A Day in the Life of a Gladiator
Sidebottom, Harry (Author)
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£12.99
Magnificent… Was I not entertained? I absolutely was.Dominic Sandbrook, Times Books of the YearWonderfully panoramic … as an account of the games and the lives of the gladiators alone it is endlessly informative, rich with unexpected detail but never heavy to read.Literary ReviewBlends extensive research with a talent for vivid storytelling to distil 700 years of gladiator history into the 24 hours around match day, from eve-of-fight rituals to stripping the corpses.The TimesVivid [and] gripping... a detailed chronicle of what a gladiator's life was actually like.EconomistA gripp...
ISBN (SKU)
9781804948521
Pages
416
Weight
308g
Dimensions
197x128x28
Imprint
Penguin Books
Published
11, June, 2026
Genres
History
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