{"product_id":"slavery-and-rebellion-in-second-century-peter-morton-9781399515740","title":"Slavery and Rebellion in Second-Century BC Sicily: From Bellum Servile to Sicilia Capta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book-length study in English dedicated to an exploration of the events traditionally known as the two Sicilian Slave Wars. The second-century BC revolts are commonly included among the largest slave uprisings in world history and are considered key milestones in the timeline of Roman slavery. This book offers a re-examination of the so-called Slave Wars from the perspectives of the rebels and argues that these occurrences should be understood not as slave revolts but as rebellions ignited by the socio-economic and political difficulties caused by the Roman-backed status quo on Sicily. \u003cbr\u003eAnalysing a diverse range of sources and material evidence, the book champions the perspectives of the rebels over those of the Graeco-Roman elite expressed in much later configurations of the events and provides radically new assessments of these elite histories while focusing on their status as slave-owner narratives. Opening a new window into the Sicilian rebellions, this book enables the contextualisation of these ancient revolts through uprisings in more recent times in the USA, Brazil and the Caribbean and offers a unique opportunity not only to study how the Roman Empire was formed and challenged but also to reconfigure our modern understanding of rebellions involving the enslaved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399515748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399515740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Peter Morton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838504620287,"sku":"9781399515740","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e02bcbc-d0aa-4672-86c9-6307b929e00d.jpg?v=1746590036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slavery-and-rebellion-in-second-century-peter-morton-9781399515740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}