by Ben Kane · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781848093416
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«Spartacus: The Gladiator» is the historical novel by Ben Kane, published by Preface in hardcover (448 pages, in English).
After escaping the Roman army, Spartacus returns to Thrace and confronts the king, who hands him over to Rome along with the priestess Ariadne. Sent to the gladiator school in Capua, he allies with Crixus the Gaul to escape. Sheltering on Vesuvius, they lead an army of slaves that defies Rome's power.
First installment of Ben Kane's «Spartacus» series, set in 73-71 BC.
For fans of war fiction, gladiators and Ancient Rome.
Ben Kane is an Irish novelist who specialises in historical fiction. Born in Kenya, he grew up there and in Ireland. He attended school at St. Mary's College, Dundalk, County Louth, and later studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin, graduating in 1992.
