SINOPSIS DEL LIBRO

<p>The figure of the gladiator is as compelling to us as it was to the Romans. Why are we drawn to this ancient blood sport?<br>The usual explanation of the savagery lurking beneath our veneer of civilisation is too simplistic. Gladiatorial combat has always been far more than just an excuse for the enjoyment of violence. From its origins in the funerary religious practices of Republican Rome to the extreme form of entertainment we recognise toda...Seguir leyendo