Spartacus and Rome's Servile Wars reframes slave uprisings within Rome's turbulent late Republic, revealing complex causes and consequences.
The revolt of gladiators and slaves led by Spartacus is one of the most famous events of ancient history. Often cast in ideological terms, it is frequently removed from the actual political, social, and economic context in which it happened and portrayed as a symbol of freedom and a precursor of modern revolution. However, the views of ancient historians and the Italian peninsula's populations who experienced the uprising were very different.
This book reconsiders the broader phenomenon of the slave uprisings during the final century of the Roman Republic. Rather than viewing Spartacus and the previous revolts through the lens of modern narratives, Sotirios F. Drokalos situates them within the transformation of Roman society in a period marked by civil conflicts, elite competition, agrarian crisis, and expanding reliance on forced labour.
Based mainly on primary sources, the book confronts prevailing modern myths and presents a rigorously documented, accessible account that integrates military, economic, and political history and analysis. From the fields of Sicily and the mines of Laurion, to the gladiator schools of Capua, the book explores the conditions that sparked the revolts, the tactical successes of the insurgents, and the fierce Roman response that ultimately crushed them.
Spartacus and Rome's Servile Wars examines the three slave wars of the Roman era in their historical context, offering a balanced and critically informed account of them as part of the tensions that prepared Rome's transition from republic to empire.
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- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
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