Those Who Are About To Die - Harry Sidebottom

'Grippingly original' Tom Holland'Fascinating' Matthew Kneale'Thrilling... every page sizzles' Alice LoxtonDressed in armour and clutching a bloody sword, the Roman gladiator is the most iconic figure of the ancient world. Both fascinating and repulsive to us now, he was in his own time a deeply controversial character, by turns hated and idealized – and always at the heart of Roman culture. But what did he really mean to the Romans? What did they see in the gladiator and the spectacle of the games?... Zobrazit více