Lentulus Batiatus

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Lentulus Batiatus was the owner of the Roman gladiatorial school in Capua (near Mount Vesuvius) who owned Spartacus, the leader of the slave rebellion during the Third Servile War.[1] He was played by Peter Ustinov in the film based on the revolt, for which Ustinov won the 1960 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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  1. ^ History in Film.


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