Gladiators and Caesars The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome

Name: Gladiators and Caesars The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome
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ISBN: 9780520227989

ISBN-10: 0520227980

ISBN-13: 9780520227989

Edition: 2000

Authors: Eckart Kï¿½hne, Cornelia Ewigleben

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Bread and circuses were what the Romans demanded of their emperors, and for more than 500 years spectacular events in amphitheaters, circuses, and theaters were the most important leisure activities of the masses in all parts of the Roman empire. In Rome itself, public holidays featuring magnificent and costly shows occupied more than half the year. Comedies and tragedies, pantomimes and bawdy folk plays were staged in the theaters, while in the arena of the Colosseum, opened in a.d. 80, gladiators fought in pairs or with wild animals to satisfy the blood lust of the crowd, and hundreds of thousands of race-goers packed the stands of the Circus Maximus to enjoy the thrills of chariot…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 153
Size: 9.50" wide x 11.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Foreword



Preface




Bread and Circuses: The Politics of Entertainment




Familia Gladiatoria: The Heroes of the Amphitheatre




Greek Athletics in Rome: Boxing, Wrestling and the Pancration




On the Starting Line with Ben Hur: Chariot-Racing in the Circus Maximus




'Give us your Applause!' The World of the Theatre




'What these Women Love is the Sword': The Performers and their Audiences




Money and Circuses: Competitive Sport as Part of the Entertainment Industry



Map


Chronology


Glossary


Bibliography


Picture Credits


Index