The Age of the Gladiators: Savagery & Spectacle in Ancient Rome by Rupert Matthews

The Age of the Gladiators: Savagery & Spectacle in Ancient Rome

Rupert Matthews

240 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced

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This book looks at the savage spectacles of Rome and traces their development from entertainment to hysterical obsession until their eventual decline and disappearance.

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