II of Crassus Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

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