Roman Gladiators: some aspects of the shows in the arena in the early Pricipate

Authors

  • Renata Senna Garraffoni Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2002v23n1p101

Keywords:

Roman Empire, Gladiators’ figths, Popular culture, Classical History

Abstract

This article discusses the gladiators’ fights and the participation of people from different social classes in these shows. Considering the work by Ellen Meiksins Wood about “the myth of idle mob” in Greece, it is discusses how some scholars have been studying this subject on the Roman world. It also tries to explore some other ways to understand the fights, as shows that fascinated the Romans and had great popularity on the Empire’s daily life.

 

Author Biography

Renata Senna Garraffoni, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

 

Doutoranda em História IFCH/Unicamp, Bolsista Fapesp.

Published

2002-06-19

How to Cite

GARRAFFONI, Renata Senna. Roman Gladiators: some aspects of the shows in the arena in the early Pricipate. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, [S. l.], v. 23, n. 1, p. 101–106, 2002. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0383.2002v23n1p101. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/3857. Acesso em: 24 aug. 2024.

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Section

Artigos Seção Livre