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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Grant was a giant in the field of classical studies, and a popularizer extraordinaire. His several books are easy-to-read but erudite, informative and perceptive. This one is no different. A very quick read with numerous black and white illustrations. A nice overview of gladiators in the ring, in the barracks, and in society. Good stuff if it can be found cheaply. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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The Roman Empire produced countless achievements in the arts, literature, philosophy, law and government, without which much of our civilization today would not exist. Yet at it's heart was also unbelievable cruelty, epitomized by the bloody history of the gladiators: human beings set in an arena to fight to the death, watched by crowds of thousands. Gladiators is an introduction to understanding this disturbing and brutal phenomenon. The bloodthirsty spectacle of gladiatorial combat has inspired countless films and fictions, yet here Michael Grant shows that the truth is no less strange and savage. He tells us who the gladiators were, how they fought and died, how they were idolized by their public and feared by emperors, and how the most barbaric blood sport ever invented finally came to an end. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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