pbARENA is a iSunday Times ibestselling novel from Simon Scarrow, author of INVICTUS, CENTURION and THE GLADIATOR, and T.J. Andrews. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. bbPraise for Simon Scarrow's gripping novels 'Ferocious and compelling' iDaily Expressib pIt is AD 41. The city of Rome is a dangerous place. pOptio Macro of the Second Legion, recently decorated for courage on the battlefield, can't wait to leave the teeming city behind. He's dismayed when he's compelled to stay in Rome to train Marcus Valerius Pavo, a young gladiatorial recruit. pThough fearless Pavo has fought for his life before, he's a novice in the arenas. But he's a driven man, with a goal dearer than survival - to avenge his father's death at the hands of a champion gladiator. Will he live to face his nemesis piARENA has previously been published as five separate ebook novellas. This print edition brings the complete series together.ip