null

Recently Viewed

Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games by Roland Auguet
New

Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games by Roland Auguet

No reviews yet Write a Review
RRP: £135.00
£117.28
Booksplease saves you

  Delivery: We ship to over 200 countries!
  Range: Millions of books available
  Reviews: Booksplease rated "Excellent" on Trustpilot

SKU:
9780415104524
Weight:
595.00 Grams
Available from Booksplease!
Availability: Usually dispatched within 5 working days
Ask Questions

Frequently Bought Together:

Total: Inc. VAT
Total: Ex. VAT

Description

Roland Auguet examines the Roman taste for blood and considers what the games, that strange combination of Cruelty and Civilization, reveal about the Roman mentality. He shows how the great spectacles became a part of city life - they were awaited with impatience, everyone discussed them, some applauded the action in the arena, while others booed frantically.
This book provides an exciting history of gladiators, chariot racing and other games as well as an investigation of their function and significance within society. It is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the Romans' violent form of entertainment.



Book Information
ISBN 9780415104524
Author Roland Auguet
Format Hardback
Page Count 226
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 476g

Reviews

No reviews yet Write a Review

Related Titles

Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes

RRP: £16.00
£9.48
Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374251468Author Roland BarthesFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint
Add to Cart

Booksplease  Reviews

J - United Kingdom

Fast and efficient way to choose and receive books

This is my second experience using Booksplease. Both orders dealt with very quickly and despatched. Now waiting for my next read to drop through the letterbox.

J - United Kingdom

T - United States

Will definitely use again!

Great experience and I have zero concerns. They communicated through the shipping process and if there was any hiccups in it, they let me know. Books arrived in perfect condition as well as being fairly priced. 10/10 recommend. I will definitely shop here again!

T - United States

R - Spain

The shipping was just superior

The shipping was just superior; not even one of the books was in contact with the shipping box -anywhere-, not even a corner or the bottom, so all the books arrived in perfect condition. The international shipping took around 2 weeks, so pretty great too.

R - Spain

J - United Kingdom

Found a hard to get book…

Finding a hard to get book on Booksplease and with it not being an over inflated price was great. Ordering was really easy with updates on despatch. The book was packaged well and in great condition. I will certainly use them again.

J - United Kingdom