Battle of the Silarius River

Battle of the Silarius River
	Part of the Third Servile War
Date	71 BC
Location	Near Sele River, Italy
Result	Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Slave army
Commanders and leaders
Marcus Licinius Crassus	Spartacus (MIA), (presumed dead)
Strength
40,000; 6 legions; 4 consular legions	50,000
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed	5,000–10,000 killed

The Battle of the Silarius River was the final, decisive action of the Roman Servile Wars. It occurred near the mouth of modern Sele River, southern Campania, southern Italy.

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