Download or read book The Age of Gladiators written by Rupert Matthews and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2005-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great spectacles of ancient Rome have become proverbial for their cruelty, bloodlust and glory. In the arena, the games were savage and brutal. Gladiators fought each other to the death, wild animals were put to fight each other and criminals were executed by barbaric means. Military victories were marked by the Triumphs when generals pa...