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PUBLISHED
Harlow : Pearson Education, 2001
©2000
©2000
DESCRIPTION
iv, 75 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0582471176 (pbk.), 9780582471177 (pbk.), 0582816998, 9780582816992
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
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Farmer and soldier -- The last battle -- One more duty -- A prisoner again -- New gladiators -- Caesar's arrival in Rome -- The Spaniard and the crowd -- The Colosseum -- A man for the people -- Secrets and lies -- Broken plans -- Home, at last
Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives