Product Highlights
Gladiators, 1st-5th Centuries AD (9781472862761) is an Osprey Elite softcover study of the gladiators of ancient Rome, from the games' role in the early Principate through their decline after Christianity's adoption as the state religion in AD 380.
Features
- 64 pages
- Illustrated throughout with full-color reconstructions
- Softcover, approximately 10" x 7"
About the Book
The book traces how emperors such as Commodus assumed control of the games from private citizens, how prisoners, criminals and women came to participate, and how armed combat between gladiators declined after AD 380 even as beast hunts continued into the 6th century.
