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The Game of Death in Ancient Rome: Arena Sport and Political Suicide (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
The Game of Death in Ancient Rome Arena Sport and Political Suicide - Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Author: Paul Plass
Our taste for blood sport stops short at the bruising clash of football players or the gloved blows of boxers, and the suicide of a politician is no more than a personal tragedy. What, then, are we to make of the ancient Romans, for whom the meaning of sport and politics often depended on death? In this provocative, deeply thoughtful book, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780299145743
ISBN-10: 0299145743
Publication Date: 2/1999
Pages: 283
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Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Book Type: Paperback
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