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Narrado por:
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Ray Grover
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Barry Strauss
The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world, the fascinating true story behind a legend that has been the inspiration for novelists, filmmakers, and revolutionaries for 2,000 years.
Starting with only 74 men, a gladiator named Spartacus incited a rebellion that threatened Rome itself. With his fellow gladiators, Spartacus built an army of 60,000 soldiers and controlled the southern Italian countryside. A charismatic leader, he used religion to win support. An ex-soldier in the Roman army, Spartacus excelled in combat. He defeated nine Roman armies and kept Rome at bay for two years before he was defeated. After his final battle, 6,000 of his followers were captured and crucified along Rome's main southern highway.
The Spartacus War is the dramatic and factual account of one of history's great rebellions. Spartacus was beaten by a Roman general, Crassus, who had learned how to defeat an insurgency. But the rebels were partly to blame for their failure. Their army was large and often undisciplined; the many ethnic groups within it frequently quarreled over leadership. No single leader, not even Spartacus, could keep them all in line. And when faced with a choice between escaping to freedom and looting, the rebels chose wealth over liberty, risking an eventual confrontation with Rome's most powerful forces. The result of years of research, The Spartacus War is based not only on written documents but also on archaeological evidence, historical reconstruction, and the author's extensive travels in the Italian countryside that Spartacus once conquered.
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Strauss is a Professor of Classics at Cornell University. Strauss has a fine balance between accessibility and scholarship, imagination and responsibility. It is not always an easy balance to strike but Strauss did a good job. The book reads like a thriller but grounded in history. Strauss wove history into an exciting story.
The author points out that the goal of the rebellion was vengeance not to abolish slavery. Strauss stresses that Spartacus had exceptional principles and he liked the idea of equality. Spartacus died charging the Roman general Crassus who led the campaign against him.
Strauss has not only created a history of the slave war but a campanian travelogue. The book was well written and easy to read for a history book. Roy Grover narrated the book.
Interesting
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Very interesting reading
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Fantastic book.
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Detailed and interesting throughout
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A great read!
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Would you listen to The Spartacus War again? Why?
I will listen to it again, this guy should write text books about history! I couldn't stop listening, I expected your typical dry fact based history book. Instead I got fact based history presented with engaging analysis!Who was your favorite character and why?
It wasn't that kind of book, but the constant review of the Leadership styles made this book a non-stop listen...Which character – as performed by Ray Grover – was your favorite?
Not really a character driven book, but even knowing Rome wins the writer makes you wish they had not! The voice is so smooth you become lost in the writing.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
This is that rare book that's read AFTER seeing the Starz TV series!Any additional comments?
Buy this book even if you HATE history as a subject and crack a beer...One of the better books about history!
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What did you like best about The Spartacus War? What did you like least?
TELLS ALOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WAS WITH SPARTACUS,I LIKED IT ALL.Would you recommend The Spartacus War to your friends? Why or why not?
NO,THEY HATE HISTORY.What aspect of Ray Grover’s performance would you have changed?
HIS VOICE.Could you see The Spartacus War being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
YES IT SHOULD BE ON STARZ.. ANDY WITFIELD WOULD BE GOOD.Any additional comments?
GIVE IT A TRY.AS TRUE AS IT CAN BE TOLD.
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great listen
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Spartacus war
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Pretty Good
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