Spectacle entertainments of early imperial Rome
By: Richard C. Beacham.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Entertainment events -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History; Popular culture -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History; Processions -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History; Pageants -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History; Theater -- Political aspects -- Rome -- History; Power (Social sciences) -- Rome; Spectacular, The; Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
Description: "The presentations in the theater, gladiatorial combats, chariot races in the circus, animal hunts, triumphal processions, and other public entertainments of early imperial Rome served as tangible expressions of Roman ideology and power. This book describes these lavish spectacles, traces their evolution under Rome's political masters from Caesar to Nero, and discusses their social and political significance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index.