''The Gladiator'' is a 2009 novel () by
Simon Scarrow
Simon Scarrow (born 3 October 1962) is a British author. Scarrow completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia after working at the Inland Revenue, and then went into teaching as a lecturer, firstly at East Norfolk Sixth Form C ...
and the ninth book in the
Eagle series
''Eagles of the Empire'' is a series of historical War novel, military fiction novels written by Simon Scarrow. The series began in July 2000 with the publication of ''Under the Eagle'', and as of March 2022 there have been 20 novels released in ...
, where we see the return of Macro and Cato, this time up against a ruthless gladiator in the
Island of Crete after their ship is damaged by a tidal wave on their way to Rome
2009 British novels
Eagles of the Empire
Novels set in ancient Greece
Gladiatorial combat in fiction
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