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    How to Live Like a Roman Gladiator
    How to Live Like a Roman Gladiator
    How to Live Like a Roman Gladiator
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    How to Live Like a Roman Gladiator

    By Anita Ganeri and Mariano Epelbaum

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    Meet Felix, captured in Gaul in 180 CE and taken to Rome to train as a gladiator. He'll show you what it takes to survive these harsh, epic times as he introduces you to:

    ● gladiator school
    ● the Coliseum—the largest-ever amphitheater
    ● battles against lions
    ● hand-to-hand combat in the arena

    Do you have the skills and guts to be a Roman gladiator?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2015
    ISBN9781467790772
    How to Live Like a Roman Gladiator
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    Anita Ganeri

    Anita Ganeri has written over three hundred information books for children on subjects including natural history, religion and geography. Her books include the Horrible Geography series, which won the Geographical Association Silver Award. She is the author of I Wonder Why: Camels Have Humps and I Wonder Why: The Wind Blows.

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      How to Live Like a Roman Gladiator by Anita Ganeri and Mariano Epelbaum Learn skills to fight, the lions, dead or alive and daily life.10 facts are also given about this job. Love the glossary at the end of the book of the terms used throughout.Sidebars tell you about the pictures in this audio book. Love learning how they make food and the clothes they wear.I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

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