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The Roman games [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook / / Alison Futrell
| The Roman games [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook / / Alison Futrell |
| Autore | Futrell Alison <1962-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 253 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 796/.0937/6 |
| Collana | Blackwell sourcebooks in ancient history |
| Soggetto topico |
Games - Rome - History
Games - Social aspects - Rome Amphitheaters - Rome |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4051-1569-6
9786612026133 1-282-02613-5 1-281-21463-9 9786611214630 1-4051-5315-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450793603321 |
Futrell Alison <1962->
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Roman games [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook / / Alison Futrell
| The Roman games [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook / / Alison Futrell |
| Autore | Futrell Alison <1962-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 253 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 796/.0937/6 |
| Collana | Blackwell sourcebooks in ancient history |
| Soggetto topico |
Games - Rome - History
Games - Social aspects - Rome Amphitheaters - Rome |
| ISBN |
1-4051-5315-6
1-4051-1569-6 1-281-21463-9 9786612026133 9786611214630 1-282-02613-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795956503321 |
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Futrell Alison <1962->
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Roman games : a sourcebook / / Alison Futrell
| The Roman games : a sourcebook / / Alison Futrell |
| Autore | Futrell Alison <1962-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 253 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 796/.0937/6 |
| Collana | Blackwell sourcebooks in ancient history |
| Soggetto topico |
Games - Rome - History
Games - Social aspects - Rome Amphitheaters - Rome |
| ISBN |
9786612026133
9786611214630 9781405153157 1405153156 9781405115698 1405115696 9781281214638 1281214639 9781282026131 1282026135 |
| Classificazione |
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796/.0937/6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Politics of the Arena -- Origin and Growth of Games -- Games and the Roman state -- Origins of gladiatorial combat -- Origins of wild animal shows -- Roman spectacle overseas -- Spectacle and Roman Politics -- Politics and shows -- Costs -- Control -- Violence -- Shows as political assembly -- Imperial Spectacle -- Ordinary spectacle -- The emperor and the arena -- The emperor and political spectacle -- Gladiators outside Rome -- 2 The Venue -- Republican Arenas -- Temporary structures in Rome -- Amphitheaters -- Disaster and control -- The Colosseum -- Military amphitheaters -- Special features -- Circuses -- Features of the Circus Maximus -- Circus as cosmos -- Naumachiae -- Stratification and Seating -- 3 A Day at the Games -- Preparation and Pompa -- Venationes -- Meridiani -- Munera -- The armatures -- The combats -- Good Spectacles vs. Bad Spectacles -- The Other Show: Audiences at the Games -- Dangerous games -- Special treats -- Food, spectacular food -- Sparsiones -- Inaugural Games at the Flavian Amphitheater -- Commodus' Games -- Tainted by the Crowd -- 4 The Life of the Gladiator -- Where Did Gladiators Come From? -- Prisoners of war -- Condemned criminals -- Slave gladiators and the Spartacan war -- Gladiators and status -- Free gladiators -- Choosing gladiatorial status -- Glory -- Life in the Ludi -- Death or Survival -- Sexy Gladiators -- Death and Choice -- Gladiator Familiae -- Female Performers: Gladiatrices and Ludia -- Crimes of Status: Elites in the Arena -- Imperial Gladiators -- 5 Christians and the Arena -- Rome and the Christians: The Official Relationship -- The Neronian persecution -- Trajan's policy -- Christian Denunciation of the Arena -- The Arena and Christian Identity -- Martyr Acts -- Christian Rome and the Arena -- 6 Chariot Races and Water Shows.
Chariot Races -- The events -- Charioteers -- The horses -- The colors -- Circus fans -- Emperors as fans -- Fan clubs and unrest -- The Nika revolt -- Water Shows -- Timeline of Roman History -- Glossary of Terms and Names -- Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910971846103321 |
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Futrell Alison <1962->
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Where is the Colosseum? / / Jim O'Connor, illustrated by John O'Brien
| Where is the Colosseum? / / Jim O'Connor, illustrated by John O'Brien |
| Autore | O'Connor Jim |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Grosset & Dunlap, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (48 pages) |
| Disciplina | 937.06 |
| Collana | Where is ... ? |
| Soggetto topico |
Amphitheaters - Rome
Games - Rome Gladiators - Rome Illustrated children's books |
| ISBN | 0-399-54191-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Where is the Colosseum? -- How Rome began -- Emperors -- Roman arenas -- The work begins -- A close look at the Colosseum -- The audience -- The city of Rome -- Lifestyles of the rich and not so famous -- Gladiators -- The Colosseum through the ages -- Timelines -- Bibliography. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156239203321 |
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O'Connor Jim
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| New York, New York : , : Grosset & Dunlap, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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