"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 auxillary, 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250001161
ISBN-13
9781250001160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111245205
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gladiator
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
War & Military, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Ben Kane
Book Series
Spartacus Chronicles Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Powerful." -- Library Journal "A compulsive, if relentless story, vividly recounted in muscular prose." -- The Daily Telegraph (UK), "Powerful." -- Library Journal "A compulsive, if relentless story, vividly recounted in muscular prose." The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Lccn
2011-279125
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Lc Classification Number
Pr6111.A536s67 2012
Copyright Date
2012
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