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Texts and Violence in the Roman World
Language: en
Pages: 401
Authors: Monica R. Gale
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-05 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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From the bites and scratches of lovers and the threat of flogging that hangs over the comic slave, to murder, rape, dismemberment, and crucifixion, violence is
Texts and Violence in the Roman World
Language: en
Pages: 401
Authors: Monica R. Gale
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-05 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A wide-ranging study of violence in Latin literature, across the spectrum of texts and genres from Plautus to Prudentius.
The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World
Language: en
Pages: 423
Authors: Werner Riess
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-15 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

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Examines how location confers cultural meaning on acts of violence, and renders them socially acceptable--or not
Law and Crime in the Roman World
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Jill Harries
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-11-15 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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What was crime in ancient Rome? Was it defined by law or social attitudes? How did damage to the individual differ from offences against the community as a whol
The Cambridge World History of Violence: Volume 1, The Prehistoric and Ancient Worlds
Language: en
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Authors: Garrett G. Fagan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The first in a four-volume set, The Cambridge World History of Violence, Volume 1 provides a comprehensive examination of violence in prehistory and the ancient