He lives in North Somerset with his wife and two young children.

He studied veterinary medicine and University College, Dublin, but after that he travelled the world extensively, indulging in his passion for ancient history. Explore the full range of the best books by Ben Kane at World of Books. Spartacus, on the brink of glory, must make a crucial decision - to go forward over the Alps to freedom, or back to face the might of Rome and try to break its stranglehold on power forever.īEN KANE was born in Kenya and raised there and in Ireland. And within the slave army itself, there are murmurings of dissent and rebellion. Also by Ben Kane Spartacus: T be Gladiawr Hannibal: Enemy of Rome The Forgotten Legion Trilogy T he Fagouen Legion Tfie Silver Eagle. Crassus, the richest man in Rome, begins to raise a formidable army, tasked specifically with the defeat of Spartacus. Crixus the Gaul defects, taking all his men with him. Spartacus seems invincible as he marches towards the Alps and freedom.īut storm clouds are massing on the horizon. Three praetors, two consuls and one proconsul have been defeated. Now invincible, he marches towards the Alps and freedom. Synopsis: The mighty slave army, led by Spartacus, has carried all before it, scattering the legions of Rome. The mighty slave army, led by Spartacus, has crushed all before it, scattering the legions of Rome.

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