Crixus (died 72 BC) was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans under unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua. [1] His name means "one with curly hair" in …

In Greek mythology, Crius (/ ˈ k r aɪ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κρεῖος [1] or Κριός, Kreios/Krios) was one of the Titans, children of Uranus and Gaia. [2]

Crixus （ *Kri/cos ), a Gaul, was one of the two principal generals in the army of Spartacus, B. C. 73. Two Roman armies had already been defeated by the revolted gladiators and slaves, when Crixus was defeated in a battle near mount Garganus by the consul L. Gellius, in B. C. 72.

Jan 7, 2019 · The former gladiator Crixus fought bravely alongside Spartacus against the Romans, but was not the former's equal "in common sense." By some accounts, the slave army split in two because Crixus was hot-headed.

This burgeoning slave army was initially unified under the leadership of Spartacus and his ally, Crixus, both former gladiators with formidable combat experience and a shared desire to evade the yoke of Rome.

Jun 24, 2020 · Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and military leader in the Third Servile War between the Roman Republic and rebel slaves. Born in Gaul, he was enslaved by the Romans in unknown circumstances and trained as a gladiator in Capua.

May 15, 2019 · Crixus and his men fought bravely to repel the attacks of a small Roman force on Mount Vesuvius. This victory, as well as many other wins, galvanized other slaves to revolt against their masters in various gladiatorial schools. In time, Crixus became a high-ranking general of Spartacus.

Crius was considered one of the four pillars that hold the heavens and the earth apart. He represented the pillar of the south, while the other three pillars were personified by his brothers Iapetus, Coeus and Hyperion.

KRIOS (Crius) was one of the elder Titanes (Titans), sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) and Gaia (Gaea, Earth). Led by Kronos (Cronus), the brothers conspired against their father and prepared an ambush as he descended to lie with Earth.

In Greek mythology, Crius was one of the first generation Titans, and thus one of the gods who preceded the rule of Zeus. Crius is a Greek god who is little mentioned in surviving sources, with only a few details of the deity readily given.