Gladiator /
adapted from the novel by Dewey Gram ; retold by Annette Keen.
- Harlow : Pearson Education, 2008.
- v, 79 p. ; 20 cm.
- Penguin readers. Level 4. .
- Penguin readers. Level 4. .
Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives.