Gladiators and caesars : the power of spectacle in ancient Rome / edited by Eckart Kohne and Cornelia Ewigleben ; English version edited by Ralph Jackson. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2000.Description: 153 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 1 color map ; 30 cmContent type:
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  • GV31.B862.G533 2000
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Contents:
Eckart Kohne -- Familia gladiatoria: the heroes of the amphitheatre Marcus Junkelmann -- Greek athletics in Rome: boxing, wrestling, and the pancration Marcus Junkelmannn -- On the starting line with Ben Hur: chariot-racing in the circus maximus Marcus Junkelmann -- 'Give us your applause': the world of theatre Wilfried Stroh -- 'What these women love is the sword': the performers and their audiences Cornelia Ewigleben -- Money and circuses: competitive sport as part of the entertainment industry Volker Albers.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction GV31.G53 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001053129

"Published to accompany an exhibition held at the British Museum from 21 October 2000 to 23 January 2001. The exhibition is based on a concept designed by the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, and shown at Hamburg from 11 February to 18 June 2000 and at the Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer, from 9 July to 1 October 2000"--T.p. verso.

Translation and adaptation of: Caesaren und Gladiatoren. 2000.

Bread and circuses: the politics of entertainment Eckart Kohne -- Familia gladiatoria: the heroes of the amphitheatre Marcus Junkelmann -- Greek athletics in Rome: boxing, wrestling, and the pancration Marcus Junkelmannn -- On the starting line with Ben Hur: chariot-racing in the circus maximus Marcus Junkelmann -- 'Give us your applause': the world of theatre Wilfried Stroh -- 'What these women love is the sword': the performers and their audiences Cornelia Ewigleben -- Money and circuses: competitive sport as part of the entertainment industry Volker Albers.

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