Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Roman Historical Drama
Author: Patrick KragelundPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198718292
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Roman Historical Drama is the first comprehensive interpretation of ancient historical drama in relation to the Octavia, revealing how the play mirrors the genre's traditions by mixing formats and stock characters from traditional tragedy with elements drawn from new developments of the Hellenistic and Roman stage.
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London, Including the Libraries of G. Grote and A. De Morgan (mainly Compiled by T. Nichols).
Author: University of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London
Author: University of London (Gran Bretaña). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London. Including the Libraries of George Grote and Augustus de Morgan
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385498732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London; Incl. the Libraries of George Grote and Augustus de Morgan
Author: Thomas II NicholsGladiators
Author: Roger DunklePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317905202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The games comprised gladiatorial fights, staged animal hunts (venationes) and the executions of convicted criminals and prisoners of war. Besides entertaining the crowd, the games delivered a powerful message of Roman power: as a reminder of the wars in which Rome had acquired its empire, the distant regions of its far-flung empire (from where they had obtained wild beasts for the venatio), and the inevitability of Roman justice for criminals and those foreigners who had dared to challenge the empire's authority. Though we might see these games as bloodthirsty, cruel and reprehensible condemning any alien culture out of hand for a sport that offends our sensibilities smacks of cultural chauvinism. Instead one should judge an ancient sport by the standards of its contemporary cultural context. This book offers a fascinating, and fair historical appraisal of gladiatorial combat, which will bring the games alive to the reader and help them see them through the eyes of the ancient Romans. It will answer questions about gladiatorial combat such as: What were its origins? Why did it disappear? Who were gladiators? How did they become gladiators? What was there training like? How did the Romans view gladiators? How were gladiator shows produced and advertised? What were the different styles of gladiatorial fighting? Did gladiator matches have referees? Did every match end in the death of at least one gladiator? Were gladiator games mere entertainment or did they play a larger role in Roman society? What was their political significance?
The beginnings of Christianity with a view to the state of the Roman world at the birth of Christ
Author: George Park FisherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
The Beginnings of Christianity with a View of the State of the Roman World at the Birth of Christ
Author: George Park FisherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Collected Papers
Author: Sir Adolphus William WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description