The Age of Gladiators: Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome by Rupert Matthews

The Age of Gladiators: Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome

Rupert Matthews

240 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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This was Rome, a city of bloodshed and laughter, of food and starvation. But why was so much wealth, time and trouble lavished on free entertainments? The Age of the Gladiators explores many savage spectacles of Ancient Rome, many of which have b...

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