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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good introduction to the subject,
This review is from: Gladiators at Pompeii (Hardcover)
This is an enjoyable little book, very nicely illustrated. (If it matters, the cover illustration is a relief carving of a gladiator poised between two wild beasts--and NOT the elaborate helmet shown above. Perhaps that cover is on a different edition?)
The book is aimed at the general reader, rather than the specialist or the hard-core archaeology buff. While it covers the subject well, it doesn't do so exhaustively. Occasionally, one would welcome more detail: for example, instead of cataloguing ALL of the Pompeiian grafitti relating to gladiators, the text discusses only a small sampling of them. Nor is there much discussion of how Pompeii's gladitorial entertainments may have differed from those of other Roman cities of the time. Still, as a basic introduction to the role gladitorial games played in ancient Pompeii, this book has its merits. |
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Gladiators at Pompeii by Luciana Jacobelli (Hardcover - February 19, 2004)
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