Battle of the Silarius River

Not to be confused with Battle of the Silarus.
Battle of the Silarius River
Part of the Third Servile War
Date71 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 or more 5,000–10,000 killed

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

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