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The Spartacus War Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition
by Strauss, Barry
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- Title The Spartacus War
- Author Strauss, Barry
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
- Date 2010-02-02
- Features Glossary
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1416532064-11-1
- ISBN 9781416532064 / 1416532064
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 6 x 1 in (23.50 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Dewey Decimal Code 937.05
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Summary
An authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the first popular history of the revolt in English. A leading authority on classical military history, Barry Strauss has used recent archaeological discoveries, ancient documents, and on-site investigations to create the most accurate and detailed account of the Spartacus rebellion ever writtenand it reads like a first-rate novel. .
A thrilling story that has inspired novelists and filmmakers: The real-life Spartacus is even more amazing than his fictional counterparts. A slave from Thrace (modern day Bulgaria), possibly of noble origins, he led a shocking rebellion at a gladiatorial school in Capua in 73 BC. Within two years the ranks of his army, which started with fewer than 100 men, swelled to 60,000; they routed nine Roman armies and for a time controlled all of southern Italy. The Roman general Crassus eventually defeated the slave army and while Spartacus apparently died on the field of battle, his body was never recovered. The legend arose that he escaped and remained undefeated..
A thrilling story that has inspired novelists and filmmakers: The real-life Spartacus is even more amazing than his fictional counterparts. A slave from Thrace (modern day Bulgaria), possibly of noble origins, he led a shocking rebellion at a gladiatorial school in Capua in 73 BC. Within two years the ranks of his army, which started with fewer than 100 men, swelled to 60,000; they routed nine Roman armies and for a time controlled all of southern Italy. The Roman general Crassus eventually defeated the slave army and while Spartacus apparently died on the field of battle, his body was never recovered. The legend arose that he escaped and remained undefeated..