Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome by Donald G Kyle

Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome by Donald G Kyle

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.

'Manages the rare feat of combining a detailed and up-to-date knowledge of scholarship on the subject with an accessible, highly readable, even gripping narrative' - Phoenix

'Vivid, readable and packed with detail ... an enjoyable and essential work.' - Choice

'Manages the rare feat of combining a detailed and up-tp-date knowledge of scholarship on the subject with an accessible, highly readable, even gripping narrative.' - Pheonix

'Vivid, readable and packed with detail ... an enjoyable and essential work.' - Choice

'Highly valuable.' - The Journal of Roman Studies,

DONALD G. KYLE is a professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington. His special research emphasis is sport history.ROBERT B. FAIRBANKS is chair of the Department of History at the University of Texas at Arlington and specializes in urban history studies.

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ISBN 13	9780415248426
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Titel	Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome
Autor	Donald G Kyle
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2000-12-07
Seitenanzahl	300
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