The Age of Gladiators: Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome

Author:   Rupert Matthews
Publisher:   Arcturus Publishing Ltd
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9781789508451


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 September 2019
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The Age of Gladiators: Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome


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Traces the origins of gladiatorial fights as funeral rites, using human sacrifice to honour the dead.

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Author:   Rupert Matthews
Publisher:   Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Arcturus
ISBN:  

9781789508451


ISBN 10:   1789508452
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 September 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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Introduction: The Mob PART I - ARENAS OF BLOOD The Origin of the Games Spartacus The Great Games Training the Gladiators Varieties of Killer The Naval Battles Wild Animal Hunts Executions The Colosseum Theatres of Blood The End of the Gladiators PART II - Circuses The Circus Chariot Racing Roman Festivals The Great Riots PART III - Roman Triumphs The Royal Triumph Hail the Conqueror Imperial Excess Falso Conquests Barbarian Triumph Into the Modern World PART IV - Bread & Debauchery The Bread Dole Work in Sicily Banquets of Debauchery The Seduction of Cleopatra The Grain Fleets Starvation at Rome Index

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Rupert Matthews is a long-established historical writer with numerous books to his name, including Hitler: Military Commander, Usurpers and Kingmakers, a biography of the American artist Frederic Remington, and The 20th Century in Pictures, a photographic review of the century. Rupert is married to Joanna and lives in Surrey.

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