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Spectacle Entertainments of Early Imperial Rome

Af: Richard Beacham Engelsk Paperback

Spectacle Entertainments of Early Imperial Rome

Af: Richard Beacham Engelsk Paperback
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The presentations in the theater, gladiatorial combats, chariot races in the circus, animal hunts, triumphal processions, and other public entertainments of early imperial Rome served as tangible expressions of Roman ideology and power. This engagingly written book describes these lavish spectacles, traces their evolution under Rome’s political masters from Caesar to Nero, and discusses their social and political significance. Drawing on primary accounts of ancient historians as well as on archaeological evidence, Richard C. Beacham examines the stagecraft of Roman statecraft, providing illuminating accounts of such episodes as the intensely theatrical rivalry of Caesar and Pompey, Augustus’s performance in what the Princeps himself called the "mime of life," and the demented antics of Caligula. He shows how Roman politicians and emperors created awesome spectacles of mass appeal in a potent exercise of demagoguery. He argues that the Roman people in turn jealously guarded their right to be entertained, regarding the theater, circus, and arena as political venues in which to demonstrate their power and vent their opinions.
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The presentations in the theater, gladiatorial combats, chariot races in the circus, animal hunts, triumphal processions, and other public entertainments of early imperial Rome served as tangible expressions of Roman ideology and power. This engagingly written book describes these lavish spectacles, traces their evolution under Rome’s political masters from Caesar to Nero, and discusses their social and political significance. Drawing on primary accounts of ancient historians as well as on archaeological evidence, Richard C. Beacham examines the stagecraft of Roman statecraft, providing illuminating accounts of such episodes as the intensely theatrical rivalry of Caesar and Pompey, Augustus’s performance in what the Princeps himself called the "mime of life," and the demented antics of Caligula. He shows how Roman politicians and emperors created awesome spectacles of mass appeal in a potent exercise of demagoguery. He argues that the Roman people in turn jealously guarded their right to be entertained, regarding the theater, circus, and arena as political venues in which to demonstrate their power and vent their opinions.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9780300176995
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0300176996
Kategori: Dans
Udg. Dato: 8 mar 2011
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 230mm
Forlag: Yale University Press
Oplagsdato: 8 mar 2011
Forfatter(e): Richard Beacham
Forfatter(e) Richard Beacham

Kategori Dans

ISBN-13 9780300176995

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 320

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 152mm

Højde 230mm

Udg. Dato 8 mar 2011

Oplagsdato 8 mar 2011

Forlag Yale University Press