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Spartacus

History and Tradition

Despite the convergence between the title of the conference and the book discussed here, at first glance it is plain to see that this publication constitutes an autonomous whole, as well as an ambitious attempt to capture the issues connected with Spartacus as a historical character, comprehensively, in all their complexity, and also to tackle the difficult issue of the ‘posthumous works’ of the Thracian slave. We must note that researchers on Spartacus are confronted with two ideologies, or maybe two ways of using the hero for propaganda purposes: on the one hand, Roman historiography, and the other, Marxist thought and communist propaganda. We have to admit that, amongst the main figures of the last century of the Republic, the hero of this book, while admittedly not the most important from the point of view of historical events has without doubt the greatest potential for receptions and appropriations’. This constitutes the significance and contemporary nature of the subject of the work. This collection of articles edited by Dariusz Slapek amply fulfils the definition of a authored monograph. We are presented with a thoughtful choice of texts, clearly connected by a distinct guiding thought. The picture of the ancient slave painted by the authors glitters with a plethora of meanings. This is particularly visible in the second period of Late Antiquity. This incredibly interesting, many-faceted look at the Trachian leader shows, almost as an aside, the importance of the co-operation of specialist from various branches but also the openness of the representatives of studies of antiquity to the inspiration flowing from accomplishments within contemporary humanities.

Andrzej Gillmeister

Introduction

Dariusz Słapek
International Conference “Spartacus – History and Tradition”, Lublin (Poland) 5–6th June 2017 . 9

Part I. History–Background and context

Petya Andreeva
Stamped with the Seal of the Arena: munera gladiatoria in the Context of Social Legitimacy of the Roman Elite . 15
Peter Herz
The Uprising of Spartacus and the Political and Social Conditions within Southern Italy   27
Paweł Madejski
Turpissimum bellum servile: Problem of the Roman “Classification” of Wars . 37
Damian Pierzak
Spartacus as a Point of Reference in Cicero’s Orations  47

Part I. History– People and events

Luca Fezzi
Verre contro Spartaco? Un problema aperto  65
Oleh Petrechko
The Funeral Ceremony and Disunity in the Army of Spartacus  75
Michał N. Faszcza
The Social Perception of the Spartacus Revolt and the Decimation of Crassus’ Soldiers in 71 BC  85

Part I. History– Roman reminiscences

Dariusz Słapek
Metus Spartacius? A Gladiatorial Episode at the Beginning of the 2nd Civil War in Rome (January, 49 BC)  101
Hanna Appel
The Struggle Against Spartacus as an Election Campaign Strategy . 113
Marek Wilczyński
„Die Ausgeschlossenen” im römischen Gallien und Hispanien im 5. Jahrhundert – bagaudae, bacaudae . 125

Part II. Tradition – Early modern evocations and ideological revival

Wojciech Bejda
Spartacus atyches. Why Spartacus Did Not Become Popular in Early Mass Culture (1880s–1930s)   137
Anastasiya Baukova
Spartacus as a Phenomenon of Soviet Mass Culture  153
Henryk Kowalski
Professor Roman Kamienik – A Scholar of the History of Spartacus  171
Małgorzata Pawlak
Spartacus – Evolution of the Hero in the Polish 20th Century School Education . 183

Part II. Tradition – Vitality in culture and art

Krzysztof Królczyk
Spartacus Posnaniensis . 195
Emilia Twarowska-Antczak
Between History, Ideology and Folklore. A Ballet Rendition of the Fate of the
Thracian Gladiator (Aram Khachaturian, Spartacus)  207
Krzysztof Antczak
Aestheticisation of Violence. The Cultural Context of the Cinematic Version of the Spartacus History . 221
María Engracia Munoz-Santos
La mujer de Espartaco y la imagen real de la mujer tracia, su trabajo en la rebelión y el concepto de ella en la película "Espartaco" (1960) . 239
Guilherme Augusto Louzada Ferreira de Morais
A Rereading through Intertextual Bias: the Representation of Spartacus in the Female Character Katniss Everdeen, from The Hunger Games . 247

Bibliography . 261
List of Abbreviations and Explanations  289

292 pages, Paperback