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Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome (Hardcover, New)
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Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome (Hardcover, 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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