A Roman Gladiator: 11 (Beginning History)

by Anne Steel (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $3.27

  An introduction to the life of a Roman gladiator told in the context of the Roman games. There is a description of a gladiator's background, his training programme, the skills and weapons needed, the clothes he wore and the food he ate. Set against the backdrop of the Colosseum Games, a gladitorial fight demonstrates the precarious life of a gladiator. This study is designed to give children an insight into Roman life and leisure, the bloodthirsty events of the Roman games indicates how even a nation which considered itself civilized could also display great barbarism. Part of a series which introduces children to the lifestyles of ordinary people in history.