{"product_id":"those-who-are-about-to-die-1","title":"Day in the Life of a Gladiator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You will love Harry Sidebottom’s magnificent, blood-drenched study of the life of a gladiator … Was I not entertained? I absolutely was.' Dominic Sandbrook, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Grippingly original' Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***A \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ancient Rome, a single day could decide a gladiator’s fate. Follow in their footsteps with bestselling author Harry Sidebottom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake a seat at the feast on the eve of the games and watch as the men marked for combat enjoy their final meal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt dawn, Roman citizens rush to the Colosseum to see the spectacles: wild-beast hunts, public executions and carefully choreographed violence – all part of a good day’s entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch as the gladiators enter the arena – armour gleaming, shields locked, they step into the light, fighting not just for survival but for the favour of the crowd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, immersive and grounded in ancient sources, \u003ci\u003eA Day in the Life of a Gladiator \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the reality of Roman life and death in all its glory. This is history as it happened – not in the marble halls of emperors, but on the blood-darkened sand of the arena.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreviously published in hardback as \u003ci\u003eThose Who Are About to Die\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414005297496,"sku":"9781804948521","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781804948521.jpg?v=1779866126","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/those-who-are-about-to-die-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}