Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome
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Spectacles in Death in Ancient Rome is a provocative, detailed and sometimes controversial work which raises fundamental questions about the role of ritualized violence in Roman and other societies.
List of illustrationsPreface1Introduction: violent spectacles and Roman civilization12The phenomenon: the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death343The victims: differentiation, status, and supply764Death, disposal, and damnation of humans: some methods and messages1285Disposal from Roman arenas: some rituals and options1556Arenas and eating: corpses and carcasses as food?1847Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River2138Christians: persecutions and disposal2429Conclusion: hunts and homicides as spectacles of death265References272Index282
