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Age Of Gladiators eBook

by Rupert Matthews
language: english
Publisher: Arcturus Digital Limited, January of 2005 ‧
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The great spectacles of ancient Rome have become proverbial for their cruelty, bloodlust and glory. In the arena, the games were savage and brutal. Gladiators fought each other to the death, wild animals were put to fight each other and criminals were executed by barbaric means. Military victories were marked by the Triumphs when generals paraded through the city, the defeated were sacrificed to the gods and food and wine was offered free of charge on a lavish scale. Meanwhile the citizens received free bread to prevent hunger and the riots it could provoke. The Age of the Gladiators looks at these savage spectacles and traces their development from entertainment to hysterical obsession until their eventual decline and disappearance, and explains how they still have influence on contemporary public life.

Age Of Gladiators

by Rupert Matthews

Property Description
ISBN: 9781848584754
Publisher: Arcturus Digital Limited
Release Date: January of 2005
Language: English
Pages: 208
Format: eBook
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Categories: eBooks in English > History > Ancient history
EAN: 9781848584754
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