Roman Sports and Spectacles

Roman Sports and Spectacles
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 135
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ISBN-10 : 9781585106066
ISBN-13 : 1585106062
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Book Synopsis Roman Sports and Spectacles by : Anne Mahoney

Download or read book Roman Sports and Spectacles written by Anne Mahoney and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman Sports and Spectacles: A Sourcebook contains numerous translations from the Latin, including famous authors, such as Cicero, Seneca, Tertullian and Augustine, and the not so famous, including graffiti, advertisements and tombstones to paint a world view of what sports Romans played and what they thought of them. The world of Roman sports was similar in many ways to our own, but there were significant differences. For one thing Roman sports centered during religious festivals and the participants were most often slaves. Roman sports were not team sports, but individual competitions. And sports like chariot racing and gladiatorial competitions were very dangerous. Each document includes an introduction to the source material.


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