Cruelty and civilization: The Roman games

By Roland Auguet

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760709270
• ISBN13: 9780760709276
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Good book for subject not often covered in detail

I found this to be a good book for a subject in studies of ancient Rome that is not often covered in detail.