Life Of A Roman Gladiator

This book describes the fighting of Spartacus and his slave army in their rebellion against the Romans.

Discusses aspects of the life of Roman gladiators, including recruitment, training, weapons, and tactics, as well as how gladiatorial conflicts reflect the values of their day.

Ancient and Medieval People profiles some of the fiercest warriors in history. Lean about their lives and times, notorious battles, and daring feats! In The Roman Gladiators, read about gladiators battles in the Colosseum. Learn about how gladiators trained, their armor and weapons, and gladiatorial games. Book jacket.

Two heavily armed fighters face each other in the Colosseum of ancient Rome. They are about to take part in the deadliest sport the world has ever known. Only one man will leave the arena alive. This is the brutal world of the Roman gladiator.

Describes the history of gladiators and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.

Gladiators, many of them slaves, entertained Roman audiences by fighting with tridents and swords in huge stadiums. Their fights often were to the death. Will you: Fight at the side of Spartacus during a violent gladiator rebellion? Leave your home and family to train at a gladiator school in Pompeii? Try to earn your freedom as a champion gladiator at the Roman Amphitheater?

From Spartacus’s slave revolt to the real Emperor Commodus who liked to play at being a gladiator, from female gladiators to the great combats involving hundreds of exotic animals, Gladiator is a colourful, accessible study of the ancient world’s famous warrior entertainers.

Meet Felix, captured in Gaul in 180 CE and taken to Rome to train as a gladiator. He'll show you what it takes to survive these harsh, epic times as he introduces you to: ● gladiator school ● the Coliseum—the largest-ever amphitheater ● battles against lions ● hand-to-hand combat in the arena Do you have the skills and guts to be a Roman gladiator?