Content warnings

A Time of Gladiators and Fate is a gritty historical fantasy set in the brutal landscape of 1st-century Roman imperial slavery. While it features elements of humor, resilience, and romantic tension, the narrative accurately reflects the dark realities faced by historical gladiators.

This book contains depictions of:

  • Intense confinement: Scenes involving severe claustrophobia, total darkness, and extended punitive isolation in tiny spaces.
  • Institutional oppression: Dehumanizing elements of slavery, including public stripping, inspection blocks, and unwanted physical touching.
  • Sexual violence & coercion: Explicit discussions and threats of rape and sexual exploitation by the imperial elite (though no acts of rape occur on-page).
  • Arena combat: Raw physical violence, blood, and lethal gladiator duels.
  • Themes & language: Strong foul language, psychological trauma, consensual sex, and recovery from past toxic relationships.

Reader discretion is advised. Ultimately, this is a story of survival and a modern woman fighting to reclaim her bodily autonomy and freedom.