The Emperor's Rhinoceros
Author | : Jack Trelawny |
Publisher | : Thirteen Things |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2014-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781906815172 |
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Author | : Jack Trelawny |
Publisher | : Thirteen Things |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2014-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781906815172 |
Author | : Jerry Toner |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2015-01-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1421415879 |
In ancient times, the Roman games—that heady cocktail of mass slaughter, gladiatorial combat, and chariot racing—made strong political, social, and cultural statements. The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus’s passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he never missed when hurling his javelin or firing arrows from his bow. For fourteen days near the end of AD 192, the emperor mounted one of the most lavish and spectacular gladiatorial games Rome had ever seen. Commodus himself was the star attraction, and people rushed from all over Italy to witness the spectacle. But this slaughter was simply the warm-up act to the main event: the emperor was also planning to fight as a gladiator. Why did Roman rulers spend vast resources on such over-the-top displays—and why did some emperors appear in them as combatants? Why did the Roman rabble enjoy watching the slaughter of animals and the sight of men fighting to the death? And how best can we in the modern world understand what was truly at stake in the circus and the arena? In The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino, Jerry Toner set out to answer these questions by vividly describing what it would have been like to attend Commodus’ fantastic shows and watch one of his many appearances as both hunter and fighter. Highlighting the massive logistical effort needed to supply the games with animals, performers, and criminals for execution, the book reveals how blood and gore were actually incidental to what really mattered. Gladiatorial games played a key role in establishing a forum for political debate between the rulers and the ruled. Roman crowds were not passive: they were made up of sophisticated consumers with their own political aims, which they used the games to secure. In addition, the games also served as a pure expression of what it meant to be a true Roman. Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell themselves about themselves.
Author | : L. C. Rookmaaker |
Publisher | : Kugler Publications |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789051031348 |
Author | : Li Donghao |
Publisher | : Sellene Chardou |
Total Pages | : 3037 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1304421554 |
Zhuo Yu is sixteen years old, seven feet tall and has a strong body. He has short hair, healthy wheat skin, a knife-like face full of youthful and lively breath, and a pair of dark eyes with cheerful and lively light. He is dressed in dirty rags, rolled up his trousers and wore a pair of dirty cloth shoes on his feet, which is extremely out of tune with his thin and handsome face.
Author | : Li Donghao |
Publisher | : Sellene Chardou |
Total Pages | : 8531 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1304428532 |
Since he began to practice at the age of seven, Xie Aoyu has been hit again and again. His practice is the hardest, and his family uses the most medicinal materials for him, but others have cultivated quarrelling in one year. What about him
Author | : Sandra Markle |
Publisher | : Sandra Markle's Science Discov |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2018-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512444367 |
The southern white rhinos of Africa were almost extinct by the end of the 20th century. Although these animals have made a comeback, award-winning author Markle explains they continue to face such threats as habitat loss, continuous poaching, and the high illegal demand for rhino horn. Full color.
Author | : Juan Pimentel |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2017-01-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0674974425 |
How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts—a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster’s massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imagination to shape our understanding of the natural world.
Author | : François-Xavier Fauvelle |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2021-02-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691217149 |
From the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the voyages of European exploration in the fifteenth, Africa was at the center of a vibrant exchange of goods and ideas. It was an African golden age in which places like Ghana, Nubia, and Zimbabwe became the crossroads of civilizations, and where African royals, thinkers, and artists played celebrated roles in the globalized world of the Middle Ages. Drawing on fragmented written sources as well as his many years of experience as an archaeologist, the author reconstructs an African past that is too often denied its place in history. He looks at ruined cities found in the mangrove, exquisite pieces of art, rare artifacts like the golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, ancient maps, and accounts left by geographers and travelers
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Berthold Laufer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Armor |
ISBN | : |