The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Roman Gladiator
Tim Collins, Isobel Lundie
This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Marcus is a 15-year-old boy living in Pompeii in 79 AD. During a trip to Rome with his merchant dad, he finds himself tricked into becoming a gladiator and forced to fight deadly warriors in the arena.
Will Marcus manage to escape his imprisonment? And will he learn to fight and distinguish himself as a gladiator… or will he just run away screaming?
‘Get Real’ fact boxes featured throughout, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the endmatter, provide historical context and further information.
Reviews
It was a funny book
General Zeus Jumpsuit 06.01.2023
I liked how they mixed together a made up story and added real facts in to it. The main character got tricked by a real gladiator
Captain Muscles Nuggets 26.08.2022
Funny book where you feel sorry for the main character
Don Hercules Piccalilli 10.08.2022
My thoughts are that Marcus would pass away as a gladiator. about this story I think that we should never underestimate gladiators. If it was fiction my favourite character would be Marcus. If it was factual Lucia was the best. I would like to give it to my brother.
Professor Binky Piccalilli 26.07.2022
I would recommend this book to people who like the Romans, gruesome deaths, dangerous injuries, cunning tricks and gladiator fights. My favourite character is Marcus (the main character). I admire his bravery to fight his heart out as a gladiator even though he accidentally became one and didn't even like gladiators. I think this book most of the time is brutal, gruesome and scary. At other times it's emotional and also sometimes heated conversations and superstition.
Coach Natty Gormenghast 15.07.2019
