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Martyrdom : Christians in the Roman empire / / Andrew Coddington
| Martyrdom : Christians in the Roman empire / / Andrew Coddington |
| Autore | Coddington Andrew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (97 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 272/.1 |
| Collana | Public persecutions |
| Soggetto topico | Christian martyrs - Rome - History |
| ISBN | 1-5026-2328-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : Humble beginning -- The roots of Christianity -- Rome and Christianity : a cultural clash -- Pagan policies of persecution -- Defending the faith -- Constantine and the new Christian empire. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158629403321 |
Coddington Andrew
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| New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spectacles of death in ancient Rome / / Donald G. Kyle
| Spectacles of death in ancient Rome / / Donald G. Kyle |
| Autore | Kyle Donald G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Social aspects - Rome
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Rome Violence - Rome - History Gladiators - Rome - History Christian martyrs - Rome - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-86272-5
1-280-33500-9 0-203-00635-6 0-203-15857-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
SPECTACLES OF DEATH IN ANCIENT ROME; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: violent spectacles and Roman civilization; Ancient and modern attitudes; Interpretations of Roman violence and spectacles; Somatics and necrology: the problem of disposal; 2 The phenomenon: the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death; Festivals, punishments, celebrations, and games; Munera: rites and spectacles; Late Republic: power, proscriptions, and multi-dimensional spectacles; Spectacular punishments: summa supplicia and 'fatal charades'
3 The victims: differentiation, status, and supplyThe body count; Gladiators and beast-fighters: infamy, virtue, and ambivalence; Noxii: the doomed and the damned; Law and the arena: demand and supply; Rituals and resources; 4 Death, disposal, and damnation of humans: some methods and messages; Roman death: rites and rights, hierarchy and the hereafter; Death as a spectacle in some other pre-modern societies; 5 Disposal from Roman arenas: some rituals and options; Rituals of death and removal; Some options: burial, pits, exposure, crucifixion, fire 6 Arenas and eating: corpses and carcasses as food?Ad bestias - consumption or abuse?; Hunting, games, and game; Spectacles and food: spectators and scrambles; Addendum: America; 7 Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River; Water: punishment and purgation; Executions and riots in the Forum; Political violence and disposal by water; Commodus the gladiator; 8 Christians: persecutions and disposal; Persecutions: passions, procedures, spectacles, and disposal; Lyons and disposal by water; Relics and resurrection; 9 Conclusion: hunts and homicides as spectacles of death; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454869403321 |
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Kyle Donald G.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spectacles of death in ancient Rome / / Donald G. Kyle
| Spectacles of death in ancient Rome / / Donald G. Kyle |
| Autore | Kyle Donald G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Social aspects - Rome
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Rome Violence - Rome - History Gladiators - Rome - History Christian martyrs - Rome - History |
| ISBN |
1-134-86271-7
1-134-86272-5 1-280-33500-9 0-203-00635-6 0-203-15857-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
SPECTACLES OF DEATH IN ANCIENT ROME; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: violent spectacles and Roman civilization; Ancient and modern attitudes; Interpretations of Roman violence and spectacles; Somatics and necrology: the problem of disposal; 2 The phenomenon: the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death; Festivals, punishments, celebrations, and games; Munera: rites and spectacles; Late Republic: power, proscriptions, and multi-dimensional spectacles; Spectacular punishments: summa supplicia and 'fatal charades'
3 The victims: differentiation, status, and supplyThe body count; Gladiators and beast-fighters: infamy, virtue, and ambivalence; Noxii: the doomed and the damned; Law and the arena: demand and supply; Rituals and resources; 4 Death, disposal, and damnation of humans: some methods and messages; Roman death: rites and rights, hierarchy and the hereafter; Death as a spectacle in some other pre-modern societies; 5 Disposal from Roman arenas: some rituals and options; Rituals of death and removal; Some options: burial, pits, exposure, crucifixion, fire 6 Arenas and eating: corpses and carcasses as food?Ad bestias - consumption or abuse?; Hunting, games, and game; Spectacles and food: spectators and scrambles; Addendum: America; 7 Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River; Water: punishment and purgation; Executions and riots in the Forum; Political violence and disposal by water; Commodus the gladiator; 8 Christians: persecutions and disposal; Persecutions: passions, procedures, spectacles, and disposal; Lyons and disposal by water; Relics and resurrection; 9 Conclusion: hunts and homicides as spectacles of death; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778878303321 |
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Kyle Donald G.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spectacles of death in ancient Rome / / Donald G. Kyle
| Spectacles of death in ancient Rome / / Donald G. Kyle |
| Autore | Kyle Donald G |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Social aspects - Rome
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Rome Violence - Rome - History Gladiators - Rome - History Christian martyrs - Rome - History |
| ISBN |
1-134-86271-7
1-134-86272-5 1-280-33500-9 0-203-00635-6 0-203-15857-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
SPECTACLES OF DEATH IN ANCIENT ROME; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: violent spectacles and Roman civilization; Ancient and modern attitudes; Interpretations of Roman violence and spectacles; Somatics and necrology: the problem of disposal; 2 The phenomenon: the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death; Festivals, punishments, celebrations, and games; Munera: rites and spectacles; Late Republic: power, proscriptions, and multi-dimensional spectacles; Spectacular punishments: summa supplicia and 'fatal charades'
3 The victims: differentiation, status, and supplyThe body count; Gladiators and beast-fighters: infamy, virtue, and ambivalence; Noxii: the doomed and the damned; Law and the arena: demand and supply; Rituals and resources; 4 Death, disposal, and damnation of humans: some methods and messages; Roman death: rites and rights, hierarchy and the hereafter; Death as a spectacle in some other pre-modern societies; 5 Disposal from Roman arenas: some rituals and options; Rituals of death and removal; Some options: burial, pits, exposure, crucifixion, fire 6 Arenas and eating: corpses and carcasses as food?Ad bestias - consumption or abuse?; Hunting, games, and game; Spectacles and food: spectators and scrambles; Addendum: America; 7 Rituals, spectacles, and the Tiber River; Water: punishment and purgation; Executions and riots in the Forum; Political violence and disposal by water; Commodus the gladiator; 8 Christians: persecutions and disposal; Persecutions: passions, procedures, spectacles, and disposal; Lyons and disposal by water; Relics and resurrection; 9 Conclusion: hunts and homicides as spectacles of death; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817061203321 |
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Kyle Donald G
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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