Looking to tip my toes into historical fiction, and was looking for something that feels like watching Gladiator. Doesn't necessarily have to be 1-1 Roman Colosseum with gladiatorial combat with a revenge story, but the sharp, smooth and relatively simple plot that hits hard, with lots of good action and epic moments. Preferably nothing like a door stopper size or a huge series, as I have just been reading a whole lot of big series'
by Marcothetacooo