Spartacus: The Gladiator - Brossura

Kane, Ben

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1250021561 ISBN 13: 9781250021564

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2013

Riassunto

Returning to his Thracian home village after escaping life as a Roman army auxiliary, Spartacus is betrayed by his jealous king and forced into a life of brutality as a gladiator before executing a daring overthrow at the side of Crixus the Gaul and assuming leadership over an army of escaped slaves. By the author of The Forgotten Legion.

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L'autore:

BEN KANE is the author of a trilogy set in ancient Rome that comprises The Forgotten Legion, The Silver Eagle and The Road to Rome. He has traveled widely and is a lifelong student of military history. He lives in North Somerset, England, with his family.

Product Description:

"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 auxiliary, 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.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1250021561
• ISBN 13: 9781250021564
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 466