Abbey After Dark: “I am Spartacus” with Stephen Booker-McLay

For most people, their knowledge of Roman slave revolts, start and finish with the historical figure Spartacus. What most people don’t realise, was that his revolt was only one of three major Servile Wars during the Roman Republic. 

Reconstructing Roman slavery is an incomplete jigsaw. Most slaves lived and died without a trace. Archaeological finds, epigraphic and demographic data, written primary sources, legal texts and Imperial law codes all provide information. By weaving this evidence together, we build a multi-dimensional picture of how slavery underpinned Roman society and the bloody histories of the three Servile Wars which are stories of savagery, betrayal, torture and crucifixions.

Your evening begins with live entertainment and a delicious charcuterie selection, setting the atmosphere for a night of storytelling and exploration. After your grazing experience, take a twilight wander through the Museum’s galleries, where centuries of history come alive in the glow of the evening.

Ticketing Inclusions

• 40 min talk
• Evening through the museum with exclusive viewing of Reserve Collection artefacts in a temporary display
• Gift bag
• Cheese and Wine evening

Pricing: $45pp + Booking Fee. (recommended for ages 16yrs+)

Biography

Stephen’s background is in education and has given history presentations since 2014 to the American Civil War Round Table (Queensland), the Abbey Museum, as wells as the Bribie Island Historical Society and Bribie Island U3A. His historical interests are wide but he has a particular interest in military history.

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