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spartacus the life of a roman gladiator
presented in a lively full color graphic novel style history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum based series developed with special consideration for the high low reader . from the content areas of american history european history and ancient history readers will marvel at the conflicts triumphs struggles and accomplishments of these key historical figures . each title in the series includes historical background text maps primary source images a glossary additional resources and an index . these titles are sure to be received warmly by students teachers and librarians alike . ancient romes hunger for conquest was matched only by its hunger for combat especially in the form of its brutal gladiator contests . but in 73 bc spartacus a slave and gladiator led a revolt against the romans that shook the empire to its root . in time about 90 000 men mostly runaway slaves joined spartacuss rebellion waging often successful yet ultimately futile battles against the roman army . this colorful dynamic biography will have readers marveling at the life of spartacus ancient freedom fighter .
paperback rosen publishing group 2005 isbn13 9781404251670 isbn10 1404251677
abridged n isbn 13 9781404251670 number in series 1 number of pages 48 publisher rosen pub group release date 62135769600000