Penguin Readers Level 4: "Gladiator"

Dewey Gram

Contemporary / American English (Available April 2008) 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 Commodu...