The Gladiators (1863 Whyte-Melville), novel
The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judea (1863) is a novel by George Whyte-Melville.
Abstract
Roman persecution of Christians, and a British slave's love for a Roman lady. The last part of the book depicts the siege of Jerusalem by Titus and the destruction of the Temple. The Zealots are conspicuous in these later chapters.
Editions
Published in Great Britain (1863).
External links
Categories:
- 1863
- Fiction--1850s
- Fiction--English
- Literature--1850s
- Novels
- English language--1850s
- Made in the 1860s
- Christian Origins Studies--1850s
- Christian Origins Studies--Fiction
- Christian Origins Studies--English
- Second Temple Studies--1850s
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Second Temple Studies--English
- Roman Period (subject)
- Roman Period--fiction (subject)
- Roman Period--literature (subject)
- Jewish War (subject)
- Zealots (subject)