Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429647841
"Describes the lives of gladiators in the Roman Empire. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of gladiators rebelling with Spartacus, training at a gladiator school in Pompeii, and trying to earn their freedom"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Ben Hubbard
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 14,76 MB
Release : 2015-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1782742786
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.
Author : Fik Meijer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312364021
An analysis of the lives of ancient Rome's gladiators explores how they were both despised and hero-worshiped, chronicling how tens of thousands of gladiators perished publicly over the course of six hundred years.
Author : John Malam
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,97 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Gladiators
ISBN : 9781909645240
Author : Konstantin Nossov
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0762777338
From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons comes an eye-opening new look at one of the most popular spectacles of ancient Rome. This detailed, fascinating guide covers every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon from the types of equipment the different classes of gladiator used to the high place in society these sportsmen came to occupy.
Author : Simon Scarrow
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,24 MB
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423174550
Eleven-year-old Marcus is forced to train and fight as a gladiator in this fast-paced action-adventure set in Ancient Rome.
Author : Russell Whitfield
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429967013
The Ancient Roman public's hunger for gladiatorial combat has never been greater. The Emperor Domitian's passion for novelty and variety in the arena has given rise to a very different kind of warrior: the Gladiatrix. Sole survivor of a shipwreck off the coast of Asia Minor, Lysandra finds herself the property of Lucius Balbus, owner of the foremost Ludus for female gladiators in the Eastern Empire. Lysandra, a member of an ancient Spartan sect of warrior priestesses, refuses to accept her new status as a slave. Forced to fight for survival, her deadly combat skills win the adoration of the crowds, the respect of Balbus. But Lysandra's Spartan pride also earns her powerful enemies: Sorina, Gladiatrix Prima and leader of the Barbarian faction, and the sadistic Numidian trainer, Nastasen. When plans are laid for the ultimate combat spectacle to honor the visit of the emperor's powerful new emissary, Lysandra must face her greatest and deadliest trial. This is a thrilling first novel that combines fascinating historical detail with blistering action.
Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1474706827
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?
Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 23,68 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0500771715
Experience at first hand the spectacular, brutal life and savage death of the most iconic figure of ancient Rome.This manual will take the reader from the first faltering steps over the threshold of gladiator school, and through training to become a man of the sword. Find out how to get thousands to idolize you as the strongest, meanest fighter in the Roman empire. Learn why you should become a gladiator, how to join the profession, who will try to kill you (and what with), which arena of the empire is right for you, when and how often you will fight and what happens before, during and after the bout.
Author : Garrett Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1633887030
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
