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Today, we discuss the life of a slave in ancient Rome and learn a little about Spartacus and his famous slave rebellion of 73BCE.

As always, let's look at the learning outcome for Ancient Rome - 3.1 - investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Happy Listening!!