Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient RomeBritish Museum Press, 2000 - 153 էջ Desgined to accompany a major new international exhibition, this book tackles the politics behind the great if bloodthirsty spectacle of Games such as gladiatorial combats, athletics and chariot racing and the Theatre in Ancient Rome. The authors examine the social and political roles occupied by all types of performance as they became increasingly secularized; they also look at the buildings in which they took place, the equipment used and the prestige involved for participants and actors. With particular reference to the Roman festival calendar and the origins and development of the Games, Gladiators and Caesars is a welcome and thorough exploration of the relationship between politics and entertainment and the role of the audience. Concluding with a timely comparison of Games then and now, this book should appeal to experts, students and the interested public alike. |
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... spectators . The podium wall , 2.2 to 4 metres high , surrounded the arena , but big cats can jump so high that the podium alone was not sufficient protection . The enclosure was made higher at such performances by nets stretching up ...
... spectators . The podium wall , 2.2 to 4 metres high , surrounded the arena , but big cats can jump so high that the podium alone was not sufficient protection . The enclosure was made higher at such performances by nets stretching up ...
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... spectators , as against a maximum of 50,000 in the Colosseum . The Circus Maximus served as the model for other sporting venues of its kind . They did not reach their definitive form until the beginning of the second cen- tury AD ...
... spectators , as against a maximum of 50,000 in the Colosseum . The Circus Maximus served as the model for other sporting venues of its kind . They did not reach their definitive form until the beginning of the second cen- tury AD ...
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... spectators , because someone had spread a rumour that gladiator- ial games were about to be staged . Emotions ran even higher in the amphitheatre , where spectators urged the gladiators on . ' Kill him ! Lash him ! Brand him ! ' are ...
... spectators , because someone had spread a rumour that gladiator- ial games were about to be staged . Emotions ran even higher in the amphitheatre , where spectators urged the gladiators on . ' Kill him ! Lash him ! Brand him ! ' are ...
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