A wide-ranging study of violence in Latin literature, across the spectrum of texts and genres from Plautus to Prudentius.

Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable--or not

Goodman presents a lucid and balanced picture of the Roman world examining the Roman empire from a variety of perspectives; cultural, political, civic, social a

This book explores how the Graeco-Roman world suffered from major power conflicts, imperial ambition, and ethnic, religious and racist strife.

What can we learn about the world of an ancient empire from the ways that people complain when they feel that they have been violated? What role did law play in