Raffaello Giovagnoli - Spartak. Gift book bound in leather.

"Spartacus" - The romantic image of Spartacus, fanned by legends, worries more than one generation of readers. A true hero of the pre-Christian era, who led the gladiator uprising in 71 BC, he continues to inspire feats for the glory of justice and equality. In the novel by the Italian historian-novelist Raffaello Giovagnoli, Spartacus is depicted not only as a convinced freedom fighter and a talented military strategist, but also as a man of extraordinary spiritual generosity, courage and inner nobility. The deeds of Spartacus unfold against the magnificent backdrop of ancient Rome: bloody spectacles, lavish feasts, pagan festivals are vividly and colorfully drawn by the author. Monumental battle scenes are replaced by lyrical descriptions of meetings between the gladiator-freedman Spartacus and the Patrician Valeria Messala. creating tension, saturation and fascination of the narrative.