Ben Kane: Spartacus. Gladiator

History has preserved very little information about Spartacus. We know that he hailed from Thrace, the northernmost region of ancient Greece; that he was sold into slavery and forced to fight in the arenas; and that for two years, the army of slaves he led crushed Roman legions, nearly bringing Rome to its knees.
In this book, we meet Spartacus as he returns to his homeland, a veteran of many wars, hoping to start a family and settle down. But a new king, a usurper, now sits on the Thracian throne; he immediately orders Spartacus to be seized and sold to a Roman slave trader in search of new gladiators. Thus begins an odyssey destined to become one of the greatest legends of all time. The fate of Spartacus would inspire revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara, and his image would be immortalized by Raffaello Giovagnoli and Kirk Douglas. And now, Spartacus comes to life on the pages of Ben Kane's brilliant bestseller.

Author: Ben Kane

Translation: Oksana Stepashkina

Pages: 512 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 216x145x26 mm