Roman Circuses
| Author | : John H. Humphrey |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 722 |
| Release | : 1986-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780520049215 |
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Roman Circuses
| Author | : John H. Humphrey |
| Publisher | : B. T. Batsford Limited |
| Total Pages | : 703 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Amphitheaters |
| ISBN | : 9780713421163 |
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Wagenrennen - Hippodrom - Stadion - Circus Maximus.
'Bread and Circuses'
| Author | : Tim Cornell |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 2005-06-29 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1134756321 |
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Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities. This collection of essays by leading scholars explores the important phenomenon of benefaction and public patronage in Roman Italy.
Bread and Circuses
| Author | : Patrick Brantlinger |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 422 |
| Release | : 2016-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1501707639 |
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Lively and well written, Bread and Circuses analyzes theories that have treated mass culture as either a symptom or a cause of social decadence. Discussing many of the most influential and representative theories of mass culture, it ranges widely from Greek and Roman origins, through Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Ortega y Gasset, T. S. Eliot, and the theorists of the Frankfurt Institute, down to Marshall McLuhan and Daniel Bell, Brantlinger considers the many versions of negative classicism and shows how the belief in the historical inevitability of social decay—a belief today perpetuated by the mass media themselves—has become the dominant view of mass culture in our time. While not defending mass culture in its present form, Brantlinger argues that the view of culture implicit in negative classicism obscures the question of how the media can best be used to help achieve freedom and enlightenment on a truly democratic basis.
Gladiators and Caesars
| Author | : Eckart Köhne |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9780520227989 |
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Describes the events and games held in the amphitheaters, cicuses, and theaters in ancient Rome.
Circus Factions
| Author | : Alan Cameron |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 1976 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
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"Conceived as a companion volume to Porphyrius the Charioteer, this study traces the history and significance of what are generally known as 'circus factions' from the principate of Augustus to the eve of the Crusades, dealing mainly with the late Roman to early Byzantine periods. Other historians have analysed the activities of the factions, particularly the urban riots, in social, political, and religious terms, ignoring their sporting allegiances. Cameron offers a thorough-going criticism of the 'traditional' presupposition 'that racing was a thin façade for social and religious conflict'. In its place he presents what is essentially the history of chariot racing, its organization, participants, and spectator supporters. He shows how circus entertainments developed from privately mounted games to publicly funded entertainments; he examines the role of the hippodrome and theatre within political life; and he studies the changing nature of factions--from sporting rivalry, through 'partisan' gangs and hooliganism, to their incorporation in the games' imperial ceremonial and consequent decline." -- Provided by publisher
Roman circuses
| Author | : John H. Humphrey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity
| Author | : Paul Christesen |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 692 |
| Release | : 2014-01-07 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1444339524 |
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A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle. Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers
The City in Roman Palestine
| Author | : Daniel Sperber |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 1998-10-22 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780195344585 |
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This book is a study of the city and urban life in Roman Palestine during the Talmudic period, 100-400 B.C. Rather than focus on a specific city, Daniel Sperber synthesizes what is known about city life in Talmudic Palestine to create a paradigmatic hypothetical Palestinian city. Drawing on numerous literary records for his information, he describes the structure and use of many physical aspects of the city, such as its markets, pubs, streets, bathhouses, roads, walls, toilets, and water supply. Rounding out the study is a chapter describing the archeological evidence, written by Sperber's colleague, Professor Joshua Schwartz. With the recent upsurge of interest in urbanization in the Greco-Roman world, The City in Roman Palestine will attract not only scholars of Judaic literature and history, but also classicists and ancient historians.
Greek Athletics in the Roman World
| Author | : Zahra Newby |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2005-10-07 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0191515574 |
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The enduring importance of Greek athletic training and competition during the period of the Roman Empire has been a neglected subject in past scholarship on the ancient world. This book examines the impact that Greek athletics had on the Roman world, approaching it through the plentiful surviving visual evidence, viewed against textual and epigraphic sources. It shows that the traditional picture of Roman hostility has been much exaggerated. Instead Greek athletics came to exercise a profound influence upon Roman spectacle and bathing culture. In the Greek east of the empire too, athletics continued to thrive, providing Greek cities with a crucial means of asserting their cultural identity while also accommodating Roman imperial power.
