Lure of the Arena - Social Psychology and the Crowd At the Roman Games

Informationen zum Autor Garrett G. Fagan is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and History at Pennsylvania State University, where he teaches courses in Roman and Greek history, Latin, and ancient warfare. He is the author, co-author or editor of four books including Bathing in Public in the Roman World (1999), Archaeological Fantasies (2006) and New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare (2010), as well as numerous scholarly articles. Klappentext Were the Romans who watched brutal gladiatorial games all that different from us? This book argues they were not. Zusammenfassung Why did the spectacles of violence and bloodshed in the amphitheatre prove so appealing to the Romans? To answer this! Professor Fagan examines the ancient evidence in detail and draws on insights from modern studies of social psychology! and especially the behaviour of crowds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Seeking explanations; 2. A catalogue of cruelty; 3. Groups, crowds, and seats; 4. Crowd dynamics at arena spectacles; 5. Arenas of prejudice; 6. Gladiators and sports spectatorship; 7. The attractions of violent spectacle; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Garrett G Fagan, Garrett G. Fagan, Garrett G. (Pennsylvania State University) Fagan, Fagan Garrett G.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521185967
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18596-7
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE