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Gladiator : the complete guide to ancient Rome's bloody fighters / Konstantin Nossov.

by Nossov, Konstantin.

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Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, 2011.

Gladiators -- Rome.

Gladiators -- Rome -- Social life and customs.

Rome -- Civilization.

208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

First published in Russia in 2005 as "Gladiators: History, Types, Armament, organization of Spectacles" by Atlant. First published in English in 2009 as "Gladiator: Rome's Bloody Spectacle" by Osprey Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index.

"Gladiatorial games at first served as a solemn funeral rite to honor noble citizens. At the height of their eight-century reign of popularity, the games—which constantly evolved to include new events such as combat with animals and full-scale naval battles—formed the centerpiece of a huge entertainment industry run by cunning entrepreneurs and regulated carefully by the Roman government. Professional gladiators were highly trained and often highly paid, and their ranks, for a time, included women. Slaves who became gladiators could earn their freedom in as few as four wins. They were the boxers or football players of their day."--From publisher.

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