Spartacus
The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system.
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Spartacus
The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system.
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ISBN-13: | 9780674075832 |
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Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication date: | 03/05/2013 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 1 MB |
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