Gaius Aurelius Cotta
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Sep 21, 2026
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Others put it at somewhere between 40 and 70,000.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The exact number doesn't matter much, because even the low figure is the size of a consular army.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Ex-slaves were fielding a force equal to Rome's, and they kept winning.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
They beat a praetor named Publius Varinius, raided across southern Italy, and took towns, burned villas, and every win brought in more recruits, which made the next win that much easier.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Others put it at somewhere between 40 and 70,000.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The exact number doesn't matter much, because even the low figure is the size of a consular army.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Ex-slaves were fielding a force equal to Rome's, and they kept winning.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
They beat a praetor named Publius Varinius, raided across southern Italy, and took towns, burned villas, and every win brought in more recruits, which made the next win that much easier.