Many thousands of people and animals were killed in elaborate public spectacles in Ancient Rome. This study asks who the victims were, why they were killed in such a brutal fashion, and what happened to their bodies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; JFFE; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558. . 2000. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415248426
ISBN 13: 9780415248426
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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The elaborate and inventive slaughter of humans and animals in the arena fed an insatiable desire for violent spectacle among the Roman people. Donald G. Kyle combines the words of ancient authors with current scholarly research and cross-cultural perspectives, as he explores * the origins and historical development of the games * who the victims were and why they were chosen * how the Romans disposed of the thousands of resulting corpses * the complex religious and ritual aspects of institutionalised violence * the particularly savage treatment given to defiant Christians. This lively and original work provides compelling, sometimes controversial, perspectives on the bloody entertainments of ancient Rome, which continue to fascinate us to this day.

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