Gladiator

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In each hour of the day we meet a new character - from a senator to a slave girl, a gladiator to an astrologer, watchmen to washerwomen - and discover the fascinating details of their daily lives.

What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York?

With their origins as blood rites staged at the funerals of rich aristocrats, gladiatorial combat is one of the defining images of ancient Rome.

If Game of Thrones and the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand had a baby, it would be this novel. Includes cover scans of almost all editions, a scan of a lengthy inscription by Wylie about Gladiator and various essays. Along the way, author de Morais sneaks in a slew of fascinating facts about life during the Roman Empire.Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

I know that’s a Greek Spartan on the cover, but if you can overlook that, there’s a very good story weaving through the horrible fates being thrown at Marcus and Gustina. As soon as I set foot in Rome, I fell in love with that magnificent city’s history—in particular Vestal Virgins, the most powerful women in the ancient world. to the question posed by Russell Crowe’s character in the film, will indeed be entertained by this book.Readers will meet two generals, Pompeianus and Maximianus, who most resemble our hero General Maximus. When high-born Vita’s father is murdered in Roman Londinium, Vita is forced to disguise herself as a slave at the gladiator’s arena. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). In A Gladiator Stole My Lunchbox, maths nerd Henry finds himself plunged back through time to Ancient Rome. Words to describe Hadassah and Marcus’s story are… epic, profound, life-changing, powerful, captivating, and I could go on and on.

The book talks about war between two armies and about a brave man Maximus who is one of the powerful men in the army of the Rome Empire.The story was retitled "Legend", although the covers of the first two issues include a large blurb saying "Inspired by Philip Wylie's Gladiator". I like to provide other readers of color with the same experience through my books, while writing compelling romances that can be enjoyed by anyone. It did downplay the weird relationship between Commodus and his sister, which was much more disturbing in the film, but overall it was a close representation of the same story. She drew in a breath and read the title out loud: ‘The defeat of Boudicca, the fearsome ruler of the Iceni who burnt Londinium to the ground.