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Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they are transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.

Presents a graphic biography of Spartacus, and chronicles early Rome and the Roman Republic, Roman expansion, gladiators, and Spartacus's uprising which nearly brought down Rome.

Describes the history, training, equipment, and way of life of ancient gladiators.

Describes the lives of gladiators in the Roman Empire. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of gladiators rebelling with Spartacus, training at a gladiator school in Pompeii, and trying to earn their freedom.

Describes the history of gladiators, including types of armor, use of animals, amphitheaters, and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.

A light-hearted introduction to the life and training of a Roman gladiator.

In Massachusetts, eighteen-year-old Lyn, who has grown up in the public eye as the daughter of seven gladiators, wants nothing less than to follow her mother's path, but her only way of avoiding marriage to the warrior who killed her last stepfather may be to face him in the arena.

An introduction to the history and lifestyle of Roman gladiators that profiles various warriors and heroes and discusses key events, weaponry, armor, and fighting styles.

Eleven-year-old Marcus Cornelius Primus, having been recruited as a gladiator, learns what it takes to be an elite warrior and sets out to escape from gladiator school in order to right the wrongs that have been done to his family, without knowing he is carrying a secret that could lead to his freedom and the fall of the Empire.

Readers learn about the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, an amphitheater built to stage events for the public, including gladiator fights and animal hunts.

Suspecting their friend Jonathan is alive, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus go to Rome for the Colosseum Games, facing wild beasts, criminals, conspirators, and gladiators, and where Nubia is called upon to make a terrible choice.

Discusses aspects of the working life of a Roman gladiator, including recruitment, training, weapons, and tactics, as well as how gladiatorial conflicts reflect the values of their day.

Discusses the Roman Colosseum including why it was built, who built it, how it was constructed, how it has been used, its closure and deterioration, and its repair and restoration.

A fact-filled introduction to the world of gladiators. Bursting with hair-raising facts that tell you exactly what life was like for the gladiators of ancient Rome.

Presents an introduction to gladiators, warriors of the Roman arena, and includes information on their weapons, training, combat, and fights to the death.