Garrett G. Fagan

The Lure of the Arena

Social Psychology and the Crowd at the Roman Games

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Produktbeschreibung

Were the Romans who watched brutal gladiatorial games all that different from us? This book argues they were not.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 762g
• ISBN-13: 9780521196161
• ISBN-10: 0521196167
• Artikelnr.: 33258710

Autorenporträt

Garrett G. Fagan is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and History at Pennsylvania State University, where he teaches courses in Roman and Greek history, Latin, and ancient warfare. He is the author, co-author or editor of four books including Bathing in Public in the Roman World (1999), Archaeological Fantasies (2006) and New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare (2010), as well as numerous scholarly articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Seeking explanations
2. A catalogue of cruelty
3. Groups, crowds, and seats
4. Crowd dynamics at arena spectacles
5. Arenas of prejudice
6. Gladiators and sports spectatorship
7. The attractions of violent spectacle
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.

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Preface; Introduction; 1. Seeking explanations; 2. A catalogue of cruelty; 3. Groups, crowds, and seats; 4. Crowd dynamics at arena spectacles; 5. Arenas of prejudice; 6. Gladiators and sports spectatorship; 7. The attractions of violent spectacle; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

'A vivid phenomenological account of the games ... [a] well-informed book.' The Times Literary Supplement