Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games
From gladiatorial combats to beast fights to stylized executions, the ancient Romans killed humans & animals in the arena with efficiency, ingenuity & delectation — & in astonishing numbers. Who were these victims, why were they killed in such brutal & spectacular ways & how did the Romans dispose of the corpses & carcasses? Combining ancient evidence, current scholarship & crosscultural comparisons, this insightful study examines Rome's blood-stained legacy, discussing such issues as attitudes toward life, death & afterlife, & raising fundamental questions about the role of ritualized violence in society.
- Author
- Roland Auguet
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 222
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Books (NY)
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780760709276
- Genres
- history
- Release date
- 1998
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