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What was the reason that the first army Rome sent to battle the Spartacus led slave army was defeated?
ChuckSiata
Rome did not consider Spartacus as a major threat and sent a small force to crush the rebellion. Ths Spartacus army was 90,000 troops that was no match for Rome's small army they sent.
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