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[1] 6 legions 4 consular legions	50,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed[1]	5,000–10,000 killed[1]

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.