Spartacus and the Slave Wars : A Brief History with Documents
Shaw, Brent
ISBN 10: 1319094821 ISBN 13: 9781319094829
Published by Bedford/Saint Martin's, 2017
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Presenting information in an accessible way for todays students, Spartacus and the Slave Wars examines recent historical work, past presentations of Spartacus in TV and film, and ancient testimony to develop a comprehensive picture of the Roman institution of slavery.
About the Author: Brent D. Shaw is professor of Classical Studies and chair of the Graduate Group in Ancient History at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been published in many major historical, sociological, and anthropological journals, including Past & Present, American Historical Review, History Today, Journal of Roman Studies, Man, and American Journal of Sociology and is editor of the collected papers of Sir Moses Finley. He is the recipient of the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been Commonwealth Scholar at Cambridge University, honorary visiting Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, and Goldman Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. His study of violence in Roman society, especially in civil conflict in the later Roman Empire, helped inspire this volume.
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Title: Spartacus and the Slave Wars : A Brief ...
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition