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81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss

Cost of Glory

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The Role of Dionysus and a Vision for Spartacus

This chapter delves into the importance of Spartacus's wife being a priestess of Dionysus, highlighting the god's role in liberation and rebellion against Roman rule. The speakers also discuss the wife's vision and how claiming divine favor was a common form of propaganda in the ancient world.

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