02008cam a2200361 i 4500 888794842 TxAuBib 20230710120000.0 100315s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780755339167 0755339169 9780755327782 0755327780 (OCoLC)359890731 TxAuBib rda Scarrow, Simon,. The gladiator / Simon Scarrow. London : Headline, 2009. 370 pages : maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Eagle Series ; 9 The action-packed new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon ScarrowWhile centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island? 20230710. Cato, Quintus Licinius (Fictitious character) Fiction. Macro, Lucius Cornelius (Fictitious character) Fiction. Rome Army Officers Fiction. Crete (Greece) History 67 B.C.-826 A.D Fiction. Fiction. Eagle Series ; 9. TXLIV