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Spartacus

by Ben Kane
Michael Praed
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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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Publisher: AudioGO Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781448124442
  • File size: 511103 KB
  • Release date: July 17, 2012
  • Duration: 17:44:47

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781448124442
  • File size: 511162 KB
  • Release date: July 17, 2012
  • Duration: 17:44:41
  • Number of parts: 14

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Fiction Historical Fiction

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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.

Expand title description text
Fiction Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    AudioGO
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781448124442
    File size: 511103 KB
    Release date: July 17, 2012
    Duration: 17:44:47

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781448124442
    File size: 511162 KB
    Release date: July 17, 2012
    Duration: 17:44:41
    Number of parts: 14

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English