The gladiator
Condemned and yet feared by emperors, slaughtered and yet adored by the masses, and loved by women, the gladiator's life was invariably short, dramatic, and desperately violent. His existence was an abyss of bloody darkness illuminated only faintly by the distant hope of honor, wealth, public attention, and the adoration of women. Yet men gave up their freedom to become gladiators, noblewomen gave up their positions to elope with them, and emperors risked death to fight these slaves. The Gladiator deftly charts the history of the Roman games, showing that they were more than just violent entertainment; they were a part of the political and cultural life of Rome as a whole. But above all else, it gives the reader an intense view of what a day at the games must have been like.--Publisher.
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