Blood in the Arena : The Spectacle of Roman Power by Alison Futrell
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Table of Contents Abbreviations, Acknowledgments, Introduction , I. BEGINNINGS, Campanian Gladiators, Etruscan Gladiators, Origines Gladiatorum, Early Spectacle in Rome, The Late Republic: Spectacle and Political, Manipulation, The Imperial Games, II. A SCATTER OF CIRCLES, The Iberian Peninsula, Britannia , The Northeastern Frontier, The Galliae, III. ORDER AND STRUGGLE Cult in the Amphitheater, Imperial Cult , Celtic Cult, Nemesis, IV. THE SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION: The Early Builders , Builders during the Empire, Management, Labor, Military Amphitheaters , Technology, Tickets and Seating , V. THE MAGIC RING Human Sacrifice in the Arena: Patterns of Human Sacrifice , Human Sacrifice in Rome, The Ideology of Human Sacrifice, Conclusion: Appendix I. Amphitheaters and Central Place Theory, Appendix II. Pliny in Bithynia, Notes, Bibliography , Index.
Cruelty and Civilization : The Roman Games by Roland Auguet, Roland August
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A reader from Wilmington, North Carolina , December 30, 1998 Fascinating material but difficult reading The book was fascinating but as it was translated from the French the wording and puncutation is often awkard. It was very difficult to stay focused while reading this book. It uses lots and lots of foreign terms/words and at times I felt I was reading a book written in a foreign lancuage. The author also seemed to assume the reader was already thoroughly familiar with the basics of the matertial presented so he jumped right into technical jargon. If you read for pleasure I wouldn't recommend this book. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title
Gladiator by s Richard Watkin, Richard Ross Watkins
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From Kirkus Reviews , August 15, 1997 The heroic and bloody story of the Roman gladiators is retold in Watkins's debut work, a comprehensive and vividly illustrated guide that will impart his obvious passion for the subject to budding historians. Despite their sophistication in government and the arts, Romans had a cruel and crude taste for violence, and Watkins traces the growth of the games from the first combat in 264 b.c., at the funeral of Junius Brutus, to the elaborate spectacles that regularly entranced thousands at the Colosseum. A job that was first thought fit only for prisoners of war, slaves, and criminals, it became an honored profession that, at the height of the empire, was more than half-full of distinguished male volunteers (women gladiators were officially banned in a.d. 200). Watkins meticulously reviews the training of gladiators and also takes readers through an upbeat gallery of the various types of gladiators who played the games. The black-and-white drawings capture the elegance of the Roman Colosseum, and the excitement of the sea battles that were held at terrific expense; the renderings of the gladiators are consistently dramatic. (map, bibliography, further reading, glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 10-15) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Ancient and Medieval Warfare by John F. Votaw, Thomas E. Griess (Editor), Gerald P. Stadler (Photographer), Elmer C. May
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Carlos Marrero (cmarrero@telcel.net.ve) from Caracas, Venezuela , December 24, 1998 Excelent book, specially the ancient section Great book, if you like military history. It focus in perhaps the best generals in the history of mankind, and the author has made an exceptional selection (Caesar, Anibal, Alexander,...). The medieval part is short and weak, but in my opinion is not the author fault but the state of development of the military art during the middle ages.
Atlas of the Roman World by Tim Cornell, John Mathews, Jim Cornell, John R. Matthews
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A reader from Mt Holly, NJ , March 27, 1999 It is an excellent well illustrated history of Rome. I have had this book for many years and would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Roman History or would like to learn about it. The story is told is told in an interesting and understandable way. The maps and illustrations are superb. I would highly recommend it. It could be used as a textbook for a survey course in Roman History. I have read many histories of Rome and this is one of the most accessible and well written I have ever had.
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