Umfang:
x, 398 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781405807395
Inhalt:
Roger Dunkle offers a fascinating and fair historical appraisal of gladiatorial combat, which will bring the games alive to the reader and help them see them through the eyes of the ancient Romans
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-385) and index
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Gladiator
;
Gladiatorenspiel
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