Arena
By: Simon Scarrow and T.J. Andrews
Contributors: Andrews, T. J., author
Series: Roman arena; Roman arena
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781472207616; 9780755398225; 9781472207395
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: It is AD 41. The city of Rome is a dangerous place. Optio Macro of the Second Legion, recently decorated for courage on the battlefield, can't wait to leave the teeming city behind. He's dismayed when he's compelled to stay in Rome to train Marcus Valerius Pavo, a young gladiatorial recruit. Though fearless Pavo has fought for his life before, he's a novice in the arena. But he's a driven man, with a goal dearer than survival - to avenge his father's death at the hands of a champion gladiator. Will he live to face his nemesis?
Notes: Also available as an ebook.
Table of contents: title: Hardback -Ancient Rome provides the setting for the gripping story of the champion gladiator Pavo, trained to kill, and a pawn in the games of the powerful and ambitious. Pavo's journey begins when he encounters the Roman soldier Macro, who has been charged with his training. Bonds of friendship develop between the two men, both aware that their fates depend not only on Pavo's skills in the arena but also on the whims of powerful and ruthless senators. Can Pavo survive to fulfil his most cherished goal; title: revenge for the murder of his father at the hands of a champion gladiator?; title: Previously published as five separate ebook novellas.-AD41 in Rome. Citizens live at the mercy of the newly crowned Emperor. Optio Macro of the Second Legion is tasked by the Imperial secretary with training Marcus Valerius Pavo, a young gladiatorial recruit. Fearless Pavo has a goal dearer than his own survival; title: to avenge his father's death at the hands of a champion gladiator. But will he live that long?