Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome

by Donald G. Kyle

Book Overview

The elaborate and inventive slaughter of humans and animals in the arena fed an insatiable desire for violent spectacle among the Roman people. Donald G. Kyle combines the words of ancient authors with current scholarly research and cross-cultural perspectives, as he explores
* the origins and historical development of the games
* who the victims were and why they were chosen
* how the Romans disposed of the thousands of resulting corpses
*...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415096782
• ISBN13: 9780415096782
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.6"