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Gladiators : violence and spectacle in ancient Rome / Roger Dunkle.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 398 p. : ill ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405807395 (trade)
  • 1405807393 (trade)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796/.0937 22
LOC classification:
  • GV35 .D86 2008
Contents:
Preface -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Cultural context and origins of gladiatorial combat -- Recruitment and training of gladiators -- Gladiator games in action -- A brief history of gladiator games -- A brief history of the arena hunt -- The Roman amphitheatre and the colosseum -- Gladiators in film -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Examines various aspects of Roman gladiatorial contests, including the selection, training, and maintenance of the gladiators and role of sponsors and staging, to exemplify their impact on the values and attitudes of society, and analyzes how the games functioned as a tool of propaganda for the Roman Empire.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 790.0937 DU GL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0039710

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-385) and index.

Preface -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Cultural context and origins of gladiatorial combat -- Recruitment and training of gladiators -- Gladiator games in action -- A brief history of gladiator games -- A brief history of the arena hunt -- The Roman amphitheatre and the colosseum -- Gladiators in film -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Examines various aspects of Roman gladiatorial contests, including the selection, training, and maintenance of the gladiators and role of sponsors and staging, to exemplify their impact on the values and attitudes of society, and analyzes how the games functioned as a tool of propaganda for the Roman Empire.

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