Rome S Sicilian Slave Wars

Author : Natale Barca
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526767493

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Rome's Sicilian Slave Wars by Natale Barca Pdf

In 136 BC, in Sicily (which was then a Roman province), some four hundred slaves of Syrian origin rebelled against their masters and seized the city of Henna with much bloodshed. Their leader, a fortune-teller named Eunus, was declared king (taking the Syrian royal name Antiochus), and tens of thousands of runaway slaves as well as poor native Sicilians soon flocked to join his fledgling kingdom. Antiochus’ ambition was to drive the Romans from the whole of Sicily. The Romans responded with characteristic intransigence and relentlessness, leading to years of brutal warfare and suppression. Antiochus’ ‘Kingdom of the Western Syrians’ was extinguished by 132 but his agenda was revived in 105 BC when rebelling slaves proclaimed Salvius as King Tryphon, with similarly bitter and bloody results. Natale Barca narrates and analyses these events in unprecedented detail, with thorough research into the surviving ancient sources. The author also reveals the long-term legacy of the slaves’ defiance, contributing to the crises that led to the seismic Social War and setting a precedent for the more-famous rebellion of Spartacus in 73-71 BC.

Author : Natale Barca
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526767465

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Rome's Sicilian Slave Wars by Natale Barca Pdf

In 136 BC, in Sicily (which was then a Roman province), some four hundred slaves of Syrian origin rebelled against their masters and seized the city of Henna with much bloodshed. Their leader, a fortune-teller named Eunus, was declared king (taking the Syrian royal name Antiochus), and tens of thousands of runaway slaves as well as poor native Sicilians soon flocked to join his fledgling kingdom. Antiochus' ambition was to drive the Romans from the whole of Sicily. The Romans responded with characteristic intransigence and relentlessness, leading to years of brutal warfare and suppression. Antiochus' 'Kingdom of the Western Syrians' was extinguished by 132 but his agenda was revived in 105 BC when rebelling slaves proclaimed Salvius as King Tryphon, with similarly bitter and bloody results.Natale Barca narrates and analyses these events in unprecedented detail, with thorough research into the surviving ancient sources. The author also reveals the long-term legacy of the slaves' defiance, contributing to the crises that led to the seismic Social War and setting a precedent for the more-famous rebellion of Spartacus in 73-71 BC.

Author : Theresa Urbainczyk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315478807

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Slave Revolts in Antiquity by Theresa Urbainczyk Pdf

Although much has been written on Greek and Roman slavery, slave resistance has typically been dismissed as historically insignificant and those revolts that are documented are portrayed as wholly exceptional and resulting from peculiar historical circumstances that had little to do with the intrinsic views or organizational capabilities of the slaves themselves.In this book Theresa Urbainczyk challenges the current orthodoxy and argues that there were many more slave revolts than is usually assumed and they were far from insignificant historically. She carefully dissects ancient and modern interpretations to show that there was every reason for the writers who recorded and re-recorded the slave rebellions and wars to repress or to reconfigure any larger-scale slave resistance as something other than what it was. Further, she shows that we often have the accounts that we do because of the happenstance of certain ancient authors having been particularly interested in creating accounts of them for their own interests. Urbainczyk argues that we need to look beyond the canonical sources and episodes to see a bigger history of long-term resistance of slaves to their enslavement.

Author : Keith R. Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Rome
ISBN : NWU:35556028325009

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Slavery and Rebellion in the Roman World, 140 B.C.-70 B.C. by Keith R. Bradley Pdf

Bradley's study carefully analyses and describes the 3 major slave rebellions and uprisings that occurred during the period 140 B.C. to 70 B.C. His analysis examines the conditions that led the slaves to resist and how they maintained the rebellion.

Author : Brent D. Shaw
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0312237030

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Spartacus and the Slave Wars by Brent D. Shaw Pdf

In 72 B.C., in the heart of Rome's Mediterranean empire, a slave named Spartacus ignited one of the most violent episodes of slave resistance in the history of the Roman Empire--indeed in the world annals of slavery. This volume organizes original translations of 80 Greek and Latin sources into topical chapters that look at the daily lives of slaves trained as gladiators and those who labored on farms in Italy and Sicily, including accounts of revolts that preceded and anticipated that of Spartacus. In a carefully crafted introductory essay, Shaw places Spartacus in the broader context of first and second century B.C. Rome, Italy and Sicily and explains why his story continues to be a popular symbol of rebellion today. The volume also includes a glossary, chronology, selected bibliography, three maps, an annotated list of ancient writers, and questions for consideration.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1349631353

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Spartacus and the Slave Wars by NA NA Pdf

In 72 B.C., in the heart of Rome's Mediterranean empire, a slave named Spartacus ignited one of the most violent episodes of slave resistance in the history of the Roman Empire - indeed in the world annals of slavery. This volume organizes original translations of 80 Greek and Latin sources into topical chapters that look at the daily lives of slaves trained as gladiators and those who labored on farms in Italy and Sicily, including accounts of revolts that preceded and anticipated that of Spartacus. In a carefully crafted introductory essay, Shaw places Spartacus in the broader context of first and second century B.C. Rome, Italy and Sicily and explains why his story continues to be a popular symbol of rebellion today. The volume also includes a glossary, chronology, selected bibliography, three maps, an annotated list of ancient writers, and questions for consideration.

Author : Zvi Yavetz
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1412834139

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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Rome by Zvi Yavetz Pdf

Enormous numbers of slaves were absorbed into Roman society from the third century B.C. onwards. Mainly enslaved prisoners of war, they transformed the quality of life in the Roman Empire beyond recognition. In this anthology the author offers a complete collection of Greek and Latin sources in an English translation which deal with the great slave rebellions in the second and first centuries B.C. In a postscript Zvi Yavetz surveys the controversy on slaves and slavery from the French Revolution to our own days, with an emphasis on the debate between Marxists and non-Marxists. The book is intended for specialists and generalists alike, including those who have had no previous classical education, but could after delving in sources concern themselves with one of the most intriguing problems in world history. Zvi Yavetz holds the Lessing Chair of Roman History at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and is distinguished visiting professor at Queens College of the City University of New York. He is the author of many books in Hebrew, French and German on Roman history among which are Julius Caesar and His Public Image and Plebs and Princips.

Author : Brent D. Shaw
Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781319104702

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Spartacus and the Slave Wars by Brent D. Shaw Pdf

In this examination of the Roman institution of slavery, Brent Shaw presents a compelling selection of the ancient testimony relating to Spartacus and the slave wars. In 73 B.C., in the heart of Rome’s Mediterranean empire, a slave named Spartacus ignited one of the most violent episodes of slave resistance in the history of the Roman Empire — indeed in the world annals of slavery. Organizing 80 original Greek and Latin source translations into topical chapters on the daily life of slaves trained as gladiators and those who labored on farms in Italy and Sicily, Shaw includes accounts of revolts that preceded and anticipated that of Spartacus. In a carefully crafted introductory essay, Shaw places Spartacus in the broader context of first and second century B.C. Roman Italy and Sicily and explains why his story continues to be a popular symbol of rebellion today. The volume also includes a glossary, chronology, selected bibliography, 3 maps, an annotated list of ancient writers, and questions for consideration.

Author : Harriet I. Flower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107032248

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The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic by Harriet I. Flower Pdf

This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.

Author : Anastasia Serghidou
Publisher : Presses Univ. Franche-Comté
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 2848671696

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Fear of slaves, fear of enslavement in the ancient Mediterranean by Anastasia Serghidou Pdf

Les intervenants analysent le couple du maître et de l'esclave au regard des schémas d'autorité et d'obéissance, de liberté et de servitude, de suprématie et de soumission, et les incidences de ces problématiques sur les mouvements du corps social dans l'Antiquité.

Author : Sandra R. Joshel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521535014

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Slavery in the Roman World by Sandra R. Joshel Pdf

A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1637165137

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The Servile Wars by Captivating History Pdf

Author : Barry Strauss
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780297857662

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The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss Pdf

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.

Author : John Pentland Mahaffy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Greece
ISBN : UVA:X030353098

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Greek Life and Thought by John Pentland Mahaffy Pdf

Author : David Anthony Durham
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307948557

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The Risen by David Anthony Durham Pdf

It is one of the most storied uprisings of classical times. Spartacus, the visionary captive and gladiator, used his toughness and charisma turn a prison break into a revolt that would threaten the Roman empire. Now, with verve and intelligence, David Anthony Durham brings us a thrilling retelling that gives voice not only to Spartacus himself, but also Astera, Spartacus’s oracle consort; Nonus, a Roman soldier working both sides of the conflict; Laelia and Hustus, two slave children drawn into the ranks of the rebellion; Kaleb, secretary to the Roman senator and commander saddled with the task of quashing the insurrection; and many others in a vast spectacle of bloodshed, heroism, and treachery.