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Spartacus Chronicles Ser.: The Gladiator by Ben Kane (2012, Hardcover)

"Gritty, passionate and violent, this thrilling book is a real page-turner and a damn good read. It brings Spartacus--and ancient Rome--to vivid, colorful life." --Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire Long the stuff of legends, Spartacus is known to most modern readers through the classic Kubrick film version of Howard Fast's novel. Now bestselling historical novelist Ben Kane returns to the source material and presents a lively and compelling new vision of the man who was Spartacus--Roman army auxillary, slave, gladiator and ultimately the leader of an army of slaves who nearly brought Rome to its knees. Ben Kane's brilliant novel begins in the Thracian village to which Spartacus has returned after escaping from life as an auxiliary in the Roman army. Jealous of his attachment to Ariadne, a Dionysian priestess, the Thracian king betrays Spartacus to the Romans who take him, along with Ariadne, into captivity and to the school of gladiators at Capua. Against the background of the unbelievable brutality of gladiatorial life, Spartacus and Crixus the Gaul plan the audacious overthrow of their Roman masters. They escape and flee to Vesuvius, where they recruit and train an army of escaped slaves that will have to face the conquerors of the known world, the most successful deadly army in all of history in a battle that will set in motion the legend that is Spartacus.

Series Volume Number
1
Lc Classification Number
Pr6111.A536s67 2012
Reviews
"Powerful." -- Library Journal "A compulsive, if relentless story, vividly recounted in muscular prose." -- The Daily Telegraph (UK), "Powerful." -- Library Journal "A compulsive, if relentless story, vividly recounted in muscular prose." The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2011-279125
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Spartacus Chronicles Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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