Roman gladiators. Life on the edge of death
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The first, as it is believed to be replaced by human sacrifices during the funeral ritual fatal fights between prisoners or slaves in the field of campaign, south of Rome. But soon the fighting-gladiators, owned by the name of the sword-gladius, spread throughout the Roman Empire - and not at all necessary due to the funeral ceremonies. Separated by bloody fashion, there were free people on the carren of circus together with slaves, sometimes the senators beat each other, and in Nerone - even women from the honorable families. The winners of the Gladiator"s Games acquired long fame. In the book of the doctor of historical sciences, the head of the history of the ancient culture of the Institute of History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Goroncharovsky, as they were preparing professional fighters in gladiator schools, as they were armed, in which their specialization consisted and, of course, about famous fights and entire battles, in which thousands of gladiators participated simultaneously
Author:
Author:Goroncharovsky V.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Science & Math
Paper:
Paper:White
Series:
Series: History. Geography. Ethnography
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91678-279-0
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