Game of death in ancient rome, the: arena sport and political suicide
Auteur :
Plass, Paul
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299145743
Date de publication :
30 nov. 1998
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
415 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offering a reminder of the complex uses to which institutionalized violence can be put, this study shows how the deadly violence of arena sport and political suicide served a social purpose in ancient Rome.