The Romans soon realized they were  no longer facing ragtag fugitives, and in the spring of 72 BCE, the Senate retaliated with  the full force of two legions.
Rimljani su ubrzo shvatili da više nemaju posla s neorganiziranim bjeguncima i u proljeće 72. pr. Kr. Senat je uzvratio udarac punom snagom dviju legija.