Donald G. Kyle

Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Rome killed many thousands of people & animals in elaborate public spectacles. This provocative book asks not only who the victims were, and why they were killed in such a brutal fashion, but what happened to their bodies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134862719
• Artikelnr.: 38250640

Autorenporträt

Donald G. Kyle

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Violent Spectacles and Roman Civilization
Chapter 2 The Phenomenon: The Development and Diversity of Roman Spectacles of Death
Chapter 3 The Victims: Differentiation, Status, and Supply
Chapter 4 Death, Disposal, and Damnation of Humans: Some Methods and Messages
Chapter 5 Disposal from Roman Arenas: Some Rituals and Options
Chapter 6 Arenas and Eating: Corpses and Carcasses as Food?
Chapter 7 Rituals, Spectacles, and the Tiber River
Chapter 8 Christians: Persecutions and Disposal
Chapter 9 Conclusion: Hunts and Homicides as Spectacles of Death