x, 267 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-259) and index Introduction / Martin M. Winkler -- Who killed the legend of Spartacus? production, censorship, and reconstruction of Stanley Kubrick's epic film / Duncan L. Cooper -- Dalton Trumbo vs. Stanley Kubrick: the historical meaning of Spartacus / Duncan L. Cooper -- Spartacus, Exodus, and Dalton Trumbo: managing ideologies of war / Frederick Ahl -- Spartacus: history and histrionics / Allen M. Ward -- Spartacus, rebel against Rome / C.A. Robinson, Jr. -- Training + tactics = Roman battle success: from Spartacus: the illustrated story of the motion picture production -- The character of Marcus Licinius Crassus / W. Jeffrey Tatum -- Roman slavery and the class divide: why Spartacus lost / Michael Parenti -- The holy cause of freedom: American ideals in Spartacus / Martin M. Winkler -- Spartacus and the Stoic idea of death / Francisco Javier Tovar Paz -- "Culturally significant and not just simple entertainment": history and the marketing of Spartacus / Martin M. Winker