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Gladiators - Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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Gladiators - Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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The games comprised gladiatorial fights, staged animal hunts
(venationes) and the executions of convicted criminals and
prisoners of war. Besides entertaining the crowd, the games
delivered a powerful message of Roman power: as a reminder of the
wars in which Rome had acquired its empire, the distant regions of
its far-flung empire (from where they had obtained wild beasts for
the venatio), and the inevitability of Roman justice for criminals
and those foreigners who had dared to challenge the empire's
authority. Though we might see these games as bloodthirsty, cruel
and reprehensible condemning any alien culture out of hand for a
sport that offends our sensibilities smacks of cultural chauvinism.
Instead one should judge an ancient sport by the standards of its
contemporary cultural context. This book offers a fascinating, and
fair historical appraisal of gladiatorial combat, which will bring
the games alive to the reader and help them see them through the
eyes of the ancient Romans. It will answer questions about
gladiatorial combat such as: What were its origins? Why did it
disappear? Who were gladiators? How did they become gladiators?
What was there training like? How did the Romans view gladiators?
How were gladiator shows produced and advertised? What were the
different styles of gladiatorial fighting? Did gladiator matches
have referees? Did every match end in the death of at least one
gladiator? Were gladiator games mere entertainment or did they play
a larger role in Roman society? What was their political
significance?
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