SPECTACLES OF DEATH IN ANCIENT ROME

Kyle, Donald G.

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Language: English

Published by Routledge, London, 2001

0415248426 / 9780415248426

Series: Book 10 of 14 - Approaching the Ancient World

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Gift inscription from author to Jenifer [Neils] on titlepage.; Xii, 288pp. 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.; 288 pages; Signed by Author.

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Title
SPECTACLES OF DEATH IN ANCIENT ROME
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Kyle, Donald G.
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Routledge, London
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2001
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Book 10 of 14: Approaching the Ancient World
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