Spartacus

Spartacus is a concise historical biography focused on the Thracian Gladiator Who Led the Slave Rebellion Called the Third Servile War Against the Roman Republic. It follows the subject’s rise, exercise of power and relationship with the institutions and conflicts of the period.

The account also considers later reputation and the problems involved in interpreting rulers and public figures through surviving narrative, documentary and material evidence. Its historical scope is represented on HBS by Third Servile War. Key figures linked to the book include Spartacus.