Gladiators 1st 5th Centuries AD 1st Edition by François Gilbert 9781472862785 1472862783

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ISBN 10: 1472862783
ISBN 13: 9781472862785
Author: François Gilbert 

This illustrated study lifts the veil on the gladiators of ancient Rome, who provided a bloody spectacle for the people of the Eternal City and its vast empire. By the start of the Principate in 27 BC, the gladiator games were a long-standing part of the social and political life of Rome and its sprawling empire. In the wake of reforms enacted by Augustus, the games continued to be at the heart of Roman culture and politics during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. While prominent citizens harnessed the opportunities offered by the gladiator games to enhance their own reputations and reward their clients, the emperors soon assumed a near-monopoly on the provision of games; several even entered the arena themselves, most notoriously Commodus. In the quest for novelty, prisoners, criminals and women came to participate in this grisly ‘sport’. Only after the adoption of Christianity as the state religion in AD 380 did armed combat between gladiators enter a decline, and even then beast hunts persisted into the 6th century. Although much evidence remains, both literary and archaeological, the gladiators and their world continue to be misunderstood. Featuring full-colour reconstructions of these legendary arena fighters, this book draws upon the latest research and the author’s own findings to cast new light on these formidable arena fighters and their legacy.

Gladiators 1st 5th Centuries AD 1st Table of contents:

1. Evolution and Decline
2. The Gladiators
3. The Armaturae
4. The Samnis and the Gallus
5. The Essedarius
6. The Mirmillo
7. The Provocator
8. The Thraex
9. The Hoplomachus
10. The Eques
11. The Retiarius
12. The Sagittarius
13. The Andabata/Trincus
14. The Veles
15. The Paegnarius
16. The Secutor
17. The Scissor/Arbelas
18. The Dimachaerus
19. The Cruppelarius
20. Gladiator Gear
21. Clothing
22. Body Armour
23. Helmets
24. Shields
25. Weapons
26. Bibliography
27. About the Author
28. About the Illustrator

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