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The Roman Games. A Sourcebook

The Roman Games. A Sourcebook 160 De novis libris iudicia / H.W. Pleket / Mnemosyne 62 (2009) 160-163 Futrell, A. 2005. Th e Roman Games. A Sourcebook (Historical Sources in Transla- tion). Oxford, Blackwell Publishing. xii, 253 p., 28 fi g. Pr. £55.00 (hb). After Blood in the Arena : Th e Spectacle of Roman Power (Austin 1997), F(utrell) now comes up with a second, both didactic and scholarly work on gladiatorial combats, venationes , chariot-races and even naumachiae , primarily in Rome but secondarily also in other cities of the Empire. In this book F.’s own narrative is interspersed with English translations of relevant source-material, both literary and epigraphical, supported by a number of very functional illustrations. Th is procedure turns it into a book which can provide excellent services in seminars for (under)graduates. Th e translations, with occasional adaptations mostly taken from modern editions, are presented in dark-gray and thus are marked off elegantly against F.’s narrative printed in white: a truly welcome innovation on the part of the publisher! Gladiators nowadays enjoy an incredible popularity both in cinemas (see Winkler, M.M. (ed.) 2004. Gladiator: Film and History (Oxford)) and publishing houses. One may well talk about an overdose, the more http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

The Roman Games. A Sourcebook

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Mnemosyne , Volume 62 (1): 160 – Jan 1, 2009
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Brill
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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0026-7074
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10.1163/156852509X340219
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160 De novis libris iudicia / H.W. Pleket / Mnemosyne 62 (2009) 160-163 Futrell, A. 2005. Th e Roman Games. A Sourcebook (Historical Sources in Transla- tion). Oxford, Blackwell Publishing. xii, 253 p., 28 fi g. Pr. £55.00 (hb). After Blood in the Arena : Th e Spectacle of Roman Power (Austin 1997), F(utrell) now comes up with a second, both didactic and scholarly work on gladiatorial combats, venationes , chariot-races and even naumachiae , primarily in Rome but secondarily also in other cities of the Empire. In this book F.’s own narrative is interspersed with English translations of relevant source-material, both literary and epigraphical, supported by a number of very functional illustrations. Th is procedure turns it into a book which can provide excellent services in seminars for (under)graduates. Th e translations, with occasional adaptations mostly taken from modern editions, are presented in dark-gray and thus are marked off elegantly against F.’s narrative printed in white: a truly welcome innovation on the part of the publisher! Gladiators nowadays enjoy an incredible popularity both in cinemas (see Winkler, M.M. (ed.) 2004. Gladiator: Film and History (Oxford)) and publishing houses. One may well talk about an overdose, the more

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