{"product_id":"spartacus-and-romes-servile-wars-9781036195342","title":"Spartacus and Rome's Servile Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis work examines slave uprisings in the late Roman Republic, tracing conditions, tactics, and responses within broader political, economic, and social transformation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpartacus 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036195342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Sotirios F. Drokalos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933948801205,"sku":"9781036195342","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spartacus-and-romes-servile-wars-9781036195342","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}