Harry Sidebottom: Those Who are About to Die: Gladiators and the Roman Mind

Dressed in armour and clutching a bloody sword, the Roman gladiator is perhaps the most iconic figure of the ancient world, a deeply controversial character, hated and idealized, yet always at the heart of Roman culture.

But what did he really mean to the Romans? What did they see in the gladiator and the spectacle of the games? And what does he reveal to us today about the Roman way of life?

Join bestselling author Harry Sidebottom for stories of the gladiators and those who observed them – from grand emperors to lowly slaves – exploring the passion of the Roman Empire for the spectacle of mortal combat. And revealing Roman ideas, from freedom and servitude to sex and desire, from courage and cowardice to death and the afterlife.

Tickets £15.00

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