No people before or since have so reveled in displays of mortal combat as did the Romans during the last two centuries B.C. and the first three centuries thereafter, nor derived such pleasure from spectacles in which slaves and convicts were exposed to wild beasts and killed in front of cheering spectators.
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Violence in mass media, Massamedia, GeweldShowing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Mayhem: violence as public entertainment
1999, Perseus Book
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Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment
April 1, 1999, Basic Books
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Mayhem: Violence As Public Entertainment
April 1998, Perseus Books Group
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Mayhem: violence as public entertainment
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"No people before or since have so reveled in displays of mortal combat as did the Romans during the last two centuries B.C. and the first three centuries thereafter, nor derived such pleasure from spectacles in which slaves and convicts were exposed to wild beasts and killed in front of cheering spectators."
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