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Gladiators at Pompeii |  | Author: Luciana Jacobelli
Publisher: Getty Publications
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0892367318
Dewey Decimal Number: 704.942309377
EAN: 9780892367313
ASIN: 0892367318
Publication Date: February 19, 2004
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The brutal, thrilling world of gladiators was a popular motif in the art of Pompeii, as this informative book demonstrates. Gladiators at Pompeii, illustrated with striking Pompeiian depictions of these ancient combatants, presents a complete picture of the gladiators of the Roman Empire and the highly organized and regulated tournaments in which they competed. Luciana Jacobelli reveals the latest evidence on the best-documented categories of gladiators, their origins, social status, equipment, and training. Originally staged for the funeral rights of prominent Roman citizens, gladiatorial games eventually became a tool for career politicians to both gain popularity and appease the often turbulent masses. While most gladiators were slaves or prisoners of war forced into a career of battle, others were criminals or free men from prominent families who aspired to fame and fortune. Surprisingly, there are even records of women gladiators. Gladiators at Pompeii offers a riveting account of the lives and exploits of these Roman warriors, who continue to capture and enthrall the popular imagination today.
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Good introduction to the subject February 5, 2005
Brad Alan Deamer
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an enjoyable little book, very nicely illustrated. (If it matters, the cover illustration is a relief carving of a gladiator poised between two wild beasts--and NOT the elaborate helmet shown above. Perhaps that cover is on a different edition?)
The book is aimed at the general reader, rather than the specialist or the hard-core archaeology buff. While it covers the subject well, it doesn't do so exhaustively. Occasionally, one would welcome more detail: for example, instead of cataloguing ALL of the Pompeiian grafitti relating to gladiators, the text discusses only a small sampling of them. Nor is there much discussion of how Pompeii's gladitorial entertainments may have differed from those of other Roman cities of the time.
Still, as a basic introduction to the role gladitorial games played in ancient Pompeii, this book has its merits.
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