| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction : violent spectacles and Roman civilization -- The phenomenon : the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death -- The victims : differentiation, status, and supply -- Death, disposal, and damnation of humans : some methods and messages -- Disposal from Roman arenas : some rituals and options -- Arenas and eating : corpses and carcasses as food? -- Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River -- Christians : persecutions and disposal -- Conclusion : hunts and homicides as spectacles of death |
| Summary |
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. T |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-281) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Death -- Social aspects -- Rome
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Rome.
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Violence -- Rome -- History
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Gladiators -- Rome -- History
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Christian martyrs -- Rome -- History
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Roman World
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Violence -- history
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Sports -- history
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Burial -- history
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Funeral Rites -- history
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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Christian martyrs.
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Death -- Social aspects.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies.
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Gladiators.
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Manners and customs.
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Violence.
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Gladiatoren.
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Spelen (evenementen)
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Slachtoffers.
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Martelaren.
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Romeinse oudheid.
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Rome -- Social life and customs
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Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203158571 |
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9780203158579 |
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0203006356 |
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9780203006351 |
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9786610335008 |
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6610335001 |
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9780415096782 |
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0415096782 |
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1134862725 |
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9781134862726 |
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1280335009 |
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9781280335006 |
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