Spectacles in the Roman World: A Sourcebook 1st Edition

Spectacles in the Roman World: A Sourcebook 1st Edition – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(S): 9780888654595, 0888654596

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• ISBN-10: 0888654596
• ISBN-13: 9780888654595
• Author: Siobhán McElduff

This is an anthology of primary sources on Roman games and spectacles in some of their various forms, created for a second-year undergraduate class on spectacles in Greece and Rome at the University of British Columbia. The sources are grouped thematically, although there is overlap between the sections. The sources come from a wide range of periods, genres, and individuals and not all are equally reliable, in that many report on things they haven’t seen or are (like some of the Christian authors) deeply hostile to because they were often connected with the worship of various pagan deities. But taken together, along with the images and other information provided, they will give some picture of the importance and complexity of spectacle for the Romans and many of the peoples they conquered or interacted with. Footnotes are used to provide information and context for those that know little about either Rome or the ancient Mediterranean.

Table contents:

1. Gladiators
2. Chariot Racing
3. Animals in the Arena
4. Emperors and the Games
5. Executions
6. Theatre and Dance
7. Staging War
8. Strange Bodies: The Display of People

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