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Ben Kane
ISBN: 9781848093409
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Cornerstone
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In 74 BC, few travellers are abroad. But one man is making the long and weary last stage of his way home. Large parts of his homeland, Thrace, a land north of Greece, has fallen under the hated power of Rome. This Thracian has fought in the Roman legions for nearly a decade. Skilled, hardened in battle, a sophisticated fighter. Spartacus.
Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once fought in the Roman legions and that, during two fateful years, he led a slave army which nearly brought Rome to its knees. In Ben Kane's brilliant novel, we meet Spartacus as he returns to Thrace, ready to settle down after a decade away. But a new king has usurped the throne. Treacherous and violent, he immediately seizes Spartacus and sells him to a Roman slave trader looking for new gladiators. The odyssey has begun which will see Spartacus become one of the greatest legends of history, the hero of revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara, immortalised on screen, and now brought to life in Ben Kane's great bestseller - a novel which takes the story to its halfway point and is continued in Spartacus: Rebellion.
| ISBN | 1848093403 | | Pages | 448 | | ISBN13 | 9781848093409
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 726 | | Publisher | Cornerstone | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Preface Publishing | | Height (mm) | 240 | | Format | Hardback | | Width (mm) | 162 | | Publication date | 19 Jan 2012 | | Spine width (mm) | 39 | | DEWEY | 823.92 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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"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, colourful life." -- Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of "Gates of Fire"  Be the first to write a customer review
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