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Harry Sidebottom
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The Burning Road
Ballista returns in The Burning Road. Just published. Available in all good bookshops, as they say, on Amazon, with good discount, and, if you live in the UK, at ASDA, with a massive discount.
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Fire in the East (Warrior of Rome, #1)
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2008
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King of Kings (Warrior of Rome, #2)
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2009
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43 editions
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Lion of the Sun (Warrior of Rome, #3)
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2010
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The Caspian Gates (Warrior of Rome, #4)
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2011
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25 editions
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The Wolves of the North (Warrior of Rome, #5)
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2012
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2 editions
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The Amber Road (Warrior of Rome, #6)
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2013
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25 editions
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Iron and Rust (Throne of the Caesars, #1)
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2014
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The Return
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The Last Hour (Warrior of Rome #7)
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The Burning Road (Warrior of Rome #8)
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Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator:
"A look at ancient Rome through a day in the life of a gladiator.
This is a well researched and informative book on a wide variety of aspects of ancient Roman life. Although Sidebottom uses gladiators as a focus for the book, he gives information on su" Read more of this review » |
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Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator:
"Everything you wanted to know about gladiators but were afraid to ask…. Detailed recounting of the history of gladiators and gladiatorial games during the Roman Empire. Obviously thoroughly researched and well written. My one small nit to pick is tha"
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Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator:
"A deep dive into this topic, with plenty of extra context. It can occasionally get a bit dry, but is overall a fairly accessible and fascinating look at this historical icon, and the ways in which it is similar and different from what you probably as"
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“Maximus was cleaning his blade on the dead man’s wolfskin. ‘You promised him his life,’ the Greek said. ‘No, I said death was his last worry.’ Maximus swung up on to Pale Horse. ‘Is that not so for all of us?”
― Lion of the Sun
― Lion of the Sun
“Nie rozumiesz. Każda religia, która nakazuje wyznawcom kochać odległego, zapewne wymyślonego boga bardziej od tych, których powinni kochać, rodziny, przyjaciół, a przede wszystkim dzieci, jest okrutna i nieludzka. Więc jak widzisz, nie sądzę, żebym należał do ludzi, których można nawrócić na wiarę w waszego ukrzyżowanego boga.”
― King of Kings
― King of Kings
“I take it you do not agree with your countrymen’s religious practices.’
‘Oh no,’ said Hippothous. ‘I am not Cilician by birth. Mine has been a long and tragic path. I was born in Perinthus, the noble city close by Byzantium. My father was on the Boule. When I was young, I fell desperately in love. Hyperanthes was nearly my age. Stripped for wrestling in the gymnasium, he was like a god. And his eyes – no sidelong glances or fearsome looks, no trace of villainy or dissembling.’
As they ate, Hippothous told them a tale of love, lust, subterfuge, murder, flight, shipwreck, loss and exile – a tale worthy of a Greek romance.
‘Probably from a fucking Greek romance,’ muttered Calgacus.”
― Lion of the Sun
‘Oh no,’ said Hippothous. ‘I am not Cilician by birth. Mine has been a long and tragic path. I was born in Perinthus, the noble city close by Byzantium. My father was on the Boule. When I was young, I fell desperately in love. Hyperanthes was nearly my age. Stripped for wrestling in the gymnasium, he was like a god. And his eyes – no sidelong glances or fearsome looks, no trace of villainy or dissembling.’
As they ate, Hippothous told them a tale of love, lust, subterfuge, murder, flight, shipwreck, loss and exile – a tale worthy of a Greek romance.
‘Probably from a fucking Greek romance,’ muttered Calgacus.”
― Lion of the Sun
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