"An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Roman gladiators"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN: 9780761444435
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.print
Publisher:New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009.
General Note: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Who were the Roman gladiators? -- The development of the gladiatorial games -- Training to be a gladiator -- Spotlight on Ludus Magnus -- Types of gladiators -- Gladiator weapons and armour -- In profile: Flamma -- Roman amphitheatres -- Spotlight on the Colosseum -- Emperor gladiators -- In profile: Emperor Commodus -- Attitudes towards the gladiatorial games -- In profile: Spartacus -- The decline of the Roman gladiator -- Glossary.