Rome: the greatest city the world has ever known. For centuries, it served as the center of an Empire that shaped the western world. It was the focal point of culture, economics, art and power. From one city in Italy, the known world was orchestrated and controlled. Men rose and fell from power both in the Senate Forum and on the battle field. The call of Rome drew many men. This is the story of one of them.
Ariston is a man with an unknown past and an uncertain future. Sold into slavery, he has become a fierce gladiator in the northern provinces of Gaul. He has gained some reputation, but so far from Rome any hope for fame is impossible. But one day a strange man from a land far away purchases Ariston with the promise to turn him into a champion in Rome. Ariston will not long remain a nameless slave as he climbs the ranks of Rome's finest gladiators. Nor will he be able to stay innocent of the sinister plots and bloody schemes of Rome's corrupt politicians. Follow Ariston as he fights his way to glory, both in and out of the arena!
This Volume contains the first four stories in an eight part mini-series: A Stranger's Promise, The Road to Rome, The Conspirators and An Unlikely Patron
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