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Spectacles of death in ancient Rome [electronic resource] / Donald G. Kyle.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.Description: xii, 288 p. : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780203006351
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Introduction : violent spectacles and Roman civilization -- 2. The phenomenon : the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death -- 3. The victims : differentiation, status, and supply -- 4. Death, disposal, and damnation of humans : some methods and messages -- 5. Disposal from Roman arenas : some rituals and options -- 6. Arenas and eating : corpses and carcasses as food? -- 7. Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River -- 8. Christians : persecutions and disposal -- 9. Conclusion : hunts and homicides as spectacles of death.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-281) and index.

1. Introduction : violent spectacles and Roman civilization -- 2. The phenomenon : the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death -- 3. The victims : differentiation, status, and supply -- 4. Death, disposal, and damnation of humans : some methods and messages -- 5. Disposal from Roman arenas : some rituals and options -- 6. Arenas and eating : corpses and carcasses as food? -- 7. Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River -- 8. Christians : persecutions and disposal -- 9. Conclusion : hunts and homicides as spectacles of death.

Also available in print edition.

Electronic reproduction. [London, Eng. : Taylor and Francis, 2012]. PDF file created from digital scan of print book.

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