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Spectacles of death in ancient Rome /
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 histor...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1998.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. T. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203158571 9780203158579 0203006356 9780203006351 9786610335008 6610335001 9780415096782 0415096782 1134862725 9781134862726 1280335009 9781280335006 |