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.
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...a slim but useful volume which attempts to put the Spartacus slave rebellion into the larger context of slave resistance... The Journal of Military History
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Brent 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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- The History Of Rome Vol V by Livy on 6 pages
- On Agriculture (Loeb Classical Library) by Cato on 4 pages
- Ancient Slavery (Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World) by BRADLEY on 4 pages
- The Civil Wars (Penguin Classics) by Appian on page 14, page 99, and page 144
- Ancient Slavery and the Ideal of Man by Joseph Vogt on page 2, and Back Matter
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- Spartacus: Film and History by Martin M. Winkler on 5 pages
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- Rome and the Mysterious Orient: Three Plays by Plautus by Plautus in Back Matter
- The Myths of Rome by T.P. Wiseman in Back Matter
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