The Gladiator

The Secret History of Rome's Warrior Slaves

Alan Baker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2002
Ebury Press (Verlag)
9780091886547 (ISBN)

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Alan Baker weaves an extraordinary, vivid picture of Roman life as his compelling and evocative history tells the story of Rome's most notable gladiators. They were condemned and feared by emperors, slaughtered and adored by the masses and worshipped by their female fans, yet their lives were invariably violently short.

Whether their enemy was a starved tiger or a battle-hardened criminal, their numbered days were dark and bloody. Yet men gave up their wealth and freedom to become gladiators and noble-women gave up their positions to be with them. The Gladiator illuminates the extraordinary lives of Spartacus, Commodus, Eppia and others - bringing the same energy and passion to the page that Ridley Scott's cinematic triumph bough to the screen.

Alan Baker was born in Birmingham in 1964 and studied English at the University of Reading.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2002
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	126 x 198 mm
Gewicht	156 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-13	9780091886547 / 9780091886547
Zustand	Neuware