| Description |
xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-281) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : dying a Roman death -- Dying for Rome? : the glorious death of a commander -- Death as spectacle : looking at death in the arena -- Fighting the fear of death -- Defiance, complicity and the politics of self-destruction -- Dying in character : stoicism and the Roman death scene -- Tasting death -- A feminine ending? -- Laughing at death? : Christian martyrdom. |
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Death -- Social aspects -- Rome.
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Rome -- History.
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Rome (Empire) |
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History. |
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Rome -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Civilization, Ancient.
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Civilization, Ancient. |
| ISBN |
9780300112085 |
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0300112084 |
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