Animals for show and pleasure in ancient Rome /

Deadly combat between gladiators is perhaps the best-known example of public entertainment offered in the Roman world. Wild and domesticated animals were also a part of these extravagant shows, and the elaborate presentation-or sometimes butchery-of creatures to gild an official's magnificence...

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Main Author:	Jennison, George
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Menageries > Rome > History. Games > Rome > History. Ménageries > Rome > Histoire. Jeux > Rome > Histoire. Antiquities. Games. Menageries. Zirzensische Spiele Tiere Altertum Animals and civilization > Rome. Animals > Rome. Games > Rome. Rome > Antiquities. Rome > Antiquités. Rome (Empire) Römisches Reich Rome > Social life and customs. History.

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