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008			080611s2008 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2008025904
020			_a9781405807395 (trade)
020			_a1405807393 (trade)
035			_a(OCoLC)232002130
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn232002130
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050	0	0	_aGV35 _b.D86 2008
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100	1		_aDunkle, Roger.
245	1	0	_aGladiators : _bviolence and spectacle in ancient Rome / _cRoger Dunkle.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aHarlow, England ; _aNew York : _bPearson/Longman, _c2008.
300			_ax, 398 p. : _bill ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-385) and index.
505	0		_aPreface -- 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.
520			_aExamines 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.
521	2		_aAdult _bFollett Library Resources.
650		0	_aGladiators _zRome _xHistory.
650		0	_aViolence _zRome _xHistory.
650		7	_aGladiators _xHistory. _2sears.
650		7	_aViolence _zRome _xHistory. _2sears.
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