{"product_id":"those-who-are-about-to-die-gladiators-and-the-roman-mind","title":"Those Who Are About To Die: Gladiators and the Roman Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sidebottom, Harry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Books for Young Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 28-08-2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Bestselling author Harry Sidebottom takes readers on a thrilling journey through a day in the life of the most iconic figure of the ancient world: the Roman gladiator\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMagnificent Was I not entertained? I absolutely was\u003cbr\u003e\nDominic Sandbrook, Times Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Wonderfully panoramic endlessly informative, rich with unexpected detail but never heavy to read' Literary Review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Grippingly original'\u003cbr\u003e\nTom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Blends extensive research with a talent for vivid storytelling to distil 700 years of gladiator history into the 24 hours around match day'\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*A TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR*\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDressed in armour and clutching a bloody sword, the Roman gladiator is the most iconic figure of the ancient world. Both fascinating and repulsive to us now, he was in his own time a deeply controversial character, by turns hated and idealized and always at the heart of Roman culture. But what did he really mean to the Romans? What did they see in the gladiator and the spectacle of the games? And what does he reveal to us today about the Roman way of life?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBrilliantly written and meticulously researched, this book tells the stories of the gladiators and those who observed them from grand emperors to lowly slaves illuminating and analysing the all-consuming passion of the Roman Empire for the spectacle of mortal combat. In doing so, it reveals Roman ideas about everything from freedom and servitude to sex and desire, from courage and cowardice to death and the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTaking readers on an unforgettable twenty-four-hour adventure beginning the night before the games and ending the evening after Those Who Are About To Die gives a blow-by-blow account of what life was really like in the brutally unforgiving arena of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529154016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51229755244848,"sku":"PrakashBooks_9781529154016","price":750.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/91pp4svCngL.jpg?v=1774714585","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/those-who-are-about-to-die-gladiators-and-the-roman-mind","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}