Spartacus and the Slave Wars: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) [Spartacus and the Slave Wars -- The Slave Wars in Italy and Sicily -- Spartacus:The Myth and Modern Symbol of Rebellion -- Reading Roman and Greek History Sources -- Part II: Documents -- Slave Life on the Large Farms: Work, Organization, and Surveillance -- Gladiators, Slaves, and Resistance -- Fugitive Slaves and Maroon Communities -- Slave Revolts in Italy and Sicily Before the Great Slave Wars -- The First Sicilian Slave War, 135-131 B.C. -- The Second Sicilian Slave War, 104-100 B.C. -- The Spartacus Slave War, 73-71 B.C.]
Language: English
Published by Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston, 2001, 2001
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xiv, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; ISBN 9780312237035, 9780312183103, 0312237030, 0312183100, 0312237030 OCLC 45828321 ; LCCN 00104758 LC DG253.5 .S62 2001 ; Dewey 937/.05 ; Contents: Part I: Introduction: Spartacus and the Slave Wars -- The Slave Wars in Italy and Sicily -- Spartacus:The Myth and Modern Symbol of Rebellion -- Reading Roman and Greek History Sources -- Part II: Documents -- Slave Life on the Large Farms: Work, Organization, and Surveillance -- Gladiators, Slaves, and Resistance -- Fugitive Slaves and Maroon Communities -- Slave Revolts in Italy and Sicily Before the Great Slave Wars -- The First Sicilian Slave War, 135-131 B.C. -- The Second Sicilian Slave War, 104-100 B.C. -- The Spartacus Slave War, 73-71 B.C. ; In 72 B.C., in the heart of Rome's Mediterranean empire, a slave named Spartacus ignited one of the most violent episodes of slave resistance in the history of the Roman Empire--indeed in the world annals of slavery. This volume organizes original translations of 80 Greek and Latin sources into topical chapters that look at the daily lives of slaves trained as gladiators and those who labored on farms in Italy and Sicily, including accounts of revolts that preceded and anticipated that of Spartacus. In a carefully crafted introductory essay, Shaw places Spartacus in the broader context of first and second century B.C. Rome, Italy and Sicily and explains why his story continues to be a popular symbol of rebellion today. The volume also includes a glossary, chronology, selected bibliography, three maps, an annotated list of ancient writers, and questions for consideration. ; FINEBrent D. Shaw is Professor of Classical Studies and Chair of the Graduate Group in Ancient History at the University of Pennsylvania. .…
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- Spartacus and the Slave Wars: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) [Spartacus and the Slave Wars -- The Slave Wars in Italy and Sicily -- Spartacus:The Myth and Modern Symbol of Rebellion -- Reading Roman and Greek History Sources -- Part II: Documents -- Slave Life on the Large Farms: Work, Organization, and Surveillance -- Gladiators, Slaves, and Resistance -- Fugitive Slaves and Maroon Communities -- Slave Revolts in Italy and Sicily Before the Great Slave Wars -- The First Sicilian Slave War, 135-131 B.C. -- The Second Sicilian Slave War, 104-100 B.C. -- The Spartacus Slave War, 73-71 B.C.]
- Author
- Shaw, Brent D.
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's, Boston, 2001
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0312183100
- ISBN 13
- 9780312183103
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
In this examination of the Roman institution of slavery, Brent Shaw presents a compelling selection of the ancient testimony relating to Spartacus and the Slave Wars. A revised introduction places Spartacus in the context both of recent historical work and in relation to images of Spartacus in television and film media. The existing collection of translated Greek and Latin sources has also been fully revised, and now includes additional documents that flesh out the Roman responses to the Spartacus slave revolt. A new image has also been provided to illustrate the nature of the slave villas of the period.
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