The Game of Death in Ancient Rome by Paul Plass

The Game of Death in Ancient Rome by Paul Plass

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Summary

Offering a reminder of the complex uses to which institutionalized violence can be put, this study shows how the deadly violence of arena sport and political suicide served a social purpose in ancient Rome.

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The Game of Death in Ancient Rome by Paul Plass

Offering a reminder of the complex uses to which institutionalized violence can be put, this study shows how the deadly violence of arena sport and political suicide served a social purpose in ancient Rome.
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ISBN 13 9780299145743
ISBN 10 0299145743
Title The Game of Death in Ancient Rome
Author Paul Plass
Series Wisconsin Studies In Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Year published 1999-02-28
Number of pages 296
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