Books like The way of the gladiator by Daniel P. Mannix

A profile of the Roman games

Gladiators, many of them slaves, entertained Roman audiences by fighting with tridents and swords in huge stadiums. Their fights often were to the death. Will you: Fight at the side of Spartacus during a violent gladiator rebellion? Leave your home and family to train at a gladiator school in Pompeii? Try to earn your freedom as a champion gladiator at the Roman Amphitheater?

A Roman noblewoman, Julia Antonia, must confront the alluring danger of Valens, a former gladiator sold into slavery, as society’s strict boundaries blur over passion and survival.

A simple, adventure‑filled tale of a young boy who becomes a gladiator, aimed at young readers and set in the world of ancient combat.

Will Solvit is about to land in Rome in the year 45 BC. Living undercover as a Roman citizen, Will meets -- the mighty Julius Caesar; a very interesting ancestor; several Roman centurions; and Rome's deadliest gladiators. Can Will get Caesar on his side to help rescue his kidnapped ancestor? A mystery unfolds in his latest gripping adventure.

The action-packed new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon ScarrowWhile centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island?