Watkins, Richard Ross.

Gladiator / Richard Watkins. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997. - 80 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [81]) and index.

Describes the history of gladiators, including types of armor, use of animals, amphitheaters, and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.

ISBN: 061807032x (pbk.) 039582656X

LCCN: 96021107 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gladiators--History.--Rome

Dewey Class. No.: 796.8