An authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the
first popular history of the revolt in English. A leading authority on
classical military history, Barry Strauss has used recent archaeological
discoveries, ancient documents, and on-site investigations to create
the most accurate and detailed account of the Spartacus rebellion ever
written and it reads like a first-rate novel. . A thrilling story that
has inspired novelists and filmmakers: The real-life Spartacus is even
more amazing than his fictional counterparts. A slave from Thrace
(modern day Bulgaria), possibly of noble origins, he led a shocking
rebellion at a gladiatorial school in Capua in 73 BC. Within two years
the ranks of his army, which started with fewer than 100 men, swelled to
60,000; they routed nine Roman armies and for a time controlled all of
southern Italy. The Roman general Crassus eventually defeated the slave
army and while Spartacus apparently died on the field of battle, his
body was never recovered. The legend arose that he escaped and remained
undefeated..
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