Emperors and gladiators / Thomas Wiedemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiedemann, Thomas E. J., author.

Wiedemann T Staff, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gladiators.

Games--Social aspects--Rome.

Games.

Sports and state--Rome.

Sports and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of all aspects of Roman culture, the gladiatorial contests for which the Romans built their amphitheatres are at once the most fascinating and the most difficult for us to come to terms with. They have been seen variously as sacrifices to the gods or, at funerals, to the souls of the deceased; as a mechanism for introducing young Romans to the horrors of fighting; and as a direct substitute for warfare after the imposition of peace.In this original and authoritative study, Thomas Wiedemann argues that gladiators were part of the mythical struggle of order and civilisation against the force

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of abbreviations; List of dates; Map of the Roman Empire; Introduction; GLADIATORS AND ROMAN IDENTITY; THE CONTEXT; THE GLADIATORS: BACKGROUND AND STATUS; OPPOSITION AND ABOLITION; CONCLUSION: IMPERIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY; Glossary; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-99039-1

1-134-99040-5

1-280-32391-4

0-203-33219-9

0-203-20469-7

9780203204696

OCLC:

191031519