Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games

by Roland Auguet

Book Overview

Roland Auguet examines the Roman taste for blood and considers what the games, that strange combination of Cruelty and Civilization , reveal about the Roman mentality. He shows how the great... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041510453X
• ISBN13: 9780415104531
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good book for subject not often covered in detail

I found this to be a good book for a subject in studies of ancient Rome that is not often covered in detail.