The Roman Games Historical Sources in Translation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Futrell, Alison
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2006.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 The Politics of the Arena
  • Origin and Growth of Games
  • Games and the Roman state
  • Origins of gladiatorial combat
  • Origins of wild animal shows
  • Roman spectacle overseas
  • Spectacle and Roman Politics
  • Politics and shows
  • Costs
  • Control
  • Violence
  • Shows as political assembly
  • Imperial Spectacle
  • Ordinary spectacle
  • The emperor and the arena
  • The emperor and political spectacle
  • Gladiators outside Rome
  • 2 The Venue
  • Republican Arenas
  • Temporary structures in Rome
  • Amphitheaters
  • Disaster and control
  • The Colosseum
  • Military amphitheaters
  • Special features
  • Circuses
  • Features of the Circus Maximus
  • Circus as cosmos
  • Naumachiae
  • Stratification and Seating
  • 3 A Day at the Games
  • Preparation and Pompa
  • Venationes
  • Meridiani
  • Munera
  • The armatures
  • The combats
  • Good Spectacles vs. Bad Spectacles
  • The Other Show: Audiences at the Games
  • Dangerous games
  • Special treats
  • Food, spectacular food
  • Sparsiones
  • Inaugural Games at the Flavian Amphitheater
  • Commodus' Games
  • Tainted by the Crowd
  • 4 The Life of the Gladiator
  • Where Did Gladiators Come From?
  • Prisoners of war
  • Condemned criminals
  • Slave gladiators and the Spartacan war
  • Gladiators and status
  • Free gladiators
  • Choosing gladiatorial status
  • Glory
  • Life in the Ludi
  • Death or Survival
  • Sexy Gladiators
  • Death and Choice
  • Gladiator Familiae
  • Female Performers: Gladiatrices and Ludia
  • Crimes of Status: Elites in the Arena
  • Imperial Gladiators
  • 5 Christians and the Arena
  • Rome and the Christians: The Official Relationship
  • The Neronian persecution
  • Trajan's policy
  • Christian Denunciation of the Arena
  • The Arena and Christian Identity
  • Martyr Acts
  • Christian Rome and the Arena
  • 6 Chariot Races and Water Shows
  • Chariot Races
  • The events
  • Charioteers
  • The horses
  • The colors
  • Circus fans
  • Emperors as fans
  • Fan clubs and unrest
  • The Nika revolt
  • Water Shows
  • Timeline of Roman History
  • Glossary of Terms and Names
  • Notes
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Index

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