Lucius Cossinius was a Roman

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who aided

Publius Varinius Publius Varinius (born circa 110 BC) was a Roman praetor in 73 BC, proconsul in 72 BC, and a military commander who was unsuccessful during the Third Servile War. The historical account of his involvement in the ''Third Servile War'' is incompl ...

against

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising ...

during the

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. He was aided by his

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Lucius Furius Lucius Furius was a Roman commander who aided Publius Varinius and Lucius Cossinius against Spartacus in the Third Servile War. Third Servile War Film Portrayals Furius was portrayed by Jared Turner in the Starz original series Spartacus: War ...

and the

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Film Portrayals

Cossinius was portrayed by

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in the

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original series Spartacus: War of the Damned.

References

1st-century BC Romans Third Servile War