<p>Revolution is in the air. Throughout the Middle East, across Europe, America and beyond, 2011 wasa year of mass uprising -of communal protest, sometimes violent suppression and above all a burning desire for change. Yet these events are not without precedent. History is rich with stories of people power in action, some immortalised in national myths, others long forgotten or victims of repressive censors. From Spartacus' famous uprising agains...