Gladiator
Fighting for Life, Glory and Freedom
When everyone had had plenty to eat and drink they called for the gladiators. The moment anyone's throat was cut, they clapped their hands in pleasure. And it sometimes even turned out that someone had specified in their will that the most beautiful women he had purchased were to fight each other.... - Athenaeus, The Learned Banqueters With their origins as blood rites staged at the funerals of rich aristocrats, gladiatorial combat is one of the defining images of ancient Rome. For more than 600 years, people flocked to arenas to watch these highly trained warriors participate in a blood-soaked spectacle that was part sport, part theatre and…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78274-278-4
- EAN: 9781782742784
- Produktnummer: 34650603
- Verlag: Amber Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 43'656 KB
Über den Autor
Ben Hubbard is a nonfiction author whose titles include Samurai Warrior: The Golden Age of Japan's Elite Warriors 1560-1615, Gladiators: From Spartacus to Spitfires, One-On-One Combat Through the Ages, and The Samurai: Swords, Shoguns and Seppuku.
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Fighting for Life, Glory and Freedom
Fighting for Life, Glory and Freedom
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