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  THE WORKS OF

  G. J. WHYTE-MELVILLE

  EDITED BY SIR HERBERT MAXWELL, BART.

  VOLUME XXII.

  THE GLADIATORS

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  'The Briton watching his opportunity seized the bit in his powerful grasp.']

  THE GLADIATORS

  A TALE OF ROME AND JUDAEA

  BY

  G. J. WHYTE-MELVILLE

  WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRINGTON BIRD

  LONDONW. THACKER & CO., 2 CREED LANE, E.C.CALCUTTA: THACKER, SPINK & CO.1901

  _All rights reserved_

  CONTENTS

  EROS CHAP. PAGE I. THE IVORY GATE 1 II. THE MARBLE PORCH 6 III. HERMES 15 IV. APHRODITE 20 V. ROME 28 VI. THE WORSHIP OF ISIS 36 VII. TRUTH 46 VIII. THE JEW 55 IX. THE ROMAN 61 X. A TRIBUNE OF THE LEGIONS 71 XI. STOLEN WATERS 81 XII. MYRRHINA 86 XIII. NOLENS--VOLENS 95 XIV. CAESAR 100 XV. RED FALERNIAN 108 XVI. THE TRAINING-SCHOOL 117 XVII. A VEILED HEART 125XVIII. WINGED WORDS 135 XIX. THE ARENA 144 XX. THE TRIDENT AND THE NET 155

  ANTEROS CHAP. PAGE I. THE LISTENING SLAVE 163 II. ATTACK AND DEFENCE 172 III. "FURENS QUID FOEMINA" 179 IV. THE LOVING CUP 186 V. SURGIT AMARI 194 VI. DEAD LEAVES 200 VII. "HABET!" 209 VIII. TOO LATE 214 IX. THE LURE 221 X. FROM SCYLLA TO CHARYBDIS 229 XI. THE RULES OF THE FAMILY 238 XII. A MASTER OF FENCE 245 XIII. THE ESQUILINE 252 XIV. THE CHURCH 260 XV. REDIVIVUS 269 XVI. "MORITURI" 280 XVII. THE GERMAN GUARD 286XVIII. THE BUSINESS OF CAESAR 293 XIX. AT BAY 300 XX. THE FAIR HAVEN 307

  MOIRA CHAP. PAGE I. A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF 311 II. THE LION OF JUDAH 321 III. THE WISDOM OF THE SERPENT 330 IV. THE MASTERS OF THE WORLD 338 V. GLAD TIDINGS 345 VI. WINE ON THE LEES 352 VII. THE ATTAINDER 360 VIII. THE SANHEDRIM 368 IX. THE PAVED HALL 376 X. A ZEALOT OF THE ZEALOTS 384 XI. THE DOOMED CITY 392 XII. DESOLATION 398 XIII. THE LEGION OF THE LOST 406 XIV. FAITH 416 XV. FANATICISM 423 XVI. DAWN 427 XVII. THE FIRST STONE 435XVIII. THE COST OF CONQUEST 440 XIX. THE GATHERING OF THE EAGLES 446 XX. THE VICTORY 453