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The slave revolt and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator.
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'With his trademarks of extensive knowledge, insights and great story-telling ability, Barry Strauss brings us as close as we can get to the enigmatic Spartacus, the slave who defied the Roman Republic.' (Adrian Goldsworthy - pre-publication quote )
"This is a colourful and thrilling account that deserves the widest possible readership" (Christopher Silvester DAILY EXPRESS - 03.04.09 )
"Barry Strauss adds an ironic twist to this story of political competition...offers a racy narrative of the rebellion." (Mary Beard THE SUNDAY TIMES - 12.04.09 )
"Strauss makes every last scrap of information count....fine biography." (Tom Hollland THE WASHINGTON POST 05.04.09 )
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"This is a colourful and thrilling account that deserves the widest possible readership" (Christopher Silvester DAILY EXPRESS - 03.04.09 )
"Barry Strauss adds an ironic twist to this story of political competition...offers a racy narrative of the rebellion." (Mary Beard THE SUNDAY TIMES - 12.04.09 )
"Strauss makes every last scrap of information count....fine biography." (Tom Hollland THE WASHINGTON POST 05.04.09 )
The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator.
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- PublisherW&N
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0297852671
- ISBN 13 9780297852674
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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The Spartacus War : The Revolt of the Gladiators
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The Spartacus War
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world, the fascinating true story behind a legend that has been the inspiration for novelists, filmmakers, and revolutionaries for 2,000 years. Starting with only 74 men, a gladiator named Spartacus incited a rebellion that threatened Rome itself. With his fellow gladiators, Spartacus built an army of 60,000 soldiers and controlled the southern Italian countryside. A charismatic leader, he used religion to win support. An ex-soldier in the Roman army, Spartacus excelled in combat. He defeated nine Roman armies and kept Rome at bay for two years before he was defeated. After his final battle, 6,000 of his followers were captured and crucified along Rome's main southern highway. The Spartacus War is the dramatic and factual account of one of history's great rebellions. Spartacus was beaten by a Roman general, Crassus, who had learned how to defeat an insurgency. But the rebels were partly to blame for their failure. Their army was large and often undisciplined; the many ethnic groups within it frequently quarreled over leadership. No single leader, not even Spartacus, could keep them all in line. And when faced with a choice between escaping to freedom and looting, the rebels chose wealth over liberty, risking an eventual confrontation with Rome's most powerful forces. The result of years of research, The Spartacus War is based not only on written documents but also on archaeological evidence, historical reconstruction, and the author's extensive travels in the Italian countryside that Spartacus once conquered. Seller Inventory # ABE-1709462871265
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