RE-RELEASE: Spartacus vs. Toussaint L'Ouverture (With Mike Duncan)
About this episode
The episode compares Spartacus and Toussaint L'Ouverture, discussing their revolutions and potential advice between the two leaders.
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! More than 1,800 years after Spartacus fought for his freedom, another rebel leader spearheaded the most successful slave revolt in history: the Haitian Revolution. That leader was a man named Toussaint L’Ouverture. This week, we invited Mike Duncan of The History of Rome and Revolutions to help us compare these two revolutionaries and discuss what advice Toussaint L'Ouverture might have had for Spartacus. Sponsors and Advertising This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Mike Duncan
Topics covered
- Spartacus
- Toussaint L'Ouverture
- Haitian Revolution
- slave revolt
- revolutionaries
Keywords
- history
- freedom
- revolt
- comparison
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The History of Rome and Revolutions
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