Spartacus is an album by the German group Triumvirat. Spartacus is a concept album based on the Roman gladiator who led the 3rd slave uprising in 73–71 BC. The lyrics were written by Hans Bathelt, with contributions by Jürgen Fritz. It was originally released in 1975 on the EMI label, and later distributed in the U.S. by Capitol. It debuted at number 27 on the Billboard album charts. The album was digitally re-mastered and released in CD form in 2002 by EMI. The re-mastered version included two additional tracks: a live version of "The Capital of Power" and a previously unreleased song called "Showstopper". After this album, Helmut Köllen left the band to start a solo career. Two years later, he died due to intoxication with carbon monoxide when he was in his car, in the garage, listening to his own compositions on the car's cassette player. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.