Gladiators at Pompeii

by Luciana Jacobelli

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892367318
• ISBN13: 9780892367313
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.7" x 6.8"