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4-6DK Secret Worlds series.
Fans of gladiators, gore, and Russell Crowe will appreciate this volume's down-to-earth approach to ancient history. Conversational prose, film stills, and archival images fill the cluttered pages, revealing how gladiators were trained and how they fought to the death. Later chapters offer general information about life in ancient Rome. A timeline of the era is included. Glos., ind.