Gladiators
Subtitle: violence and spectacle in ancient Rome
By: Roger Dunkle.
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Harlow, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781405807395
Subjects: Gladiators -- Rome -- History; Violence -- Rome -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cultural context and origins of gladiatorial combat; title: Recruitment and training of gladiators; title: Gladiator games in action; title: A brief history of gladiator games; title: A brief history of the arena hunt; title: The Roman amphitheatre and the colosseum; title: Gladiators in film; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.