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Spartacus and the Slave Wars : A Brief History with Documents / edited by Brent D. Shaw

New York ; s.l. : Palgrave Macmillan US ; Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001

1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 194 p)

Englisch

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978-1-137-12161-5

978-1-349-63135-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1007/978-1-137-12161-5

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LOC-SH: Science ; Social sciences. ; Humanities.

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