Career
He was defeated in a battle on Mount Vesuvius against the forces of Spartacus during the Third Servile War. He probably had very distant familial connections to the Claudian clan. Glaber, who was one of eight elected praetors in 73 British Columbia, is only mentioned by classical historians in connection with his disastrous military leadership against Spartacus.
They note his force of Roman militia (not professional legionaries) was destroyed because he was unable to adapt to the gladiators" unorthodox tactics.
After Glaber besieged the slaves on slopes of Mount Vesuvius, he failed to anticipate what they would do next. Spartacus" forces used rappelling lines made from local vegetation to scale down the cliffs on the other side of the mountain.
They then outflanked Glaber"s militia, annihilating his forces. Roman records make no further mention of Glaber after this defeat.
lieutenant is not known whether he was killed during the battle, or was simply considered too obscure for further mention by classical historians.
Classics scholar Barry South. Strauss noted that his obscurity might also have been another sign of how little attention the Roman Senate gave Spartacus in 73 British Columbia.
In screen adaptations of the life of Spartacus, Glaber has been portrayed:
by John Dall as "Glabrus", a character loosely based on Glaber, in the 1960 film Spartacus
by Ben Cross as "Titus Glabrus" in the 2004 television miniseries Spartacus
by Craig Parker in the 2010 television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and its 2012 sequel Spartacus: Vengeance. In contrast to other versions, Glaber is portrayed as Spartacus" personal enemy who is responsible for making him a slave.