Arena: Champion (Part Five of the Roman Arena Series)

The fifth and final instalment in Simon Scarrow's electrifying ARENA series sees gladiator Pavo face his most gruelling battle yet as strives to avenge his father's death.


From the moment his father was executed in the arena for an act of treason, former military tribune and condemned gladiator Marcus Valerius Pavo has burned with the desire for revenge. Now all that stands between Pavo and victory is a man considered by many to be the greatest gladiator to have ever lived: Hermes. But even with Optio Macro as his trainer, and the help of the snakish imperial secretary, defeating Hermes appears an impossible task. With a conspiracy unfolding within the walls of the palace and a storm gathering over Rome, Pavo will have to call on everything he has learned under Macro if he is to his triumph over his father's killer - and become the champion of the arena...


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Enjoy the ride with some old and some new friends

I listened to the whole series. When Macro makes his debut, it made smile to find him once again as a mentor and a sidekick, circumnavigating the Greek freed men plotting and staying alive. While you’re waiting for Cato and Macro to continue their tag team adventures, indulge yourself and listen to a young Optio Macro story.