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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus was one of two Consul s of the Roman Republic in 72 BCE along with Lucius Gellius Publicola . He is noted for being one of the Consul ar generals who lead Roman Legion s against the slave armies of Spartacus in the Third Servile War . Lentulus' legions barred Spartacus 's forces from moving north, waiting for the armies of Lucius Gellius Publicola to close from the south, hoping to catch the rebels between the two armies. Spartacus ' slave army destroyed Lentulus' legions, and then turned and dispatched the oncoming legions of Gellius'. Shortly afterward, Gellius and Lentulus were withdrawn as commanders, by the Roman Senate , and command of the war given to Marcus Licinius Crassus . |