<p>Spartacus by Lewis Grassic Gibbon brings to life one of the most dramatic episodes in ancient history: the Third Servile War, or the great slave rebellion against Rome from 73?71 BCE. At the heart of the novel is Spartacus, the Thracian gladiator who became an enduring symbol of resistance and hope for the oppressed. Once a soldier, Spartacus is captured and sold into slavery, eventually finding himself in the brutal world of the gladiator sch...