| Description |
xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: violent spectacles and Roman civilization -- 2. The phenomenon: the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death -- 3. The victims: differentiation, status, and supply -- 4. Death, disposal, and damnation of humans: some methods and messages -- 5. Disposal from Roman arenas: some rituals and options -- 6. Arenas and eating: corpses and carcasses as food? -- 7. Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River -- 8. Christians: persecutions and disposal -- 9. Conclusion: hunts and homicides as spectacles of death |
| Summary |
The spectacle of death, exemplified by the games in the Colosseum in Rome and other coliseums, effected Roman civilization and culture by introducing death as sport and entertainment. Death games led to institutionalized violence and a savage industry that produced economic gains by profiting from murder and mayhem |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1998 |
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Includes index, page 282-288 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography (page 272 - 281) |
| Subject |
Violent deaths -- Rome -- History.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Rome.
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Gladiators -- Rome -- History.
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Christian martyrs -- Rome -- History.
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Death -- Social aspects -- Rome.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115108
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Rome -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115094
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
0415248426 (paperback) |
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0415096782 (hardback) |
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