The Gladiator (Eagles of the Empire #9) by Simon Scarrow [Paperback: Average]

Paperback in Average condition (498 pages)

The Gladiator is the action-packed and compelling ninth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series.  A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell.

AD 48.  The friendship between Roman Centurions Cato and Macro is rock solid.  Returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign, they are shipwrecked when an earthquake strikes the island of Crete.  Struggling ashore they discover panic, devastation, and a slave revolt.  Led by a gladiator called Ajax, the slaves are driven by a bloodthirsty desire for revenge that renders them almost invincible.  Taking control of the shaken men of the local garrison, Cato and Macro must save the province, before the rebellion can threaten the Empire itself...