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Spartacus War [EPUB ebook]

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The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator.Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who started a prison breakout with 74 men, armed with kitchen knives. It grew into a full scale rebellion against Rome, the most famous slave revolt in history. With an army of gladiators, ex-slaves and other desperadoes, he managed to defeat a succession of Roman armies and bring the Republic to its knees.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780297857662 ● Publisher Orion ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2722863 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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