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Spartacus

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Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 BC, is well known today because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by Fast himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies. The story of Spartacus, born a slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a slave revolt that was eventually put down by Crassus, was immensely popular, and went on to sell millions of copies. The reprinting of this title in the North Castle series brings back into print a book that many regard as a classic.


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Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 6, 2012

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780765635792
  • Release date: March 6, 2012

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9780765635792
  • File size: 17007 KB
  • Release date: March 6, 2012

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
PDF ebook
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subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:990
Text Difficulty:5-7

Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 BC, is well known today because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by Fast himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies. The story of Spartacus, born a slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a slave revolt that was eventually put down by Crassus, was immensely popular, and went on to sell millions of copies. The reprinting of this title in the North Castle series brings back into print a book that many regard as a classic.


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