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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Amber
Publication date
August 19, 2015
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781782742524
ISBN-10
1782742522
Dimensions
1 by 11.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
2.90 lbs.
Original list price
$34.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: âWhen everyone had had plenty to eat and drink they called for the gladiators. The moment anyoneâs throat was cut, they clapped their hands in pleasure. And it sometimes even turned out that someone had specified in their will that the most beautiful women he had purchased were to fight each other....â â Athenaeus, The Learned Banqueters
With their origins as blood rites staged at the funerals of rich aristocrats, gladiatorial combat is one of the defining images of ancient Rome. For more than 600 years, people flocked to arenas to watch these highly-trained warriors participate in a blood- soaked spectacle that was part sport, part theater, and part cold-blooded murder. On a single day at Romeâs famous Colosseum, 3,000 men fought; on another, 9,000 animals were slaughtered. Gladiatorial contests were a spectacular dramatization of the Roman emperorâs formidable power. Gladiator looks at life and service in the Roman arenas from the origins of the games in the third century bce through to the demise of the games in the fifth century ce. It explores the lives of the prisoners of war, criminals, slaves, and volunteers who became gladiators, their training, and the more than 20 types of gladiator they could become, fighting with different types of weapons. From Spartacusâs slave revolt to the real Emperor Commodius who liked to play at being a gladiator, from female gladiators to the great combats involving hundreds of expensively acquired exotic animals, Gladiator is a colorful, accessible study of the ancient worldâs famous warrior entertainers.
REVIEWS
Itâs all in this fascinating, well-produced guide to the world of the gladiator.
-History Revealed â Visual Book of the Month
With their origins as blood rites staged at the funerals of rich aristocrats, gladiatorial combat is one of the defining images of ancient Rome. For more than 600 years, people flocked to arenas to watch these highly-trained warriors participate in a blood- soaked spectacle that was part sport, part theater, and part cold-blooded murder. On a single day at Romeâs famous Colosseum, 3,000 men fought; on another, 9,000 animals were slaughtered. Gladiatorial contests were a spectacular dramatization of the Roman emperorâs formidable power. Gladiator looks at life and service in the Roman arenas from the origins of the games in the third century bce through to the demise of the games in the fifth century ce. It explores the lives of the prisoners of war, criminals, slaves, and volunteers who became gladiators, their training, and the more than 20 types of gladiator they could become, fighting with different types of weapons. From Spartacusâs slave revolt to the real Emperor Commodius who liked to play at being a gladiator, from female gladiators to the great combats involving hundreds of expensively acquired exotic animals, Gladiator is a colorful, accessible study of the ancient worldâs famous warrior entertainers.
REVIEWS
Itâs all in this fascinating, well-produced guide to the world of the gladiator.
-History Revealed â Visual Book of the Month
Editions
Hardcover
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from Amber (August 19, 2015)
9781782742524 | details & prices | 224 pages | 11.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 2.90 lbs | List price $34.95
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