The Gladiator: The Secret History Of Rome's Warrior Slaves - Softcover

Baker, Alan

 
9780306811852: The Gladiator: The Secret History Of Rome's Warrior Slaves
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0306811855 ISBN 13: 9780306811852
Verlag: Da Capo Press, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Condemned and yet feared by emperors, almost certain to be slaughtered and yet adored by the masses, the gladiator was the superstar of his day. His existence was invariably short and violent, improved only faintly by the prospect of honor, wealth, and public attention. Yet men gave up their freedom to become gladiators, noblewomen gave up their positions to elope with them, and Emperors risked death to fight them. This thrilling popular history of ancient Rome's gladiators charts the evolution of the games; introduces us to the legendary fighters, trainers, and emperors who participated in the violent sport; and re-creates in gripping detail a day at the bloody games. Alan Baker reveals the techniques of the training school, then sets us ringside to witness the torturous battles between bulls, lions, jaguars, and battle-hardened human beings. With each breathtaking scene, the complex culture of world that created and adored these bloody games between man and beast comes into clear focus. A work of history that reads like fiction, The Gladiator brings to life Spartacus, Commodus, Caligula, and all of the other memorable players of the nearly thousand-year-long gladiatorial era.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Alan Baker is the author of three previous books. He lives in Hove, England.

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Verlag
Da Capo Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0306811855
ISBN 13 
9780306811852
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
234
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