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| #2354572 in Books | Overlook Hardcover | 2010-06-10 | 2010-06-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.83 x1.20 x5.66l,1.28 | File type: PDF | 368 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Introspecful History With Personal Commentary|By C|I should have read the other reviews more carefully; this is not a purely historical story of Spartacus, which is what I was looking for. As some of the other reviews before this one indicate, this book is a historical account of Spartacus and ancient roman history, interspersed with the author's commentary on his travels in I|From Booklist|Stothard is a classicist and the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. A decade ago he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; after a grueling regimen of surgery and chemotherapy, he managed to sur
The name Spartacus is one familiar to most. He was the Thracian gladiator who rose up from slavery in 73 B.C. to defeat every Roman army sent to destroy him.
Today, his struggle is widely perceived as the fight for freedom, but this hasn1t always been the case; the ancient Romans were embarrassed by Spartacus1s victories over them; the Greeks admired him; and others viewed his uprisings as the embodiment of cruelty.
In this fascinating...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Spartacus Road | Peter Stothard. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
