Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator

ONE OF THEECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 •See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator-from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after

"A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman Amphitheatre both accessible and comprehensible."-Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History

What did a gladiator feel when he stepped out onto the sand of the Colosseum, his life in the balance? What ran through the minds of the masses there to witness his likely e...