by Roger Mauge · Ediciones Martínez Roca · tapa dura · ISBN 9788427026155
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«Gladiadores» is the historical novel by Roger Mauge, published by Ediciones Martínez Roca in hardback (448 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Rome under Emperor Titus, it portrays a society marked by political corruption, the violence of the Colosseum games and moral decay. The protagonist, Sila, a legionary who has survived a fight against six tigers, is condemned to the sulphur mines of Pompeii; the eruption of Vesuvius brings him back to Rome, where a conspiracy against the emperor is underway and a group of outlaws seeks to change the empire's fate.
It is the first volume of the MR Novela Histórica collection and its publication date is 22 June 2000.
For readers of historical fiction with an interest in ancient Rome, gladiator games and political conspiracies.
