IndieBound. In a lurid, sometimes sensational, tabloid-like account of Roman gladiatorial life, British author Baker (Invisible Eagle: The History of Nazi Occultism) offers an encyclopedic. 8 rows · · A dramatic, vivid picture of Roman life, Alan Baker's evocative history tells the stories of 2/5(2). · The Gladiator: The Secret History Of Rome's Warrior Slaves: Author: Alan Baker: Edition: reprint: Publisher: Hachette Books, ISBN: 2/5(2).
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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. While there were a few famous gladiators, such as Spartacus, the majority of these warriors were unnamed slaves, criminals or prisoners of war whose lives were nasty, brutish and short. Baker. Not all gladiators were slaves, so the subtitle 'The Secret History of Rome's Warrior Slaves' is a little misleading. The book seemed to become more and more graphic as it went on. The section on executions about two-thirds of the way th Non-fiction describing the gladiatorial games and how they changed and developed through Roman times.
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