Slavery and Rebellion in the Roman World, 140-70 BC 0253312590, 9780253312594

In the 70 years between 140 B.C. and 70 B.C., Rome was confronted with three major slave rebellions. Two of the uprising

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Slavery and Rebellion in the Roman World, 140

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KEITH R. BRADLEY .,

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington and Indianapolis B. T. BATSFORD LTD London

This edition first published in the United States by Indiana University Press Tenth and Morton Streets, Bloomington, Indiana and in Great Britain by B. T. Batsford Ltd 4 Fitzhardinge Street, London WlH OAH ©

1989 by Keith R. Bradley All rights reserved

No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Manufactured

in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Puhlication Data Bradley, K. R. Slavery and rebellion in the Roman world, 140 B.c.-70 B.c. I by Keith R. Bradley. p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-253-31259-0 r. Slavery-Rome-Insurrections, etc. 2. Rome-History-Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C. I. Title. HTrr9r.B73 1989 937'.05-dc19 88-45757 CIP 1 2 3 4 5 93 92 91 90 89 ISBN O 7134 6561 X (B. T. Batsford Ltd)

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