Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2011 as
Gladiator: The Roman Fighter’s (Unofficial) Manual
ISBN 978-0-500-05167-2
by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 181a High Holborn, London WC1V 7QX
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On the cover: Gladiator ready for combat (© Thames & Hudson Ltd, London)
Half-title page: A hoplomachus and a Thracian doing weapons drill. (From Fausto e Felice Niccolini, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompeii disegnati e descritti, 1854)
Title page: Brutus Britannicus Thrax, the baby-eating Barbarian, invites you to a bit of unfriendly stab-and-slash. (British Museum, London)
Sword motifs pictured throughout the text are by Peter Inker © Thames & Hudson Ltd, London.