| Game of Death in Ancient Rome: Arena Sport and Political Suicide Contributor(s): Plass, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299145743 ISBN-13: 9780299145743 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 796 |
| Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.06" W x 9.05" (0.90 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines two forms of Roman institutional' violence: gladitorial combat and political suicide, attempting to explain and correlate the social and psychological significance of these phenomena. |
