Spartacus by Aldo Schiavone (nonfiction)

At first, I wasn't going to check this out at the library because I have four other books going and I've read a lot about Spartacus lately.  Well, I'm glad I did!  There is so little preserved about him in the ancient works, but Schiavone gives a convincing, breezy analysis of the social conditions that led to Spartacus' rise.  Four and a half stars, even in translation.