Harry Sidebottom
Praise for Those Who Are About To Die
Wonderfully panoramic … as an account of the games and the lives of the gladiators alone it is endlessly informative, rich with unexpected detail but never heavy to read
Literary Review
'Blends extensive research with a talent for vivid storytelling to distil 700 years of gladiator history into the 24 hours around match day, from eve-of-fight rituals to stripping the corpses'
The Times
A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman amphitheatre both accessible and comprehensible
Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rubicon
Wonderfully panoramic … as an account of the games and the lives of the gladiators alone it is endlessly informative, rich with unexpected detail but never heavy to read
Literary Review
'Blends extensive research with a talent for vivid storytelling to distil 700 years of gladiator history into the 24 hours around match day, from eve-of-fight rituals to stripping the corpses'
The Times
A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman amphitheatre both accessible and comprehensible
Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rubicon
Wonderfully panoramic … as an account of the games and the lives of the gladiators alone it is endlessly informative, rich with unexpected detail but never heavy to read
Literary Review
'Blends extensive research with a talent for vivid storytelling to distil 700 years of gladiator history into the 24 hours around match day, from eve-of-fight rituals to stripping the corpses'
The Times
A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman amphitheatre both accessible and comprehensible
Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rubicon
