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245 14 a| The gladiators :b| history's most deadly sport /c| Fik Meijer ; translated from the Dutch by Liz Waters.;

250 a| 1st U.S. ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Thomas Dunne Books,c| 2005.;

300 a| xvii, 266 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.;

505 0 a| Chronology -- Introduction -- How the gladiator games evolved -- Chariot races and plays -- Early gladiator fights -- Spartacus -- Gladiator games under the early emperors -- The gladiators -- Their prestige -- Their backgrounds -- Their training -- Their life expectancy -- Their love life -- Female gladiators -- What did it all cost? -- Types of gladiator -- The scene of action -- The building of the Colosseum -- Safety -- Comfort -- Copies of the Colosseum -- The animals -- A day at the Colosseum -- The morning programme : hunting and animal fights -- The interval attractions : executions -- The afternoon programme : gladiator fights -- Sea battles (naumachiae) -- Dead meat -- Gladiator burials -- Carcasses : disposed of or eaten? -- The end of gladiator shows -- Objections to gladiator fights -- The demise of gladiator shows -- The decline and fall of the Colosseum -- Gladiator films -- Spartacus -- Gladiator -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- List of amphitheatres.;

520 a| An analysis of the lives of ancient Rome's gladiators explores how they were both despised and hero-worshipped, chronicling how tens of thousands of gladiators perished publicly over the course of six hundred years.;

650 0 a| Gladiators.=| ^A143016;

650 6 a| Gladiateurs.;

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The gladiators : history's most deadly sport / Fik Meijer ; translated from the Dutch by Liz Waters.

Author/creator	Meijer, Fik
Other author	Waters, Liz.
Format	Book
Edition	1st U.S. ed.
Publication Info	New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2005.
Description	xvii, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Gladiators. Gladiateurs.

Contents	Chronology -- Introduction -- How the gladiator games evolved -- Chariot races and plays -- Early gladiator fights -- Spartacus -- Gladiator games under the early emperors -- The gladiators -- Their prestige -- Their backgrounds -- Their training -- Their life expectancy -- Their love life -- Female gladiators -- What did it all cost? -- Types of gladiator -- The scene of action -- The building of the Colosseum -- Safety -- Comfort -- Copies of the Colosseum -- The animals -- A day at the Colosseum -- The morning programme : hunting and animal fights -- The interval attractions : executions -- The afternoon programme : gladiator fights -- Sea battles (naumachiae) -- Dead meat -- Gladiator burials -- Carcasses : disposed of or eaten? -- The end of gladiator shows -- Objections to gladiator fights -- The demise of gladiator shows -- The decline and fall of the Colosseum -- Gladiator films -- Spartacus -- Gladiator -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- List of amphitheatres.
Abstract	An analysis of the lives of ancient Rome's gladiators explores how they were both despised and hero-worshipped, chronicling how tens of thousands of gladiators perished publicly over the course of six hundred years.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.
LCCN	2005049380
ISBN	0312348746 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780312348748 (hardcover)

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