The age of the gladiators : savagery & spectacle in Ancient Rome
Matthews, Rupert
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Other Title: Age of the gladiators : Summary: The great spectacles of Ancient Rome have become proverbial for their cruelty, bloodlust and glory. Games and Triumphs were savage and brutal: gladiators fought to the death; animals were put to fight each other or hunted down for sport; criminals were executed in inventive and cruel ways; prisoners of war were sacrificed to the gods. This book looks at these savage spectacles and traces their development from entertainment to hysterical obsession until their eventual decline and disappearance. It explains how, even today, they have their influence on public lifeLibrarian's Miscellania
Physical Description: 240 p, ill., mapDepartment Responsible: Social Studies
SubTitle: savagery & spectacle in Ancient Rome
MARC Import date: notes
MARC Record: 30 p, col. ill
Donation:
Location | edition | Bar Code | due date |
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Library | GCS00444 |
Dewey: | 937 MAT |
ISBN: | 1841931853 9781841931852 |
pub: | 2003 |