Ancient History Fangirl · Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy

RE-RELEASE: Spartacus vs. Toussaint L'Ouverture (With Mike Duncan)

March 5, 2026·1 hr 13 min·5 clips
Mike Duncan explains why the Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave revolt in history.
Mike Duncan gets the famous guest treatment before he explains a single thing.

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A Mike Duncan conversation on the Caribbean wealth and violence behind the Haitian Revolution.

This episode brings Jenny Williamson and Jen McMenemy together with Mike Duncan, host of The History of Rome and Revolutions, for a conversation about the Caribbean forces that helped set the stage for the Haitian Revolution.

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You want Mike Duncan on colonial power, slavery, and the road to the Haitian Revolution.

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