The Gladiator (Eagles of the Empire 9) (Roman Legion 9)

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But the thing that really let me down the most was the writing. I felt that the speech and mannerisms in this book were far too modern for the setting. It’s set in Ancient Rome and yet the characters spoke with modern day slang. It just didn’t fit with the time period and I could not sink into the story as much as I wanted to. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The novel was made into a comedy movie in 1938 starring Joe E. Brown and released only two months after Superman first appeared on newsstands. [5] Comics [ edit ] The hardcover novel was first published by New York City, New York's Alfred A. Knopf in 1930, with book club editions that same year from Book League Monthly.

From one of the best elite athletes on the planet comes a book bursting with no-nonsense advice on how to locate your inner gladiator, and first-hand wisdom to help you push yourself beyond what you thought was possible. One of my fave films of all times, one i have watched countless times. Near the beginning in the forests was filmed near my relatives too and I've been. Simply breathtaking scope and settings and the music hits your soul.This book talks about a strong man at Rome in 180 A.D. Maximus is a great man and has leadership, so Marcus likes and trusts him. Therefore, Commodus has jealous of Maximus and kills Marcus to be new emperor. Maximus is killed his family and destroyed his village by commodus. Also, he is sold as a gladiator. when he become strong gladiator, he decided to join the game in colosseum to kill commodes. In addition, Lucilla who is sister of commodus ask him to kill commodus. Finally,Maximus kills commodus and die himself.Everyone are proud of him.

According to Ellis Award nominee Andrew Salmon, "The writing is edgy, crisp, and fast-paced, with surprising disregard for the conventions and morals of the 30’s. Hugo Danner is no squeaky-clean Superman but rather comes across as gritty as Frank Miller... As an exciting superhero story, Gladiator delivers. As a piece of history, the novel rises above and beyond all expectation." [4] Adaptations [ edit ] Films [ edit ] As Brea reveals more about her past, Vita is forced to question the validity of her previous privileged lifestyle. And then comes the horrific realisation that her fiancé and maybe even her beloved father may not have been all they appeared. Read this book in 2009, and its the 9th volume of the wonderful "Eagle" series, featuring Cato & Macro. In this tale Cato and Macro are returning home to Rome from their campaign against the Parthians, but when nearing home soil their transport ship will encounter a tidal wave and nearly get capsized.Think like Britain's greatest living Olympian: Ten steps to push your limits and achieve the impossible from the one of the world's greatest swimmers

I did enjoy this book, however I found it a bit boring at times. I really can't pinpoint what it was that was boring, but I'd find my mind wandering while reading it. That might say more about my own attention span rather than the actual story. Ancient Rome is not a point in history that particularly intrigues me, but I've only read a few books set during this time period and culture, so it was a unique setting to me personally. The closest I've probably read to this setting is Theodora: Actress, Emperess, Whore. At times while reading The Gladiator I was also reminded of the Starz show Spartacus. I felt the author really did a great job at portraying the grittiness of that empire and how twisted the lifestyles and dirty the society was, while still keeping the book clean and within Christian standards. I love historical fiction books, so of course, this one I loved for that reason alone. For some reason, I just love this time period and reading about that past. I also thought the author did a great job of writing the story. All around, it was very well written. The only part I didn't like was the fact that it kept changing to a different character without any cues, however, I got used to it after about half way through the book. I really enjoyed reading this book, I just really did not like the few things mentioned above. Recommendation: I think this book is really good and shows just how trusting in God and knowing that we (mortal humans) will never fully understand His ways but that we need to trust that He does what is His will for our eternal salvation. As a Christian I did love this book; however, if you don't want to hear about how God uses people in their darkest times to bring others to Him, you might not like this one.The story starts off with the female lead, Pelonia, on her way to Rome for her cousin Tiberia's wedding. Things don't go as planned and she ends up captured and sold into slavery in the home and gladiatorial training school of Caros Viriathos. Pelonia is a Christian and at this point in history being Christian within the Roman Empire meant death. Many times Christians were executed in the arena with thousands of spectators cheering for their deaths. Caros, a former gladiator, finds himself drawn to the beautiful Pelonia's spirit. There's something different about her and he soon learns it's her faith. Pelonia and Caros share a mutual attraction, but Pelonia won't share her life with someone who doesn't share her faith. Das Thema, dass Scarrow dieses mal aufgreift ist Sklaverei. Ein Thema, was damals wie heute eine große Rolle spielt. Die Probleme und moralischen Schwierigkeiten, auf die die Protagonisten stoßen, existieren unserer Zeit genauso wie damals, bloß ist Sklaverei mittlerweile modernisiert worden und nennt sich nicht mehr so. Indem Scarrow beide Perspektiven, die der Sklaven und die der Herren, darstellt, macht er klar, dass das Thema doch komplizierter ist, als man es gerne darstellt. Spartacus and Crixus work to turn the mob into a proper army, knowing that the Roman Senate will not tolerate their insurrection. They eventually retire to a more defensible position on Mount Vesuvius and obtain a major victory when they defeat a sizeable force of Roman militia sent to crush them. Still largely directionless, they move south into the Campania region, looting numerous towns to support themselves. You're in love with a Christian, but you've killed her kind. Now you're laboring with the question of how to win her affection without having to admit your guilt or share her faith."